{"id":345698,"date":"2025-07-18T02:11:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T01:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/?p=345698"},"modified":"2025-07-17T19:22:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:22:27","slug":"noa-set-to-unveil-national-values-charter-d-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/?p=345698","title":{"rendered":"NOA Set To Unveil National Values Charter \u2014 D-G"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says it will soon unveil a National Values Charter (NVC) to serve as a social contract between the Nigerian government and its citizens.<\/p>\n

The Director-General of the agency, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday at a one-day workshop on \u201cCivic Responsibility and National Values for Voluntary Organisations\u201d.<\/p>\n

Issa-Onilu was represented by Dr Olukemi Afolayan, Director of Civic Values and Democratic Education at the agency.<\/p>\n

He said that the charter would articulate the responsibilities of both the government and citizens towards nation-building.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are at a pivotal moment as a country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe challenges facing Nigeria range from insecurity, corruption, poor civic engagement, moral decay, and apathy in democratic processes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese require, not just governmental intervention, but active citizen participation,\u201dhe said.<\/p>\n

He said that voluntary organisations had historically played key roles in moral reawakening, youth mobilisation and community development, dating back to the colonial period.<\/p>\n

According to him, the NOA under the current leadership, has intensified efforts to fulfill its core mandate of value reorientation.<\/p>\n

He said that the agency did that with the launch of several campaigns, including the National Identity Project approved by the Federal Executive Council in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident, Bola Tinubu, is expected to formally unveil the National Values Charter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt defines the \u2018Nigerian Promise\u2019, the government\u2019s commitment to equality, democracy, entrepreneurship, peace, inclusivity, freedom and meritocracy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The NOA D-G said that the Charter would also highlight a \u2018Citizen\u2019s Code\u2019 calling on Nigerians to embrace discipline, duty of care, tolerance, leadership, accountability, environmental awareness and resilience.<\/p>\n

He urged voluntary organisations to support the campaign and serve as role models in their communities to promote patriotism and public trust.<\/p>\n

Also speaking, Mrs Rhoda Sadus, Deputy Director of Civic Values and Democracy at NOA, said that the Charter was a critical component of a broader National Identity Project aimed at global reputational management.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first time any Nigerian organisation is targeting global reputational management through strategic media engagement, including broadcasts on international channels like CNN,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Sadus said that NOA was engaging Nigerians in the diaspora and working closely with other agencies, including the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), to promote a unified national identity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the Director-General assumed office, he emphasised the need for Nigeria to define and project its identity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Values Charter was conceived to outline the responsibilities of both the government and the citizens, a departure from past initiatives that only targeted citizens,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

She said that the agency would soon begin training public office holders on national values as part of the post-appointment orientation process.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that when both the government and the people fulfill their obligations, national development will follow,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In his remarks, Dr Mohammed Dambo, Commander of the FCT Man \u2018O\u2019 War, said the initiative offered an opportunity for Nigerians to unite under a common agenda for national progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf America became what it is today through collective agreement and commitment, Nigeria can do the same.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to stop gaslighting our leaders and start promoting a culture of excellence, patriotism and civic responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

He called for the values to be transferred to the younger generation as part of efforts to restore hope and pride in the country.<\/p>\n

The Tide source reports that the workshop attracted the presence of representatives form Boys Scout Association of Nigeria, Girls Guide Association of Nigeria and Man O\u2019 War Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Others were Red Cross Society of Nigeria, Boys Brigade Nigeria, National Cadet Corps (School-Based) and War Against Indiscipline (WAI) Brigade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says it will soon unveil a National Values Charter (NVC) to serve as a social contract between the Nigerian government and its citizens. The Director-General of the agency, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday at a one-day workshop on \u201cCivic Responsibility and National Values for Voluntary Organisations\u201d. Issa-Onilu […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-345698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=345698"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":345707,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345698\/revisions\/345707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=345698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=345698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=345698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}