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PREMIER League referee, Howard Webb, has revealed that Sunday night’s World Cup final was one of the toughest experiences of his career.
  The match was characterised by the intimidatory approach of the Netherlands team, with Webb awarding 14 yellow cards in total, including the two issued to Dutch defender, John Heitinga, who was sent off.
  Webb, 39 this week, is now resting in Pretoria before taking a holiday ahead of the beginning of the new Premier League campaign, and admitted that the experience had taken a lot out of him.
  "Sunday night was the most difficult two hours of my entire career," the Yorkshireman told friends, according to The Daily Mail.
 

"I am physically and emotionally drained but FIFA have been very supportive - not just about the final but our performances throughout the whole tournament."
  FIFA is understood to have been impressed with the display of Webb and his two assistants, Mike Mullarky and Darren Cann.
  Webb has been heavily criticised in The Dutch media but received backing from former Premier League referees' chief Keith Hackett.
  "It is unfair that Howard is being criticised because, overall, he had a superb game technically," Hackett told The Yorkshire Post.
  "Sadly, there were far too many players who showed no respect for the authority of the referee and it was not a good example of how the game should be played or how players should behave.
 

"You expect players to respond to a referee - and cautions normally serve to calm players down. But in this game, yellow cards had little effect on some players who continued to test his authority.
  "Tactically, The Dutch were trying to stop the game and upset the opposition. There were many incidents of group dissent and group fouling tactics.
 

"Yet, out of all the referees at the World Cup, Howard was the ideal appointment. Had a referee with lesser experience or with less man-management and communication skills been in charge of this game, we could have had a very different scenario on our hands - it could well have deteriorated into mass confrontation."

President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed 14 new justices for the Court of Appeal and eight judges for the Federal Capital Territory High Court.

This followed the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC).

A statement by the NJC’s Secretary, Danladi Halilu, said the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, will swear in the justices of the Appeal Court on Friday.

They are Justices Abubakar Alkali, Joseph Ikyegh, Tom Yakubu, Joseph Tine Tur, Rita Pemu, Philomena Ekpe, Chinwe Iyizoba, Haruna Tsammani, Samuel Oseji, Mohammed Danjuma, Ita George Mbaba, Akeju Olufemi, Tunde Awotoye and Moore Adumein.

The new judges, who will take oaths tomorrow, are Veralyn Venda (Mrs), Mohammed Kolo, Angela Otaluka (Mrs), Abba Mohammed, Valentine Ashi, Ajoke Adepoju (Mrs.), Usman Musale and Yusuf Halilu.

POLICE chief Ogbonna Onovo yesterday set a deadline for the release of the four journalists and their driver, who were kidnapped last Sunday at Ukpakiri, near Aba, Abia State.

They must be released within the next 24 hours, the Inspector-General said.

Onovo was speaking in Umuahia when he visited Abia State Governor Theodore Orji. He said the kidnappers had gone a step too far by abducting journalists, who were doing their legitimate duty. Besides, he accused his men of complicity in the kidnapping menace that has affected the South-East states economically and socially.

The kidnapped journalists are the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos Council chairman, Wahab Oba, NUJ Zone G Secretary Adolphus Okonkwo, Assistant Secretary Sylva Okereke, Shola Oyeyipo and their driver, Azeez Abdulrauf. They were on their way from a National Executive Council meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

Onovo warned that kidnappers should not see the police as weak because they are operating under a democratic dispensation, adding that such approach will soon change to a drastic method.

He said: "For daring the police and the Federal Government, the police will now face the kidnappers squarely as our new method will be too bad for them. It will affect innocent citizens, but we must do it to achieve results."

Onovo said the operation would affect others, "as you can not have an omelet without breaking an egg to have it done for one to eat it".

He said he was in the state to personally ensure the success of the operation for the release of the journalists, adding that he had earlier sent 10,000 policemen under operation Ihe (Light).

The IGP said that the visit will also enable him assess the operation, including kidnappings in Abia State, Nnewi and Awka in Anambra State and other parts of the South-East.

In his view, the operation has led to a reduction in kidnappings.

He regretted that despite the operation, there are pockets of kidnapping, adding that his visit will help to plug the loopholes.

Onovo said kidnapping has affected the state’s economy and urged the kidnappers to release all their victims and surrender themselves.

He warned that the police would spare nothing to see that the journalists are released, "and if they are not released, the police will move to the next level which will not be fair to all around the Obingwa Local Government Area of the state".

The police boss, who was accompanied by AIG Zone 9, police commissioners of Abia, Anambra, Enugu and lmo states, thanked the governor for helping the police and warned the Ngwa people to fish out the kidnappers or face the wrath of the police.

Orji regretted that kidnapping has become common, adding that everybody is not happy about the ugly incidents.

The governor described kidnapping as a high technology crime, which involves GSM, stressing that it will require such technology to fight the crime.

He said: "Abia people, the families of those kidnapped and the entire nation are worried over the development. I’m appealing to the kidnappers to release the journalists without hurting them."

The governor warned that if the kidnappers fail to surrender themselves and release their victims, "the state government and the police will spare nothing to ensure that they are apprehended in the shortest period".

Orji wondered why several kidnapping cases are happening around Obingwa Local Government Area, which is being used to hide victims after kidnapping them.

He called on all Ngwa people, especially those from Obingwa, to expose those behind the kidnappings or face the consequences when the police start their operations.

The governor noted that Operation lhe has achieved 80% success, except for the kidnapping of the Lagos-based journalists.

Siasia has what it takes to do the Job,but i dont think the news is 4 real

MINISTER of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe, yesterday, said that 13,000 trained ex-militants would be sponsored to read regular courses in higher institutions within and outside the country.

Orubebe who was inspecting projects being executed by his ministry and the Niger Delta Development Commission in the oil producing areas of the Ondo State, said the training would be done in batches.
He said: “Very soon, youths will be sent to various institutions in Nigeria and outside the country for training, to acquire various skills that would make them useful in the society.
When we train them, we would provide packages to make them self employed. In the next few months youths in the Niger Delta will be productively engaged in productive activities.”

Orubebe said the government involved the foreign experts in their training to give them the best instructions and knowledge that would stabilize their minds for positive thinking, adding: “The amnesty programme is also on course.
There are little challenges which are ordinarily expected when one is trying to experiment with a system.
“Over 20, 000 youths embraced the programme and it is not practical for all of them to be trained at the same time. Those already trained would be sponsored to read regular courses at various institutions within and outside the country.”

He explained that the government wanted to provide institutions that would train the youths in various skills particularly in the oil and gas, maritime, information technology, tourism industry, and other related trades.
The minister said: “The work had taken off at the skill acquisition centre and government is satisfied with the commitment of the various communities at Obubra that supported the contractors handling various construction works there.”

On the recent protest by ex-militants at the Federal Capital Territory, Orubebe said: “The ex-militants who protested against the alleged slow pace of the amnesty programme of the Federal Government in Abuja recently were not among the 20, 000 youths who were registered before the expiration of the grace period for the submission of arms last year.”

The presence of Iran’s President Ahmadinejad in Abuja last week to attend the D8 Summit presented a unique opportunity for ordinary Nigerians to listen to this controversial world figure close up. As the guest of honour at a meeting in a conference room at the Transcorp Hilton where members of the Nigerian public were able to hear him express his perspective on world issues, he was clearly determined to challenge the prevalent Western viewpoint that defines him as a warmonger and enemy of peace in the Middle East.

In facing this challenge, it was interesting that he repeated over and over again his belief that tolerance of religious differences and cultural diversity was the basis for peace in the world. “I love all Muslims, Christians and Jews”, he said repeatedly, “but I regard Zionism as a political ideology that does not promote tolerance and which encourages the oppression of the Palestinian peoples.”

The Iranian President seemed to have a very vocal domestic support group and each time he made certain points in his presentation, several members of the audience responded with a chorus of affirmation based on Koranic verses. It would be hard for anyone who witnessed this meeting objectively not to conclude that there was an element of fanaticism in the support that these camp followers expressed during the Iranian leader’s speech, but in contrast the style and content of his presentation was very rational and persuasive.

Ahmadinejad was introduced to the audience by Dr. Shehu Sani, one of the foremost radical defenders of fundamental human rights and anti-authoritarian advocacy in Nigeria. Dr Sani presented the guest as a leader who has stood for resistance against the oppression of weaker nations by the stronger and as one who has based his strategic policies on support for the oppressed. When he spoke, Ahmadinejad acknowledged this assumption as the basis for his own world view.

He explained that he considered the world to be divided into two camps, those who want to control the masses by force and those who want to support the improvement of the living standards of the masses through resistance against that control. He claimed to be totally committed to the latter course defining it as being based on a commitment to serving the dictates of “God’s will”.

The twenty minutes long exposition of his views focused more on general principles rather than on the specific issues that have generated most of the controversial counter measures that are being promoted against Iran’s regime in the United Nations and by the European Union. He concentrated instead on advocating an alliance among countries that need to cooperate to resist economic and political oppression from the industrialised world. In that light, his speech was an appeal for support from nations like Nigeria to face down anti-Iranian initiatives in the global arena.

However, the most exciting and informative aspect of the Iranian leader’s presentation emerged in the short question and answer period that followed his speech. Most of the questions were asked by Shehu Sani who said they had been submitted by various members of the audience. Among the major issues raised were questions of whether the nuclear policies of the Iranian Government would be changed because of the sanctions being promoted in the UN Security Council, and whether the Iranian Government would pursue a policy of destruction of Israel in the future.

It was noticeable that at no time in his responses did President Ahmadenijad mention the name Israel. Instead in discussing the Middle Eastern, crisis he focused intensely on the sufferings of the Palestinian people and when he made the point that if the Jews were being compensated with Palestinian land because of their suffering in Europe during World War II, then it was unfair for the Palestinians to be victimised because of events that took place elsewhere he received some of the loudest applause and affirmation from the audience. This outing also gave him an opportunity to clarify some of his more unusual stands on the issue of his nation’s right to pursue the policy of independent energy production using nuclear power.

Ahmadinejad denied categorically that Iran was trying to produce a nuclear bomb. According to him, “Those who are accusing us already have more than ten thousand such devices so why are they afraid if one bomb is produced by Iran? The real fear is that Iran will become increasingly proficient in supplying its energy needs and be less amenable to foreign control of its resources and production.”

These arguments resonated positively with his supporters who cheered loudly. The public outing by the Iranian President was a unique offshoot of the D8 Summit in Abuja. It provided direct access for Nigerian commentators and observers to listen to one of the more controversial world leaders of contemporary times. He was an articulate defender of his views and while his answers to some questions, especially over the events that followed last year’s elections in his country, seemed defensive he proved to be a self-confident advocate of his own theories.

He claimed that according to independent assessments of the results, his party had won the elections hands down but outside forces had supported protests which were given much more publicity than they deserved. No one present challenged his assertions or brought up embarrassing allegations concerning the human rights record of his government. It was nonetheless a revelatory moment for the audience most of whom were seeing the Iranian strongman live for the first time.

Nigeria’s performance at the just ended World Cup has been reflected in the ranking of all the teams that participated at the Mundial by FIFA. In a release by the world football governing body, Nigeria came a distant 27th position out of the 32 teams that participated.

Other African teams at the tournament which included Algeria, Cameroon, South Africa, Ghana and Cote d’Ivore were ranked 28, 31, 15,7 and 17 respectively
Meanwhile England's performance at South Africa 2010 was officially her worst at a World Cup finals, according to FIFA.

The governing body's post-tournament rankings placed Fabio Capello's side 13th out of the 32 teams following her tame exit in the last 16.
Her previous worst placing was 11th in 1958 and this summer's ranking is seven places lower than England's showing at the last two tournaments.

Winner, Spain, was top followed by the Netherlands, Germany and Uruguay.
England failed to qualify for the World Cup in 1974, 1978 and 1994.
She went out in the last 16 this time after scraping through a group that included the United States, Slovenia and Algeria, before losing 4-1 to Germany in the last 16 - her heaviest World Cup defeat.

England went out in the group stage of the 1950 and 1958 tournaments, when there were only 16 teams in the tournament, but still managed to rank higher than 13th. The World Cup was expanded from to 24 teams in 1982 and to 32 in 1998.

Fifa's rankings take into account group stage results, progress in the competition and the quality of opposition.
The top four rankings mirrored the final positions in the tournament.

Of the beaten quarter-finalists, Argentina were fifth, Brazil sixth, Ghana seventh and Paraguay eighth.
Japan, Chile, Portugal and the US were all higher than England in the table, while 2006 World Cup winners Italy were 26th and France, who triumphed in 1998, were 29th after their dismal group stage exits.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter suggested England's poor performance could be explained by the number of foreigners in the Premier League but also pointed to the overall strength of teams at what turned out to be an unpredictable World Cup.
"England is considered as being the motherland of football, as Brazil is the heartbeat of football, but there are no small national teams any more," he said.
"There are small countries but their national teams are very strong as football has developed."
Despite England's poor showing at the tournament, the Football Association decided to stick with Capello, whose contract runs until the 2012 European Championship.

Attention now turns to the friendly against Hungary at Wembley on 11 August and the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, which starts in September with back-to-back fixtures against Bulgaria and Switzerland.
Capello will discuss his plans at an FA Board meeting on Thursday.
Fifa's latest world rankings will be released on Wednesday, with world champions Spain poised to reclaim top spot from Brazil.
Semi-finalists Uruguay are likely to jump up from their current 16th place, while England (eighth), Italy (fifth) and France (ninth) could all drop down following their under-par results in South Africa.

When are they raiding the House of Reps!

Todays market(in terms of Job) would hire someone that can do both. get as many certifications as you can(even while working). In addition, try something outside engineering(like building communication skills, and the likes)

He would be 25 in November!!

BBC is none for that.

Just checking out what it takes to survive with the new minimum wage in the present state of the country, compared to what holds in US and the likes.

That amount can actually fix bills:
IPOD
PHONE(with radio, camera, blue-tooth,
JACKET
TV

hmm, what else?

Nothing is impossible. Would it be this power input?

Interesting!!

How many people are on minimum wage?

If the amount is too small to survive, simply upgrade your skills and knowledge and stop living the mediocre life. You need to remember that the minimum wage use to be less than 10k monthly.

In fairness, that amount is pretty small,considering the resource at our disposal.

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Nigeria’s U-20 women national team have been assured of 500USD (about N75,000) each if they can defeat England Wednesday in their opening game of the FIFA U-20 Women World Cup which got underway yesterday in Germany. Both teams played a 1-1 draw at the last edition in Chile two years ago.

The Nigerian side has also been drawn against Japan and Mexico in Group C. Enthusiasts has given all the teams an equal chance of qualifying for the quarter final.

A Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) source said it is to boost the morale of the players who almost saw their dreams of playing at the global stage punctured by the Federal Government’s decision to ban its national teams from international competitions.

Meanwhile, a source within the team’s camp revealed to NationSport that the girls have promised to beat their opponents in an apparent bid to gladden the hearts of Nigerians, who are still reeling over the exit of the Super Eagles at the just concluded World Cup.

"The girls want to win their opening match so that people back home can be happy. We know that Nigerians are still bitter with the way Eagles were eliminated so they have assured all of picking one of the quarter final tickets," said the source.

Nigeria reached the knockout stage two years ago losing to France 3-2.

The gunmen who kidnapped the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos Council, Mr. Wahab Oba, and four others have reduced the ransom from N250million to N150million.

The gunmen, who announced the reduction in a call to The Nation’s office in Abuja, at about 12.30pm yesterday, claimed that their victims were safe and sound. But they entertained no questions.

Restricting the call number, the spokesman of the gunmen called this newspaper’s office line which is in the imprint on the back page.

In a crispy manner, he said: "We are those that kidnapped those journalists. This is to inform you that we have reduced the ransom from N250million to N150million. We are waiting for the money.

"Sebi we spoke with you guys yesterday (Sunday); what are you waiting for?"

He refused further entreaties from our correspondent. It was also difficult to return the call as the line was hidden.

Also being held are the NUJ Zone G Secretary Adolphus Okonkwo, the Council’s Assistant Secretary Sylva Okereke, Shola Oyeyipo and their driver, Azeez Abdulrauf.

They were kidnapped on Sunday in Ukbariki, near Aba in Obingwa Local Government Area, Abia State.

The journalists were on their way from a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

There was outrage yesterday over the kidnapping of the journalists.

The Federal Government condemned the action, even as it expressed confidence in the ability of the Police and other security agencies to secure their release.

The Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, described the development as "sad" and "clearly unacceptable".

In a statement issued in Abuja, the Minister said: "The abduction of these four prominent and innocent journalists while on active duty is a challenge to security agencies to reinforce ongoing security operations in Abia State. Mr. President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, recently directed the police and all security agencies to rid the nation, especially the South Eastern part of the country of kidnapping.

"Government finds this ugly development quite disturbing, sad and clearly unacceptable.

"The Federal Government wishes to reassure all Nigerians of adequate and radical response in the search for sustainable solution to this new wave of crime.

"In this direction, I wish to reaffirm the confidence of the Federal Government on the ability of the police, and security agencies in the country to free the journalists from their captors within the shortest possible time.

"The Police and all security agencies have a responsibility to ensure that the perpetrators of this dastardly act are brought to book.

"I, therefore, call on the governments of Abia, Akwa Ibom and neighbouring states, community leaders and well-meaning Nigerians to work closely and in partnership with the police and security agencies to fish out these gunmen from their hideouts.

"Finally, government also appeals for calm while efforts are being made to free the journalists. Our hearts go to the NUJ and the affected families."

Abia State Governor Theodore Orji condemned the abduction.

The state’s council of the NUJ also denounced the act.

Speaking in Umuahia through his adviser on Electronic Media, Ugochukwu Emezue, Orji wondered why journalists should be the target of kidnappers.

"They do not harm anybody while doing their legitimate duty of informing the public," he said.

He said security agencies were working round the clock to ensure that the journalists are released in good health.

The governor assured residents of adequate security, adding that two more amoured personnel carriers (APCs) had been procured by his administration to help fight crimes.


Orji praised the military, the police and other security agencies deployed in the state by the Federal Government, stressing that their efforts have helped to reduce kidnapping.

The state’s chapter of the NUJ issued a statement signed by its Chairman, Hyacinth Okoli, and Secretary, Sam Oditah, urging security agencies to spread their dragnets to all parts of the state to ensure that the victims are rescued from the hoodlums.

The Abia NUJ also challenged the Federal Government to show greater commitment towards fighting crimes by providing modern equipment to the police.

The release also enjoined traditional rulers as well as community leaders and town unions in Aba zone to rise up to expose criminals, who live in their communities or use their areas as hideouts.

Senate President David Mark yesterday condemned the rising incidence of kidnapping of Nigerians.

Mark, in a statement by his media aide, Paul Mumeh, in Abuja urged security agencies to rise up to the challenge by saving Nigerians avoidable hostilities in the hands of criminals.

The Senate President urged security agencies to fish out the kidnappers to face the law.

Mark expressed anger at the kidnap of the journalists, saying: "No responsible government would allow this to continue. We must all rise to the occasion and curb the menace. Our security operatives must stand up and be counted as responsible and responsive agencies of government."

While urging the kidnappers to immediately and unconditionally release the journalists, he said: "Enough of this embarrassment. We cannot continue to allow this to happen. Criminality of any form is condemnable. It cannot be our way of life."

He enjoined communities, especially traditional rulers to join in the fight against kidnapping because "these people live in our midst".

"They live in our communities and all of us cannot continue to feign ignorance about the activities of criminals in our midst. Community leaders must take responsibility for this abnormality.

"As it is now, everybody is a potential victim. The earlier we tackle the matter headlong and put it to an end, the better for all of us," Mark said.

Mark sympathised with the families of the victims and the NUJ over these "trying moments" and called for calm, hoping that the journalists would regain their freedom unconditionally very soon.

A multi-millionaire businessman, Alhaji Salisu Mataba, has been kidnapped in Kano State. He was abducted at about 7.00 p.m. on Sunday and the audacious hoodlums are demanding an undisclosed huge sum in dollars
Three of the victim’s children, who tried to test the might of the kidnappers, were shot in the confusion that attended the abduction right from the family home at Kurna Baba Line in the state capital.

Security sources told Daily Sun that the children were shot, one on the left hand, the other in the buttock and the third on his knee. All of them, the sources added, were rushed to the Murtala Muhammed Hospital, Kano where they were, as at Monday, on admission for their injuries.

The gun-wielding kidnappers, who came in a Honda Legend car and another red car, had arrived Mataba’s home shortly before nightfall. The people in the neighborhood told Daily Sun that the kidnappers waited casually for their target to return home after the day’s business, before they swooped on him.

The victim was taken out of the house  and dumped in the trunk of one of the cars by his heavily-armed abductors, after which they made their way out of the scene through the new Ring Road towards, probably Gwarzo, said an eyewitness, who sought anonymity.

Already, the case had been reported to the Dala division of the Nigeria Police Force in the state, and the police, it was gathered, had swung into action.
But curiously, some members of the family of the abducted man have quietly asked the police to steer clear  of the incident, saying they preferred to pay the ransom to the kidnappers than risk the life of their father.

One of the children, it was gathered, had contacted the police, insisting that his father and the kidnappers had spoken to the family. He added that the abductors demanded an undisclosed amount in dollars, while stating that his father had directed him on how to source the ransom to buy his freedom.
Meanwhile, one of the vehicles used by the kidnappers had been found after it was abandoned. The Honda Civic, with registration number, AA 537 GGE, was sighted at the Divisonal Police headquarters, Dala , inside the city.

When contacted on Monday afternoon, the Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Baba Mohammed Azare, told Daily Sun that the police were aware of the incident and were doing everything possible to ensure Mataba’s safety as well as the arrest of the hoodlums.

It’s no longer news that there are millions of unemployed graduates, mainly the youths, in Nigeria who are walking aimlessly in search of whatever means of livelihood. Nigeria probably has the highest number of unemployed graduates in the world, which has contributed to social ills like youth restiveness in the Niger Delta and armed robbery

The Federal Government had sometime last year informed that about 40 million Nigerian youths out of about 140 million of the country’s population were currently unemployed. The figure, according to the then Labour Minister, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, came courtesy of the World Bank.
The Federal Government in a swift reaction inaugurated a planning committee on National Employment Summit to combat unemployment among Nigerians.

“The figure World Bank gave was that we have about 40 million (unemployed) youths between 18 and 25 years. The figure is not even captured by unemployment index because they are not looking for jobs as the jobs are not there. However, we are doing whatever we can do to attack and address this huge problem,” Kayode said.

However, despite efforts and different strategies by successive administrations to combat the problem, socio-economic indicators continued to show that the number of men and women joining the ranks of the unemployed, working poor and those in the vulnerable groups was perpetually on the increase.

Unemployment, no doubt, has assumed a different and worrisome dimension in view of the effects of the current global financial and economic crisis on the people, especially in terms of job losses and the creation of new ones for the ever-growing populace.
This sad reality came to the fore during the recent advertisement for recruitment of eligible candidates into the Nigeria Police Force. There was an instant mad rush by jobless Nigerians in response to the recruitment announcement.

The recruitment exercise immediately witness large turn-outs from prospecting candidates with police commands across the Federation becoming a beehive of activities as thousands of candidates jostled for placement.

For instance, thousands of prospective candidates had besieged the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa Ikeja to secure indigenisation form and certificate which are part requirements for the recruitment exercise into the Force.
Majority of the candidates came from almost all strata of the society which included secondary school certificate holders, graduates, business men and women exuding optimism and eagerness to eventually join the Force.

As early as 7.am on daily basis, the candidates converged on the premises of the state Ministry of Special Duties to secure and process their indigenisation forms.

When Vanguard Metro visited the venue, many applicants, looking smart in their various attires, were seen frantically filling their forms and doing whatever else was necessary to be considered ahead of others.
Some of the candidates who reluctantly spoke to Vanguard Metro, attributed the high turn-out of applicants to the high rate of unemployment in the country which has defied all solutions and interventionist efforts.

Others believed that the downward trend in economic activities in Nigeria, worsened by the effect of the global economic recession, was the major cause of the massive turn-out of applicants for Police job.

On the indigenisation certificate, a source close to the ministry who preferred anonymity, said that it can only be given to anyone who is able to provide recommendation letter from an Oba in whichever area he or she lives.
Investigation, however, revealed that applicants desperate to get the indigenisation certificate based on an earlier rumour that the police registration would be ending soon had to pay the sum of N1000 to the ministry officials to assist them in procuring the indigenisation certificate inorder to save time.

Some applicants also came with some serving police officers who used their uniform and position to facilitate the process of securing the certificate by influencing ministry officials who are in charge of issuing the certificate to applicants.
However, other applicants who could not provide any of the two options mentioned above had to resign to their helpless fate.
When contacted to confirm the likely closing date for the submission date of application form, Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Supol, Frank Mba retorted: “We are still on the matter, its an ongoing exercise”.

One of the candidates who simply identified herself as Miss Bose Ajayi, aged 22 years, after much persuasion, said one of the reasons why she was seeking a police job was because of her worsening economic situation and she needed a decent job to survive.
She stated that after finishing secondary school she had opted for petty trading due to lack of money to further her education. She said she was still engaged in petty trading when the opportunity to join the police force came up.
“The economic situation does not create room for young entrepreneurs to survive in this country, only God can see us through this situation” she quipped helplessly.

UNI ILORIN's Screening Exercise is on now, visit - http://www.unilorin.edu.ng/portal/pu_instructions.php

Why Government Jobs?