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The already deplorable power situation in the country may worsen as workers in the power sector have threatened to stop the supply of electricity across the country by Tuesday, January 14.

The industrial action is a protest against the federal government’s refusal to conclude the payment of workers’ entitlements following the privatisation of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).

The industrial action follows the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum issued by the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) to the federal government in December last year to conclude all labour-related issues in the sector.

General Secretary of NUEE, Mr Joe Ajaero, who announced the strike at a press conference in Lagos, lamented that two months after the handover of the assets of the defunct PHCN, the labour issues are yet to be concluded.

He insisted that no staff of the defunct PHCN was fully paid his or her entitlements, calling on the government to tell the public where the money that had been released for the payment of the benefits had disappeared.

He stated that all members including the disengaged and retired workers of the defunct PHCN had been directed to occupy power installations and offices across the country thereby disrupting power supply.

Ajaero, who briefed journalists alongside other union officials, warned that if the union’s grievances were not addressed after Tuesday’s protest, the union would declare a full-blown industrial action.

“Our Strike is in phases. Due to the public holiday on Monday next week, we have decided to start a protest by asking all our members including those that who were disengaged to go back to their stations. Families of dead colleagues must report back to their stations. This is prelude to further actions by the union.

“We will not keep quiet for the fact that money was realised from the privatisation process and we do not know where the money meant for the payment of workers’ entitlements is being kept. Doing that means we have failed in our responsibility to defend the rights of our members.

“There are members who have not been paid anything since the handing over of the assets of PHCN to private investors. We make bold to say that nobody has been paid fully even those that have been disengaged have not been paid,” he explained.

He noted that over 25,000 workers had not received their pension components while over 5,000 workers who retired statutorily were yet to be paid their gratuities.

“The pension deductions of about 48,000 workers from July 2012 to date have not been effected. The entitlements of over 48,000 staff covering July 2012 have not been paid. Over 50 percent of the workers have been wrongly and illegally disengaged. About 3,000 verified casual staff have been verbally sent out of the industry without remuneration,” he said.

Speaking further, Ajaero said 10 percent equity shareholding for workers as collectively agreed had been jettisoned while salaries and wages of employees had been unilaterally reduced.
“All efforts made before now to address the various issues by the relevant ministries and agencies of government have met brick wall. We have waited patiently up to this moment, appealing to these ministries and agencies to do the needful but to no avail,” he lamented.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nationwide-blackout-looms-as-electricity-workers-begin-strike-tuesday/168482/

Dear parents, biscuits and sweets now fall among the 21 most dangerous treats you can give to children. In fact, nutritionists have said giving biscuits or sweets to children regularly is comparable to poisoning them at an early age.

Sadly, biscuits, which many know contain a lot of unhealthy substances and have little or no nutritional value — except the fact that they are a readymade treat that calms children down — are very popular snacks among kids.

A nutritionist, Dr. James Sanusi, warns that if parents can avoid giving their kids biscuits and sweets, they should; and adds that by doing so, they are reducing their kids’ chances of developing Type-2 diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure before they are 30.

Sanusi says many studies have fingered the high sugar and salt contents in biscuits and sweets as major factors in increasing childhood obesity and diabetes.

As toddlers grow older, the lure to give kids sweets and biscuits may become impossible to ignore; but experts say the way out is to resist and look for alternatives. “Parents and guardians may just be saving children from diseases by regulating their daily sugar intake,” Sanusi warns.

Also, a 2010 study of children found that excess fructose — which is very high in biscuits and sweets — actually causes visceral fat cells to mature, setting the stage for a big belly and even bigger future risk for heart disease and diabetes in kids that were studied in the United States of America.

According to the study which involved 5,000 kids in the US, adolescent obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 years, while childhood obesity rates have doubled due to unregulated sugar intake in kids.

Sanusi adds, “One only needs to visit an amusement park, school or day care to truly see what is happening. More children are becoming obese and accumulating fat around their belly, a factor for Type-2 diabetes and hypertension.

Why is this so? Experts say it’s because more kids are consuming fructose and high sugar-loaded beverages than they burn.

Sanusi notes that when parents give their children biscuits or sweets, they should know that they are giving them sugar in another form.

Need more reasons to reduce your kids’ biscuits or sweet rations? Well, scientists say sugar, which is usually used in making these candies and cookies, encourage the production of cancer cells, thus reducing one’s chances of surviving cancer.

A more recent study in 2013 found that sugars in the intestine triggered the formation of a hormone called GIP, controlled by a protein called β-catenin that is completely dependent on sugar levels. Experts say this GIP increases the production of cancerous cells. The researchers also found that β-catenin may, in fact, affect cells’ susceptibility to cancer formation.

Other studies have also found negative associations between high sugar and starch intake and survival rates in both breast cancer patients and colon cancer patients.

The scientists likened parents giving kids biscuits and sweets to giving children ‘soft’ alcohol, which could be addictive.

A 2012 paper in the journal Nature, brought forth the idea that warnings placed on biscuits should be similar to warnings placed on alcohol bottles.

The authors show evidence that consuming fructose and glucose in excess can have a toxic effect on the liver, just as the metabolism of ethanol. They say the ethanol contained in alcoholic beverages has similarities to the metabolic pathways with fructose in sweets.

The study further shows that sugar increases one’s risk for several of the same chronic conditions that alcohol was responsible for.

If you feel that your kid is slim and he/she can take sweets and biscuits as much as he/she likes, you may have to think again. A 2013 study found that liver damage from sugar could occur even without having excess calories or weight gain.

Finally, sugar could age your child quickly. A 2009 study found a positive relationship between glucose consumption and the ageing of cells. The study states that sugary foods slow down the ability to learn; and links excess sugar consumption to deficiencies in memory and overall cognitive health.

It states, “Ageing of the cells, consequently, can be the cause of something as simple as not remembering lessons or words; or something as dire as chronic disease. But there is alarming evidence that sugar may affect the ageing of kids’ brain.”

The advice is not for parents to throw biscuits away. Rather, let it just be what it should always be — a treat, and not an alternative to food!
http://www.punchng.com/health/healthwise/before-your-child-goes-for-biscuits-sweets/

Luncheon meats

Bologna, smoked ham, and even roast beef are a kids’ lunchbox staple. However, if your child eats a sliced meat sandwich every day, you may be packing them a very dangerous and toxic food. Take a good look at the label, does junior’s favorite lunch meat contain nitrates, a preservative used in food processing that drastically increases the risk of heart disease and cancer.

Juices

You may think juice is great for your kids, but think again. “Parents don’t realise juice is bad for their child,” Brown said. “They think it’s healthy. But not all juices actually even contain vitamins. The high sugar content can also be a problem for their teeth.” If your child really wants juice, limit the amount and make it a treat. And never put it in a sippy-cup, where the sugars can really coat their teeth.

Processed foods

It may seem simple and quick to buy a ready-made meal from the frozen section of the supermarket, but these kinds of foods are generally a bad idea for both your children and you. “Processed foods are in general less healthy,” Brown said. “They usually contain more salt or fat than food you prepare yourself, so make the effort to prepare food for your kids at home.”

Soda

Soda is a non-nutritional choice, generally packed with chemical ingredients. “We don’t ever buy any soda unless we’re having a party,” Brown said. “But I’m always amazed to see how much soda people buy. The choices you make influence what your children eat and drink. They’re watching you.”

Sports and vitamin drinks

Unless your child is a true athlete, he doesn’t need sports or vitamin drinks. You may think the drink is healthy, but it has a lot of empty calories they likely don’t need. “There’s very little place for sports and vitamin drinks for kids,” Brown said. “For your average child playing soccer, for example, they just need water.
http://www.punchng.com/health/healthwise/foods-never-to-give-children/

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Nigeria and the United Kingdom Thursday signed a
Prisoners’ Transfer Agreement (PTA) that would
enable their citizens serving jail terms in the two
countries to be repatriated home to complete their
sentences.
Under the deal, prisoners such as former Delta
State Governor, Chief James Ibori, who was
sentenced to a 13-year jail term on April 2012, by a
Southwark Crown Court in London for embezzling
over $250 million public funds, would be sent back
to Nigeria country to complete their jail terms.
However, this is subject to the agreement between
the two countries to repatriate such convicts.
The terms of the agreement, which has been under
review since 2011, allow the two countries to
repatriate a convict with or without his or her
consent so long as the two countries have agreed
to transfer the prisoner.
In the past, prisoner exchange programmes
between the two countries could only be executed
with the consent of the prisoner.
However, not all 521 Nigerians serving jail terms in
UK prisons would be eligible for the compulsory
transfer.
At the signing of the agreement in Abuja, the UK
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice,
Hon. Jeremy Wright, said it would be immediately
difficult to be precise about the number of Nigerian
prisoners eligible for transfer of the 521 serving
time.
While Wright signed for UK, the Attorney General of
the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr.
Mohammed Adoke (SAN), signed for Nigeria.
He however noted that only those sentenced for 12
months and longer would be eligible for transfer to
their country.
He also disclosed that there is just one British
citizen serving a jail term in an undisclosed Nigerian
prison.
THISDAY however gathered that others who would
be exempted from being transferred to complete
their jail terms are Nigerians with British citizenship,
Nigerians who have a permanent residence status
in the UK, and those convicted for small crimes
such as parking ticket fines.
Commenting on whether Ibori would be sent back to
Nigeria to finish his jail term, Wright, fielding
questions from reporters after visiting supervising
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof Viola Onwuliri,
shortly before he signed the PTA, said although the
transfer did not need the prisoners’ consents, it
would still be necessary for both countries to agree
on each transfer.
“In relation to individual prisoners, there obviously
has to be a good deal of discussions between the
two countries about individual prisoners and the
agreement of both countries has to be secured for
individual transfers.
“The compulsory nature of this prisoner transfer
agreement is that the prisoners themselves do not
have the choice as to whether they stay or go, but
the respective countries still have the opportunity to
discuss whether a transfer should be made, so I am
not in a position to say whether individual cases
would be transferred or not,” Wright said.
He added that there would be discussions over
which prisons the prisoners would be sent to
complete their jail terms.
“What we anticipate is that the Nigerian government
would identify prisons, and we would look at those
prisons and provide some assistance to the
improvement of those prisons. That is a process
that would be ongoing, but I hope very shortly, we
would be able to identify the prisons and make that
investment for reforms,” he said.
By August 2012, the UK government had already
spent £500,000 on prison reforms in Nigeria to train
prison guards and to fund an exchange programme
for prison officials. An extra wing and a guard tower
were built at the Kirikiri Prisons in Lagos. The UK
also budgeted an additional £1 million for the
success of the PTA.
Wright described the agreement as good for both
countries and promised that by the end of 2014, the
meaningfulness of the agreement would have been
demonstrated.
Adoke, in his remarks, reiterated the commitment of
the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan
to the welfare of Nigerians residing in the UK.
“Even with the formal signing of this agreement, it is
therefore our expectation that in implementing the
terms of this agreement, the government of the UK
would continue to accord all convicted offenders
appropriate legal protection and remedies available
under UK laws and relevant international human
rights instruments, as well as ensure that all legal
remedies have been exhausted before the affected
offenders are transferred to Nigeria,” he said.
Adoke also reassured the UK of Nigeria’s
commitment to see to the removal from Nigeria’s
statute books, Section 22 of the NDLEA Act, which
gives the federal government the right to file
charges or prosecute a convict who has been
convicted in any other country of drugs or related
crimes. This, he added, negates the doctrine of
double jeopardy.
“However taking cognisance of the judicial
pronouncement in Nigeria that has declared that as
unconstitutional, I am prepared to send an
amendment to that law to the National Assembly to
remove it from our statute books. We would not rely
on it and we would respect the doctrine of double
jeopardy,” he said.
The review of the PTA was one of the highlights of
the meeting between Jonathan and Prime Minister
David Cameron during their 2011 meeting.
The agreement was hinged on the premise that it is
better for prisoners to serve out their sentences in
their home countries where they have a family
support structure.
thisday Nigeria

Okparaval: Please those still using aitel bis on non bbs devices did u do the subscription directly with ur device or with bb before transferring the line to ur device, also when was ur last subscrtiption, please help because I want to subscribe?

for me i did it with my android but the issue with airtel network is too damn slow for me, when ds my data is finish i doubt if i will subscribe for it again

3 gbosa to lagbaja

ify84: airtel is d worst data network in Nigeria.... even in owerri... it shows 3g yet other network edge fast pass it... tufiakwa... airtel

honestly my broda ds airtel too slow 4 browsing, na total waste of money

fijiano202: Am confused with no 7,14,21 /7/ Says Jonathan would not finish is tenure /14/ say He would not be impeached even if they try /21/ says He would be the last PDP President. My question is how is he going to vacate office before is tenure is over,Will He resign or Die?

dou am not a supporter of oga gej politics but ds prophet just talk jargons about gej

Keyana: But this NID certs is recognized, but not accepted by neither University nor Polytecnics for further studies. Now i'm back to square one. Sitting for UTME again.

wc 1 is NID ? Sorry, anyway study hard and pray hard for ur next UTME

am recommending this or FP
https://www.nairaland.com/1586453/what-jamb-one-varsity-only-directive#20767921

Many candidates registering for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, were shocked when they were given the choice to pick only one university of their choice, contrary to the traditional first and second choice options of universities and/or polytechnics. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, responsible for the UTME, in a new policy has made it compulsory for candidates to pick one university, one polytechnic, one college of education and one innovative enterprise institute (IEI) when registering for their exams.
The Registrar, JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, believes that this policy will go a long way in solving the admission crisis bedeviling the country. In an exclusive interview with Vanguard Learning, he said: “Most university managements claim that they do not run second class universities, and as a result, do not want to admit students who choose them as a second choice. From our experience, universities refuse to take students who make them a second choice, but they do not hesitate to collect the students’ money when they want to write the post-UTME. And this is not fair to students.
So last year, Vice Chancellors of universities, provosts of Polytechnics and other stakeholders in the sector decided that students should only pick one university, one polytechnic, one college of education and one innovative enterprise institute when applying to write the UTME. If they do not follow these instructions, they cannot apply. We are also hoping that this will go a long way to curb the admission crisis. A lot of times, there are spaces in tertiary institutions other than universities, but the bottle neck lies in the fact that everyone wants to go to the university.
So, beyond this move, the government must go a step further to make these tertiary institutions degree-awarding institutions. Professor Oby Ezekwesili had suggested this earlier. For example, Polytechnics should be given the authority to award Bachelor of Technology awards. This will go a long way in solving the dichotomy that exists which causes candidates to flock mostly to the universities.”
As expected, most candidates are not pleased with the development. One of such, Victoria Akachukwu told our correspondent: “I don’t really like the idea of choosing only one university,” she said, “because it means that my chances for entering the university are slimmer.
But on the other hand, it just means that I have to work much harder so that I can get into the university and study my dream course which is Law. Last year, I got admission into a polytechnic, but my Dad did not want me to attend. So I have to try really hard so I can get into a university this year.”
Other stakeholders are more concerned about the implementation of the directive than the paper it is written on. The chairman, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, Dr. Chibuzor Asomugha argued: “There have been different kinds of policies in the past, but the problem is always with the implementation. Whatever step is being taken, stakeholders should ensure that they follow up implementation.”
Speaking to Vanguard Learning, Dr. Andrews Jegede, the National President of the Association of Innovation and Vocational Institutions, said: “If this is well implemented, then the admission crisis the country is facing is already solved. It means that government is beginning to understand the need to give technical, vocational and teaching education their rightful place. What we must do now is to encourage JAMB to ensure that the cut-off marks agreed on are enforced across board. In other words: 180 and above for universities, 160-169 for polytechnics, 150-159 for colleges of education, and 150-159 for innovative enterprise institutes.”
There are about 120 institutions approved by the FME and accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and have been listed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board since 2007. IEIs cover areas such as computer hardware engineering, software engineering, multimedia technology, oil and gas, information technology, creative arts, industrial welding, early childcare education, paralegal studies, computer networking and securities, film production and many more.
The National Innovation Diploma (NID) is the certification approved by the FME for IEIs. It is the equivalent of the National Diploma, and it is equally four semesters of course work spanning over two years with Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES).
In the past few years, the nation’s higher institutions have only been able to accommodate about one third of the population of teeming candidates who write the UTME every year. Whether the new resolutions made by JAMB will help solve the admission crisis, remains to be seen.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/01/jambs-one-varsity-directive-mean-candidates/

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ralpheously: do ui wish 2 kno jw mani pple obj silenced?

bro kindly tell more about this , i want a confirm story , i dont want " i hear say "

6months is a matter of days, we shall c after then.

Oduah should proof sahara report wrong by publishing her resume without that saharareport are still on the right path. If possible she should sue them for defamation by providing CONCRETE evidence at the law court

Season of Letter Writing

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Ghost workers indeed

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sova: Papa Ajao(Yusuf strt, Oduduwa,Fatai Atere,Okesanya et al)

guy i take God beg pls change ur topic to ds ur particular post dat i quote or i go send e-slap gve u 4 been a liar. Well i stay in lasgidi island (idumota) power supply= 4hrs (12am-4am)