₦airaland Forum

armadeo: Let me understand you.
The cadre of current officers who are captains and above now went through a four year program. Is that what you are saying.

Keep shut if you don't know. Academy used to be a 3years program in the past. With the introduction of degree, it became a 5years program. Around 2002 -2003 cadets training was returned to 4years such that about 3 regular courses of cadets graduated within 4years, before it was returned back to a 5year program. So as rightly as he has said, those officers who enlisted within those years are captains.

azubikedr: This article is a beautiful piece of non sense.It seems the writer eats from the anus.I no blame her.It is only in Nigeria that doctors are treated with disdain.You go and read medicine if you can do it.Idiot.

Foolish thought. Next time you want to travel out, place your stethoscope on your neck and fly the plain. When you want to eat food, plant your clinical coat and rice will grow. Talking as if all must study medicine. Who is more idiotic?

Joenz: Why are you bringing another dimension to the discuss?If so,why hasn't NMA gotten a circularisation of an agreement to implement its 24 demands even if its for not implementation but merely to douse tension?You all keep misleading the public like non-drs have not always been appointed consultants before prof Onyebuchi Chukwu stopped it muttering words like consultancy is exclusively preserved for the drs.I believe you aware of NMA dropping 21 of its previous spurious demands,pursuing just three nw.We stay calm and await how the imbroglio ends.

My first encounter with the minister was bad. It was a lecture on the Golden Jubilee of MEDILAG. The man said medical postgraduate fellowship was higher than the PhD degree. To me that was pretty foolish of him to say so, with professionals of different fields in the university seated for the lecture. Its a shame that a man of this state of mind heads the ministry of health. He will definitely attempt to kill other professions in the health sector. I'm happy he is reaping the seed of discord he has planted. In a sane country Wike and Onyebuchi would have longed been fired.

Mbediogu: the issue is not whether doctors are becoming gods like journalists who have been known to start and end wars thro the ages with what they write, it goes beyond that. Our calling is that of service, not speculation and unfortunately it is always a matter of life and death rather than of war and peace.
1.A consultant consults, in our case with patients. How will the convenient will it be for a sick and poor patient to serially consult from the medical doctor down to the consultant Johesu pharmacist, nurses, labman, cleaner etc? In terms of time, costs, convenience etc.
2. Differences sometimes arise between doctors approach to patient management but these are easily ressolved because of similarity in basic orientation and training. How are such differences (which are sure to be multiplied under Johesu plan), going to be ressolved?

How has it worked outside Nigeria? Both in developed and developing countries.

Onlinebizexpert: NMA vs JOHESU

The formation of JOHESU is the best thing that has ever happened in the health sector to jointly check the excesses of doctors.

Onlinebizexpert: Do I blame her no.........


If she knew that what it took me to pass a test of five marks in medical school is the same as what it took her to pass a degree exam of 100 marks

What is keshi doing that he is demanding a salary of 10 million naira per month, if it were to be doctors even churches and mosques would go on strike

What did a senator read that his salary can foot the salaries of 25 professors of medicine

I don't expect funke to understand because unlike her I have to read 3 courses (anatomy,physiology,biochemistry) which lasts for about 15 years in just 18 months and am expected to be better than the person that reads just one of the aforementioned courses and yet such a person wants to assume a post that that takes a doctor an average of 25years to reach

90% of doctors are arrogant. You know only the surface of Biochemistry and physiology. I challenge you to a debate on this. If a PhD holder starts at level 10 equivalent in the university, no honors degree should be granted a level 12 equivalent. Anyway I don't so much blame the doctors, I blame the lawmakers who have spent 15 good years in this dispensation of democracy doing nothing, yet collecting all. If our labour laws and salaries and wages commission do function well there will be less crisis in the system. Only that none of them are seeing, yet they have committees overseeing everything in this country. Its a shame that the ASUP strike is still on and the ASUU issues are still been toyed with. Labour issues might never end unless the political appointees begins to think straight. I'm still baffled that a 8 years serving governor who solicited for your vote to lead is entitled to a live pension while workers who worked for 35years are told to do contributory pension scheme. Why can't the president and governors do contributory pension from their official salary? Why should they enjoy free medical health after stealing much from us? Its really a pain that there is no fairness or even a slight equity in our nation. This challenges will continue unless a thinking government sees to it. I'm not sure confab is dealing with labour issues appropriately at all. PLEASE VOTE WISELY IN 2015.

This must be an advert by jobberman. That research work is faulty. Those in the civil service can never occupy that position. I guess the distribution of the employed respondents are not judge mentally well tilted.

I'm neither APC nor PDP but I believe that God is working on this nation.
Its time the country is rid from the hands of Cabals. They should continue to
expose themselves for the good of Nigerians. The divide might pay the general populace
while APC emergernce as a strong opposition will also make the ruling party sit up.

Therfore APC will be trying to perform to please the people, while PDP will be pressing to outshine
APC with thier own performance. With both ready to expose any form of corruption that might affect
there political plans.

Private jet to prevent road accident and public airline accident.

Bullet proof cars to prevent BH attack and kidnappers

add more.

crisycent: U knew December 25th is Christmas, why wait until 24th to withdraw money? People no dey get sense?

Not everyone has money in their account. I repeat most government workers are just being paid today, hence the rush. You can then imagine how many people who had to send money to their dependants so they can have something to eat. It just shows how employers take the welfare of their staff here. Sane ones would have paid on 21 and 22. While others would have even paid 13th month salary. Ask any banker the volume of transactions today, in fact most ATMs are without cash and even CBN had to release large volume of cash to today.

That's the effect of government paying salaries on 23rd and 24th most people are still waiting for their alert. Their wives have to go to shop hence the compulsory que to collect money. Some what to travel and others have to do happy Christmas for children around them, the aged, and their lovers. Its just could be very frustrating. Personally, I have decided to celebrate at low key. Just feel my generator with fuel, relax at home and feed my eyes with premier league on 26th.

Ngene-Ukwenu:
For speaking against Obasanjo, you are no longer a mad professor. We are sorry for abusing you

He has never been a pal of OBJ. Rumours have it that he denied OBJ been the UN Sec General in place of Kofi Anann.
Ogun state people have never loved OBJ. They keep hating him because the more they try to pull him down the more he succeeds.
As a matter of fact, he happen to be their most successful son in Nigeria.

Why did the Prof. not talk when Abdusalami and IBB where visited. It just shows his bitterness with OBJ's person.
The struggle for who is who in Yourubaland is very tense and full of demonic influeces anyway.

jmaine: GEJ Response had so much grace, coziness, guile, class, and subtleness with notable painful stings accompanying it . . .

What a lovely response . . . .

Same way I feel. Even though its known that his media gurus must have written those notes. My appeal is that OBJ should not write another letter, if he does, two things may likely prop up. The presidency might pick him up for treason or the national assembly might impeach the president. Either of this two things will lead to a very serious agitation in the country that might even be worse than BH. Everyone should thread with caution.

This two patriots should put their pens down now, but I doubt if OBJ will ever do that. Its going to get though if OBJ writes another letter, it might just lead to him been picked up for treason and that might even be a battle worse than BH on its own.

My opinion is that APC has really conjured with gods to divide the PDP OR God has decided to expose the evil deeds of PDP over the years. I still have the opinion that GEJ is a nice man who is gradually understanding governance but very careful to stamp his authority. IBB, Abdusalami, Shagari, Shonekan and Gowon should all come up to stop this mess. Its more than a nairaland E fight. It has deep consequences on the nation.

Hyperprolactemia is the excessive secretion of prolactin, a hormone responsible for production of breast milk. Prolactin level rises throughout pregnancy but for corresponding increase in estrogen and progesterone produced by the placenta, the breast milk is not been let down during pregnancy.

At birth, when the placenta is delivered, milk can now be let down because the source of inhibition from the placenta is off. If suckling is initiated between the first 3 days, prolactin level remains high, thus inhibiting the production of FSH and LH which leads to the suspension of ovulation and menstrual cycle. This can be referred to as the contraceptive effect of prolactin which helps to prevent another pregnancy in the next 3months. On the other hand if the child does not suck within the first 3days, prolactin level begins to drop and the female cycle could begin as early as possible.

From this analysis, a non lactating mother who continuously secrete breast milk outside of pregnancy is at a risk of infertility due to the suspension of the cycle by the effects of prolactin on the gonadotropes ( FSH and LH). She will also have irregular menstrual cycle as a result of this. The individual is advised to visit a physician who will prescribe a drug that is and antagonist of prolactin secretion(name withheld to prevent drug abuse). This drug helps reduce prolactin secretion and restores the cycle back within a short time.

So don't be afraid it can be therapeutically treated. Same hyperprolactinemia in men, can result in low sperm count, because FSH that supports the process of spermatogenesis is being inhibited and LH that aids the production of testosterone is also inhibited. Thus the indirect function of testosterone on spermatogenesis is also cut off and the male also exposed to low sperm count. The man also has an enlarged breast as a result of excessive prolactin.

greenek001: if u cant answer his question, jus ignore it, ur intro was very rude and unnecessary...



unilag= 53500 for nonscience courses and 55000 for sciences, acptance fee inclusive

That's for a fresher. Returning students pay 16,000 excluding accommodation

GEJ fans will soon come and tell us APC is responsible for the incessant strike action or is it Amaechi again sure. Patiently waiting for Medical Doctor Okupe to comment on this. We live in a country were promises are never fulfill until after a strike action. If only we know since when pensioners have been crying for their pension upgrades long approved by government. Its a pity their strike if there can be any wll fall on deaf ears.

Joyfullyme: My brother whether you like it or not, his effectiveness in not deniable.

What effectiveness are you talking about. Was it the embarrassment he caused Mr President by announcing the sack of university lecturers in which the President tactically dissociated himself from. Since he said that did you ever see him come to the public to make any statement? He messed up totally and should be forever grateful to the likes of the public campaigner and chief orators like Doyin Okupe who laid down some part of his integrity to bail him out.

Wike embarrassed the president and all Nigerians by making such statement. I remain of the opinion that Rivers people should not vote a man who is hasty in spirit as governor.

Dr2great: Shame on Apc.,APC should go and bury their head in shame.,gej has won again.,he has defeated Apc again.,GEJ FOR PRESIDENT COME 2015.,no space in aso rock come 2015.,fresh air nigeria..CONGRATULATION STUDENTS

To call you fool is an understatement. Who told you ASUU struggle has anything to do with APC? You have been brainwashed by governments propaganda I guess. If GEJ himself was not playing politics, what made him wait until the whole issue degenerated to this level. Its a shame they can implement an agreement signed 4years ago and will only bulge when the system is closed down. I'm sure you are part of those saying sack them all.

ASUU has just demonstrated to all Nigerians how to hold our government accountable. Its my prayer that more groups will come up to kill corruption in this country. Lets all begin to hold our leaders accountable and stop tribalism, regionalism and religious sentiments. Way forward Nigeria is that the 158million people should rise up and hold the few less than 2million people holding our country to ransome. The more enlighten we become, the better we can fight as one.

engrfcuksmtin: Corrupt cases like Oduahgate, Faroukgate, Inflated subsidy fund, non refute of funds into federation account, increased in oil theft..............fear God

To include maritime security contract to a militant who has Secondary school has is highest qualification but now own a private jet, Kerosene subsidy a gallon goes for 750 naira and government claims to be selling at 250naira.

re@lchange:
sanusi is flying a kite
only he knows the real motive behind his letter
because he can't convince us that he just woke up to see this
where was he all these four years?
his term ends next year

Yes his tenure might be ending next year but how come the report falls within the range of the end to fuel subsidy scam in which NNPC was involved. I guess its another means of the subsidy scam. There's no how tax will surpass main income. Nigeria does not operate 200% tax. All Nigerians must rise up to this challenge. Probably the reason the country has been like this all this while.

Hello all. this is not the time to bash Sahara reporters. Can we all just as a country begin to ask questions?
Why are we depleting our excess crude account?
The minister has just told us that the ECA will be further depleted
from 3.3bndollars to $2.5bn.
Who are those holding this country ransome?
Why did the CBN spokesperson term the conversation between the CBN and the president confidential?
Can those working in FIRS provide details of TAX in the oil sector?
All NGO's should please step out to investigate and as usuall if sahara reporters have a sample of the letter, they should please release
it so the world can see it.
Why is NNPC salaries different from those from other federal establishment?
I just hope we will not wake up one day and hear that this country has been sold to Mr XYZ

An online news medium, SaharaReporters, reported on Monday that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, had accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation of failing to remit $49.8bn (about N8tn) to the Federation Account between 2012 and July this year.

The medium quoted Sanusi as complaining to President Goodluck Jonathan via a letter about the continuing refusal of the NNPC to honour its legal obligations, including failure to remit the said amount, which it said represented 76 per cent of the value of crude oil lifting during the period.

The complaints are contained in the letter to the President dated September 25, 2013.
Sanusi reportedly wrote, “Our analysis of the value of crude oil export proceeds based on the documentation received from pre-shipment inspectors shows that between January 2012 and July 2013, NNPC lifted 594,024,107 barrels of crude valued at $65,332,350,514.57.
“Out of this amount, NNPC repatriated only $15,528,410,098.77, representing 24 per cent of the value. This means the NNPC is yet to account for, and repatriate to the Federation Account, an amount in excess of $49.804bn of the value of oil lifted in the same period.”
Drawing attention to an attached table of analysis of the crude oil lifting and repatriations as prepared by the CBN, the governor noted that the failure of the NNPC to repatriate the amounts constituted not only a violation of constitutional provisions but also the country’s foreign exchange and pre-shipment inspection of export laws.

Also drawing attention to previous occasion in which he had expressed concern about what appeared to be shortfalls in remittances to the Federation Account in spite of the strong recovery in the price of oil, Sanusi said a point of departure ought to be to insist that the NNPC accounted fully for all proceeds that were diverted from its accounts with the CBN and the Federation Account.
He further wrote, “As an indicator of how bad this situation has become, please note that in 2012 alone, the Federation Account received $28.51bn in petroleum profits and related taxes, but only $10.13bn from crude oil proceeds.
“In the period January-July 2013, the corresponding figures are $16.65bn and $5.39bn, respectively. This means, Your Excellency, that in the first seven months of the year, taxes accounted for 76 per cent of the total inflow from this sector, while NNPC crude oil proceeds accounted for only 24 per cent.”

Sanusi, therefore, recommended to the President to require the NNPC to provide evidence for disposal of all proceeds of crude sales diverted from the CBN and Federation Account; investigate crude oil lifting and swap contracts, as well as the financial transactions of counter-parties for equity, fairness and transparency; and authorise prosecution of suspects in money-laundering transactions, including but not limited to Bureaux de Change, who were unable to account for hundreds of millions of dollars.
When contacted by The PUNCH for the confirmation of the story, the CBN spokesperson, Mr. Ugochukwu Okoroafor, said he was not aware of the said letter, adding that correspondences between the President and the central bank governor were confidential matters between the two of them.

http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/nnpc-failed-to-remit-49-8bn-sanusi-alleges/

Picketing lectures during strike is a norm as long as the lecture is going on in the school premises. I just wonder why it so difficult for the government to sign the new agreement for implementation. Nigerians should get wise. Imagine the so called NANS getting 30M from Minister of education to distribute to SUG presidents to raise more propaganda against ASUU.

Which is more easier, to sponsor propaganda on media, through market women, NANS etc or to send the document to a business center, type and fax to ASUU president?

adino: By the way, Pastor Tunde Bakare has been mute for a while now. That leach is damn awe.

When he is ready to talk he will talk again. No amount of threat can keep him shut. If only by now you know how many times he was picked up during OBJ's regime. We all should stop criticizing this very few who talk. Lets analyze what they say before just killing them as well. There's always an iota of truth in constructive criticism, in fact it makes one stronger and not weak. You can all agree that GEJ is no longer like when he first started. I remember people also call Yar Adua Baba go slow, he would have also been a good president because he was never in a haste. Credit to him on amnesty issue. I believe OBJ or Yar Adua would have somehow found a solution to BH, I just wonder why they just keep coming forth like Vietnamese soldiers who seems not diminish in number in war films despite the number of them been killed.

You never upload any picture since. Abi then don seize your phone or na your head then don break like that press man for channels advert during Dana plane crash victims for LASUTH

david290: And now that ASUU have known,what have dey done? Or will somebody tell me dat there's nothing ASUU can do within 24 hours?does he have 2 consult his members again or hold secret meetings b4 an investigative panel can b set up 2 verify Governments claims?If yes,den why would GEJ hold an emergency meeting not a secret meeting with top security officials some hours after co-ordinated attacks in maiduguri,y doesn't he consult his cabinet b4 knowing what 2 do? any sane mind would b convinced dat GEJ is touched by d horrific incidence even if he is not so why can't ASUU do d same or pretend 2 do d same or is dis strike different 4rm what made GEJ 2 call an emergency meeting? So what's stopping ASUU leadership from doing d same shortly after they heard d new development,when will ASUU leadership stop behaving like a confused kidnap victim? 4 crying out loud,these are my lecturers behaving like our last born or am i wrong,or have dey been hijacked by political parties as claimed by some people?

Hearing on news does not always translate to reality. Even some contracts that have been signed and sealed don't go through in Nigeria, not to talk of hearing. The easiest work to do is to document this agreement which will take a computer operator about 10mins.

Pizzanatty: My brothers and sisters...this is the whole conclusion of the matter

* Can you wear your traditional aire with a Canvass or wear a suit with a canvass?
* have you seen or can wear(tear) wrapper as a man and wear socks?
* Can you wear a agbada with face cap?...
The list go on and on,but the truth is,ITS A GREAT MISS
For goodness sake you are not a fashion clown,neither are you a masquerade...

The only exception to this is that,with the modern trend of traditional attire coming in form of english wear ,u can wear socks when its the top(traditional attire) alone on a trouser...

IF NOT ,ITS A GREAT MISS!!!

Someone somewhere started those unwritten laws. If a celebrity (Obama, D banj, Denrele, GEJ, Messi, Billgate) begins to were canvass on suit today, virtually all Nigerians will say that's the raining fashion in town.

At a time waste coat was outdated. This days corporate guys now like to wear armless sweaters which is a cover to waste coat. Finally, do men plait hairs in the seventies? Why did men started sagging? Do the Hebrews still wear robe and skirts all about? Do you prefer a smelling foot in your house due to not wearing socks for fashion sake. I think the priority should be if you're comfortable with it and not just for the sake of pleasing others.

I don't deceive myself neither do I allow nonsense to becloud my sense of judgment. I wear my socks well without any sense of guilt. One of the reasons we wear socks is to prevent our legs from smelling having worn shoes for a long time. I do tell my wife that the fashion police that will arrest me must be ready to tell my why I should prefer fashion to a healthy foot.

mad nigerian: Well, the basic reason why ASUU iss till on strike is that they want government to pay ther salaries from the strike(wrong) as well as to start paying the money for university facilities(good).

I disagree with reason 1, but reason 2 makes a lot of sense.....if we are to avoid an increase in school fees in the next decade.

Hello, the strike wouldn't have occurred if the government has implemented the agreement since 2009. Therefore it is insincere for the government not to also pay them since it was the government who breached the contract.

Xcozee: Stop spreading damn rumors! Go find sumfin beta if u gat nofin doin! NONSENSE!!

Don't mind the unserious mind. I dont know why people pose to be University student or they know about the system.
The responsibility to hire and fire is not the responsibility of the senate.

Joshrob: What's this one saying?..pay them for the work they didn't do. Where is that done in this word?..
Who will pay for the 6 months hostel rent have already been wasted. If they refuse to resume,sack them asap.

You might probably like to begin a new session and cancel the one you have done. You pass through the system for 4-6 years, they work there for 30-40 years till they are 70. You should know by this analogy that they know better than you. The system is far behind and what ASUU is trying to do is called catch up growth. Ask those who have gone for their 2nd degree outside how it works? Education is not cheap. If government is subsidizing, they should be ready to invest heavily. You can even subsidize and still generate funds from foreign students. Nigerians pay 2-3million per session in Ghana.