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Another night, another number!

He'd not only end the importation but would end it's consumption. By the time he leaves as the petroleum minister, the cost of fuel would be too high that many would not be able to afford it as he'd also leave NNPC bankrupted!

This is a life lesson that every business person who'd learn from - business, emotions and family don't sync.

Lalasticlala, this has been here for a little while but the lessons are limitless and timeless. You could lift it up for all to learn.

Lazy Zombie!

Confirmedzombie:
The FG must enforce a lockdown now, all airports should be shutdown now.

Schools should remain shut. People should stay at home.

Lockdown is the only solution to defeat this virus.

I wont talk again.

What crime did Mohammed not commit? Rape, murder, drugs, name it

What these guys receive here in one month is worth more than their acclaimed paychecks in abroad. They don't even pay taxes here.

It's too early to conclude!

engrMikemd:
Finally COVID19 is obeying law of gravity.
Whatever goes up must come down...

Ok

Oral Health Advocacy Initiative specializes in cleft lip and palate operations. They have carried out over 5,000 corrective surgeries in over 33 states in Nigeria all for FREE!

Relief has come the way of Cleft and Craniofacial patients in Liberia as Nigeria's Oral Health Advocacy Initiative (OHAI), launches Country Program to give national attention through vigorous awareness and treatment campaigns across the country.

Officially launching an awareness campaign on Thursday, July 30 at the Capitol Building in Monrovia, the official seat of the Liberian Legislature, the Country Representative of OHAI in Liberia, Mr. Hilenen V. Aben attributed the spread of the disease in the country to poverty.

According to Mr. Aben, Liberia has had very little awareness over the years, as such the launch of the awareness campaign creates a better platform to increase and widen the messages with respect to the plight of persons suffering from Cleft and Craniofacial in Liberia.

OHAI Country Rep. said, its awareness and oral health education and treatment would be heavily focused in mostly rural communities.
He continued, “Oral Health Advocacy Initiative (OHAI) is proud to identify with the good people of Liberia, and development partners who are playing key roles in health promotion and addressing pressing challenges in public health.”

According to Aben, the World Health Organization (WHO) regards health as a fundamental human right, and health promotion as a comprehensive social and political process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health and well-being. Craniofacial defects such as cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects. According to the U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, every year an estimated 4,200 babies are born with cleft lip and an estimated 2,500 with cleft palate. Cleft lip and cleft palate are generally caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors in the early weeks of fetal growth.

Responding, the House of Representatives Chairman on Health, Hon. Joseph N. Somwarbi thanked Oral Health Advocacy Initiative for its far-sightedness and great relief the program has brought to Liberian children. He expressed the readiness of the National Government of the republic of Liberia through the health committee to give legislative support in achieving the goals of the OHAI in Liberia.

Also responding, Hon. Johnson N. Gwaikolo, House Committee Chairman on Education welcomed the initiative of OHAI to identify with the less privileged in the country and to provide them with free medical surgeries. In the same vein, the chairperson, National Civil Society Council of Liberia, Ms. Loretta Pope Kai welcomed OHAI to Liberia and pledged the support of the group which has membership in all communities across the 15 counties of the Republic. Other members present including representatives from the ECOWAS community welcomed the initiative of OHAI in Liberia and pledged to support the organization in actualizing her objectives.

Oral Health Advocacy Initiative is a Pan-African Non-Governmental Organization that is committed to advancing the course of oral and dental health delivery in Africa, through advocacy, strategic partnership, and community mobilization.

Through her strategic approach, OHAI has gained over 140,000 hours of real-time hands-on experience in cleft surgery which has made it the best performing cleft surgery organization in West Africa performing over 5,000 cleft surgeries for children and adults between 2011 and 2019. Following best global practices in cleft surgeries, OHAI has also received the award of “Global Leader in Cleft Care” by Smile Train (USA), the global leaders in cleft care program.

Source: https://ohaiafrica.org/news/ohai-launches-country-program-in-liberia-govt-pledges-legislative-support/

cc: lalasticlala

Meanwhile,

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The technically defeated Muslim Islamic Boko Haram terrorist group is still killing civilians in hundreds including soldiers and adopting hundreds more on the regular and unabated.

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It's 2020 and his kid is flying PJ from Abuja to Lagos for $8,000

Ok

Another night, another number!

This news is not correct.

Nothing is well about this, nothing.

klawaaa:
This government did well in some regards to save Nigerians. Kudos!

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it supported the decision of the Federal Government to stop Senior Secondary School 3 pupils from partaking in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination earlier scheduled to commence on August 4.

The union advised the government to shut down schools until 2021 to ensure adequate preparations, citing the case in some countries such as Kenya.

Our correspondents had reported on Saturday that the Federal Ministry of Education met with officials of the West African Examination Council in Abuja and resolved to announce a new date for the examination.

The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, had also said the government would consult with the four other countries under WAEC to set a new date, while announcing COVID-19 mandatory guidelines for schools which must be kept before July 29.

The ASUU President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, who made the recommendations in an interview with Sunday PUNCH, said no reasonable government would take such chances unless parents would be told to sign an undertaking.

Ogunyemi said, “Look, Kenya has said they have closed all their schools till next year (2021); they too have exams to write. Safety first. If it means closing the schools until next year to safeguard the lives of Nigerian children and safeguard the health of all Nigerians, so be it.


“So, if that will help us to address cases that can lead to increase in mortality, I think Nigerians should go that way and all of us should see reason for it. If they need to cancel admission for the year, it is good for them. Life matters first, people must have life first before they can go to university. Are the universities ready to work now?

“Our position is that they should not experiment with the lives of our children. Nobody can tell; the situation may soon normalise and they can do their exams and there is another opportunity for external candidates around November. So, it’s not as if the door is totally closed.”

The ASUU president added that the union had not seen any evidence to show that schools were secured for students to go back.

He said, “The first thing that should be tackled is whether schools are safe. And if the schools are not safe, why do you want to carry out an experiment with the lives of our children? An attempt to send back the children to school at a time there is a spike in COVID-19 cases in Nigeria is like experimenting with the lives of our children.

“If they put all the things in place, including social and physical distancing, sanitisers, kitting the children as we see in other places, decontamination with water flowing in the schools and all the gadgets, why not? So, if government can meet all these conditions, then they can reopen the schools. But if they cannot meet all these conditions, they should not experiment with even 10 students in any school.”

Meanwhile, the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has said that its members are ready for school reopening and that as part of measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19, it has directed its members to open schools for about four hours daily.

NAPPS in an exclusive interview with one of our correspondents noted that since the Federal Government had given the directive on school resumption for terminal classes, it was relating with its members nationwide on a number of safety protocols to put in place.

The NAPSS National President, Chief Yomi Otubela, said, “Our association, as the registered umbrella body of private schools in Nigeria, has been interfacing with Federal Government representatives, including the Ministry of Education and other agencies, concerning how to combat the spread of COVID-19.


“The fact that pupils are returning to school does not mean that we are going to spend the total hours as it used to be in the past. We are considering a little time of about three to four hours in school. This is to ensure that there is no room for children to go on break and play around the premises.

“And we have also discussed with our members that there should be staggered resumption. Staggered resumption means that if the JSS3 class comes to school by 8am, SSS3 can come by 9am and the Primary 6 classes can come by 10am. This is to ensure that we don’t get the entrances and the exits crowded.”

The president noted that schools had been instructed to have infrared thermometers, and also avoid teachers marking students’ books manually.

Source https://punchng.com/wassce-dont-reopen-schools-until-2021-ASUU-tells-fg/

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Amen

Do we even have the capacity to manage the number of active cases as announced by the NCDC? Many questions and doubts.

Confirmedzombie:
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The NCDC must also do videos of how those infected are been treated in the isolation centres as other countries in the world do.

Another night, more numbers!

Toh

Should I tell them?

SmartProf:
Shebi he is to appear before his former colleagues officially on Monday? The main meeting may end up holding this weekend. If you want to know the venue, ask the ex MD who was rescued by Wike.

We are getting there

Good

She's a good storyteller.

Senator Akpabio comes to mind!

Go for medical check up!

That state is so full of drama and distractions.

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Let's stand and watch them fight over our money.

I used to like this man...

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