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Are Parents Failing to Prepare Male Children for House Chores ahead of Marriage?
A cross section of residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday attributed parental failure in preparing the male children to engage in house choses as one of the factors leading to widespread failure of marriages.
The residents, in separate interviews with the Newsmen believe that parents only prepare their female children for marriage because of traditions, beliefs and personal mentality, hence, the lopsided preparation for the union.
It is believed that only female children undergo domestic trainings such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, baby sitting and similar chores under supervision of their mothers or other female adults.
Inemesit Emmanuel, a resident of Masaka, Nasarawa State, opined that it is because parents see their male children as future heads of families, therefore encouraging lack of adequate preparations in domestic chores.
According to her, no family in Africa prepares their male children for marriage, this is an age-long African culture that has been in existence.
”Some parents see their male children as semi-gods who are to be pampered.
”Some cultures believe that women should be the ones train on how to be responsible, while the men are to be sent to school so as to get better jobs,” she said.
She, however, said that preparing the male child for marriage is as important as preparing the female child, adding that the root problem in marriages is the lopsided training given to children.
Pascal Ibeawuchi, resident of Durumi 3, in his opinion said that supposed lack of preparation of male children for marriage is based on family values and upbringing.
Ibeawuchi said that it is difficult to give what you don’t have, therefore, parents could not imbibe what they don’t have in their children.
According to him, parents not trained on how to take responsibilities themselves cannot train their children to take responsibilities.
”A father who was not raised on how to help in domestic work, respect and value his wife cannot change or make the son a responsible man.
”There are families that are nonchalant on their male children’s behaviours because they believe that when they marry, their wives will take up the responsibilities,” he said.
Ibeawuchi urged parents to train their male children on how to be responsible as that would help reduce number of irresponsible men in the society.
Vanessa Haakyav, a resident of UTC said that why parents don’t prepare their male children for marriage was due to emotional imbalance of the woman and societal beliefs.
Haakyav said that the society believes that a woman manages the home in every family so every responsibility should be on them.
According to her, most married women are not happy due to too much responsibilities and workload on them.
She said that society believes that it is the responsibility of a female child to know how to take care of the kids and do other house chores.
Haakyav said that a woman who is emotionally imbalanced could not raise a responsible man because she won’t have time to check the behaviors of their male children .
“The reason why most parents don’t prepare their male children for marriage is because of the emotional imbalance of the woman and societal beliefs.
“Society believes that it is the responsibility of a female child to know how to cook, wash plates, do laundry while male children are trained on how to make money “she said.
Haakyav urged that parents should engage their male children in doing house chores as they do to their female children.
Chinyere Gana, a resident of Gaduwa and a civil servant, said that why most parents don’t prepare their male children for marriage was based on individual’s mentality and tradition.
Gana said that some parents believe that training a male child to be responsible in domestic work is not as important as training a female child.
According to her, most parents believe that a female child is the one who will take care of her kids and other responsibilities needed in the family.
She said that tradition also puts pressure on the female child because it’s believed that she won’t live with her parents when she is grown for marriage.(NAN)
Some poultry farmers in Bwari Area Council of the FCT, on Monday in Abuja, decried the incessant rise in the cost of poultry feeds, while also groaning over low patronage in the sale of birds in the market.
The farmers expressed their concerns in separate interviews in Abuja on Monday, while calling on producers and suppliers to consider a reasonable intervention.
One of the farmers, Mrs Joy Felix, said that although poultry farming was a profitable business that involved a lot of capital, it had, however, suffered set backs at the point of sales.
“You spend so much in setting up and most importantly the cost of feed hardly comes down once it goes up. Sometimes it suffers artificial scarcity and then a hike in price when it resurfaces.
“Once it is the fourth quarter of the year when a lot of people keep birds for either personal or commercial purposes during the Christmas season, the rush that comes with it gives the producers of these feeds a high advantage to make money and at the end of the day, you spend so much feeding these birds and then buyers bargain for less.
“It is somewhat frustrating. At the end, you may have to sell at a give-away price so you do not loose.”
Felix added that the cost of drugs for the birds was another challenge to the farmers, who are forced to use organic methods to treat diseases in birds.
“We sometimes use medicinal plants like bitter leaves and pawpaw leaves to either treat minor infections or boost their feeding, except when the situation is severe and in dire need of a veterinarian,” she said.
She urged various farmers’ associations, as well as other stakeholders to intervene and assist in finding a lasting solution to the challenges, with the hope to ease the plight of the farmers.
Similarly, Mr Ayo Bamidele, another poultry farmer, said that the cost of chicken feeds is so high, ranging from N10,000 to N14,000 per 50kg bag in the last one month, depending on the brand and location of farm.
According to Bamidele, a lot of farmers find it difficult to sell their birds during the festivities because, there is usually more supply of the birds than demands for it.
He said: “The cost of feeds has made farmers to put high price on the birds yet, buyers do not have that kind of money to buy them.
“Some of us actually made good breeds grow well enough for the price we put but the buyers don’t know this, they have no idea what it takes to feed and make the birds gain weight.
“Also, with the economic situation, people want to buy but they don’t have the money. It is unfortunate. I wish we all can just help each other make things easy for ourselves.”
He, however, said that he was optimistic that he would make profitable sells against all odds, during and after the yuletide.
Mr Elimah Jacob, a distributor of poultry feeds in Bwari town, said that the high cost of feed was not new but a challenge that usually came with the period of mass poultry farming, especially before December.
He also said that the increase in prices of the feeds was usually from companies that produce the goods, whom, he added, also complained about either scarcity or shortage of raw materials for sufficient production.
Jacob also attributed the challenge to cost of transportation from the suppliers to the distributors, which has risen a great deal.
“We pay for bags of feeds in millions and the transportation, which may be in one or more trailer vehicles, cost a fortune also.
“Most times, you pay in full, yet, it takes several weeks before your supplies arrive because, the demand may be high at that moment and it takes turns to service distributors.
“By the time it finally gets to the point of sale, there is usually a rush for it.”
He noted that the prices, though not constant, may go lower after the Christmas celebration. (NAN)
The University of Abuja (UniAbuja) says its researchers have won over N3 billion grants in 2023 following their applications to donor agencies for research grants.
The Vice Chancellor, UniAbuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during the award ceremony for researchers and authors.
Na’allah said that the 2023 grant of over N3 billion was a significant improvement compared to the N1 billion that was won in 2022.
The vice-chancellor urged those leading in research to share their experiences with others, adding that they should support one another in order to bring in more researchers.
“When you hear information on grant, share it around so more people can participate, this will help the university produce more grant winning researchers.
“There is no world class university if there are no world scholars; we must continue to show this nation that a world class university is achievable and we have achieved it.
“We have made over N3 billion in research grants this year; we are making a mark and we are determined as a university that whatever it will take we must move forward.’’
He said there was need for scholars to invest in research because as they were the things needed to solve the problems facing the nation today.
The vice chancellor urged more scholars to apply for grants.
“What gives you joy as a scholar is research grants you get from outside; you have to keep working on getting a grant until you succeed,’’ he said.
Na’allah called on scholars to think of how to solve the problems of Nigeria such as insecurity, bad leadership among others through their research work.
He said that the university was taking the lead in resolving the problem of leadership, adding that the university would soon establish youth leadership clinic.
He said that this clinic would help to train young people and prepare them to take over the leadership of Nigeria.
The don assured the researchers that the university would not disappoint them as they continue to put the university on the map through this research grant.
He advised authors to ensure that originality was their main focus, adding that they should be innovative and create new words in their works.
Reports that under the researchers’ cadre, seven persons won gold, two silver and 45 bronze while in the authors cadre, eight persons won gold, nine silver and 27 bronze.
Earlier, the Director, UniAbuja Centre for Sponsored Projects (CSP), Prof. Obiageli Nnodu, said the centre was introduced in 2020 by the vice chancellor.
Nnodu, while appreciating the vice chancellor, said that the centre which started small, had grown into something big.
She said the researcher category was bringing extra income, adding that researcher income was adding significantly to the revenue of the university.
One of the awardees, Dr Dike Orji, on behalf of other awardees, appreciated the vice chancellor and the university for their support to all scholars and researchers.
Orji said the recipients would continue to put in their best to see that the university grew in terms of research. (NAN)
A cross section of Abuja residents have expressed mixed feelings over the consumption of Fura da Nono.
The residents in separate interviews on Thursday in Abuja, said the unhygienic nature in the preparation of fura da nono put them away from it.
While others are of the views that they don’t mind the preparation process, they enjoy the milk because of its numerous benefits.
Reports says that fura da nono is fermented milk-cereal mix locally.
It is highly nutritious beverage which is a two-in-one product.Consisting of a cereal, ‘fura’ made from millet and ‘nono’ fermented cow-milk product similar to yoghurt.
Mr Adam Ibrahim, a shop keeper at Area 10, Garki said he takes nono because of it nutritional benefit adding that it was a natural drink.
“ I take nono because it is natural, no preservatives and not refined,’’ he said.
He, however, advised that cleanliness must be the watch word when consuming fura da nono, adding that he buys the product from a clean and a reliable vendor.
“There is a lady that packages fura da nono in containers to sell rather than patronising those who carry it in bowls with flies following around,’’ he said.
Tope Faseun, a cosmetologist at the Nyanya market said that nono is healthy and good to be consumed fresh.
She said that taking nono helps to improve the sperm cells of a male reproductive organ.
Mrs Agada Grace, a roasted plantain and corn seller in Garki, said that fura da nono helps to cool her body after staying close to the fire all day.
“Nono is a good drink that refreshes your body after a hard day. For me, the drink helps me to sleep well because it relaxes my body,’’ she said.
Mr Kolade Akin, a cobbler in Garki said that the extraction method, environment and sometimes the unhygienic nature of the persons extracting the milk makes it unhealthy for me.
“The process of extracting nono and also the preparatory method of it, is likely to expose the drink to bacterial and can lead to food burn diseases,’’ he said.
Wale Ridwan, a corps member said that fura da nono irritates him due to the unhygienic method of the extraction and preparation.
“Fura da nono irritates me because of the extraction of the milk and the preparation of the millet which are done manually.
“It is not processed, can be contaminated and can pose a great health challenge to individuals who consume the milk meal and drink,’’ he said.
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