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Former Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, said the virtue of integrity has become a scarce commodity, regretting that only few were possessing it.

Osinbajo, who said this while delivering a keynote address at the matriculation ceremony of MIVA Open University, in Abuja, noted that integrity is a currency for business and interpersonal relationships

He tasked the students to imbibe critical ingredients to a purposeful living which, according to him, includes integrity, hard work
and collaboration while they focus on their educational pursuits.

While reminding them that it is what endures beyond one’s immediate lifetime that matters, the former Vice president charged them to be firm in their decisions.

He said: “What, then, are some of the critical must-haves or must-do’s for real success? What are these critical things? The first is integrity. Integrity might sound like cliché today, but it is the cornerstone of real success.

“Let your yes be yes and your no be no. Be known for your consistency in applying high moral values or principles. If you borrow money, you pay. Don’t make promises you can’t fulfil. Integrity pays. It is getting scarcer. It’s getting more difficult to find people of integrity. So, it is in demand. And I can say that because people of integrity are in demand, they are much sought after by everyone.


Even thieves are looking for men and women of integrity to keep their stolen money with. Life is a marathon. It’s not a hundred-metre dash. The person who will last that marathon is trustworthy because trust is the currency of business and interpersonal relationships. If you are known to have no integrity, everyone will soon know it. And because many of the best opportunities you will get will be based on recommendations, it is easy to become unmarketable.”

He said given the contemporary education methods across the world, modular education has the capacity to compete favourably with university degrees.

Modular education includes micro-credentials and digital badges which are short training targeted at providing students with particular skills or knowledge usually specifically required in a particular industry or profession

According to him, this is a result of high preferences in the area of employability which is centred on innovation, efficiency, tech-savvy, problem-solving techniques and skilled collaboration with employers

In employment criteria, according to him, emphasis is no longer on how much information one has, but on how it can be used to solve real-life problems which are multifaceted and not tied to the curricula in many of the old and existing disciplines.

Prof. Osinbajo said teaching methods and resources are changing and must continue to evolve thereby increasingly personalized forms of education to encourage studying at one’s own pace.

Hear him: “So micro-education could potentially rival university degrees in the future, especially as the world of work and learning continues to evolve.

“Adaptive learning platforms can now, as you know, use artificial intelligence to design even coursework to meet the specific needs of every individual student and the best pace at which to teach each student.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/10/integrity-now-a-scarce-commodity-says-osinbajo/

Integrity is arcane to most Nigerians, it’s lost on the political class and top shelve for political jobbers.

What saddens me the most is how we’ve redefined the art of politics to mean evil colluding, racketeering, stealing, lying and propaganda.

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Hobbes, Abraham Lincoln etc will be glad not to be alive to see what democracy in the hands of the Blackman has become.

What do you expect when the head is rotten...

Thïefnubu and Integrity are Words and Opposite.

Yes. For example, people like your oga, Tinubu,
Reno and FFK lack integrity.

You and Buhari also lack Integrity considering all the fake promises u made to us. You deceived us and made us worse.

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chevrolet60:
Yes. For example, people like your oga, Tinubu,
Reno and FFK lack integrity.

You and Buhari also lack Integrity considering all the fake promises u made to us. You deceived us and made us worse

but obi that swore with his life n that of his children never to leave apga but later left had integrity right?

Most especially in our Judiciary.

Jostoman:
Most especially in our Judiciary.

I guess the judiciary wasn't corrupt when obi won his mandate back as Anambra governor?

I guess d judiciary wasn't corrupt when apapa was disgraced n abure took over?

Where u wan see integrity for APC dictionary?

wit all due respect, ppl like dis shld stop talking if dey can't come out openly & fight or talk for d masses...

not doing hide & seek talk!

I can't believe that some yoruba people are mad at this man for trying to save them from what they're currently ing through.

How do these people think? It's like being pushed into the gutter, but then you're mad at the guy who tried to stop the cunnt who pushed you, because the cunnt is older than him and he should've showed some respect!

Furking idiots!

Says the man who (metaphorically) was asked to stay rent free in a house he had no hope in hell of ever living in or owning in his life, enjoy all the facilities while the owner was away and responded by trying to change the cofo into his name.

We are talking about a man under whose watch multiple illegal acts and violations of the law took place but never had the “integrity” to resign!

Abi he forgot the law he “professes” when his government was printing trillions in ways and means without parliamentary approval for a start?

These types of behavior have become par for the course in our polity unfortunately but don’t start preaching about integrity.

Sharpsharp00123:
but obi that swore with his life n that of his children never to leave apga but later left had integrity right?

If i were obi, i would leave nigerians to continue to suffer

Oga osibanjo you are not qualify to speak on that topic.

TheRareGem1:

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/10/integrity-now-a-scarce-commodity-says-osinbajo/

Osinbajo lacks integrity himself

He's just using the RCCG to cover up his evil acts

nlreserve:
If i were obi, i would leave nigerians to continue to suffer

so who called him?

If he's d saviour like u present him then everyone in anambara should b living in paradise by now

At least

COMRADES, I totally agree with Osinbanjo, APC, Tinubu, Buhari and all their disciples lack integrity

Oga shut up

That’s how you and that devilish Buhari deceived Nigerians with integrity bull shiiit

TheRareGem1:

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/10/integrity-now-a-scarce-commodity-says-osinbajo/

Integrity is a rare gem.

This one was insulting Jonathan everyday because of power

For real!

chevrolet60:
Yes. For example, people like your oga, Tinubu,
Reno and FFK lack integrity.

You and Buhari also lack Integrity considering all the fake promises u made to us. You deceived us and made us worse.

Who can pls help me with 1k?
I can't sleep because I am chained up in Hunger
Pls don't like this comment, just help me pls 🙏🙏

wait but only tinubu ers are hungry now

Shebi Una wey obi na paradise Una dey live

Odale
Hey what happened to the trader money oga?

Prof., you self, you no get integrity.

Just rest, abeg.

You are all the same.

Lol

chevrolet60:
Yes. For example, people like your oga, Tinubu,
Reno and FFK lack integrity.

You and Buhari also lack Integrity considering all the fake promises u made to us. You deceived us and made us worse.

Who can pls help me with 1k?
I can't sleep because I am chained up in Hunger
Pls don't like this comment, just help me pls 🙏🙏

Is there anyone who lacks integrity more than rhe YES DADDY RELIGIOUS FANATICAL IPOB TERRORIST CANNIBAL MONKEY OBI?
The idiot invested Anambra money into a business in which himself and his extended family had financial interest.
The same crook had his driver drive to Lagos with 250 MILLION in the booth of his car
Obi is not only a financial crook, he's also a religious and tribal bigot. The worst of them all .

Sharpsharp00123:
but obi that swore with his life n that of his children never to leave apga but later left had integrity right?

So because obi failed according to your eye you too and your kind most also fail ?
You people have the power and money why haven't you people fix this country instead of messing almost everything up

When they're out of office, they become sensible. The same man who kept quiet (primarily because of 2023 ticket), when Christians were slaughtered right inside the church in On do, or is it the high corrupt practices him and his Oga got involved in !?

Very very

princeade86:
Where u wan see integrity for APC dictionary?

Nigeria problem is not party. Greed has eaten deep into our fabrics

Fvck ol Nigerian Present and past leaders.

They're all birds of a feather.

GOWON, OBJ, IBB, ABDUSSALAM, PMB, GEJ, TINUBU, ATIKU, KWAKWASO, OBI and the rest, they're all bunch of failures.

Ok