₦airaland Forum

Some units in
government hospitals
in Lagos may be forced
to shut down due to
an acute shortage of
medical doctors in the
state, National Mirror
investigations can
authoritatively reveal.
A survey conducted at
many of the hospitals
over a period revealed
that hundreds of
patients that besiege
the general hospitals
everyday now have to
queue for hours
before receiving
medical attention.
Doctors complain of
being overworked, with
many of them staying
on duty for over 24
hours at a stretch.
National Mirror
investigation revealed
that the state
government has not
employed any resident
doctor in the last two
years at the Lagos
State University
Teaching Hospital,
LASUTH, leaving the
care of thousands of
patients in the hands
of medical officers,
who are mostly
general practitioners.
A resident doctor is a
medical doctor
receiving advanced
training in a specialist
field. In the teaching
hospital setting, the
resident doctors
usually attend to the
majority of patients
and render specialised
services under the
supervision of
consultants who are
fewer in number.
Repeated visits to
LASUTH, however,
revealed many
departments are
without resident
doctors. At the
department of
medicine, for instance,
many of the units
which should be
supervised by resident
doctors are being run
by medical officers.
In one of the units, the
only consultant, who
did not want his name
mentioned, confirmed
that he was running
the unit with just two
medical officers, which
he described as
“grossly inadequate”.
“In a department like
my own, there should
be at least three to
four consultants, two
to three senior
registrars per
consultant, three to
four registrars and
three to four resident
doctors per
consultant,” the
consultant, who
pleaded anonymity,
told National Mirror .
This, he said, has
increased the workload
of the few doctors on
ground with one
doctor attending to no
fewer than 40 patients
or more daily. “We
need at least a triple of
the number of doctors
in this unit,” he said.
National Mirror learnt
there are currently 24
doctors at the surgical
out-patients
department, a
situation one of the
doctors said was
inadequate for all the
units.
“There is so much
pressure on us,” the
doctor said, and
bluntly refused to
speak further.
Some doctors, bogged
down by the pressure
of work, were not
ready to spare any
time for interviews.
Some also told
National Mirror they
were civil servants and
would not talk without
the permission of the
hospital authorities.
A female doctor at the
paediatric department
simply walked this
reporter out of her
unit even when our
correspondent
pretended to be a
mother requiring
information about
hospital admission.
“Look, I have so many
children to attend to. If
you want any
information go to the
information unit. The
right people to tell you
what you want are
there. Please leave,”
she said.
A nurse at the medical
out-patient unit also
confirmed the
pressure of work on
the doctors. She told
National Mirror that
majority of them were
being so overworked
that they did not have
time for break.
They send attendants
to buy biscuits and soft
drinks to eat. “Many of
them resume work at
8a.m. and close
around 7p.m. Some
even work
continuously for three
days without going
home.
Some of them will
even delegate their
duties, telling nurses
around to attend to
some of the patients
and prescribe
necessary drugs simply
because of the stress
and workload on
them.
“Others who will not
delegate will just
attend to patients in a
hurry and release
them,” she added.
Further investigation at
the obstetrics and
gynaecology, O&G,
department in LASUTH
also revealed that
there are only five
doctors in the
department. The
department caters for
scores of women who
visit the department
daily for specialised
care.
A source at the
department told
National Mirror that
the doctors could only
attend to only 10 new
patients and about 30
followups daily.
It was a pathetic
situation at the Lagos
Island General Hospital
when National Mirror
visited the surgical out-
patients department.
There was a long
queue of patients
either waiting to be
booked for a surgical
operation or waiting to
take their turn to be
taken to the theatre.
One of the patients,
who identified himself
simply as Friday, was
seen pleading with
doctors to attend to
him as he complained
of a bladder problem
and obvious urinary
incontinence.
Another patient, Mrs.
Nike Ademola, with an
undisclosed ailment
lamented openly that
she had been sitting in
one spot since 8a.m.
when she was called
and was yet to be
attended to at 3p.m.
National Mirror noted
that there are just one
consultant and one
doctor in the unit. Both
could not be reached
for interview.
A source, however,
confirmed that the
doctors are always so
overwhelmed by the
number of patients
they see daily that it
now seems “they have
developed thick skin to
the cries of patients.”
“Doctors in that unit
are usually
overstressed.
By the time they attend
to about 25 patients,
they are worn out
already. Most of the
time, they work for two
days at a stretch. Their
case can be described
as an abnormality that
has become normal in
the system,” he said.
The situation is not
different in other
departments of the
hospital visited by
National Mirror. At
Gbagada General
Hospital, a young man,
Ayoola, narrated how
his wife was rushed
from a private hospital
in Ketu at exactly
5.20a.m. and could not
see a doctor until it
was almost 9a.m.
“Kemi was about seven
months pregnant and
was draining. She
started complaining of
pain yesterday around
10p.m. so I took her to
a nearby clinic.
But the doctor called
me aside and said he
had to refer her to a
government hospital
because he suspected
that the baby was
dead based on the
kind of odour from her
body. She needed to
see a specialist to treat
the infections which he
described as “sepsis.”
“The doctor actually
advised that I took her
to either LASUTH or
Gbagada immediately
but I pleaded that we
wait till the morning
because there was no
transport around that
time.
I was, however, lucky
to see a friend who
agreed to take us in his
car by 5a.m. “At the
Gbagada General
Hospital, we were
directed to the O&G
department from the
emergency unit but
there was no doctor to
attend to us with my
wife reeling in pain. I
tried to look for a
doctor and I saw one
man sleeping on a
table who turned out
to be the only doctor
on duty in that unit.
A nurse pleaded with
me to leave him alone
because he had been
the only doctor on
duty and he had
‘worked himself out,’ to
use her exact word. “I
wonder why
government should
allow that to happen.
Anyway I had to start
shouting and begging
that they should not
allow my wife to die
before a doctor
eventually came to
attend to her at 9a.m.
“I must, however,
commend the doctors
and the nurses. The
doctor actually told me
my wife would have
died if he had not
referred her.”
National Mirror also
visited the dental
department of the
hospital where there
was no single doctor
on duty. It was
gathered that only
three doctors out of
the total six in the
department had all
gone for a seminar.
The other three were
reportedly on leave.
The department
currently does not
have a consultant.
The only nurse on duty
was heard telling
patients to come back
the following day. A
lady who complained
of severe tooth pain
was advised to take
Paracetamol and come
back the following day
as there was no doctor
around to attend to
her.
The nurse also advised
some other patients
with serious cases to
try other hospitals for
proper medical
attention. Lagos State
Chairman of the
Nigerian Medical
Association, NMA, Dr.
Francis Faduyile,
confirmed the dearth
of doctors in Lagos
public hospitals, saying
lack of adequate
medical personnel had
become a general
problem at LASUTH in
particular.
“Over two years now,
doctors have not been
employed at LASUTH,
those on ground are
not trained to be
promoted to be
registrars and
registrars not trained
to be senior registrars.
As a result, there is a
general lack of senior
registrars within the
system and this really
affects the system.
“Many departments
are affected by this in
the sense that where
there should be two or
three senior registrars
you have only one or
no registrar at all.
The lack of adequate
medical personnel is a
general problem at
LASUTH. “Doctors are
really overworked, you
know an overworked
doctor is a stressed
doctor and we all
know what can
happen to decision
making during
stressful situations. The
patients will always be
at the receiving ends of
such a terrible
situation.
“Lagos State, being a
‘centre of excellence’, is
supposed to have
many of these
consultants for the
people to enjoy their
benefits. The
underlying fact is that
a consultant is
supposed to have at
least two or three
senior registrars so
that he will be able to
expand his work for
the work to be
appreciated. Also,
under each senior
registrar, there should
be about two or three
registrars.”
He added that within a
unit of a consultant,
there should be a
minimum of 10
doctors learning under
him. But in the case of
LASUTH, there is a
consultant without a
registrar or a senior
registrar without a
registrar, hence the
consultant will not
work effectively, the
work will be
hampered.
Such cases can be very
difficult, and this
accounts for why
doctors have been
crying for more people
to complement the
work the consultants
are doing.
“A consultant will
always need the
registrars to rally round
him to take care of the
patients when he
performs a surgery
instead of him being
tied down to see one
patient.”
Asked about the
number of consultants,
senior registrars and
registrars needed in a
hospital like LASUTH,
Dr. Faduyile said:
“LASUTH is big, it is the
highest rated in Lagos
State, so it depends on
the outlook of the
government on the
number of consultants,
senior registrars and
registrars it wants. It
depends on the
number of specialties
the government wants
to have.
“For example, it is
possible the
government decides it
is not taking
neurosurgeons, which
means people in Lagos
that need
neurosurgical
treatment are doomed
to die or they go to
another place.”
Efforts by National
Mirror to get the state
Commissioner of
Health, Dr Jide Idris,
and his counterpart in
Information, Lateef
Ibirogba, to react to
the development was
unsuccessful as they
did not pick their calls
or reply text messages
requesting for
interview or asking
direct questions on
our findings in the
state hospitals.

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The University of Ilorin has expelled
five students from the institution
for alleged acts of misconduct.
The Disciplinary Committee of the
institution said after due
consideration of all evidence before
it, it was convinced beyond
reasonable doubt that the
allegation of misconduct was
established against the students.
Vice-Chancellor, UNILORIN, Prof.
AbdulGaniyu Ambali, in an
interview with journalists in Ilorin
on Tuesday, confirmed the
expulsion of the students.
He added that before any student
could graduate, such must have
been found worthy in learning and
character.
According to him, students are
being monitored from their first
day on the campus till the last day.
Besides, he said the university
believed in upholding the rule of
law.
He said, "We have various
committees put in place to
checkmate excesses either of the
students or of the staff. We have
rules and regulations guiding the
conducts of staff and students on
campus."


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Striking university teachers on
Tuesday dismissed as a "rumour"
the report that they would soon
return to the classrooms.
They insisted that there was no end
to the strike until the Federal
Government honoured fully an
agreement it signed with their
umbrella body, the Academic Staff
Union of Universities in 2009.
Members of ASUU in Nsukka,
Calabar and Benin zones restated
their resolve to continue with the
industrial action at different
briefings on Tuesday.
The Calabar zone of the union,
comprising the University of
Calabar; the University of Uyo; the
Michael Okpara University of
Agriculture, and the Cross River
University of Technology,
particularly described as
unfortunate the report that
lecturers would return to the
classrooms on Thursday.
The Coordinator of the union in
Nsukka zone, Dr. Chidi Osuagwu,
said the resumption rumour was
an embarrassment to ASUU
members.
He appealed to the students,
parents and guardians to bear with
the union, saying they were
pursuing a worthy cause to ensure
better university system in the
country.
He recalled that the union
embarked on the strike because of
the failure of the Federal
Government to implement the
2009 agreement.
The zone draws its members from
the Abia State University, Uturu; the
Anambra State University, Uli; the
Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki;
the Enugu State University of
Science and Technology, Enugu;
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka,
and the University of Nigeria,
Nsukka.
Members of the union in Benin, in
a statement by Dr. Sunny Ighalo
(University of Benin), Dr. Emmanuel
Mordi (Delta State University); Prof.
Fred Esumeh (Ambrose Alli
University); Dr. Beke Sese (Niger
Delta University); and the zonal
coordinator, Dr. Sunny Ighalo, also
described the Thursday resumption
date as untrue.
The statement read, "There is no
iota of truth in the report as the
government has yet to make any
concrete effort to address the
issues at stake. The union remains
focused and is resolved to carrying
on with the struggle to revitalise
and reposition university education
in Nigeria. Nothing short of full
implementation of the agreement
and respect for the Memorandum
of Understanding of 2009 will be
acceptable to the union."




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THE National Judicial Council (NJC), on
Monday, announced the sack of the
acting Chief Judge of Abia State,
Justice Shadrack Nwanosike, for
falsifying his date of birth.
It also set up a five-member panel to
look into the report of low
performance by some judges.
The panel, according to a source, had
put a secretariat in place in the
council and is about sending
invitation to affected judges.
The membership of the panel was still
under wrap at the time of going to
press, due to what a source called the
“sensitive nature of the assignment.”
The affected judges, according to the
source, were being asked to come and
justify why they should not be
dismissed.
The council also announced the
appointment of four new chief judges
for Federal Capital Territory (FCT),
Rivers, Jigawa and Katsina states.
According to a statement signed by
the council’s spokesperson, Soji Oye,
“The NJC, under the chairmanship of
Justice Mukhtar, at its 63rd meeting
held between July 17 and 18, 2013
recommended the compulsory
retirement from office of Justice
Nwanosike, the acting Chief Judge of
Abia State.
“The decision is sequel to the findings
of the council that Justice Nwanosike
falsified his date of birth, which
invariably affected his retirement age.
“The council, during the meeting, also
considered and deliberated on the
report of its Committee on
Performance Evaluation of Judicial
Officers of the Superior Courts of
Record in the Federation.
“At the end of deliberation, the
council constituted a five-man
committee comprising its members to
invite judicial officers with very low
performance or non-performance, to
appear before it, to show cause why
they should not be removed from
office.”
Other recommended appointments
by the council included the president,
Customary Court of Appeal, Taraba
State; two Khadis for the Sharia Court
of Appeal, Kebbi State; two Khadis for
the Sharia Court of Appeal, Sokoto
State; one judge for the Customary
Court of Appeal, Delta State and two
judges for the Customary Court of
Appeal, Ebonyi State.

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Mrs Folorunsho Alakija , the Richest
black woman alive, reportedly bought
4 Mercedes Benz G-Wagons worth
N22m each, for her 4 sons.
According to Society Now, Mrs Alakija
who allegedly rakes in $1M (N159m)
daily doled out the latest edition
(2013) of the alluring automobiles to
her four sons. The luxury SUVs, which
were specially made for the Alakija
boys, were quietly brought into the
country a few weeks back. Each is said
to have cost at least N22mllion, minus
shipping.
Mrs Alakija is said to be worth about $
600m (as of 2012) and makes about $
1m daily from her oil business. She
also has a real estate portfolio worth
over $100 million.

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Chief Imam of University of
Abuja Central Mosque, Taofik
Abdul-Azeez, has alleged that
government is actually profiting
from menace of the terrorists
group, Boko Haram, while
Nigerians are left to bear the
brunt .
He also declared that contrary to
the wide spread notion that
Boko Haram had link with Islam,
the group was a product of
media coinage, but owned by
the ruling party in Nigeria.
Speaking on the
topic ,“Surviving the Global
Onslaught on Islam” ,the
lecturer reviewed Nigeria’s
political system and came to the
conclusion that unless the
electorates wake up from their
slumber and seek the right
education ,the hardship being
visited on them would not
abate .
The programme was the annual
Ramadan lecture, organised by
Da’awah Front of Nigeria (Ondo-
Ekiti branch) at Government
House Mosque, Ado-Ekiti.
Abdul-Azeez distanced Islam
from the dastardly acts being
committed by Boko Haram and
Al-Qaida groups ,insisting that
their modus operandi have
clearly disconnect them from
Islam. Boko-Haram, he noted, is
one of the manifestations of evil
consequences of desperation of
the politicians to grab power,
insisting that only government
who knows how the group
came about could end its
menace.
The lecturer enumerated seven
sentiments which the West used
in fighting Islam and its
adherents, the first and most
potent being media
propaganda. He decried a
situation where Muslims who
are fighting genuine course or
making legitimate demands are
tagged as, fanatics,
fundamentalists, extremists and
of later terrorists.
His words, “Boko Haram is not
an Islamic group as the media
would want the public to
believe. The truth of the matter
is that the word ‘Boko-Haram’ is
a media creation and the group
is actually owned by the ruling
party in Nigeria. I can tell you
government is making a lot of
money from Boko Haram.
Nobody can claim to be fighting
for Islam and kill people
indiscriminately, even Muslims,
and set places of worship on
fire. We have seen all these
playing out in the engagements
of Boko Haram.”
On the issue of child marriage,
the cleric described it an
escapist and diversionary tactics
by the Senate to elicit needless
debate, adding that Nigerians
are more interested in asking
questions about the dismal
performances of members of
the National Assembly, giving
the colossal resources which the
nation had to contend with in
funding the two chambers.
“Nigerians must ask members of
the Senate about the huge
salaries they are taken for doing
nothing. They should ask
question about their
irresponsibility and dastardly
acts .They should ask them why
they have failed to bring
government to account for the
glaring maladministration,” he
said.
The Imam urged Muslims to
shun unnecessary criticism of
one another and cultivate the
habit of verifying whatever
religious doctrines they are
confronted with. Doing so, he
hoped, would save many
innocent believers from fallen
into traps of the enemies.
He traced the multi-various
problems confronting the nation
to unwholesome activities of
political party owners, who often
manipulate the majority for their
selfish agenda under the guise
of democracy.



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Indications emerged yesterday that
local government workers across the
country were getting set to commence
a three-day warning strike today.
This is to protest Senate’s refusal to
endorse local government autonomy
in the ongoing amendment of the
country’s constitution.
A statement signed by the state
Secretary of the Kwara State branch of
the Nigeria Union of Local
Government Employees, NULGE,
Comrade Afolabi Abayomi, had
directed all workers of the councils in
the state to join their colleagues in the
nationwide strike action.
Abayomi in the statement said
NULGE’s National Executive Council
meeting which held in Abuja last week
had resolved to go on strike because
it was aware that some senators who
voted against local government
autonomy did so because of their
“selfish interests and inordinate
ambitions”.
“The union is aware that some
senators who voted against local
government autonomy did so for
reasons of their inordinate ambitions
to become governors and continue
the looting spree, the entrenchment
of poverty and lack of development at
the grassroots,” he said.
“If the labour of our people during
public hearings to have a local
government that is grass root
development- oriented, people driven,
free from executive lawlessness,
encumbrances and endless pilfering,
will not be in vain, then the Senate
must revisit the issue of local
autonomy immediately”, they added.


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An award-winning Nigerian music
director, Aswad Ayinde, found guilty
of fathering children with his
daughters will spend the rest of his
life in jail.
According to Mail Online, Ayinde, 55,
of Paterson, New Jersey, United States,
was sentenced to 50 years in prison
on Friday after being found guilty in
the second of five expected trials in
which he is accused of repeatedly
raping his six daughters, resulting in
six children being fathered.
Mr. Ayinde was found guilty in his
latest trial of having intercourse with a
daughters when she was as young as
eight-years-old. The second sentence
adds to the 40 year sentence Mr
Ayinde received in a 2011 trial for
sexually assaulting a separate
daughter.
Mr. Ayinde is known for directing the
music video for the Fugees 1996
smash hit “Killing Me Softly.”
In a disturbing disclosure during his
first trial, Mr. Ayinde’s former wife said
he was trying to create a “pure family
bloodline” by impregnating his
daughters. He even claimed during a
pre-trial hearing before the first trial
that “the world was going to end, and
it was just going to be him and his
offspring and that he was chosen.”
In this latest trial, it was revealed that
Mr. Ayinde began having intercourse
with his second daughter from the
time she eight-years-old,
impregnating her four times.
The sexual assaults happened for
almost 30 years until Mr. Ayinde and
his wife separated, officials said. They
occurred in numerous homes across
northern New Jersey, even while the
family was under watch of state child
welfare officials, according to NBC
New York. Some of the rapes even
took place in an abandoned funeral
home.
The family moving as far away as
Florida to avoid investigation after
case workers removed multiple
children from the Ayinde household
in 2000, resulting in Mr. Ayinde being
arrested for kidnapping for trying to
take them from state custody in a
medical center, NBC New York
reported.
He pleaded guilty to lesser charges
and received a year’s probation – as
he continued raping one daughter for
at least another two years, according
to officials.
The depraved father also beat and
starved the girls using wooden
boards and steel-toed boots for even
“minor transgressions,” Ayinde’s wife
testified at the first trial.
Some of the children Ayinde fathered
with his daughters were born in the
home, with at least two babies who
died in the home having been buried
without notifying authorities or
obtaining birth certificates, NBC New
York reported.
Ayinde’s tortured daughters were
home schooled and isolated from
other children, so as to keep the
family secrets hidden, the station
added.
With his wife too afraid to confront
him, Mr. Ayinde carried out his evil
plan without hindrance even while
directing the music video for the
Fugees 1996 breakout hit ‘Killing Me
Softly, for which he won ‘Best R&B
Video’ at the 1996 MTV Music Video
Awards. The Fugees are also originally
from Northern New Jersey.



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ACADEMIC Staff Union of
Universities, ASUU, has described as
speculative reports that the strike
embarked upon by the union over the
inability of the Federal Government to
implement the 2009 agreement it
willingly entered into with the union
would be called off this Thursday.
National President of ASUU, Dr. Nasir
Fagge, told Vanguard that he was
surprised to hear that the union was
going to call off the strike on Thursday
when the issues tabled before
government had not been resolved.
Faggae said: “There is nothing like that
(suspending the strike). I am also
surprised to hear people say that we
are going to call off the strike.
He said: “Our members have made it
categorically clear what they want.
This meeting we had with government
on Friday at the office of the Secretary
to the Government of the Federation,
SGF, is just exploratory.
“We are trying to look at issues
holistically and see how we are going
to address them. So assignments
were given to various people that
attended the meeting and the
expectation is that we will meet
tomorrow (today), Monday and look
at the assignment given and also look
at it on Thursday again.
“So, that is why I’m surprised to hear
people say that we are going to
suspend strike on Thursday. The
mandate of our members is very
clear. So, we will wait and see what
the Monday and Thursday meetings
unfold and then we report back to
our members.”
On how long it would take ASUU
leaders to convene a meeting with its
members after the meeting with
government on Thursday, the ASUU
boss said “we are in constant
consultation with our members, we
don’t really have problems with that.
“After the meeting, we will decide
when to link up with our members
depending upon what is placed on
table on Thursday.”
Commenting on the speculation that
the union might suspend the strike if
the government met up to 50 per cent
of the agreement, Faggae said the
union would prefer to get to the
bridge before crossing it.
He commended the positive
disposition of the Joint Senate and
House of Representatives Committee
on Education towards the resolution
of the crisis.
Fagge added: “For us, the interaction
we have had with the Joint Committee
clearly indicates that they are
concerned like other Nigerians”.
“This is expected of the
representatives of people. You see the
problem has always been that the
executive arm of government does
not really hearken to advise that are
given on how best to address the
problems on education in this
country.
“We are convinced as a union that the
only thing the government can really
do for Nigerians is to avail them of
education.
“Once you are able to do that, you will
see that people will be able to
generate jobs and they will be able to
take care of themselves and contribute
to nation building. So that is the
argument we are placing on the
table.”


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/07/ASUU-denies-plan-to-call-off-strike-on-thursday/

Through relentless innovation and
discovery, digital media and digital
convergence technologies makers,
Samsung Electronics West Africa, has
introduced the world’s largest
smartphone, Samsung Galaxy Mega,
to the Nigerian market.
Delivering a mobile experience that is
larger than life, the Galaxy Mega,
according to the phone maker
combines the portability and
convenience of a smartphone with
the power, multitasking capabilities
and extensive viewing experience of a
tablet.
Mega sized portability
Feast your eyes on this mobile’s
mega-sized screen! The ideal viewing
medium for photos and videos, the
mobile remains optimally sized for
portability as well as taking phone
calls. The Mega UX takes full
advantage of the large display,
especially while multi-tasking with
Dual View. See more of your mobile
world with Samsung’s GALAXY Mega!
Fun, Smart and Convenient
With smart functions and services, this
mobile comes in handy in any
occasion. Traveling to a new place?
Receive geographic info for restaurant
recommendations or sites to see. The
mobile also features various camera
modes for fun picture taking.
Additionally, GALAXY Mega offers
other valuable services including
translation so you can communicate
internationally without language
barriers, or voice commands for use
while driving.
More ways to connect, share
Stay connected in tody’s super
connected world. Samsung’s GALAXY
Mega keeps you interacted, with your
friends, interest groups and more –
whether you’re sharing content with
friends over Wi-Fi, instant messaging
on ChatON. With this mobile, your
mobile reach is wider and more
powerful than ever
Optimal viewing experience:
Coming with chock full of smart
services and enhanced connectivity
that take mobile to new heights, the
Galaxy series balances an optimal
viewing experience on a 5.8-inch HD
screen, yet is ultra-thin and portable
enough to fit in a user’s pocket or in
the palm of one hand. Powered by
the latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
operating system and 1.4GHz dual
core processor, the Galaxy Mega
features an 8-megapixel rear camera,
as well as a 2-megapixel front facing
camera.
It comes with 8GB internal memory
and up to 64GB expandable storage.
The device also boasts Samsung’s
proprietary ‘Air View’ feature, which
lets users preview photos, speed dial
contacts and information in e-mails,
without opening them.
Samsung also debuted two new
models from its Wi-Fi-enabled Galaxy
Tab 3 portfolio , the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0
and the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1, at the
launch of the product.
Accordingly, the series blends the
familiar Galaxy family feel in sleek and
slim designs, with, compelling content
and services designed for consumers’
everyday use.
Unique features:
The latest Galaxy Tab family comes
with Samsung’s proprietary SaFE
(Samsung for Enterprise) feature,
allowing users to work and play with
confidence that their photos, e-mails
and contacts are protected.
The portfolio also includes an
expandable memory of up to 64GB
through a microSD card.

The exact ingredients of the
popular soft drink, invented by a
medicinal chemist called John
Pemberton in 1886, have always
been shrouded in mystery
Ever since the creation of Coca-Cola in
1886, the precise recipe has been a
closely guarded secret.
The only official written copy is
supposedly held in a U.S. bank vault
and only two company employees at
any one time are said to know the
whole formula that gives the fizzy
drink its distinctive flavour.
But now, 125 years of near-total
secrecy look to be over, as a website
claims to have uncovered a list
showing the ingredients and
quantities used to make the drink.
The list, it claims, was actually
published without fanfare in a 1979
local newspaper article in Coca-Cola’s
U.S. home town of Atlanta, Georgia –
but no one appeared to realise its
significance.
The website, Thisamericanlife.org, said
the 32-year-old article – buried on
Page 28 of the Atlanta Journal-
Constitution – shows a photograph of
a recipe purported to be an exact
replica of Coca-Cola creator John
Pemberton’s.
The recipe had apparently been
written by a friend of pharmacist Mr
Pemberton’s then passed down
through the generations. A can of
Coca-Cola currently simply refers to its
specialist ingredients as ‘Natural
flavourings including caffeine’
alongside carbonated water, sugar,
phosphoric acid and colour (Caramel
E150d).
Thisamericanlife.org consulted
historian Mark Pendergrast, who has
written a history of the drink and
believes the recipe could be, as Coca-
Cola’s famous slogan goes, the real
thing.
He said: ‘I think that it certainly is a
version of the formula.’
Should he be right, it would unlock
the key to one of the world’s most
recognisable brands, which is sold in
more than 200 countries. In 2010
Coca-Cola became the first brand to
top £1billion in annual UK grocery
sales.
Thisamericanlife.org claims to have
uncovered a list, in a 1979
newspaper article, showing the
ingredients and quantities used to
make the drink
Teenagers sharing a bottle of Coke.
Coca-Cola contains a number of
essential oils and it is the precise
way that these are blended
together that is responsible for the
drink's unique flavour
So it is perhaps no wonder that the
firm has been eager to keep its recipe
from competitors.
Asa Candler, one of the first
presidents of the company, was so
worried that the ‘Holy of Holies’ would
fall into the wrong hands he made
sure it was never written down.
He removed all the labels from the
containers of the ingredients so they
were identified only by the sight, smell
and where they were put on the shelf.
Enlarge
A crucial part of the formula was also
given the name ‘7X’ to add to the
mystique.
Mr Candler even used to go through
company mail himself and remove
invoices for ingredients so no one in
the accounts department could sell
the recipe to a rival.
‘The company has always said, and as
far as I know it’s true, that at any given
time only two people know how to
mix the 7X flavouring ingredient,’ said
Mr Pendergrast.
‘Those two people never travel on the
same plane in case it crashes; it’s this
carefully passed-on secret ritual and
the formula is kept in a bank vault.’
In more recent times Coca-Cola has
defended a string of legal challenges
to force it to reveal its formula.
In 1977 it pulled out of India rather
than divulge it to the government.
The closest the company itself has
come to divulging its recipe was the
admission that it originally included
cocaine, although the narcotic was
removed in the early 1900s.
It is not clear whether, cocaine aside,
the discovered recipe would be the
same as that used today, or whether
the company has made any changes
to the formula since then.



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Widespread reports in the Spanish
press (from Marca and El Mundo
Deportivo) confirm that Barcelona
have appointed Argentine Tata
Martino as their new coach.
Gerardo Daniel Martino, nicknamed
Tata, has held talks with Barcelona
over the past few days following the
departure of Tito Vilanova due to
illness.
The 50-year-old, who reportedly
comes to the Nou Camp on the
recommendation of Lionel Messi, has
agreed a three-year deal with
Barcelona president Sandro Rosell.
The former Newell’s Old Boys coach
brings Elvio Paolorroso and Jorge
Pautasso with him to the Nou Camp,
as assistant coach and trainer,
respectively.
Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino holds the
record for most appearances for
Newell’s Old Boys(505) & was voted
the greatest player in Newell’s history
by fans.
This appears to be a bold and exciting
choice from Barcelona and Martino is
known as a disciple of Marcelo Bielsa

www.m.101greatgoals.com/blog/tata-martino-is-the-new-barcelona-coach-replaces-tito-vilanova-on-3-year-deal/

Government officials are almost
entering a panic as they are realizing
that the country’s fiscal projections for
2013 might not be realized due to
dwindling gross oil revenue that
accrues to the Federation Account.
The drop which is being caused by
massive oil theft, illegal bunkering and
pipeline vandalism may cause the
Federal Government to be unable to
implement the 2013 budget.
According to figures obtained by this
newspaper, the monthly allocations to
the three tiers of government by the
Federation Accounts Allocation
Committee revealed that the country
only realised N3.893tn as gross
federally collected revenue in the first
six months of 2013, a shortfall of
N321.73bn from the projected
revenue of N.215tn.
According to the FAAC document, the
monthly budgeted gross federally
collected revenue for the country is
put at N702.54bn. This is expected to
be realised from three revenue
sources – mineral revenue,
N465.057bn; non-mineral revenue,
N158.711bn and Value Added Tax,
N78.77bn.
However, further investigations
revealed that the N3.893tn revenue
for the first half of this year was
earned as follows: January,
N651.26bn; February, N571.7bn; and
March, N595.71bn. In the months of
April, May and June, revenue receipts
by the country were
N621.07bn,N590.77bn and
N863.02bn respectively.
In the same vein, the country
recorded significant revenue drop
between January and May, as follows:
January N51.28bn; February
N130.84bn; March N106.84bn, April
N81.47bn and May N111.77bn.
Curiously, there was a surplus of
N160.48bn in June as the country’s
revenue receipts of N863.02bn
exceeded the budgeted sum of
N702.54bn owing to completion of
pipeline repairs in some terminals.
It was gathered that unless the
revenue generating agencies step up
their efforts and leakages in the oil
sector were taken care off, the country
might only realise about N7.78tn for
the 2013 fiscal year instead of the
projected N8.43tn going by the first-
half revenue trend.
During the week, the Coordinating
Minister for the Economy and Minister
of Finance, DrNgoziOkonjo-Iweala,
said that the country was losing
400,000 barrels of crude oil per day to
illegal bunkering and vandalism of oil
pipelines.
Okonjo-Iweala, who appeared before
the House of Representatives Joint
Committee on Appropriation/Finance
in Abuja last Tuesday, had said, “We
are losing revenue; 400,000 barrels of
crude oil are lost on a daily basis due
to illegal bunkering, vandalism and
production shut-in.
“I have to clarify that it is not as if the
entire 400,000 barrels is stolen, no.
What happens is that whenever the
pipelines are attacked and oil is taken,
there is a total shut down. All the
quantity of oil produced for that day
will be lost because it means
government cannot sell it and it
means a drop in revenue.”
The minister explained that this was
the reason President Goodluck
Jonathan sought to amend the 2013
Appropriation Act as against sending
a supplementary budget to the
National Assembly.
She pointed out that with the revenue
shortfalls currently facing the country,
there was no way the government
could afford a supplementary budget.
Okonjo-Iweala told the committee,
“You cannot talk of supplementary
budget when your revenue is going
down. That is why we are asking for
an amendment to restore the money
that was removed.”
Worried by the shortfall in revenue,
the Federal Government had
constituted a committee headed by
the Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji
Isa Yuguda, to address the oil theft
problem.
Other members of the committee are
the Governors of Delta, Dr. Emmanuel
Uduaghan; Anambra, Mr. Peter Obi;
and Gombe,Alhaji Ibrahim
Dankwambo.
The rest are the Minister of Finance,
Director General of the Budget Office
of the Federation, Dr. Bright Okogu;
and the Accountant General of the
Federation, Mr. Jonah Otunla.
Okonjo-Iweala said the committee
had also resolved to address the root
cause of the revenue challenges facing
the country.
Reacting to this development, the
Managing Director, Financial
Derivatives Company Limited, Mr.
Bismarck Rewane, warned that a
revenue drop could hurt the nation’s
economy.
Rewane said, “If indeed about
400,000 barrels of crude oil are lost
every day, that’s about 20 per cent of
daily oil production. Remember crude
oil is the mainstay of Nigeria’s
economy. If they take away 20 per
cent of your salary, you know how
that will affect you. Nigeria cannot
survive on what will be left if that
amount of revenue is lost every day.”
But a public intellectual and
economist, Henry Boyo, expressed
surprise that Nigeria had lost so much
to oil bunkering despite the huge
sums government had spent to
secure oil facilities and pipelines.
“It is quite surprising that despite the
huge amount that has been spent by
the Federal Government to put in
place security patrols on the coasts of
the Niger Delta, oil bunkering has
reached this stage. ,” he said.
Also, political economist, Pat Utomi,
said the diversification of the nation’s
revenue streams, and not worries
about a drop in revenue, should be
government’s immediate concern.
He said, “I have always belonged to
the school of thought that suggests
that only a small percentage of the oil
revenue should be shared between
the tiers of government
“I have even suggested, even though
with tongue in cheek, that Nigeria
should cap its oil wells so that wecan
make a conscious effort at developing
other sectors. All kinds of individuals
who should not have been anywhere
near governance are running to
become public servants because of oil
revenue.
“We have been killing other sectors of
our economy. Maybe we need to be
broke to return to our senses and
dedicate more time to other sector
such as agriculture, and
manufacturing,” the economist said.

The funeral service for the late
mother of the Special Adviser
to President Goodluck
Jonathan on Media and
Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati,
which held at St. John’s
Anglican Church, Isale Igbein,
Abeokuta, was on Friday
turned to a political popularity
testing for Governor Ibikunle
Amosun of Ogun State and his
predecessor, Otunba Gbenga
Daniel.
It all started when the
officiating minister and Bishop
of Egba Diocese, Rt. Rev.
Emmanuel Adekunle, invited
the son of the deceased to the
pulpit to deliver his speech.
Abati, in the course of his
speech, recognised the
dignitaries who were present
in the church, including the
former Secretary General of
the Commonwealth, Chief
Emeka Anyaoku; the Minister
of Information, Labaran Maku;
Chief of Staff to President
Jonathan, Mike Oghiadomhe;
Ibikunle Amosun and former
Governor Daniel.
When Abati recognised the
former Ogun State governor, a
deafening applause rented the
church’s atmosphere. The
applause for Daniel went on
for some minutes and Abati
had to pause for a while to
allow it to subside before he
could proceed with his speech.
Shouts of “OGD, OGD, OGD” in
the church hall also followed
the applause.
Immediately after Abati’s
speech, Amosun, who took
over the pulpit, vehemently
expressed his disgust at the
loud ovation that greeted the
church’s atmosphere when
Daniel’s name was mentioned.
Amosun, who did not
recognise Daniel while
acknowledging dignitaries in
the church, however, drew
Abati’s attention to what he
described as “politics in the
church.”
The governor wondered why
supporters of politicians
would turn the church into a
campaign ground.
He urged the clergy to always
use the advantage of the
pulpit to educate politicians to
play their game outside the
vicinity of the church, stressing
that such kind of politics was
not what the late sage, Chief
Obafemi Awolowo bequeathed
to the people of the South-
West.
Amosun said, “I have listened
to the sermon of the presiding
Bishop, Emmanuel Adekunle;
when I was called here, I saw
that our people were clapping,
but I didn’t know that Reuben
had become a politician
because I discovered that there
is politics going on here.
“This is the first place in
Nigeria where we had the first
church and the first Bible; so,
we should do everything to
keep that proud legacy.
Churches are not where we
turn to campaign ground, this
is Ogun State.
“Popularity is tested not inside
the church but on the street, in
the market where the masses
are. Coming to church where
people clap; it is not of Ogun
standard; this is Ogun State,
we should not do that here.”
Earlier in his sermon,
Adekunle urged the
government and the
Independent National Electoral
Commission to carry out a
compulsory medical test to
ascertain the mental status of
every political office seeker
before their assumption of
office.
Apparently referring to the
political crisis in Rivers State,
where members of the state
House of Assembly reportedly
used the mace to fight and
injure one another, Adekunle
recommended that the
government and INEC should
ensure that political office
seekers present their
certificate of psychiatric fitness
before being allowed to vie for
any position.
President Goodluck Jonathan,
in a speech at the funeral
service, urged mothers across
the country to provide good
training for their children to
ensure a peaceful society.
Represented on the occasion
by Oghiadomhe, the President
lamented that lack of good
upbringing on the part of
mothers was responsible for
all the vices currently being
experienced and which had
manifested in the security
challenges confronting Nigeria.
Jonathan described Abati’s
mother as an epitome of good
motherhood as evident in the
character of his son.

The Senate today has made the age a girl could marry open. This means that anyone born a female could marry at any age without any illegality in it. Senator Yerima who spear headed this cause is said to have married a 13 year old girl in 2010. How do you feel about this and its effects on us as Nigerians?

The total power failure experienced
nationwide last Thursday was caused
by high voltage, the Transmission
Company of Nigeria has said.
The blackout, which occurred around
1.55pm on the fateful day, resulted in
a complete system collapse.
TCN said the development made
many transmission equipment to
explode at Ayede in Ibadan, Oyo
State; Osogbo, Osun State; Ganmo in
Ilorin, Kwara State as well as Shiroro
in Niger State.
Although the firm said it had restored
power to most parts of the country, it
explained that the damaged
equipment tripped a major electricity
transmission line, which warranted a
total collapse of the grid.
The General Manager, Public Affairs,
TCN, Mr. Dave Ifabiyi, said engineers
worked throughout the night and into
the early hours of Friday to replace
the damaged equipment.
Ifabiyi said, in the statement, “The
damaged equipment tripped the 330
kV transmission lines from Osogbo in
Osun State to Ikeja-West in Lagos
State; Benin in Edo State to Omotosho
in Ondo State; Omotosho to Ikeja-
West and Egbin to Ikeja-West in Lagos
State, as well as Okpai in Edo State to
Onitsha in Anambra State.”
TCN expressed regrets that the repair
efforts to restore power supply took a
while because of the enormity of the
incident.
It apologised to the Federal
Government and Nigerians for the
inconveniences caused by the outage.
Incessant system collapse prompted
the decision of the Federal
Government to consider generating
additional 4,000 megawatts of
electricity from coal two weeks ago.
The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu
Nebo, said this would augment the
country’s power generation, which is
currently a little above 4,000MW.
Nebo, who said this in Abuja while
inaugurating an eight-man committee
on the development of a framework
for coal to power, said, “The Federal
Ministry of Power and the Federal
Ministry of Mines and Steel are
working together to ensure that not
only is coal mined from our coal
deposits, but that coal is also
converted to power.
“When that is done, it is most likely
that these coal belts can give us in
excess of 4,000 additional megawatts
of electricity. No nation can survive on
only one or two sources of energy. If
there is sabotage or natural disaster
that prevents one source of power,
and if that is the only source, then
there is problem.”


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He didn’t even bother to change his
clothes after being released from
the Kirikiri Maximum Prison,
spending over ten years behind its
walls. No, Hamza Al-Mustapha
rushed to see the famous Lagos
prophet, leader of the Synagogue,
Church of All Nations, T.B. Joshua.
The Prophet gave this interview in
his ministry in Ikotun Egbe.
Can you tell us the purpose of
Mustapha’s visit to you?
I got to know him many years ago
when a petition was addressed to
General Bamaiyi who was the then
Chairman of the NDLEA.
As you know, several efforts had been
made by my detractors to bring me
and my ministry down. One of those
efforts was that petition. I was
arrested for investigation and it was
later discovered that it was a tissue of
lies. I spent nine days with them for
investigation and they found the
whole thing to be a fabrication. From
there, I was taken to Aso Rock (City of
Power) to see the president. It was
there that I met Mustapha.
I was able to reveal to them who I am
by telling them what was to come as a
prophet. One of those things I
mentioned to them and to Mustapha
in particular, was what he went
through, though he did not believe
me then. That was why when it came
to pass, I was the first person he
remembered. I told him that he
would spend several years in prison
and would be finally released which
no one else had ever told him.
That is why you see him coming here
as his first port of call. Where there is
no vision, people perish.
I am surprised you are asking me why
he is coming here first. When you look
into your archives as journalists, you
will find many stories in the past
about my visit to Aso Rock (City of
Power), while Bamaiyi was Chairman
of NDLEA. Many magazines and
newspapers published my visions and
prophecies on the government and
the presidency.
When you know your picture of
tomorrow, it will impart a strength to
endure your present difficulty. When
you know what you are passing
through now will not last long, you
will endure it. This is vision; this is
prophecy. This can only come by
revelation. This is what the Bible
means by, “Where there is no vision,
the people perish.” (Proverbs 29:18).

Massive Academic and Non-Teaching
Staff Recruitment at Federal
University of Technology, Akure
(Over 60 Positions) — The above-
named University is accepting
applications from motivated and
qualified candidates to fill up the
following academic and non-
academic positions:
ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
A.) School of Agriculture and
Agricultural Technology
Lecturer I
Lecturer II
Assistant Lecturer
B.) School of Engineering and
Engineering Technology
Senior Lecturer
Lecturer I
Lecturer II
Assistant Lecturer
C.) School of Environmental
Technology
Professor
Reader
Senior Lecturer
Lecturer I
Lecturer II
Assistant Lecturer
D.) School of Earth and Mineral
Sciences
Professor
Reader
SeniorLecturer
Lecturer I
Assistant Lecturer
Lecturer II
E.) School of Management
Technology
Professor
Reader
Senior Lecturer
Lecturer I
Assistant Lecturer
Lecturer II
F.) School of Sciences
Professor
Reader
Lecturer I
Senior Lecturer
Lecturer II
Assistant Lecturer
G.) University Library
Deputy University Librarian
Principal Librarian
Librarian II
NON-TEACHING POSITIONS
Senior Assistant Registrar
Assistant Registrar
Assistant Registrar (Legal)
Administrative Officer II (Legal)
Senior System Analyst
System Programmer II
Network Engineer II
Software Engineer II
Chief System Programmer
System Programmer/Analyst I
Principal Engineer (Civil, Electrical)
Technologist II
Senior Technologist
Technologist I
Principal Technologist
Deputy Bursar
Senior Executive Officer (Account)
Library Officer
Deputy Director (Physical Planning)
Senior Architect
Builder I
Medical Officer I
Pharmacist II
Chief Medical Laboratory Scientist
Chief Nursing Officer
Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
Nursing Officer II
Environmental Health
Superintendent
Medical Records Technician
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Chief Internal Auditor
Internal Auditor II
Conditions of Service
Conditions of service are similar to
those in other similar Institutions of
higher learning in the country.
Application Closing Date
FUTA Massive 2013 Recruitment
Application Closes on 20th August,
2013
Method of Application For FUTA
Recruitment 2013
Interested and equally qualified
persons should visit the
University’s website at
www.futa.edu.ng for details of the
vacant positions and the process for
application.
Click the following link to Apply:
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Yesterday I was opportune once again to ply the streets of Onitsha en route to another state and I found it a thing of misfortune that in a mega city such as that, there was so many abnormalities to make a 2 hour experience look like a lifetime in kirikiri Maximum Prison.

One thing I want to point out is the need for an alternative to the Niger Bridge as travellers are made to spend hours at the entrance to the bridge due to gridlock. The contract which the FG has given towards the construction of a second bridge should be hastened up to avoid the collapse of the River Niger bridge. Spending hours in traffic is not palatable to traders who troop into the town to make purchases in order to return the same day and also for travellers who use the route to get to farther destinations.

Leaving the traffic ushers you to Law enforcement Agents who are more than happy to see drivers default the laws. Some even create laws on the road if they see you are defaulting in nothing in order to squeeze out money from drivers. The driver of the cab I entered was asked for a paper he said he has never heard about in all his years of plying the route. His drivers’ license, keys and papers were seized and they demanded he pays N1,000 before his things will be released and they even warned him that if they carried him to the station he will be made to pay N5,000. He had no choice but to succumb to the demands of the police man so as not to waste the time of the passengers and also not pay their alleged N5,000. The driver had to hastily drive away to the park as they were no difference between the touts and the Policemen.

Another thing I noticed about the town is the heavy presence of “pastors” at the parks who come to “feed” the passengers with the word of God; instilling the fear of accident and death on the passengers after which they pray for the fear-struck passengers and later demand for “offering” to support the “work”.

On my way out of the city I heaved a huge sigh of relief only to be waved goodbye by the enormous stench of refuse which is eating deep into the road. I shook my head in disgust. The cycle continues

I want to appeal to the government to help in the transformation of the city being the second largest after Lagos in business activities to make room for more economic growth. If Lagos could change for good, why not Onitsha?

Zenith Bank has emerged first
among Nigerian banks in this
year’s Top 1000 World Banks
Ranking of The Banker
Magazine of the Financial
Times Group, London, United
Kingdom.
Thirteen Nigerian banks made
the 2013 ranking. They are;
Zenith Bank, First Bank,
Guaranty Trust Bank, Access
Bank, United Bank for Africa,
Ecobank, Fidelity Bank, First
City Monument Bank, Skye
Bank, Diamond Bank, Stanbic
IBTC, Union Bank and Standard
Chartered Bank.
Zenith Bank moved 35 places
from 322 in the world last year
to 287, First Bank however
dropped 29 places to end at
367 from 338 last year,
Guaranty Bank moved to 417
from 455, Access Bank moved
to 506 from 541 and UBA
moved to 553 from 563.
In the capital asset ratio of
soundness parametre, Zenith
Bank came top at 17.70 per
cent followed by Guaranty
Trust Bank at 16.23 per cent.
Third is Fidelity Bank at 15.67
per cent, Standard Chartered
Nigeria is fourth at 13.38 per
cent followed by FCMB at 12.00
per cent and First Bank at
11.96 per cent, Access Bank at
11.60 per cent, Stanbic IBTC at
11.55 per cent, Ecobank at
11.14 per cent, Skye Bank at
9.90 per cent, UBA at 7.65 per
cent, Diamond Bank at 7.31 per
cent, and Union Bank at 6.35
per cent.
According to a press release
from the Country
Representative – Nigeria of
The Banker, Mr. Kunle
Ogedengbe, 13 Nigerian banks
made the ranking this year and
it saw the return of Union
Bank to the league of top
global banks.
These movements according to
analysts are a good sign of the
improvements of the
soundness of the Nigerian
banks among the world global
banks and the robust
monetary policies of the
Central Bank of Nigeria.
Ogedengbe stressed that the
ranking is usually based on the
definition of Tier–1 Capital as
a measure of a bank’s ability
to lend on a large scale and
endure shocks, as set out by
Basel’s Bank for International
Settlements (BIS) and that it
aims to show global
international banks’ soundness
in relation to the Basel
guidelines on capital adequacy.
The percentage change in the
Tier-1 Capital, which
underlines the strength of
banks, for Zenith Bank
increased by 23.82 per cent,
the highest out of the Nigerian
banks that made the ranking.
According to the Banker
magazine, Industrial and
Commercial Bank of China
(ICBC) has leapfrogged two
U.S. banks to top the 2013
global ranking of banks with
the most capital, highlighting
the growing size and
importance of Chinese lenders.
ICBC topped The Banker
magazine’s annual list of the
top 1,000 banks for the first
time, relegating Bank of
America to third from first,
while JPMorgan Chase
remained second. ICBC was
third last year.
“ICBC has for some time
ranked as the top bank by
market value. Britain’s HSBC,
which gains much of its
earnings from Asia, was fourth
in The Banker’s list, with China
Construction Bank (CCB)
ranked fifth. China had four
banks in the top 10 and 96 in
the Top 1,000. Its top four
lenders – ICBC, CCB, Bank of
China and Agricultural Bank of
China – filled the top positions
for profit in 2012. ICBC’s $49
billion profit put it top of the
profit table for a third
successive year. Total profit
for the biggest 1,000 banks is
now back close to levels
achieved before the 2007/09
financial crisis, but the
regional share has shifted
significantly,” The Banker said.
Banker Magazine report said
“In fact, Africa stands out as
top performer this year. At 2.3
per cent, it now has a higher
share of global profits than
Western Europe, despite
accounting for less than 0.8
per cent of global assets. Pre-
tax profits are up more than
30 per cent in this year’s
ranking, more than double the
rise in China. Its return on
assets is 2.1 per cent, far
outstripping Asia-Pacific or
Latin America.
“China and Brazil both
recorded return on assets of
below 1.6 per cent, with
Brazil’s total profits actually
falling in financial year 2012.
Kenya is the top African
market for return on assets, at
more than 5 per cent, and
enjoys a new entrant in the
ranking – the Cooperative
Bank of Kenya entering at
1000. Elsewhere, Bangladesh is
one of the fastest-growing
markets, and it has a 43 per
cent return on capital. Total
assets per capita are not much
more than $40, making this the
most underbanked country
represented in the Top 1000″.

Zenith Bank has emerged first
among Nigerian banks in this
year’s Top 1000 World Banks
Ranking of The Banker
Magazine of the Financial
Times Group, London, United
Kingdom.
Thirteen Nigerian banks made
the 2013 ranking. They are;
Zenith Bank, First Bank,
Guaranty Trust Bank, Access
Bank, United Bank for Africa,
Ecobank, Fidelity Bank, First
City Monument Bank, Skye
Bank, Diamond Bank, Stanbic
IBTC, Union Bank and Standard
Chartered Bank.
Zenith Bank moved 35 places
from 322 in the world last year
to 287, First Bank however
dropped 29 places to end at
367 from 338 last year,
Guaranty Bank moved to 417
from 455, Access Bank moved
to 506 from 541 and UBA
moved to 553 from 563.
In the capital asset ratio of
soundness parametre, Zenith
Bank came top at 17.70 per
cent followed by Guaranty
Trust Bank at 16.23 per cent.
Third is Fidelity Bank at 15.67
per cent, Standard Chartered
Nigeria is fourth at 13.38 per
cent followed by FCMB at 12.00
per cent and First Bank at
11.96 per cent, Access Bank at
11.60 per cent, Stanbic IBTC at
11.55 per cent, Ecobank at
11.14 per cent, Skye Bank at
9.90 per cent, UBA at 7.65 per
cent, Diamond Bank at 7.31 per
cent, and Union Bank at 6.35
per cent.
According to a press release
from the Country
Representative – Nigeria of
The Banker, Mr. Kunle
Ogedengbe, 13 Nigerian banks
made the ranking this year and
it saw the return of Union
Bank to the league of top
global banks.
These movements according to
analysts are a good sign of the
improvements of the
soundness of the Nigerian
banks among the world global
banks and the robust
monetary policies of the
Central Bank of Nigeria.
Ogedengbe stressed that the
ranking is usually based on the
definition of Tier–1 Capital as
a measure of a bank’s ability
to lend on a large scale and
endure shocks, as set out by
Basel’s Bank for International
Settlements (BIS) and that it
aims to show global
international banks’ soundness
in relation to the Basel
guidelines on capital adequacy.
The percentage change in the
Tier-1 Capital, which
underlines the strength of
banks, for Zenith Bank
increased by 23.82 per cent,
the highest out of the Nigerian
banks that made the ranking.
According to the Banker
magazine, Industrial and
Commercial Bank of China
(ICBC) has leapfrogged two
U.S. banks to top the 2013
global ranking of banks with
the most capital, highlighting
the growing size and
importance of Chinese lenders.
ICBC topped The Banker
magazine’s annual list of the
top 1,000 banks for the first
time, relegating Bank of
America to third from first,
while JPMorgan Chase
remained second. ICBC was
third last year.
“ICBC has for some time
ranked as the top bank by
market value. Britain’s HSBC,
which gains much of its
earnings from Asia, was fourth
in The Banker’s list, with China
Construction Bank (CCB)
ranked fifth. China had four
banks in the top 10 and 96 in
the Top 1,000. Its top four
lenders – ICBC, CCB, Bank of
China and Agricultural Bank of
China – filled the top positions
for profit in 2012. ICBC’s $49
billion profit put it top of the
profit table for a third
successive year. Total profit
for the biggest 1,000 banks is
now back close to levels
achieved before the 2007/09
financial crisis, but the
regional share has shifted
significantly,” The Banker said.
Banker Magazine report said
“In fact, Africa stands out as
top performer this year. At 2.3
per cent, it now has a higher
share of global profits than
Western Europe, despite
accounting for less than 0.8
per cent of global assets. Pre-
tax profits are up more than
30 per cent in this year’s
ranking, more than double the
rise in China. Its return on
assets is 2.1 per cent, far
outstripping Asia-Pacific or
Latin America.
“China and Brazil both
recorded return on assets of
below 1.6 per cent, with
Brazil’s total profits actually
falling in financial year 2012.
Kenya is the top African
market for return on assets, at
more than 5 per cent, and
enjoys a new entrant in the
ranking – the Cooperative
Bank of Kenya entering at
1000. Elsewhere, Bangladesh is
one of the fastest-growing
markets, and it has a 43 per
cent return on capital. Total
assets per capita are not much
more than $40, making this the
most underbanked country
represented in the Top 1000″.

This young man had a deadly brush
with a moving train weekend after he
walked into it’s tracks along Agege
motor road by Air port bus stop, Ikeja.
The victim
The young man covered his ears with
ear phones as he walked into the
tracks and was knocked down by the
moving train. Sympathizers thronged
the scene and rescued the yet-to-be
identified victim from the clutches of
death, though his head was battered.
A LASAMBUS emergency ambulance
raced to the scene and took him to
Ikeja General Hospital. We could not
ascertain the state of his health as at
press time.

Whenever there is a nationwide strike
among members the universities
community, in the last decade, there
has seemed to be a constant and that
is “The resistance of University of
Ilorin to join”, as yesterday again the
Chairman, Academic Staff Union of
Nigeria Universities (ASUU), University
of Ilorin chapter, Professor Wahab
Egbewole, has said his members will
not join the ongoing nationwide
strike, because the national
headquarters of the union did not
extend the directive to the university.
Investigations in the university, on
Wednesday, revealed that academic
activities were on, just as students
were seen sitting for their
examinations, while lecturers and
other staff went about their normal
activities.
Speaking with the newsmen,
Professor Egbewole said the congress
of the university was not aversed to a
positive working relationship with the
ASUU national headquarters, adding
that several efforts of the chapter
towards the development were
rebuffed.
“It’s important to note that before a
union will go on strike, there is the
need for consultation. Up till now, I
have not been informed in any way or
form of communication and I
sincerely believe that other universities
who are participating in the strike did
not get the directive on the pages of
newspapers,” he said.
The ASUU boss, who said strike was
not the solution to any form of
disagreement between unions and
managements, added that “as far as
we are concerned in University of
Ilorin, strike is not the solution to any
form of disagreement, and this is not
to say that the Federal Government is
not at fault in the present scenario.
“If the Federal Government voluntarily
and willingly signed an agreement
with ASUU in 2004 and up till about a
year ago, the agreement was not
implemented, it’s less than
honourable on its part.”
Some students of the institution, who
also spoke with the newsmen on
conditions of anonymity, commended
their lecturers for not taking part in
the ongoing strike, a development
they claimed had ensured a steady
and uninterrupted academic exercise
in the university for over 10 years.

Douglas Engelbart, best known
as the inventor of the
computer mouse, has died at
age 88. During his lifetime,
Engelbart made numerous
groundbreaking contributions
to the computing industry,
paving the way for
videoconferencing, hyperlinks,
text editing, and other
technologies we use daily.

The Computer History Museum
was first to report the news
via Twitter, and Stanford
Research Institute has since
confirmed Engelbart’s passing
to The Verge.
Perhaps the pioneer’s most
well-known moment came on
December 19th, 1968, when he
demonstrated the “mouse” —
an unheard of concept at the
time — before an audience at
Brooks Hall in San Francisco.
That presentation, commonly
referred to as “the mother of
all demos,” would serve as
inspiration for countless up
and coming technologists in
the earliest days of computing.
“We weren’t interested in
‘automation’ but in
‘augmentation,’” Engelbart
would say later. “We were not
just building a tool, we were
designing an entire system for
working with knowledge.”
Douglas Engelbart with the first
As it turned out, Engelbart
wasn’t a fan of his creation
being dubbed a “mouse.” In a
recent profile by The New
York Times, his daughter
Christina revealed it was
actually fellow researchers
that came up with the name.
“It was just what they called it
affectionately,” she said.
Engelbart referred to it as the
“X-Y position indicator for a
display system” but
unsurprisingly, the simpler
monicker proved more
popular.
President Bill Clinton honored
Douglas Engelbart with the
National Medal of Technology
and Innovation in 2000 — an
esteemed recognition of all
that Engelbart accomplished in
his lifetime. Specifically, the
medal recognizes Engelbart
“for creating the foundations
of personal computing
including continuous, real-time
interaction based on cathode-
ray tube displays and the
mouse, hypertext linking, text
editing, on-line journals,
shared-screen
teleconferencing, and remote
collaborative work.”
Christina Engelbart confirmed
her father’s death in a message
to professor David Farber’s
“classic computers” email list.
“His health had been
deteriorating of late, and took
turn for worse on the
weekend,” she wrote.

Dear Wenger,

Hope u're enjoying the cozy feeling of having 70mil to spend being the first time of having such a kitty.

I write to remind you that the #transfer market has officially opened and If you follow media reports, you'll notice that we have been linked to every top player who wants to leave their club

#Arsenal fans have been known to be patient people BUT this time, after having our appetites soaked we won't settle for crumbs any longer.

If all the media report is a plan by the Arsenal board to sell tickets for next season, we advise you to desist from such as Arsenal fans will resort to any means possible to KICK you outta the Emirates.

We sincerely hope, for your own good that all the media reports represent your genuine interest for a push to get the EPL.

Arsenal fans remain resolute and we are watching and waiting.

Yours Always,
AYO-OLUWA

CGPA seems to be the driving force of students on campus. People go to great lengths (both good and bad) to finish with a good CGPA BUT does a great CGPA guarantee a stable job?

Says: If they suffocate us in PDP and
we need to move, we move.
Hours after embracing President
Goodluck Jonathan at Port Harcourt
Airport, Rivers State Governor, Rotimi
Amaechi yesterday evening raised the
stakes in the crisis rocking the state
branch of the party by threatening to
dump the ruling People’s Democratic
Party(PDP).
He vowed to leave for any other party
if PDP insists on the reversal of the
suspension of Obio/Akpor local
council executives as pre-condition
for him to remain in the party.
Amaechi said this while reacting to
questions by the Bishop of the
Anglican Communion, Niger Delta
Diocese, Rev. Ignatius C. Kattey, at the
60th birthday thanksgiving service of
the former president of the Nigeria
Bar Association (NBA), O.C.J. Okocha
(SAN) in Port Harcourt.
He said the PDP should not give him
conditions over Obio/Akpor, saying
that it was only the lawmakers who
suspended them, or the court that
could lift the suspension.
The governor explained to the crowd
at the service that the law that
empowered the lawmakers to
suspend council officials also
empowered him to dissolve the
executive, but said he has not done
that.
“If they reverse it tomorrow, there is
one more option left to me, I can
dissolve the entire executive. The
police can remain there as much as
they want, it is Obio/Akpor people’s
problem; the money is going
nowhere.
“But we have saved you too, because
the reason they suspended the
executives is because they said, ‘let us
investigate the place because there
was corruption.’ If they investigate and
the chairman and the councillors are
not corrupt, they will call them back.
But if they go to court to try to stop
them, they will do their function.
“I want to hear the court say they
have no right to do their function.
Whatever the court says is what the
Rivers State Government will do. We
will obey the court, but outside that,
nobody, not PDP, can give me
condition. Is there only one party in
Nigeria? Why would they give me
condition? They will not give me
condition.
“I lead the people of Rivers State and I
will lead you. If they suffocate us in
PDP and we need to move, we move!
“We will continue to struggle for our
rights, and that includes our oil wells.
You will hear the truth of this fight in
December, January. I will address the
state and I will tell you the truth of the
fight.
“Not between me and these people
here, they are not a problem to me.
But when election comes, the Rivers
people will be given the chance to
choose who they want,” he said
The Bishop had at the beginning of
his sermon at the church service
sought to confirm if Amaechi had
been given the re-instatement of the
suspended executives of Obio/Akpor
council as condition to end the crisis,
and what he Ameachi was doing
about it.
Kattey also asked the embattled
Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF)
chairman if there was really an
election that returned him as the
chairman of the forum, and urged
him to tell the truth.
Responding, Amaechi said: “I don’t lie.
If I will go to hell, lie wouldn’t be one
of the reasons for my going to hell.
Take it from me, those who lie don’t
have courage, I have them in
quantum; my children have excess of
courage.
“Your Grace, there was an election,
your Grace, they are not denying that
there was no election. They said
before the election some people have
signed documents for them, and they
were 19, but in contesting the
election, those 19 changed their
minds and voted for me, and when
the battle was on it was clear that it
was between the ‘Villa’ and me, and I
won.
“There was an election and they were
properly defeated and they saw the
consequences of defeat. It is a
Governors’ Forum I have led for two
years. Even the 16 told me ‘you were
wonderful as the chairman, but you
know where the pressure is coming
from and we can’t avoid the pressure,
I won and won well, tomorrow
morning (today), I will win again.”
Twenty-seven members of the Rivers
State House of Assembly in April
suspended the Executive Chairman of
Obio/Akpor Local Government Area,
Timothy Nsirim and his councillors for
alleged financial recklessness.
Efforts by the Felix Obuah-led state
PDP to force the lawmakers to re-
instate the council executives failed.
The national body of PDP then
suspended Amaechi shortly after his
victory of the NGF election – hinging
the action on his refusal to recall the
council executive.


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Leading oral care brand, Close
Up toothpaste, has reiterated
its commitment to promoting a
healthy oral care culture. This
came against the backdrop of
the World Record breaking
Teeth brushing challenge
slated to hold on July 4th in
partnership with Lagos State
government, Nigerian Dental
Association (NDA), HEIT
Solutions, Vas2Net & Core
Media.
The challenge is expected to
bring together 300,000
students who will brush at the
same time at different
locations. The latest World
Record on such feat was done
in India where an event
brought together 177,003
people to brush their teeth at
the same time. Nigeria hopes
to smash this six-year-old
record with the Teeth Brushing
Challenge.
Speaking during the press
conference to announce the
forthcoming Tooth brushing
Challenge, Ozia Gyang,
Category Manager Oral Care,
Unilever Nigeria, makers of
Close Up toothpaste and other
household brands, said that
Close Up was putting its weight
behind the Challenge as a way
of reemphasising the
importance of healthy oral
hygiene and regular care of the
teeth and mouth by brushing
twice daily. She said that the
Challenge was in line with the
brand’s ‘Brush Twice Daily’
campaign.
Dexter Adeola, Close Up Brand
Manager, who also spoke, said
that Nigerians should join
hands to make the World
Record Tooth brushing
challenge a success. He urged
Nigerians to show their
support by brushing twice that
day and every other day
Adeola went further to say
that the benefits of brushing
twice daily cannot be
overemphasised as a healthy
mouth, gum and teeth play a
huge role in the overall health
of an individual
In preparation for the
Challenge, 300 secondary
school teachers have
undergone a special Teacher’s
Alignment Training Session so
as to host the event. The
teachers have also been
informed of the World Record
standards for counting the
number of students brushing
in each school, the designed
model for the tooth brushing
as well as the waste recycling
element to the attempt.
Close Up has, for over 38
years, been a household name
for Nigerians families. This
Challenge will go down in
history in Nigeria and around
the world, as one of the most
memorable highlights that
showcases the way Close Up
loves Naija.

13 Million Cards to be issued first, in
largest card rollout of its kind in Africa
Cape Town, South Africa – The
Nigerian National Identity
Management Commission (NIMC) and
MasterCard today announced at the
World Economic Forum on Africa the
roll-out of 13 million MasterCard-
branded National Identity Smart Cards
with electronic payment capability as a
pilot program. The National Identity
Smart Card is the Card Scheme under
the recently deployed National Identity
Management System (NIMS). This
program is the largest roll-out of a
formal electronic payment solution in
the country and the broadest financial
inclusion initiative of its kind on the
African continent.
As part of the program, in its first
phase, Nigerians 16 years and older,
and all residents in the country for
more than two years, will get the new
multipurpose identity card which has
13 applications including MasterCard’s
prepaid payment technology that will
provide cardholders with the safety,
convenience and reliability of
electronic payments. This will have a
significant and positive impact on the
lives of these Nigerians who have not
previously had access to financial
services.
The Project will have Access Bank Plc
as the pilot issuer bank for the cards
and Unified Payment Services Limited
(Unified Payments) as the payment
processor. Other issuing banks will
include United Bank for Africa, Union
Bank, Zenith, Skye Bank, Unity Bank,
Stanbic, and First Bank.
The announcement was witnessed by
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of
Finance and Coordinating Minister for
the Economy in Nigeria, who stressed
the importance of the National
Identity Smart Card Scheme in moving
Nigeria to an electronic platform. This
program is good practice for us to
bring all the citizens on a common
platform for interacting with the
various government agencies and for
transacting electronically. We will
implement this initiative in a
collaborative manner between the
public and private sectors, to achieve
its full potential of inclusive citizenship
and more effective governance,” she
said.
“Today’s announcement is the first
phase of an unprecedented project in
terms of scale and scope for Nigeria,”
said Michael Miebach, President,
Middle East and Africa, MasterCard.
“MasterCard has been a firm
supporter of the Central Bank of
Nigeria’s (CBN) Cashless Policy as we
share a vision of a world beyond cash.
From the program’s inception, we
have provided the Federal
Government of Nigeria with global
insights and best practices on how
electronic payments can enable
economic growth and create a more
financially inclusive economy”.
Chris ‘E Onyemenam, the Director
General and Chief Executive of the
National Identity Management
Commission, said “We have chosen
MasterCard to be the payment
technology provider for the initial
rollout of the National Identity Smart
Card project because the Company
has shown a commitment to
furthering financial inclusion through
the reduction of cash in the Nigerian
economy.” He added “MasterCard has
pioneered large scale card schemes
that combine biometric functionality
with electronic payments and we want
to capitalize on their experience in
this field to make our program rollout
a sustainable success for the country
and for the continent.”
“Access Bank’s involvement in this
project is testament to our ongoing
efforts to expand financial inclusion in
Nigeria,” said Aigboje Aig-
Imoukhuede, CEO of Access Bank.
“The new identity card will
revolutionize the Nigerian economic
landscape, breaking down one of the
most significant barriers to financial
inclusion – proof of identity, while
simultaneously providing Nigerians
with a world class payment solution”.
“Unified Payments is the foremost
transaction processor and pioneer of
EMV processing and acquiring in
Nigeria, owned by leading Nigerian
banks. We will use our expertise and
experience to guarantee the success
of the project and ensure that the
data of Nigerians are protected. We
look forward to working with other
partners in delivering value to all
stakeholders’’, said Agada Apochi,
Managing Director and CEO, Unified
Payments.
The new National Identity Smart Card
will incorporate the unique National
Identification Numbers (NIN) of duly
registered persons in the country. The
enrollment process involves the
recording of an individual’s
demographic data and biometric data
(capture of 10 fingerprints, facial
picture and digital signature) that are
used to authenticate the cardholder
and eliminate fraud and
embezzlement. The resultant National
Identity Database will provide the
platform for several other value
propositions of the NIMC including
identity authentication and
verification.
Thanks to the unique and
unambiguous identification of
individuals under the NIMS, other
identification card schemes like the
Driver’s License, Voters Registration,
Health Insurance, Tax, SIM and the
National Pension Commission
(PENCOM) will benefit and can all be
integrated, using the NIN, into the
multi-function Card Scheme of the
NIMS. When fully utilizing the card as a
prepaid payment tool, the cardholder
can deposit funds on the card, receive
social benefits, pay for goods and
services at any of the 35 million
MasterCard acceptance locations
globally, withdraw cash from all ATMs
that accept MasterCard, or engage in
many other financial transactions that
are facilitated by electronic payments.
All in a secure and convenient
environment enabled by the EMV Chip
and Pin standard.
Upon completion of the National ID
registration process, NIMC aims to
introduce more than 100 million
cards to Nigeria’s 167 million citizens.
The Nigerian National Identity
Management Commission (NIMC) will
be issuing MasterCard-branded
National Identity Smart Cards with
electronic payment capability. This
program is the largest roll-out of a
formal electronic payment solution in
the country and the broadest financial
inclusion initiative of its kind on the
African continent.
Our work with governments in Africa,
most recently in Nigeria with the
upcoming roll out of 120 million
MasterCard branded National Identity
Smart Cards, allows them to be more
efficient and transparent, and enables
financial inclusion for millions of
people who have not traditionally had
access to financial services.
About MasterCard
MasterCard (NYSE: MA),
www.mastercard.com, is a technology
company in the global payments
industry. We operate the world’s
fastest payments processing network,
connecting consumers, financial
institutions, merchants, governments
and businesses in more than 210
countries and territories. MasterCard’s
products and solutions make
everyday commerce activities – such
as shopping, traveling, running a
business and managing finances –
easier, more secure and more
efficient for everyone. Follow us on
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Conversations Blog and subscribe for
the latest news.
About NIMC
The National Identity Management
Commission (NIMC) was established
by the NIMC Act No.23, 2007 as the
primary legal, regulatory and
institutional mechanism for
implementing a reliable and
sustainable national identity
management system that will enable
Nigerian citizens and legal residents
assert their identity. The Act mandates
the NIMC to create, own, operate and
manage a national identity database,
issue national identification numbers
to registered individuals, provide
identity authentication and verification
services, issue multipurpose
smartcards, integrate identity
databases across government
agencies and foster the orderly
development of the identity sector in
Nigeria. The Act also empowered the
NIMC to collaborate with any public
and or private sector organization to
realize its objectives.
About Unified Payments
Unified Payments is owned by a
consortium of Nigerian Banks. Our
core businesses comprise Processing,
Merchant Acquiring, Switching,
Payment Terminal Services and
provision of Value Added Services &
Solutions. Unified Payments
pioneered the issuance and
acceptance of EMV Chip + PIN cards in
Nigeria, leading to reduction of ATM
fraud in Nigeria by over 95%. The
company enabled Nigerian banks and
merchants for the first time ever to
accept foreign cards at ATMs and
Points of Sale Terminals, and also
pioneered the issuance of Naira cards
that are globally accepted.
About Access Bank
Access Bank Plc is a full service
commercial Bank operating through a
network of over 300 branches and
service outlets located in major
centres across Nigeria, Sub Saharan
Africa and the United Kingdom. Listed
on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the
Bank has over 800,000 shareholders
and has enjoyed what is arguably
Africa’s most successful banking
growth trajectory in the last ten years
ranking amongst Africa’s top 20 banks
by total assets and capital in 2011. As
part of its continued growth strategy,
Access Bank has made sustainable
business core to all its operations. The
Bank strives to deliver sustainable
economic growth that is profitable,
environmentally responsible and
socially relevant.


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