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Abuja  -The Exam Ethics International, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) has said Nigeria spends about N1.5 trillion annually on Nigerian students studying abroad.

Mr Ike Onyechere, the Chairman of the NGO, said that the amount covered monies spent on scholarships, private and government owned institutions and individuals.

Onyechere said there was need to stop the trend to ``prevent this huge economic loss. This is the greatest negative balance of payment any country can suffer’’.

He attributed the development to the decay in the country's education sector and the incessant strikes which had disrupted schools' calendar.

According to him, the development has caused the country huge economic losses and seriously contributed to the under-development of the sector which is key to driving other sectors.

``A country like Ghana for instance is gulping Nigeria's N160 billion annually, UK also has in its kitty N80 billion which is the cost of sending our children to their shores for studies,’’ he said.

He stressed the need to over haul the sector, saying: ``unnecessary experimentation by those saddled with the responsibility of developing the sector would prevent it from imminent collapse’’.

The chairman said part of the overhaul should include the scrapping of some examination bodies that were making things worse.

``A body like the Joint Admissions and Matriculation (JAMB) for example is nothing but a calamity for the country. Check out the top 50 universities in world, how many of them have parastatals that regulate admissions?

``JAMB has gone through series of metamorphosis, yet it has nothing to show for it if not making access to education more difficult.’’

According to him, the introduction of an e-testing for candidates is another wrong step in the wrong direction.

Onyechere said every good education policy should take at least four years gestation period before its implementation process.

``For JAMB to just wake up one day and say it is introducing such a test is laughable.

``The idea of one body solely responsible for the admission of candidates into the many higher institutions we have in the country is totally unacceptable.’’

JAMB, had on Nov. 1, launched the e-testing, a Computer Based Testing (CBT) for candidates sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).

The Minister of Education, Ruqayyatu Rufa'i, had during the launch of the CBT described it as one of the transformative efforts of the government toward revamping the sector.

greatgod2012: This is what im saying again, my almost two-yrs old boy has been yearning and also crying to sleep with his siblings, but i dont feel comfortable with it.............why? I will have to be going to d room to check on him regularly, but if hes 3+, he would have learnt how to sleep thru out d night. Secondly,he would be distubing them when sleeping, especially when he feels like suckling(he still does) so what do i do now?

From your first line,iam sure its your son that's' pushing for this change to happen and you only have to let him try it,Change is never easy,the earlier you allow it the better for him to have a broad and independent mind,I will advice you give it a try and then maybe check on him from time to time,Goodluck

I got an sms this morning that reads;Blessing, Hw'ar u hope fine, My Name is UCHENDU EMMANUEL. C,Ur ex Kopa mate at ENUGU, Batch 'A' 2009, My State code is ENS/09A/1453. There is an Urgent Vacancies in Agip Oil Company. Call me now for update?

My name is not Blessing in the first place and I never served in Enugu State as supposed by this Job scammer,To be sure;I immediately called back the phone number only for the "LLL" low life loser to tell me that he forgot My name and he is very sure we were mates at enugu;I hung up.

Please Don't fall for this; Companies have the job portals they use for Job adverts;not by sending sms to unsuspecting Nigerians and asking for money.

Be informed ;watch out for this crooks.

dominique: Agbo is a general term for herbal medicine in yoruba, so i don't know which particular one you're talking about. I do see the ones being hawked on the streets but i've can never take such.

Thanks for explaining ; The one women carry on their head is the one am talking about,I saw lots of people taking it and I became curious if its medically tested and trusted ?

Really love to know

DC Trendy: @Poster,

My spouse and I visit an Uncle in Lagos once a while, and each time, the cook is always very terrible with the foods,

but Uncle is so used to it and doesn't complain or doesn't know if the meals re really that bad or something as he just seems

enjoying the meal each time we re there. We are always like wao, How re these family coping with this woman's cooking?

We cant complain nah, when the family seems enjoying it. so we always try to eat before visiting and pretend we enjoy the meal too.



2. Each time my spouse call, How re u Dear? How is work n everything in the office? Then he will ask when re you closing today? !!

By that question, he wants to know if am gonna cook today or my little sister who stays with us. She is a terrible cook and He wont

complain so as not to make her feel bad, but he will lambaste me in the room each time she cook badly, why i always leave the cooking to her, so, i do the real cooking always now.

and she just gonna warm them and all. And am trying my best to teach her how to cook too.

@Mothers in the House,

Teach those beautiful ladies how to cook well before they grow up, they shouldn't ruin a nice relationship with a good man just cos they cant add

the correct measure of salts and all!

@poster.

She doesn't like to be corrected?? Then u need a lot of patience in telling her o.. And u cant just keep shut on it! its a long journey and u cant

keep quiet! So, softly tell her{ alot of suggestions above} and help her. forget about eating out that may be an option and forget about

some pple saying if she cant cook, then you should cook, from here to America, cooking is mostly the woman thing.

God bless us all. Amen.

You completely dealt with the scenerio, thanks for that

[quote author=uj_sizzle]OP you'll just have to tell her how bad her food is without mincing words, there's no two ways about it. If she loves you and wants to keep ur relationship then she will have to discard her attitude to criticism. Just let her know as respectfully as u can while feasting on said meal.

You sound like an ibo man...try cooking with her one of these days, u can correct her then n still show her how it's done
.[/quote]if someone you are in love with tells you that your food is horrible how will you feel ? Will you make improvement or would you rather prefer going for a kill ?

The thing is that "there are people" who dnt know and they brag about knowing and the they completely keep you looking for how to make them understand.

Iam opening this thread because I want to get some education concerning this root/herb called agbo

I honestly hope the moderators will help push this to front page so as

To enable people get education.

Please is it medically tested and trusted for treatment ? What does it cure in particular ?

I saw the mad rush for this in lagos and when I approached the seller for direction and I was woowed when I was told "It cures everything"

Malaria,waist pain,back pain,tyhoid,standby generator,agility, all. Lol

So have you drinked Agbo before ? Please let me hear your comments

If you want to avoid "HYPERTENTION" don't discuss NIGERIAN problem..

solidbroda: Its of no importance or use. Those who will break up will break-up and those who won't will not. That's life. Its like saying how important is mathematics while you study English.

My Dear stop misinforming people ,Marriage counselling is very important for intending marriage couples,it helps shape them to have an idea of what marriage is ,to prepare them cos marriage is a vocation,its a calling and its not everyone that's called for it and people must know this and be aware so as not get into mistakes that will bring annulment/divorce,My dear I suggest you take that class before venturing into marriage,"not a must ooo" but iam just suggesting

chronique: Let me warn you from experience. Don't show ur displeasure abt dis when telling her. Look for a nice subtle way to say it. My Ex once cooked for us & She didnt clean the head of the fish properly. She left the gills nd dirt inside like that. Now,I dnt eat outside cos of stuffs like these. It irritates me when the fish is not properly cleaned & if I taste such a meal,I'd know once & it would also give me allergies... When we were eating nd I discovered this nd reacted somehow to it,the result wasnt nice. I think I asked her if that's how they eat it @ home when we quarelled & she made reference to it several times during quarels... Point is,be nice abt how you put it across or else she'll turn it into a song for you. I once made that mistake.

I took your lines.thanks

Has anyone seen Chris Angel the mind freak on sony Max ? Myth or real ?

The best way to get HYPERTENSION is to discuss Nigerian problem !

Who is "THEM"? that Mallam kept on refering in this thread; Same CABALS ? You worked for them,did politics with them,was in the same PDP with them,still them who saw your usefulness and when your usefulness became wasteful to "THEM"

Them showed you way to the door and almost got you jailed embrassingly; Who is this "THEM" ? Are these men unnameable ?

Syncan: Well, dear brother no need to place a curse on me for pointing that out, it's just that depending on how long you intend to stay in the relationship (which i think you intend to be long, by your trying to improve her) then i wonder how many times you'll be in same dilemma or approach this forum for ideas on how to make a correction.

The forum gladly supports exchange of ideas abi ? Meanwhile I made that clue for a clearer picture concerning the NOW,I can seek advice a 100times my bro it doesn't marra ok, anyways tnx ,I apologise if you tnk I placed a curse on you

Syncan: Am i the only one getting a danger signal from the letters in bold above?

The bolded will exactly be your worth each time you continue to deviate from the original suject clown ..Boom!!!

tnx for your time and advice, the thing is that i can cook but i love delicious meal just dnt want it to be an issue or carry over

plus iam from a tribe that thinks its completely \\\\\ gross for a lady to fail the test of cooking .

The thing is I have been going out with my girl for 8months now, We do go out sometimes to resturants and she is a type that blabs about knowing how to make basically all recipe,and when she invited me over to her place on a dinner date

I found out she barely even have a clue about cooking business,it was so messy but I had to pretend to make her feel proud; After that I kept thinking about it; She is a type that dislikes being corrected and I have plans of seating her down and make her understand that Iam ready to Pay proffesional for to get proper education on this regards

But I don't want her to feel bad , so how do I go about this ? Pls I need your responses

Thanks.

Not every relationship must end in marriage;#most# girls find it difficult to accpect this fact;ask your friend this simple question for me ; Has this guy ever introduced her to his mum or any family member ? My dear Walk away ooo

I sincerely do not think all those matter, I mean Obama is Barrack Obama full stop;We seem to attach so much to title really,More irritating is the one that when you call someone to make an opening remark and he/she starts by saying "I stand on an existing protocol" whatever that is ?

Heavy brain and lite brain pls do yur self a favor and look for an oldie song "if you smoke Igbo" by semi color or something like that

That jamz killed it all.. Heavy brain guys# when you take am your mind go correct even amidst danger# lite brain guy# when you see tiger you no go run you go tink na goat# when you jam pillar you go tell am sorry you go tink na person# Motor dey near you go tink e far no go run# motor dey far you go tink e near and you go begin they run#

#singing# na wetin be tin wey give you sence # IGBO #

Hepatitis B is an infectious hepatitis caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). This infection has two possible phases; 1) acute and 2) chronic.

Acute hepatitis B refers to newly acquired infections. Affected individuals notice symptoms approximately 1 to 4 months after exposure to the virus. In most people with acute hepatitis, symptoms resolve over weeks to months and they are cured of the infection. However, a small number of people develop a very severe, life-threatening form of acute hepatitis called fulminant hepatitis.


Chronic hepatitis B is an infection with HBV that lasts longer than 6 months. Once the infection becomes chronic, it may never go away completely.

Approximately 90% to 95% of infected adults are able to fight off the virus so their infection is cured. Only about 5% to 10% of adults infected with HBV go on to develop chronic infection. Children are at much higher risk for chronic infection. Up to 90% of infected young children will fail to clear the virus from their bodies and go on to develop chronic infection.

About two-thirds of people with chronic HBV infection are chronic carriers. These people do not develop symptoms, even though they harbor the virus and can transmit it to other people. The remaining one third develop "active" hepatitis, a disease of the liver that can be very serious.

The liver is an important organ that filters toxins out of the blood, stores energy for later use, helps with digestion, and makes substances that fight infections and control bleeding.


The liver has an incredible ability to heal itself, but long-term inflammation caused by HBV can result in permanent damage.


Scarring of the liver is called cirrhosis, a condition traditionally associated with alcoholism but one that is also caused by chronic active hepatitis B infection. When this occurs, the liver can no longer carry out its normal functions and may fail completely. The only treatment for liver failure is liver transplant.


Chronic hepatitis B also can lead to a type of liver cancer known as hepatocellular carcinoma.


Any of these conditions can be fatal. About 15% to 25% percent of people with chronic hepatitis B die of liver disease.


Hepatitis B is the most common serious liver infection in the world. Worldwide, about 350 million people are chronic carriers of HBV, of whom, more than 620,000 die from liver-related disease each year.

In the United States, hepatitis B is largely a disease of young adults aged 20-50 years. About 800,000 to 1.4 million Americans are chronic hepatitis B virus carriers, and the disease causes about 3, 000 deaths each year.

The good news is that infection with HBV is usually preventable because there is an effective vaccine. Use of the vaccine has resulted in an 82% decrease in the number of new infections reported in the United States each year.

The need to make our local league attractive is very imperative,The running of the game here has been hijacked by politician who barely don't know a thing about football,the marketing and packaging is poor;NFF,NPL and what have you fight from the onset of the league for ownership and endorsement deals,People who manage football in nigeria barely even love football and pratically have no business doing in football,You can predict a match even while at home in Nigeria because the home team must win matches at all cost;Recently I watched a game where the center referee was almost lynched cos the home team needed a win at all cost;Have you been following south african league ? Well packaged and well manage,The players welfare is ideal;I see Nigerian players on top of Okada all the time so you can imagine, chase these politicians out of the game and watch the game grow in Nigeria #Team Call a spade a spade#

The Taraba State government spent N804.2 million in fighting poverty ... reduced the number of people living below the poverty line in the state 2007,and yet Taraba is standing 29th out of 36 List of Nigerian states by GDP,"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia" Meaning Taraba is one of the poorest states in NIGERIA
YET the Governor flys on an airplane,sorry for my beloved country,people need to be awake,this things happen for a reason
flying up in the sky while your masses are predominantly beggars on the streets, having any one here visited taraba state ? ask people who serve in taraba state

OGA GOVERNOR i hope you know God wants you to change your ways.

Abuja: 22nd October-2012;9.06am.

I am challenged to write about this and I expect to get answer to this question that has been lingering in my mind.

I went to a naming ceremony recently and a Government Official was called to make an opening remarks and he

Started by doing a long protocol list for close to 30mins or thereabout

And the second person that was called also started his speech by saying

"I stand on the existing Protocol"

Please what is this protocol list? and why is it a norm in Nigeria?

Responses please.

Wetin be the score now ? Chelsea first sabi make mouth like tonto dike ooo # na joke oo #..lol

Wowed fininsh by cahil,chelsea leads 1-0

If she tries all her tactics/luring trap and found that you are still making "shakara" then what you will get is the best definition of a tin line btwn love and hate.# worn that shoe b4 #

@ Op,In every success always know that your fans are #1, Be people oriented when you climb or stay knocked out like TD, "never mess wid them fans you hear".

Why not investigate before demolition ? Or You think people pick money to buy properties on the streets ? So gross