With offices across the 774 local government areas and wards in the country, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) prides itself as the only organ of the government with a spread and capacity for public enlightenment and sensitization campaigns. These campaigns are made possible with over 5, 000 staff making it better positioned to take the policies of the government to the grassroots.
Investigations by
Daily Trust showed the agency remains voiceless due to lack of funding and operational equipment.
The challenges bedevilling the agency showed on the perceived silence of the agency when Nigerians need to be acquainted with government policies, directives, and actions. The seeming information gap by Nigerians during the outbreak of coronavirus and biometric capturing of Nigerians by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) tell more about the docile activities of the agency.