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Armed soldiers on Sunday invaded Daily Trust headquarters in Jabi area of Abuja, taking away computers, laptops and other properties from the newsroom.

It is not clear why they took the action, but it was gathered the incident might not be unconnected with the lead story of Daily Trust on Sunday on military operations in the North East.


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BREAKING: Armed soldiers invade Daily Trust office in Abuja, seize computers
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January 6, 2019
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja

Armed soldiers on Sunday invaded Daily Trust headquarters in Jabi area of Abuja, taking away computers, laptops and other properties from the newsroom.

It is not clear why they took the action, but it was gathered the incident might not be unconnected with the lead story of Daily Trust on Sunday on military operations in the North East.


The paper had reported that the military plans to reclaim Baga and other communities taken over by Boko Haram some weeks ago.

The military authorities had earlier claimed that no territory was being occupied by the insurgents.

Before the raid on the newspaper’s office in Abuja, military operatives were said to have also stormed the Trust’s regional office in Maiduguri, Borno state, arresting the regional editor, Uthman Abubakar and a reporter, Ibrahim Sawab
Daily Trust reported that the soldiers shut the gate of the Maiduguri regional office, after arresting the two editorial staff on sight at the time of the raid.

A witness also noted that the soldiers requested to see Daily Trust’s Political Editor, Hamza Idris, whose byeline appeared on the story.

https://punchng.com/breaking-armed-soldiers-invade-daily-trust-office-in-abuja-seize-computers/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

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thank you sir..... will work on your advice I look forward to your response on other issues that that are not clear to me
thanks for your candid advice

thank you sir..... what about going for the two to be at the safest side.....i believe God will provide the financial aspect before may2018. and also unilag are on strike I can use the opportunity to start preparing for ICAN as well as get relevant insurance materials ND prepare in advance.

but sir what's really your say about it. cause am confused you no how funny Ican professional exam could be. worth if I get charted at 100l I can still search for per time job to boost up my experience. I don't want to make the wrong move. I noticed ICAN tutor center is also at unilag it would be Stressfree going for lecture.

thank you sir for your advice. that was my initial plan tho the money isn't really there, my mum doesn't know the worth of ICAN all she just cared about is the BSC .
my mentor who is just like a brother to me he said If I can I should forfeit the admission for ICAN so I can put my effort on it.

OkunrinMeta:
Your brother is lazy. People with demanding full time job write ICAN and pass. Many people have completed it while still in school.

You know what you need to do.

thank you sir ...... that was my initial plan. cause even if am going to forfeit the admission I can't just stay at home, I will be working at the same time writing the exam which is technically the same thing with going to school and writing. moreover I have friends who are in school writing it and passing all papers.

after years in search of admission into uniben I decided to write the ICAN ATS exam,which I cleared all my papers from Ats1-3 at a time. I was inducted and given AAT which i could use to write just 9papers at the professional stage skills and professional and attain ACA which I can then use to run my bsc at any private school of my choice.
I was also admitted into unilag to study insurance.
the problem is how will I be efficient and effective in my choosing career
should I just continue my Ican and forfeit the admission, should I pause the Ican and pursue a good degree in unilag then run the ICAN once am through
or should I run the two at a time all things been equal I will get charted at 100l second semester then participate fully with school activities while searching for part time job that can boost my experience .
although age isn't in my side am 22yr
I will be pleased if your candid opinion is backed up with reasons
thanks

my brother is saying it will be crazy for me to do the two cause of stress and having no time for school activities

after years in search of admission into uniben I decided to write the ICAN ATS exam,which I cleared all my papers from Ats1-3 at a time. I was inducted and given AAT which i could use to write just 9papers at the professional stage skills and professional and attain ACA which I can then use to run my bsc at any private school of my choice.
I was also admitted into unilag to study insurance.

the problem is how will I be efficient and effective in my choosing career
should I just continue my Ican and forfeit the admission, should I pause the Ican and pursue a good degree in unilag then run the ICAN once am through
or should I run the two at a time all things been equal I will get charted at 100l second semester then participate fully with school activities while searching for part time job that can boost my experience .
although age isn't in my side am 22yr

I will be pleased if your candid opinion is backed up with reasons
thanks

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The police in Lagos have said that a popular oil marketer , identified as Alhaji Alaka Abayomi Kamal , is the prime suspect in the Badoo cult killings in Ikorodu and Epe areas of the state .
The state command has now declared him wanted , indicating in a statement by its spokesperson, Mr . Chike Oti , on Friday that the 51 - year - old suspect was on the run.
Kamal , the owner of Alaka Petroleum, “is wanted in connection with series of well -orchestrated killings and nefarious activities of the Badoo cult group , ” the statement said .
The cult was known for its modus operandi of smashing the heads of its victims with mortars , pestles or large stones . In a killing spree , that created panic in the state few months ago, children, men and women were murdered by suspected members of the group .
Kamal was declared wanted in a Special Police Gazette Bulletin issued under the authority of the Inspector General of Police , Ibrahim Idris , with reference number CR 07 / 2017 .
Oti said that Kamal , who had earlier been arrested and released on bail , has reportedly frustrated many attempts to re -arrest him .
He was declared wanted after the police obtained a warrant of arrest from a magistrate ’ s court in the state .
The Special Police Gazette Bulletin carrying the suspect ’ s photograph said , “The above -named person (Alhaji Alaka Abayomi Kamal ) is hereby declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force on CRO Form “5 ” issued by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Criminal Intelligence and Intelligence Department , Musiliu Smith Street , Yaba , Lagos .
“ He is five feet, eight inches tall, dark in complexion, stout in stature with no tribal marks . He speaks Yoruba and English . He is Yoruba by tribe and 51 years of age . ”
According to the police, Kamal lives at the PSSDC Magodo Estate in Shangisha , Lagos .
He is described as someone with brown eyes , oval face , small head with a low forehead with “ a good se

t of teeth and always wore a white kaftan .
“ If seen , he should be arrested and handed over to the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Musiliu Street , Yaba , Lagos or any nearest Police Station or call 08068169076 and 08125151772, ” the police said .
It would be recalled that a combined team of various security agencies had discovered and demolished a Badoo shrine allegedly belonging to Alaka in Agbowa area of Ikorodu in September , an operation that was led by Commissioner of Police, Mr . Imohimi Edgal .
source:
http://punchng.com/police-declare-oil-dealer-wanted-over-badoo-killings/

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My question goes this way, why is that the so called LOOTERS are been given membership card to join the ruling APC? Seeing Obanikoro and other looter members join the party shows no dignity and it's shameful for the party to accept looters of the federation of Nigeria as party member why fighting corruption. What about the decamped PDP members who embezzled and mismanaged the govt fund?. Sir no doubt that the EFCC has been showcasing their skills and talent but to be candid there are not EFFECTIVE. The EFCC BOSS is been used as a weapon against the opposing party which we all know about,but kept silent. Am not a PDP member nor APC MEMBER but you will agree with me that this great nation as been stagnant since APC came into power. They promise job employment but what we see is job retrenchment in almost all dailynews paper. I regret to state that, "The President has failed thousand of youth out there who shouted CHANGE" unknown it was a NEGATIVE change.
Sir, the era of JONATHAN was basically embezzlement ,but you will agree with me that the standard of living of Nigeria was far better compared to now. According to statistics it has been observed that there is about 75.50%increase in the rate of street beggers in Nigeria from 2015-2017.
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Striking Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), have called on the Federal Government to release N30billion to them as a condition to calling off their industrial action.
The unions had embarked on the industrial action following the failure of government to honour the agreement reached with them.
The demand was made by the National Vice President of SSANU, Mr Alfred Jimoh, after a protest against the Federal Government’s refusal to negotiate with the unions on the strike action.
Addressing journalists at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Jimoh said if government releases the N30billion, it would be added to the N4.6billion shared among the three non-teaching staff.
“Government should release more funds to take care of the arrears of the earned allowance of the three non-teaching staff of universities and commence the immediate implementation of the allowances to forestall further accumulation of the arrears”, the union leader said.
While accusing government of using divide and rule system among the universities workers, Jimoh declared that the ongoing strike would be total until government responds to their demands.
He noted that the unions regretted the strike action following its effects on parents and students but they (unions) had no option than to embark on it.
He called on well-meaning Nigerians to call on government to accept the proposal of the unions in order for them to end the industrial action
The workers, drawn from the universities in the southern part of the country, displayed placards and marched through the major streets of Akure, the Ondo State capital, protesting what they described as the insensitivity of government to their plight.
They were led by Jimoh; SSANU National Public Relational Officer(PRO), Salaam Abdussobum; Zonal Secretary, Matthew Eruyen, and Mrs Grace Fadiora.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/12/ssanu-nasu-naat-demand-n30bn-end-strike/

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Today is the second day of the 47th Induction ceremony for new members of the Association of Accounting Technician West Africa.
650 new members will be inducted today.
Congratulations to all Nairalanders getting inducted today as AAT holder...... keep moving and make this your starting point of your career..

I tink it will be well okay for our education sector with issues of strike.... no work, no pay...

this group is created for all 2017 AAT holder

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VACANCY FOR THE POST OF ADMINISTRATIVE/FACILITY OFFICER
Applications are hereby invited to fill the position of an Administrative/Facility Officer to manage a Female Hostel.
Qualifications:
1. The applicant must be a female graduate of Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics or any Social Science/Administrative degree with an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) or Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE).
2. Two (2) to three (3) years cognate experience as an Administrative/Facility officer will be an added advantage.
3. The applicant must be between the ages of 30 and 35years.
Applications and Curriculum Vitae (CV) should be submitted online to
unilagpropertymgtltd@unilag.edu.ng within fourteen (14) days from the date of this publication.

Ideally , electricity consumers are not supposed to buy meters ; it should be provided for them by the authorities . During negotiation for the privatisation process, what was agreed was that transmission companies should provide meters for consumers . Even if consumers buy meters , such meters remain the companies ’ property. What consumers normally pay for is connection fee and not for the purchase of meters . Why must they buy a property which they cannot own?
If transmission companies cannot provide enough of these meters , and consumers are made to pay for them , the money paid should be deducted from their electricity bills over a period of time until amounts paid are fully deducted. Since the companies cannot provide sufficient meters to solve the problem , consumers may be allowed to buy their meters .
The best way to solve the problem of meter scarcity is for the companies to buy them in bulk but because they do not have the financial capacity, the government is supposed to come in . Government should buy the meters and recoup its money from the transmission companies . The meter is the instrument that can measure accurately what a consumer uses . It is for the benefit of both the consumers and the transmission companies . The companies will not be short -changed and the consumers will not be overbilled . But in the absence of sufficient meters , either the consumers or the companies are being cheated . • Aliyu Mshelinga (Deputy National President , National Union of Electricity Employees , Northern Zone )
Recently, the immediate past chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Dr Sam Amadi , confirmed that consumers are the ones that suffer when major players in the sector are involved in a fight , particularly with respect to metering . This was why I was blunt in my interview on NTA , where I called on the President to intervene in the power sector .
The truth is that we require a national emergency in the Nigerian power sector . We cannot continue moving round in one place. Now, since the distribution companies have been given licences to distribute electricity to consumers , it presupposes that they have all it takes to perform that assignment . And I think it was on that basis that those licences were conceded to them .
Consumers are buying meters because they are tired of excuses and are giving the distribution companies loans in advance through the purchase of meters . But unfortunately, this has caused double jeopardy for the Nigerian consumers because so many people have paid for meters and up till now, they have not been metered . Hundreds of consumers call the association from various states to complain that there are no meters despite the fact that they have paid for them. This is not fair . •Chijioke James (President, Electricity Consumers Association of Nigeria)
It is not the responsibility of electricity consumers to pay for meters . Meters are required by the electricity distribution companies to measure the volume of power they are selling to their consumers ; be it residential or industrial. However, since it has been established that the DISCOS are fond of issuing credit bills through the estimated billing system regime , the option provided by the National Electricity Regulatory Commission which is credit advance payment for metering implementation should be encouraged .
The implication is that the consumers can pay ahead for speedy installation of their meters while the DISCOS will give credit to the consumers that have paid for the meters . Outside that , consumers have no responsibilities to pay for meters . What the electricity companies are doing is compared to what the communication companies are also doing in terms of metering . It is just like asking telecommunication service providers to tell consumers to pay for the equipment used in measuring call or data consumption before connection . It is wrong ; consumers cannot pay for meters . It is the duty of the service provider who wants to measure how much a client is consuming to provide meter for that measurement. •Chief James Emadoye (Fellow , Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria)
All the electricity distribution companies are now private firms . They are no longer under the government. If a private individual is doing business , it is his job to provide service and for the consumers to pay for such service . It is wrong for the consumers to provide facilities for a businessman and also pay the same businessman for the service being rendered. It is a daylight robbery.
It is the duty of the electricity distribution companies to give out prepaid meters free of charge to their consumers because it is part of the facilities they are using in providing the services which the consumers pay for . Paying for prepaid meters is illegal . It is an illegal arrangement because it is their responsibility to provide meters . Whatever they are doing on it is unfair and that is part of the corruption we are talking about within the system .
Already , there are rules governing these things . But the government of the day does not have the will to enforce the rules to regulate the firms. The rules are there ; so there is no need for new laws to be made to regulate the excesses of the companies . Consumer agencies should be active , because people have not been doing their jobs . Consumers should know their rights . There are some court cases that the courts have asked the electricity distribution companies to do the right thing . The private man doing his business should be able to provide quality facilities for his business because he is being paid. • Mr . Sotonye Koko ( A Port Harcourt -based public affairs analyst and legal practitioner)
I think it is proper for electricity distribution companies to give out meters to electricity consumers . The meters are not the property of the consumers and I think you can remember that government was the one giving out meters to electricity consumers when the Federal Government was fully in charge of electricity generation , transmission and distribution .
Now that private companies have taken over , I think the best thing to do is that they (the companies ) should continue with that tradition . But I think they can charge them some amount for the usage of the meters on a monthly basis . The National Electricity Regulations Commission recently said that DISCOs should give meters to electricity consumers . So, I don ’ t think these companies should contravene this directive .
But the situation we now have at hand is that consumers are the ones paying for meters , which should not be . It is an anomaly which has to stop . Consumers should not be made to buy something that they can ’ t eventually claim as property. This is fraudulent and it should not be allowed to continue .
I want the NERC to intervene and ensure that electricity consumers are saved from this practice. Consumers should be given the meters while the DISCOs should be at liberty to charge them for using such meters on a monthly basis , but the charges must not be high . • Mr . Kayode Adebisi (Osun - based legal practitioner )
The power sector has become one that has defied all solutions owing to promises by successive administrations. The current government promised Nigerians 24 hours of power supply during its electioneering . At this critical point in time , one is forced to doubt the sincerity of the government in putting an end to the challenges in the power sector .
I believe the new policy thrust of the government vis - à - vis the purchase of meters by customers is to stylishly solve problems of shortage of meters which have been the basis of major agitations by citizens over the years .
The purchase of meters by customers is not new . During the era of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria , there was a similar scheme known as Credited Advance Payment for Metering Implementation . In this scheme , customers pay for meters and cost of purchase is refunded in instalments as customers vend. As far I am concerned , that did not address the shortages in metering as many customers could not take delivery of their meters due to disappointment from the electricity companies , having paid for same up till the absolute privatisation of the sector .
I support that customers should be allowed to buy their meters inasmuch as there won’ t be delay in delivery because from all indications , it seems the distribution companies are incapacitated. However, money spent by customers should be paid back in full with interest . I think what the Federal Government seeks to achieve with the new policy is to enable other investors to come in as independent meter manufacturers or suppliers to bridge the gap in metering


source : http://punchng.com/should-electricity-consumers-buy-their-own-meters/

2017/2018 ACCOMMODATION EXERCISE
The Student Affairs Division, University of Lagos has scheduled the accommodation balloting exercise in the 2017/2018 academic session for registered students as follows:
Category A Returning students (Year 2 – 5)
Category B Freshers (UTME & Direct Entry)
Category C
Freshers (male only for newly renovated Sodeinde Hall , ₦60,000) on first come- firserved basis
Please be informed:
that students will start moving into the hostels from Monday, December 18, 2017 .
that students should pay their school fees and register their courses to be able to participate in the balloting process commencing on Monday, November 27, 2017.

source: https://unilag.edu.ng/category/news/latest-news/

“I inherited a Nigeria in which the trains were not
working, and handed over a Nigeria in which citizens
can safely travel by trains again. I inherited a Nigeria
that was a net importer of cement, and handed over
a Nigeria that is a net exporter of cement. In 2009 the
richest Nigerian was the 5th richest man in Africa,
but I handed over a Nigeria that produced the richest
man in Africa.

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