House Of Reps Tasks NOA With Improving Promotion Of Government Policies. The House of Representatives on Tuesday, October 8, urged the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to increase visibility across the country and put out more engaging content that will project government policies to the people while exposing the citizens to government initiatives that can be beneficial to them.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The House also asked the government to review budgetary allocations to Agency in line with current realities to enable them carry out successful re orientation of citizens.

In a resolution following a motion on notice by Adewale Hammed (APC, Lagos), the House directed its relevant committees to collaborate with stakeholders, including Ministries, Departments and Agencies, Traditional Institutions, Religious Bodies, Community Leaders, Civil Society Organizations, and the media to amplify outreach efforts and enhance the effectiveness of public enlightenment campaigns for the holistic development of our beloved country.

It also mandate the Committees on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values to conduct a thorough oversight and recommend appropriate measures that will enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the Agency for improved service delivery.

In moving the motion, Hammed said there the need for a comprehensive re-orientation of Nigerians on national values, encouraging a growth mindset, and promoting the spirit of unity and patriotism.

He said it was as a result of this ground need that the National Orientation Agency of Nigeria was established in 1993 with a clear mandate to promote civic responsibility and orient Nigerians on national values.

According to him, the Agency is empowered to among other things, propagate the need to eschew all vices in public life, promote dignity of labour and consumption of local products and establish social institutions for fostering national integration.

He said the NOA has an elaborate grassroots structure and extensive reach to the majority of Nigerians in the thirty–six (36) States of the Federation, the Federal Capital Territory and 774 Local Government Areas, it serves as a veritable tool for citizen mobilization and engagement.

He said further that the budgetary allocation for the Agency in the Appropriation Act, 2024 is N8, 819, 470, 967 only, while expressing concern that the existing funding provided for the Agency is grossly inadequate to meet the extensive responsibilities of the agency and its offices across the nation.

He maintained that given the prevailing trend of youth restiveness and social vices in the nation, there is definitely an urgent need to implement measures for effective reorientation of citizens to curb vices, re-orient the people and encourage growth within our society;.

He said the current youth restiveness and social vices in the nation necessitate urgent measures for effective reorientation to curb these vices and promote societal growth.