A Facebook post published in Nigeria tells women there are a number of things they mustn’t do during their periods, and offers other “don’ts” to avoid cancer and infertility.

In summary, the post’s advice is:

1. Women shouldn’t drink ice water or soda water during menstruation, or eat coconut. It claims “research proves” that drinking ice water can “cause menstrual blood remaining in the uterine wall” and lead to “uterus cancer or tumour” after five to 10 years. No reason is given for avoiding soda water and coconut.

2. It tells women not to use shampoo during their periods “because the pores of the head are open during menstruation and it can cause headache”. This, it says, is “very dangerous” and the effects “can be felt when young and later when aged”.

3. Women mustn’t eat cucumbers when they’re menstruating, the post says, because “the sap present in the cucumber can block some menstruation (blood waste) in the uterine wall”, which could cause barrenness.

4. Finally, the advice goes, women’s bodies “should not be knocked or hit by hard objects, especially the abdomen” because it could cause them to vomit blood, and the uterus could be injured. This, it says, is the “origin” of cancer of the uterus, as well as of “cysts and barrenness”.

We fact-checked these and here's the verdict: https:///2EQBL2z

Does this photo show Atiku Abubakar watching President Muhammadu Buhari's second term inauguration on TV?
No, it's FAKE!

Our FACT-CHECK shows how we found out that the photo was manipulated.

You can read the FACT-CHECK here: https:///2wN7HAF

Agricultural exports earned N73.2 billion in the first quarter of 2018.

Festus Keyamo, the media director of President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election campaign, said Nigeria earned N577 billion from agricultural exports in the first quarter of 2018.
Official statistics show Nigeria earned N73.2 billion from agricultural exports in these three months.
Total earnings from all non-oil exports were N577.6 billion – which would be Keyamo’s exact claim.

Click the link to read the full report: https://africacheck.org/reports/buhari-campaign-gets-its-numbers-wrong-about-record-nigeria-agricultural-exports/

If you have healthy children, 5 years and older in Nigeria, you should be grateful to God.
Available data shows that 10% of his or her mates died before their 5th birthday.

See this report:
https://africacheck.org/reports/does-one-in-10-children-in-nigeria-die-before-their-5th-birthday/

The report estimates that from April to May 2018, agriculture contributed 22.86% to Nigeria’s GDP, industries 23.18% and services 53.97%.
The oil sector made up 8.55% of GDP and the non-oil sector 91.45%.

https://africacheck.org/reports/nigerias-economy-services-drive-gdp-but-oil-still-dominates-exports/

Each rainy season Nigerians face a higher risk of cholera. Our factsheet looks at what causes these yearly outbreaks, what makes them worse, and what’s being done to prevent them.

Please, read this factsheet by Africa Check.

https://africacheck.org/factsheets/factsheet-whats-to-blame-for-nigerias-yearly-cholera-outbreak/

The 2018 theme for SMW Lagos is “Closer”, which explores the intensifying conflict between community and individualism. The conversation will bring together a range of perspectives on the most productive ways to harness these forces to drive innovation, improve consumer experiences and bring people together. In this SMW Edition of Breakfast@36, the topic will be Can Regulating Social Media Bring Us Closer?

The speakers at the event are David Ole, Jide Taiwo, Allwell Okpi and Chika Ochonogor who will bring the perspectives of the advertising and media industries as well as of civil society and the law.

https://thoughtleaders.ng/filament-partners-with-social-media-week-lagos-to-produce-breakfast360/

http://filament-consulting.com/filament-partners-with-social-media-week-lagos-to-produce-breakfast360/

Nigeria can reach self-sufficiency by 2040 – Obasanjo

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said Nigeria will benefit from its large population if its leaders worked towards making the country self-sufficient in education, food, employment and housing by 2024.

https://thoughtleaders.ng/nigeria-can-reach-self-sufficiency-by-2040-obasanjo/

Global Editors Network Data Journalism Awards 2018

Over the past seven years, the Global Editors Network has organised the Data Journalism Awards competition to celebrate and credit outstanding work in the field of data-driven journalism worldwide. Application now open for 2018 edition.

https://thoughtleaders.ng/global-editors-network-data-journalism-awards-2018/

Atiku Abubakar resigns from APC (Full Statement)

Statement of resignation of His Excellency Atiku Abubakar (Waziri Adamawa) Vice President of Nigeria, 1999-2007 from the All Progressives Congress:

On the 19th of December, 2013, I received members of the All Progressives Congress at my house in Abuja. They had come to appeal to me to join their party after my party, the Peoples Democratic Party, had become factionalized as a result of the special convention of August 31, 2013.

The fractionalization of the Peoples Democratic Party on August 31, 2013 had left me in a situation where I was, with several other loyal party members, in limbo, not knowing which of the parallel executives of the party was the legitimate leadership.

It was under this cloud that members of the APC made the appeal to me to join their party, with the promise that the injustices and failure to abide by its own constitution which had dogged the then PDP, would not be replicated in the APC and with the assurance that the vision other founding fathers and I had for the PDP could be actualized through the All Progressives Congress.
CONTINUED READING:
https://thoughtleaders.ng/atiku-abubakar-resigns-from-apc-full-statement/

Value is created when you are truly present in the market

No one can take the scope of advancement that has been brought about by the digital age. The totality of the progress is astounding because of the intelligent development of new products and services. However, marketers have made this progress a permanent excuse to stay behind their systems as opposed to being actually present where the real transaction or sales conversation takes place, Olufunke Akinloye writes

https://thoughtleaders.ng/value-is-created-when-you-are-truly-present-in-the-market/

Google honours Chinua Achebe

Google has honoured one of Africa’s most popular novelist, poet, professor, and critic, Chinua Achebe, who died in March of 2013, on what would have 87th birthday on this day, November 16, 2017.

https://thoughtleaders.ng/google-honours-chinua-achebe/

Maradona wants to return as coach after Argentina lost to Nigeria

Diego Maradona stated his desire to return as coach of the Argentina national team, after the team suffered a shocking 4-2 defeat against Nigeria in a friendly match in Russia on Tuesday.

https://thoughtleaders.ng/maradona-wants-to-return-as-coach-after-argentina-lost-to-nigeria/

Corruption in Nigeria won’t end overnight – Denmark
https://thoughtleaders.ng/corruption-in-nigeria-wont-end-overnight-denmark/

How to Win Elections in Africa: Adebola Williams, Dayo Israel, Vimbai Mutinhiri engage citizens
https://thoughtleaders.ng/how-to-win-elections-in-africa-adebola-williams-dayo-israel-vimbai-mutinhiri-engage-citizens/

GE Operations Management Leadership Program (OMLP) in Nigeria

OMLP is an intensive program designed to accelerate the development of early career talent and produce leaders capable of meeting the challenges facing the operations function at GE. OMLP is a two-year program that allows members to build leadership and functional skills through challenging rotational assignments and world-class training. Through these job assignments and training, program members are involved in GE’s strategic initiatives, including GE’s drive for LEAN Six Sigma.

https://thoughtleaders.ng/ge-operations-management-leadership-program-in-nigeria/

Breakdown of 2018 Budget estimates presented by President Buhari

Budget size: N8.612tn (16 % higher than 2017 estimates)

Assumptions, projections
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• Benchmark crude oil price-US$45 per barrel
• Oil production estimate – 2.3 million barrels per day
• Exchange rate – N305/US$ for 2018
• Real GDP growth of 3.5 per cent
• Inflation Rate of 12.4 per cent

Expenditure Estimates
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The proposed aggregate expenditure of N 8.612 trillion (16 per cent above 2017 budget estimate)
will comprise
• Recurrent Costs of N3.494 trillion
• Debt Service of N2.014 trillion
• Statutory Transfers of about N456 billion
• Sinking Fund of N220 billion (to retire maturing bond to local contractors)
• Capital Expenditure of N2.428 trillion (excluding the capital component of statutory transfers).

Recurrent Expenditure
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A substantial part of the recurrent cost proposal for 2018 is for the payment of salaries and overheads in key ministries providing critical public services such as:
• N510.87 billion for Interior
• N435.01 billion for Education
• N422.43 billion for Defence
• N269.34 billion for Health

Capital Expenditure
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Key capital spending allocations in the 2018 Budget include:
• Power, Works and Housing: N555.88 billion
• Transportation: N263.10 billion
• Special Intervention Programmes: N150.00 billion
• Defence: N145.00 billion
• Agriculture and Rural Development N118.98 billion
• Water Resources: N95.11 billion
• Industry, Trade and Investment: N82.92 billion
• Interior: N63.26 billion
• Education N61.73 billion
• Universal Basic Education Commission: N109.06 billion
• Health: N71.11 billion
• Federal Capital Territory: N40.30 billion
• Zonal Intervention Projects N100.00 billion
• North East Intervention Fund N45.00 billion
• Niger Delta Ministry: N53.89 billion
• Niger Delta Development Commission: N71.20 billion.

READ MORE https://thoughtleaders.ng/breakdown-of-2018-budget-estimates-presented-by-president-buhari/

FCWAMCO Games Season 12 kicks off

The 12th edition of FrieslandCampina WAMCO’s annual sports tournament, FCWAMCO Games, kicked off Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Agege Stadium in Lagos. The ceremony opened Champions League-style with Team Peak vs. Team IFT debut football match.

https://thoughtleaders.ng/fcwamco-games-season-12-kicks-off/

Diamond Bank Graduate Trainee Programme 2018. Deadline November 10. Apply now.

https://thoughtleaders.ng/diamond-bank-graduate-trainee-programme-2018/

2019: UN predicts violence-free elections in Nigeria
https://thoughtleaders.ng/2019-un-predicts-violence-free-elections-in-nigeria/

Sage Foundation’s Enterprise Fund 2018 for non-profits

https://thoughtleaders.ng/sage-foundations-enterprise-fund-2018-for-non-profits/

Leventis Foundation one-year training for farmers 2017/2018

Nigeria is taking agriculture more seriously, take this opportunity and get trained.

https://thoughtleaders.ng/leventis-foundation-one-year-training-for-farmers-20172018/

How to Master Ceremonies like a Professional

The MCing profession, is going through a similar transition, from family, friends, friends of friends and staff, to professionals who can clearly interpret the objectives of the event and help the event owner and audience, achieve these objectives.

The MCing profession is leaving the hands of ill-prepared, untrained, self-proclaimed “masters”, to the hands of skilled, well-prepared, versed and vast, trained professionals – masters in title and in delivery.

An untrained MC generally lacks the skill or direction to stir an event, while a professional MC is properly guided by the ethics of his/ her profession. An ad-hoc/amateur MC perceives the work as a hobby, and as such may not go the extra mile to make it grand...READ MORE
https://thoughtleaders.ng/how-to-master-ceremonies-like-a-professional/

Oando records N7.1 billion profit after tax in 9 months

Nigeria’s leading indigenous energy group listed on both the Nigerian and Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Oando Plc has announced unaudited results for the nine months period ended 30 September, 2017, reporting a profit after tax of N7.1 billion.

https://thoughtleaders.ng/oando-records-n7-1-billion-profit-after-tax/

Oando records N7.1 billion profit after tax in 9 months

Nigeria’s leading indigenous energy group listed on both the Nigerian and Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Oando Plc has announced unaudited results for the nine months period ended 30 September, 2017, reporting a profit after tax of N7.1 billion.

https://thoughtleaders.ng/oando-records-n7-1-billion-profit-after-tax/

Oil prices rise to $60 per barrel, good news for Nigeria
https://thoughtleaders.ng/oil-prices-rise-to-60-per-barrel-good-news-for-nigeria/

VOICE Nigeria Sudden Opportunity Grants for Civil Society Organisations

Through this sudden opportunity grant, VOICE Nigeria is calling on Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to undertake a collective action to address specific, unanticipated opportunities to influence policy or deal with a threatened/imminent attack on civil society space in Nigeria, especially one that could have a ripple effect or that can impact one or more of Voice target groups in one or more of the impact themes.

https://thoughtleaders.ng/voice-nigeria-sudden-opportunity-grants-for-civil-society-organisations/

Global Landscapes Forum 2017 blog competition

Do you believe your voice needs to be heard? Are you the next big thing in blogging? Enter your best 500-1000 words here by December 1, 2017 for a chance to win 1000 USD and a trip to the global GLF event in Bonn, December 19-20, 2017. Runners-up will be featured on Landscapes News.

https://thoughtleaders.ng/global-landscapes-forum-2017-blog-competition/

Standard Chartered Bank recruiting Corporate Affairs Officer. Application deadline: November 2.
https://thoughtleaders.ng/standard-chartered-bank-recruiting-corporate-affairs-officer/

Internship opportunities at World Health Organisation. Primary location: Abuja
https://thoughtleaders.ng/internship-opportunities-at-world-health-organisation/

Nigeria can’t be Islamised – Osinbajo

The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has allayed fears expressed by some Christians in Nigeria, saying the country cannot be Islamised.

https://thoughtleaders.ng/nigeria-cant-be-islamised-osinbajo/

Anthony Joshua knocks out Carlos Takam in Round 10

Anthony Joshua retained his two heavyweight title belts here last night but it was far from a satisfactory tenth round stoppage as Carlos Takam was halted by referee Phil Edwards, who believed the Cameroonian had shipped too much damage. It looked premature, Telegraph UK reports.

https://thoughtleaders.ng/anthony-joshua-knocks-out-carlos-takam-in-round-10/