jinx47:


27th

Thanks a lot. Please are they very specific about the part for HOD and NYSC PPA

Please I'm having problems clicking the link on my Mail. Any other person with similar issues

Please I need the PQ. ayooluwa2009@yahoo.com. thanks

Tiwa101:
I've sent the
study pack to the people that mentioned me. Pls try and read the logical reasoning part in the pqzone verbla pack i sent you guys.. it will help.

It's a mistake. Someone I know sent a message to them. They replied with the right date - 2nd March, 2017

GT Bank IT staff advertised Season 6 Finale on Bank's official Twitter account.

Mr Ayodele Daniel Dada, from the Department of Psychology, University of Lagos has emerged the best graduating student in the 2014/2015 sessions with a cumulative GPA of 5.00. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rahamon Bello who disclosed this on Wednesday during ‎a pre-convocation press conference held at the institution’s Senate Chamber, described the 5.00 CGPA as a perfect score.

He said that this means Ayodele scored As in all courses he took in the programme. According to him, a total of 10,907 students will graduate with degrees and diplomas ‎during the convocation slated for 1st to 3rd of March, 2016. In the breakdown, he noted that 5472 students will be awarded with first degree certificates, while 5435 will receive postgraduate degrees.

He said: “Out of the first degree graduating students, a total of 178 passed in the first class division, while 1,617 passed in the second class upper division. “Also, 2,496 are in second class lower degree, 884 in third class, 274 in unclassified degrees in Medical Sciences and Pharmacy, just as 50 students had pass degree.

Besides , the University will graduate a total of 71 students with the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in various disciplines.” According to the Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Engineering tops with the highest number of first class degrees, having 41 first class graduating students.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/%e2%80%8eunilag-student-graduates-with-cgpa-of-5-00/

One day after registration, NYSC prospective corpers who had registered started receiving callup letters.

Suspicion arose when the callup numbers on the callup letter differed from that in the green card. Some who saw callup letters didn't see the states posted to. Some received SMS of callup numbers different from that on the green card.

Then, later in the evening a broadcast message was circulated around social media which goes thus:


Nysc Abuja
2016 BATCH 'A' MOBILIZATION: FRAUD ALERT!

The attention of the NYSC Management has been drawn to the fraudulent mailing of “Call-up letters” to prospective Corps members of the 2016 Batch 'A'.

Management wishes to inform prospective Corps members that posting to states of deployment has not commenced; but will be done at the appropriate time in line with our laid down processes.


The so-called “Call-up letters” being mailed to prospective Corps members now are handiwork of cyber criminals and should, therefore, be disregarded.

Prospective Corps members are particularly warned not to make payments for posting or change of posting as that is most likely the motive of the cyber criminals. Management will inform prospective Corps members as soon as their posting letters are ready for printing online or delivery to their institutions of graduation.

Signed:
Management

The question is: was the website truly hacked? Because some who contacted officials of NYSC reported that they denied that posted has started. Who can verify?

I'm surprised Nairaland took long to bring up NYSC issue which is supposed to be a big matter now.

We're hearing postings have started; even seeing people who have callup letters yet NYSC says it hasn't started postings. What's up with the whole process?

One day after registration, NYSC prospective corpers who had registered started receiving callup letters.

Suspicion arose when the callup numbers on the callup letter differed from that in the green card. Some who saw callup letters didn't see the states posted to. Some received SMS of callup numbers different from that on the green card.

Then, later in the evening a broadcast message was circulated around social media which goes thus:


Nysc Abuja
2016 BATCH 'A' MOBILIZATION: FRAUD ALERT!

The attention of the NYSC Management has been drawn to the fraudulent mailing of “Call-up letters” to prospective Corps members of the 2016 Batch 'A'.

Management wishes to inform prospective Corps members that posting to states of deployment has not commenced; but will be done at the appropriate time in line with our laid down processes.


The so-called “Call-up letters” being mailed to prospective Corps members now are handiwork of cyber criminals and should, therefore, be disregarded.

Prospective Corps members are particularly warned not to make payments for posting or change of posting as that is most likely the motive of the cyber criminals. Management will inform prospective Corps members as soon as their posting letters are ready for printing online or delivery to their institutions of graduation.

Signed:
Management

The question is: was the website truly hacked? Because some who contacted officials of NYSC reported that they denied that posted has started. Who can verify?

One day after registration, NYSC prospective corpers who had registered started receiving callup letters.

Suspicion arose when the callup numbers on the callup letter differed from that in the green card. Some who saw callup letters didn't see the states posted to. Some received SMS of callup numbers different from that on the green card.

Then, later in the evening a broadcast message was circulated around social media which goes thus:


Nysc Abuja
2016 BATCH 'A' MOBILIZATION: FRAUD ALERT!

The attention of the NYSC Management has been drawn to the fraudulent mailing of “Call-up letters” to prospective Corps members of the 2016 Batch 'A'.

Management wishes to inform prospective Corps members that posting to states of deployment has not commenced; but will be done at the appropriate time in line with our laid down processes.


The so-called “Call-up letters” being mailed to prospective Corps members now are handiwork of cyber criminals and should, therefore, be disregarded.

Prospective Corps members are particularly warned not to make payments for posting or change of posting as that is most likely the motive of the cyber criminals. Management will inform prospective Corps members as soon as their posting letters are ready for printing online or delivery to their institutions of graduation.

Signed:
Management

The question is: was the website truly hacked? Because some who contacted officials of NYSC reported that they denied that posted has started. Who can verify?

Onitsha Mayhem has reached another level. Shootings, fear and running everywhere. It has every feel of a warzone. Youths aiming stones at the police and police shooting. Blood is flowing. Not a good sight at all

A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Thursday said
that Digital Satellite Television (DStv) had the
right to increase its subscription rate as it did
last month.


Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke then struck out a
suit filed by some aggrieved subscribers
challenging the company’s recent 20 per cent
increment on subscription.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
DStv is being operated by Multi-Choice Nigeria
Ltd.


The aggrieved subscribers: Messrs Osasuyi
Adebayo and Oluyinka Oyeniji, who are also
lawyers, had filed the class action on behalf of
themselves and all other DStv subscribers across
the country.


The plaintiffs had sought an order of the court
restraining Multi-Choice from implementing the
20 per cent increment on DStv subscription rate
which began on April 1.


Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, in a ruling, upheld
the preliminary objection filed by Multi-Choice,
and ruled that the suit amounted to an abuse of
court process.


The judge rejected an argument by the plaintiffs
that Multi-Choice should not to be given right of
audience having failed to abide by an earlier ex-
parte order of the court restraining the company
from implementing the increment.
Aneke said the court was bound to entertain
arguments from all parties before it, irrespective
of the alleged violation of the court order.
He further ruled that the suit disclosed no
reasonable cause of action, as the plaintiffs were
not under any obligation to continue to subscribe
to the services of Multi-Choice in the face of the
increment.


Meanwhile, the judge upheld Multi-Choice’s
argument that the suit failed to comply with
mandatory provisions of Sections 97 and 98 of
the Sherrifs and Civil Processes Act.


The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
the sections stipulate that a writ to be served
outside jurisdiction must be concurrently issued.
The plaintiffs, through their counsel, Mr Yemi
Salma, had urged the court to discountenance
such argument, as Section 19 of the Federal
High Court Act, had clearly defined the
jurisdiction of the court to be one within Nigeria.


Salma had further urged the court not to punish
any irregularity in the issuance of the writ on the
plaintiffs, as such emanated from the court.
He also stated that such irregularity could be
corrected by the court in doing substantial
justice.


However, the judge rejected the plaintiffs’
argument, and upheld the objection.
He was also silent on an argument by the
plaintiffs that the objection should be treated as
a demurrer, which has been abolished from the
rules of court.


Demurrer is an attempt by a defendant to get
dismissal of a suit without filing any process to
the substantive issues.


In the instant suit, Multi-Choice only filed
preliminary objection, and did not file any
process against the substantive suit.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
the judge had earlier rejected an attempt by a
human rights lawyer, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa,
to opt out of the suit.


Adegboruwa had filed an application to be joined
as a co-plaintiff, but later filed an application to
opt out.


Aneke, however, said he was persuaded by a
Supreme Court decision which stated that once
an objection was raised challenging jurisdiction,
the court was duty bound to first determine the
objection before entertaining any other
application.


According to the suit, the plaintiffs had sought
an order of the court compelling the NBC to
regulate the activities of Multi-Choice so as to
prevent what they described as an arbitrary
increment in subscription rates.


They specifically urged the court to impress it on
the NBC to be alive to its statutory responsibility
by ensuring that Multi-Choice is compelled to
implement the pay-per-view scheme in Nigeria.
They said that with that subscribers would only
pay for programmes they watched, as was done
in other parts of the world where Multi-Choice
operated.


But Multi-Choice, through its lawyer, Moyosore
Onigbanjo, argued that the plaintiffs had no
cause of action, adding that a court did not have
the power to regulate the price of services that
a business was offering to its customers.
It said that neither the government nor the court
could regulate prices in Nigeria, being a country
that operates a free-market economy.
Multi Choice also said that under its conditions
of agreement, especially clauses 40 and 41, it
was free to change the fees payable by
subscribers for the services it was offering them.
(NAN)

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/court-upholds-dstvs-20-increment-on-subscription/#sthash.4oPgoDMq.dpuf

Nigeria is an effigy of many things with corruption and bad politicking on top of the pile much of which has to do with everything that has gone wrong in this country. With the recent achievement of being ranked the 39th most corrupt country in the world by Transparency International, it’s pertinent to cast the spotlight on the characters who have contrived to make Nigeria prominent on the list. This is a country where a buffet is organized to commission projects, people with literally no financial power and popularity become billionaires in a span of four years. This article highlights the 3 dimensions of Nigerian politics and politicians

1ST DIMENSION
After Winning First Election… The Induction
At this stage, many are novices and rely on the counsel of godfathers to take charge of whatever position they’re elected into. They rule under the clutches of these godfathers who are quick to remind them of the reasons why they were put there. Settlements are given to those involved in the (s)election process; new contracts are awarded to on-going projects even as the old contractors are swept away to accommodate new ones, long-term plans which were set in motion by the previous administration is discarded while new ones are brought to life and new cabinet members are appointed to man the various ministries and establishments. The first six months in the eye of the average man is the foundation laying for a probable good first term but in reality these foundations are pits with imperceptible leaks to Swiss accounts. Everything is set in motion for years of looting. After 6 months, the once naïve politician who shook every hand during campaign and remonstrated acts of servitude, who reminded us of their lack of shoes when they were younger, who trekked the streets and spent hours under the scorching sun to proclaim their plans suddenly goes rogue. The craze that accompanies power possesses them as the initial zest dies and every plan grind to an abrupt halt while they try to reimburse every penny spent on their campaign. Any project started within this period say a 30km road will have just 8km of it finished even as the remaining is kept to be completed in the 2nd Dimension. And just like Nigeria’s Nollywood movies, everyone is kept in suspense.

2ND DIMENSION
End of First Term… The Exam
At this point they are well versed in the deceit and intrigues of which the political system is ensconced in and are able to navigate difficult terrains armed with speeches dripping with lies and enmeshed in rune that sound convincing enough to persuade even the most hardened electorate. The remaining 22km of road started in the first dimension is continued and rushed with substandard materials even as extra money is pumped into it never minding where the initial released fund ended up. Lots of commissioning takes place amidst parties thrown to celebrate what should be a normal activity. The monies spent on commissioning most times outshine the project. Much ado is made about irrelevant things. All these are carried out with elections a stone-throw away. The monies buried inside the crevices of the supposed foundation laid at the beginning of the tenure are invoked. The election is almost just a mere formality in states with only one party dominant and for states where strong oppositions exist the power of incumbency comes into play with the incumbent pulling all strings necessary.

Click on this link to see 3rd Dimension https://quietparrot./2014/12/08/the-3-d-cycle-of-nigerian-politics/

This article talks about cramming.

http://ayooluwa2./2014/07/20/in-aegis-of-cramming/

Pardon me to use biblical languages for effect
and emphasis. Rejoice O ye Federal University
goers, your time of salvation is here. Crieth not,
for your victory is nigh.



Twenty-five years ago, the Private University
syndrome was non-existent. It was either you go
to a Federal University or stay at home. The
population in the federal universities was
commensurate with the facilities available. I
salivate every time I’m being told stories of food
they ate then; chicken and the rest served in the
cafeterias upon presentation of their coupon.
Their bedspreads were changed weekly. Yes!! In
Nigeria. Mum and Dad can confirm all these as
they both finished in 1984.



As time went on, the population applying for
university admission increased as more people
embraced university education. Private university
system was first launched with the formation of
Igbenedion University in 1999. This set a
precedence as we have up to 50 private
universities presently in the country and counting.
The private university initiative is a brilliant idea
which helped reduce the strain on federal
universities. The learning condition and facilities,
at least for the ones I know, is better and can in
no way be compared to that of the Federal
Universities. The universities are staffed mostly
with professors who may have retired and Ph.D
holders on sabbatical. The hands available are
capable and the institution is strike-proof.
Graduating as at when due is absolutely
guaranteed.



But I have a little problem with them. Good
enough, I’m attending a Federal University and
may be a little bias in my view as I’ve never
stepped into any Private University prior to writing
this but I’ve had the privilege of interviewing few
of their students.



It pricks me whenever I talk to a Private
University attendee and the first thing they are
fast to remind me is how expensive their school
fee is. They say this not to complain but
establish it in my head that we are not on the
same level. They seem to exalt the school fees
more than anything. I wouldn’t blame them but
the poor mentality of Nigerians who are made to
believe that the higher the cost of a product, the
better the value. Try asking any of them how the
school is and out of 2000 words spoken, 1888 of
it will be about school fees. I find this uneasy
and annoying.



Ask about the academic performance and they’ll
be fast to remind you about the numerous first-
class products they have. I wouldn’t doubt the
credibility of their results but I have always
viewed Private Universities as first and foremost
a business organization and secondly an
academic institution. The business organization
aspect naturally will be the driving point of the
owners given how capitally intensive it is to run
them. Therefore, everything required to maintain a
business model is utilized to the bones. It
includes selling their products and monitoring to
check for conditions to improve profit and
minimize losses.



Their academic results is their means of
advertising and telling the world they are doing
well. You get my point. Graduating with a “Pass”
is rare to find. How dare you pay half a million
naira and not get a good result?? Woe upon you.



I was lost for words when the student of a
popular Private University which proclaims to the
world that the use of phone is banned, perhaps
not to corrupt the students, said he takes his
phone to school and uses it. I laughed annoyingly
at such stupid hypocrisy. What baffles me most
is that those who say they wanna produce
students with moral excellence actually have the
most corrupt students i’ve seen. Don’t get me
wrong here, environment never spoils a child. A
child only expresses the evil he/she always had.
You could read more on that here . When a school
says it wants to curb immoral living and the likes,
it makes me laugh. Only God can change a man.
No school can.



I stand to be corrected but most of the students
who end up in Private Universities do so to avoid
the rigors of entering Federal Universities as they
may not have the mental ability to practice the
“survival for the fittest” life found in Federal
Universities. The Private Universities are very
willing to accept them as more students
translates to more cash.



This is not to paint the Federal Universities as
being saintly or free from the above. We all know
the tons of vices found there because of the
limitless freedom available, the dilapidated
infrastructure borne from years of usage and the
lecturers who don’t do the job as it’s meant to
be.



I really want and hope to eradicate the low self
esteem which ravages the Federal University
students at the sight/stories of their counterparts
in the Private Universities. By the way, if you have
the cash as a parent, send your kid abroad.

Visit www.ayooluwa2. for hard-knuckled write-ups

Eighty two students of the Covenant University,
Ota, Ogun State, bagged first class degrees at its
2013/2014 convocation ceremony held at the
school premises on Friday.

This was disclosed by the University Chancellor,
Dr David Oyedepo at the 9th convocation and the
conferment of honorary doctorate degrees and
presentation of prizes to deserving students and
eminent citizens by the school.

Oyedepo said 1,429 students, comprising 1,334
undergraduates and 95 post- graduates received
various degrees during the convocation.
Eighty –two students bagged first class honours,
594 bagged second class upper division honours,
531 bagged second class lower division honours,
while 127 bagged third class honours.

Oyedepo said that first class graduates of the
institution emerged tops in the Presidential
Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and
Development in Nigeria in 2013 and 2014.
While urging the Federal Government to partner
with the nation’s universities to provide solution
to the security challenges in the country, he said
the only way Nigerian universities could be
relevant in solving societal problems was to
continue to carry out researches that would
resolve political and cultural challenges.

http://www.punchng.com/news/82-covenant-varsity-students-bag-first-class-degree/

Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of
the world's most popular rifle, has
died. He was 94.
Viktor Chulkov, a spokesman for
the government in Udmurt, where
Kalashnikov lived, is quoted by RT
as saying: “Today sad news has
arrived that Mikhail Kalashnikov
has died after a lengthy illness."
He had been in hospital for more
than a month with heart problems.
The AK-47 — “Avtomat
Kalashnikov” and the year it went
into production — is favored by
guerrillas, terrorists and the soldiers
of many armies. An estimated 100
million guns are spread worldwide.
At a lavish Kremlin ceremony on
Kalashnikov's 90th birthday, then-
President Dmitry Medvedev
bestowed on him the highest state
honour - the Hero of Russia gold
star medal - and lauded him for
creating “the national brand every
Russian is proud of”.
Kalashnikov, who was in his 20s
when he created the weapon, died in
his home city of Izhevsk, near the
Ural Mountains, where his gun is
still made.
He once aspired to design farm
equipment. But even though his
most famous invention — the AK-47
assault rifle — sowed havoc instead
of crops, he often said he felt
personally untroubled by his
contribution to bloodshed.
"I sleep well. It's the politicians who
are to blame for failing to come to
an agreement and resorting to
violence," he said in 2007.



http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/mikhail-kalashnikov-dead-at-94-ak47-inventor-had-been-in-hospital-for-a-month-9022861.html

Soak in water containing Black dye for 10 Minutes. Wash with Dudu Osun thereafter. I give you 3 years warranty for this process. Tested and Trusted

Group A: Brazil, Cameroon, Mexico,
Croatia

Group B: Spain, Chile, Australia,
Netherlands

Group C: Colombia, Cote D'Ivoire,
Japan, Greece

Group D: Uruguay, Italy, Costa Rica,
England

Group E: Switzerland,
Ecuador, Honduras, France

Group F: Argentina, Nigeria, Iran,
Bosnia-Herzegovina

Group G: Germany, Ghana, USA,
Portugal

Group H: Belgium, Algeria, South
Korea, Russia

What group is the toughest?

President Goodluck Jonathan has
weekend, said his government did not
give the Academic Staff Union of
Universities, ASUU, an ultimatum to
resume work or be sacked.
Fielding questions from newsmen at
the expanded caucus meeting of the
Bayelsa State Peoples Democratic
Party held at Government House,
Yenagoa, the President said, the
Supervising Minister of Education only
passed on the decision of the
Committee of Vice Chancellors.
“We didn’t give them ultimatum; it was
the Committee of Vice Chancellors
that took that decision. The
Supervising Minister of Education only
passed on the decision.”
Jonathan also said the strike
embarked upon by the ASUU was no
longer a trade dispute , but a
subversive action.
Jonathan
He said, “What ASUU is doing is no
longer trade union. I have intervened
in other labour issues before now,
once I invite them they respond and
after the meeting they take decision
and call off the strike.
“At times we don’t even give them a
long notice,unlike, in the case of ASUU
that was given four days notice before
the meeting. As you are meeting to
resolve trade disputes, you expect the
trade unions to get their officials
ready.
“What was expected having met with
the highest authorities in the land for
long hours, was for ASUU to
immediately issue statement within 12
or latest 24 hours , to state their
position whether they were accepting
government’s offer or not. And if they
are not accepting they should state
the reason for that.”
“But despite the fact that I had the
longest meeting with ASUU in my
political history, we did not start that
meeting until around 2:00pm and the
meeting ended the next day in the
early hours. As far as the government
of Nigeria was concerned, all the
critical people that should be in a
meeting were there, so what else do
they want?
“After that they didn’t meet until one
week, despite the fact that you met
with the highest authority. It was
unfortunate one of them, Prof. Iyayi
died.
“The way ASUU has conducted the
matter shows they are extreme and
when Iyayi died, they now said the
strike was now indefinite, our children
have been at home for over five
months.”


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/didnt-give-ASUU-ultimatum-jonathan/#sthash.ytyGoszS.dpuf

President Goodluck Jonathan has
weekend, said his government did not
give the Academic Staff Union of
Universities, ASUU, an ultimatum to
resume work or be sacked.
Fielding questions from newsmen at
the expanded caucus meeting of the
Bayelsa State Peoples Democratic
Party held at Government House,
Yenagoa, the President said, the
Supervising Minister of Education only
passed on the decision of the
Committee of Vice Chancellors.
“We didn’t give them ultimatum; it was
the Committee of Vice Chancellors
that took that decision. The
Supervising Minister of Education only
passed on the decision.”
Jonathan also said the strike
embarked upon by the ASUU was no
longer a trade dispute , but a
subversive action.
Jonathan
He said, “What ASUU is doing is no
longer trade union. I have intervened
in other labour issues before now,
once I invite them they respond and
after the meeting they take decision
and call off the strike.
“At times we don’t even give them a
long notice,unlike, in the case of ASUU
that was given four days notice before
the meeting. As you are meeting to
resolve trade disputes, you expect the
trade unions to get their officials
ready.
“What was expected having met with
the highest authorities in the land for
long hours, was for ASUU to
immediately issue statement within 12
or latest 24 hours , to state their
position whether they were accepting
government’s offer or not. And if they
are not accepting they should state
the reason for that.”
“But despite the fact that I had the
longest meeting with ASUU in my
political history, we did not start that
meeting until around 2:00pm and the
meeting ended the next day in the
early hours. As far as the government
of Nigeria was concerned, all the
critical people that should be in a
meeting were there, so what else do
they want?
“After that they didn’t meet until one
week, despite the fact that you met
with the highest authority. It was
unfortunate one of them, Prof. Iyayi
died.
“The way ASUU has conducted the
matter shows they are extreme and
when Iyayi died, they now said the
strike was now indefinite, our children
have been at home for over five
months.”


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/didnt-give-ASUU-ultimatum-jonathan/#sthash.ytyGoszS.dpuf

The new national identity card
can be used as Automated Teller
Machine (ATM) card anywhere there is
MasterCard logo in the world, the
National Identity Management
Commission (NIMC) has said.
NIMC’s Director of Technical Services,
Mr Emmanuel Ogungbe, told
Journalists on Thursday in Abuja that
the commission had already signed
an agreement with MasterCard.
“As opposed to just being an ID card,
the card is also a cash card. What that
means is you can also use it the way
you currently use your ATM card.
*The old National Identity Card
“So if you put money on the card, you
can withdraw this money anywhere in
the world.
“Two, it’s also a travel card. What that
means is that very soon, especially
within the West African sub-region,
you can travel passport-free as long
as you have this card with you.
“So this card has multi-purpose use
and that is why we are calling it a
general-multi-purpose card, it’s not
just an ID card.”
According to him, all that a holder of
the card needs to do is to present it at
the point of entry of any country
where it will be swiped.
He said the information about the
person, similar to the ones on
passport, would come out and the
country would allow entry.
Ogungbe said that the new card was
error-proof and would enhance the
security of the country.
“We have a system called automated
biometrics identification system in our
data centre that checks information of
newly registered people coming into
the database against what we already
have in the database.
“If there is a hit, that means that
person was registered before and of
course this means we will deny new
registration.
“So, there is no way of beating that
system for now; I’m very confident of
that. That will ensure that you can
only register once.
“What the bad elements do is to hide
in a way that you won’t be able to
capture them. But we are saying with
this (ID) we know who they are and
we will be able to very easily locate
them,’’ he said.
According to him, if there is a crime
and the police are able to lift finger
prints from the crime scene and send
to NIMC, the commission will be able
to give the full details of the criminals.
He also said that the card would
reduce incidences of bank frauds as
fraudsters would be easily detected
and apprehended.
“Talk about even fraud in the banks,
where someone will obtain a loan in a
particular bank, move on to the next
bank without servicing the previous
loan to obtain another loan; that will
become a thing of the past.
“Because once the bank takes your
national identification number, it can
see all your various transactions, all
various businesses that you have with
all the other banks.”
He said that government had asked
the commission to “register every
single Nigerian and legal residents”
but warned the aliens against any
attempt to use the card to commit
crimes.
“If you are an alien and you think you
can continue doing that and go scot-
free, then the person’s time is
numbered because very soon, we will
get to him or her,” he said. (NAN)










http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/national-identity-card-become-atm-travel-card/#sthash.7OVnIzU4.dpuf

Oladapo Oluwadora Glory,
Aboluwarin Olaluwa David and Banjo
Mofesola Paul of the Federal
University of Technology FUTA , Akure
have won ISPON software cup 2013,
they were among the 70 students
from the Nigerian higher educational
institutions that competed in the 2013
Institute of Software Practitioners of
Nigeria, ISPON national software
conference and competition holding
in Tinapa Business Resort, Calabar,
Cross Rivers to win Software
Innovation price.
Vanguard checks revealed that twenty
one schools including Usman
Danfodiyo, Federal University of
Technology, Akure, Federal University
of Technology, Owerri, University of
Benin, Delta State University, Anambra
State University, uli, Federal
Polytechnic, Okoh, Niger Delta
University, Nnamdi Azikiwe University,
Awka, Uyo City University, Covernany
University, Ajayi Crowther University,
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife
among others are participating in the
national software contest hosted by
the Cross Rivers State government for
three years running.
However, 24 teams in different
categories including mobile app, web
app, desktop app, and mobile game
battled to win software innovation
price sponsored by Main One,
Nigerian Communications
Commission, NEXIM Bank, NITDA
among others.
At the event that attracted key industry
stakeholders and university Vice
Chancellors, participants among other
things discussed how best software
strategies can help retool the
workforce.
Earlier in his opening speech on
Monday, the Governor of the Cross
Rivers, Senator Liyel Imoke said with
optimism that future belongs to the
competing students.
According to him, there was need to
review Nigerian educational
curriculum to match global standard.
While urging the students to use the
tools and knowledge in their hands to
contribute to the economic
development of the country, he said
that CrossRiversState was well
positioned for IT hub in Nigeria.
“How the winners will contribute to
local economy is the next challenge.
In this conference, we have the future
of the country. We have the capacity.
We can drive knowledge economy
with right policies. The students in the
software competition here are
entrepreneurs of the future. Your
destiny lies in your hands” he said.
For the ISPON President, Chris Uwaje,
unless the workforce were retooled
with local software, the challenge of
the knowledge society may not be
resolved.
According to him, there was need to
retool the workforce with innovative
sofware strategies for national
survivability.



http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/futa-students-win-2013-ispon-national-software-cup/

The declining fortunes of the domestic airlines have made President Goodluck Jonathan’s 10-aircraft Presidential Air Fleet larger than the fleets of three domestic airlines combined, investigations by our correspondent revealed on Tuesday.

The three carriers are Chanchangi, MedView, and FirstNation airlines. Chanchangi has one aircraft; Medview Airlines, three; while FirstNation has two.

IRS Airlines, with five aircraft in its fleet, has only one that is currently operational. The four others have been sent overseas for routine maintenance for a long time now.

It can be technically assumed that the PAF is bigger than the four domestic airlines, according to industry experts.

Aerocontractors, the second largest domestic airline, which currently has about 12 aircraft in its fleet, is struggling under sundry debts like every other domestic airline.

Indications have also emerged that the 10-aircraft PAF may emerge the second largest domestic airline in the country after Arik Air, which currently has about 23 aircraft.

Aviation sources revealed, however, that unless the plan to turn Aerocontractors Airlines into a national carrier worked out, the declining fortunes of the debt-ridden airline might force it lose some of its planes to foreign aircraft leasing companies as it happened to Air Nigeria some years ago.

Top aviation officials admitted that the large size of the PAF could not be justified amid the dearth of aircraft among the domestic airlines, which lack adequate finance to buy more planes to meet up with the soaring passenger capacity.

Apart from Arik and Aerocontractors, each of the remaining domestic airlines does not possess half of the number of aircraft in the PAF, according to findings by our correspondent.

IRS Airlines has only one operational aircraft in its fleet; while Dana Air has five aircraft, in addition to those owned by Chanchangi, Medview and FirstNation, according to figures obtained from the industry.

According to findings, the PAF include two Falcon 7X jets, two Falcon 900 jets, a Gulfstream 550, one Boeing 737 BBJ (Nigerian Air Force 001 or Eagle One), and a Gulfstream IVSP.

Others are one Gulfstream V, Cessna Citation 2 aircraft and Hawker Siddley 125-800 jet.

Each of the Falcon 7X jets was purchased in 2010 at a cost of $51.1m, while the Gulfstream 550 costs $53.3m.

The factory price of the other aircraft in the fleet could not be obtained online. However, airline CEOs put the average price of the Falcon 900 at $35m; Gulfstream IVSP, $40m; Gulfstream V, $45m; Boeing 737 BBJ, $58m; Cessna Citation, $7m; and Hawker Siddley 125-800, $15m.

This brings a combined estimated value of the PAF to $390.5m (N60.53bn).

Nigeria happens to be one of the few countries in the world with a large PAF.

Most major countries in Europe and Asia maintain two aircraft in their PAF, according to Wikipedia.

According to the online portal, Japan maintains only two Boeing 747-400 planes in its PAF.

The two aircraft, mostly for the prime minister, the emperor and his wife, and other members of the Imperial Family, is operated by the Japan Air Self-Defence Force.

The aircraft were constructed at the Boeing factory at the same time as the United States’ Air Force One. Both Japanese aircraft were delivered in 1990.

Wikipedia also states that the Netherlands government operates only two aircraft, a Fokker 70 and Gulfstream IV to transport the Dutch Royal family and government officials such as the prime minister and other ministers.

They are also used for international conferences and for private trips by the Queen and the Prince of Orange. For long haul trips, the Royal Dutch Airline is used. Often the upper deck of a Boeing 747 is used.

The Queen of England and the Prime Minister, David Cameron, often go on British Airways chartered flights for long trips. Cameron was recently criticised by the UK media for chartering a foreign plane instead of a British.

According to Wikipedia, the Royal Squadron of the Royal Air Force maintains a fleet of Agusta A109 helicopters, BAE-125 mid-sized business jet and BAE-146 regional airliner to support short travel by the Royal Family, the Prime Minister and senior members of the British Government.

Countries like Ghana, Algeria and a host of others in Europe maintain only one aircraft in their PAF.

According to industry experts, airlines spend between 15 and 20 per cent of the cost of an aircraft on its operation yearly. They say that averagely, a little less than one-fifth of the cost of the plane is spent every year on insurance, flight and cabin crew, maintenance, fuelling, catering and training.

Going by the fact that at least 15 per cent of this amount is spent annually on operating the PAF, it means about $58.57m (N9.08bn ) is being spent annually on running the planes in the Nigerian PAF.

Some airline CEOs, who pleaded anonymity, had raised concerns over the economic sense behind the large mix of brands of aircraft in the PAF. They said although the fleet size was large, the cost of operation would have been cheaper if the Presidency had maintained only two brands.

According to the Nigerian Air Force’s website, the PAF’s current staff strength consists of 47 NAF officers, 173 airmen/airwomen and 96 technical and administrative civilians.

“The operational headquarters of the Fleet is located at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while the administrative personnel are at the Federal Secretariat. The fleet has a liaison office at the Presidential Villa. Flight operations, training, aircraft maintenance and general running of the fleet are funded by the Presidency,” according to the website.

http://www.punchng.com/news/presidential-fleet-larger-than-three-domestic-airlines/

As the ongoing strike by
Academic Staff Union of Universities,
ASUU, enters the fourth month, there
are strong indications that the Federal
Government has commenced the
implementation of the “No Work, No
Pay” rule.
Vanguard gathered from a reliable
source at the National Universities
Commission, NUC, that the
government has passed a directive to
the various universities governing
councils to stop payment of salaries of
the striking lecturers.
The ASUU Zonal Chairman in Abuja,
Mr Clement Chup confirmed this
yesterday after a zonal conference of
ASUU, University of Abuja chapter,
which took place at the Gwagwalada
campus to review the nationwide
strike.
He said his colleagues were yet to
receive their September salaries.
According to him, “we have resorted
to other welfare strategies to cope
with the effect of the strike,
particularly to contain the various
attempts by government to break the
resolve of the union. The Federal
Government has through the National
Universities Commission, directed
universities to stop the payment of
our salaries effective September this
year and since then our salaries have
not been paid.
“Part of the welfare strategy, involved
distributing food items, giving out soft
loans and cash advances to
members.”
He urged members of the public to
ignore the rumour that the strike has
been called off. He said: “Nigerians
should disregard rumours making the
rounds that the three months old
strike has been called off”, adding that
“the strike continues until the
government demonstrates a positive
inclination towards implementing the
2009 agreements and the 2012
Memorandum of Understanding
signed by both parties.”