Preparing for Model United Nations.

The Model United Nations is an annual academic exercise where students assume the role of ambassadors of member countries of the United Nations and extensively explore, deliberate, and debate on global issues. It gives the participating students the opportunity to view and understand issues from different perspectives, get acquainted with people and cultures, learn to proffer credible and acceptable solutions to identified national and global problems.
From the new year, 2015, many high schoolers would be attending several of these conferences all around the world. Therefore I thought it necessary to arm you with resources that may help you prepare for this conference:

• Model United Nations handbook - to help you out with everything you need to know about the MUN; from rules of procedure to dress code.
•  The CIA World Factbook - to help you research on everything you need to know about the country assigned to you.

I still think you should research to find out more tools for the MUN. Nevertheless, these resources should do the trick.
Goodluck on your preparation for the Model United Nations.
Leave your comments to let me know how the conference turned out, or your reactions towards the resources I have suggested.
Cheers!
--Arinze Obiezue (Blog Administrator)

Youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner-- Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai is not your average 17-year-old. She does not use Facebook or even a mobile phone to prevent her from losing focus on her studies.
She spent her summer vacation campaigning in Nigeria for the release of the kidnapped girls by the extremist Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Her indulgence in this activity made her grades to experience a worrisome dip.
She confronted President Obama about America's drone policy in a meeting last year, but she finds it difficult to befriend her fellow students in Birmingham, England.
Lately, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner-- grouped in the same category as Late. Martin Luther King Jr., and Mother Teresa, and while still a student at Edgbaston High School for girls, where she was summoned out of her Chemistry class to hear the news of her victory.
Ms. Yousafzai began campaigning for girls' education at the age of 11, three years before she was shot by the Taliban.
She was so young that some observers questioned how well equipped a child of that age could be to put her own safety on the line and commit to a life of activism.
The Nobel Peace Prize she received validates what she has taken on, but also underscores the disproportionate expectations that trail her.
[-more information about this article, visit Sun Daily December 21]

#LeadTheChange

The #LeadTheChange campaign is one started by the famous African Leadership Unleashed (ALU) which hopes to motivate young people all across the globe to begin the change that they want to see in the world from themselves. To participate, follow ALU on twitter or Facebook. Post a photo of yourself with a poster of #LeadTheChange, then talk about things that you have done to change your immediate environment. The movement is aimed at sparking up the initiative of young people, and recognizing the efforts of silent young leaders all across the globe. If you have also accomplished things that have had a positive effect on your immediate environment, it is highly recommended that you participate in this movement. A few young African leaders that have distinguished themselves in their various works of life to change their community are:

Job opportunities for unemployed Nigerians

Are you a Nigerian? Are you a non-Nigerian residing in Nigeria? Are you a non-Nigerian hoping to get a job on arrival in Nigeria? Here's your grand opportunity to get rid of that sofa and get into your suit. Jobs are everywhere in Nigeria, we just don't search. I've done the searching for YOU, yes I have. I have come up with a list of job opportunities in Nigeria currently. Select the one whose requirements you are not wanting, and apply away!!! Here is the List of available jobs in Nigeria. Good luck!!!

"Trending novel for the youth"- A.H. Mohammed

This great, inspiring novel that exposes the true life of a typical high school teen in a daring and dexterous manner is now available for purchase. Written by a young Nigerian man, A. H. Mohammed, 'The Last Days at Forcados High School' is declared a must-read for every teenager across the globe. This trending novel has become a prerequisite for Nigerian high school seniors hoping to take the UTME (commonly called JAMB) in 2015. Click here to purchase this awesome book in whatever currency or whatever country

African Leadership Unleashed

This is the opportunity that most secondary school seniors, and freshly-out-of-secondary-school young leaders all over the globe are clamouring for. Do not be left out on this grand opportunity to get a free university education in Mauritius in either of the following courses: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Entrepreneurship Studies, and Humanities. The inaugural 2015 class would get an all-expenses-paid tertiary education on the beautiful island of Mauritius. Do not miss out on this opportunity, it is open to everyone around the world hoping to get a Bachelor's degree in any of the above courses. Inform friends and loved ones. Apply here.

ZARIII'S BLOG: T.E.A.M (Together Everyone Achieves More)

ZARIII'S BLOG: T.E.A.M (Together Everyone Achieves More): Ever had anything you wanted to do that you knew you could not do alone? Ever had anything you wanted to do that you knew you could comforta...

T.E.A.M (Together Everyone Achieves More)

Ever had anything you wanted to do that you knew you could not do alone? Ever had anything you wanted to do that you knew you could comfortably do by yourself? Ever had anything you wanted to do that you knew that you could comfortably do by yourself, but you still needed people to help you push it up a notch?
That's where interdependence comes in. Most times we forget that we are all a team despite our diversities. Our general team is called the human race. We need one another to bring our world to the point we dream of. The issue now is "how can two work unless they agree?" To work together and achieve more, we must put our differences aside, peacefully co-exist, and work towards our vision. In a football team (which is the most popular team in existence), there are players, managers, coaches, and other facilitators that make the team up. They have their differences from various sources, but they know that if they were to focus on their differences, they would not go anywhere with the team.
The major obstacle that hampers the progress of a team is intolerance of diversity. Diversity is actually the strength of a team, and not a weakness or something that should tear a team apart. You might be in a team where the next person is black/white, fat/thin, rich/poor, smart/illiterate, introverted/extroverted, gay/straight, crude/sophisticated or selfish/selfless. That does not give you the reason to quit the team; learn to accommodate. People who are able to accommodate even the weirdest people are seen to have super powers.
To achieve more, we must work together relentlessly to put our vision moving simultaneously with reality. To achieve more, we must first of all, have a dream, set up a team and work together. Interdependence has proven to be the only way to achieve more. If you have something you want to do that seems too great for you, never feel too proud to resort to a team, but as you do so, be prepared to get confronted with diversity. Let it make you stronger not weakened.
Diversity makes a team, a team makes you stronger. Join the best team now.

Big Brother Africa returns!

Following the shocking inferno at the Big Brother Africa house about five days to the presupposed launch, MultiChoice and Endemol are proud to announce that the show will still hold. After having to look through national and international books for an emergency replacement for the Big Brother Africa house, Big Brother is said to be relaunching on Sunday, October 5, 2014.
 Big Brother Hotshots will commence at 19:00 CAT with Ik Osakioduwa hosting the show for the sixth season. Brace yourselves and follow the drama, the intrigue, the suspense, the chaos, the Big Brother Hotshots.
  You can follow the program on DSTV Channels 198 & 197 for the live view. Or you can watch the catch-up show on Africa Magic at 20:00 CAT. Keep up!