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I still believe Argentina has the highest no of stars playing good football at the moment

I think Argentina has the highest number of stars coming to World Cup 2010 in South Africa in the likes of Messi, Tevez, Aguero, Milito, Higuan, Mascharano, Cambiasso, Zannetti etc. What do u guys think? Can they win the world Cup with all these stars?

Source: http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/Metro/Politics/5534319-146/intercontinental_bank_downsizes_again__.csp

Barely two months after it laid off about 1400 members of staff, Intercontinental Bank Plc, one of the rescued banks, has again laid off another 1200, bringing the total number of sacked staff to almost 3000 in three months.

The bank, according to a statement issued yesterday, said the downsizing of its Support Staff cadre by 1182 is part of its repositioning exercise.

“Intercontinental Bank has announced the down-sizing of the Support Staff cadre by 1182 as part of the repositioning exercise in the Bank. The disengagement exercise, which took place yesterday, marks the conclusion of the right-sizing exercise embarked upon by the Bank last December,” the bank statement said.

The bank also said the exercise was carried out after due consultation with the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE), and the local chapter of NUBIFIE, where the terms of disengagement were agreed upon.

The bank claims that the exercise was done based on clearly-defined criteria agreed by the Union and the bank, which will see the affected staff leaving with an enhanced severance package approved by the Board of Directors of the bank and in line with the collective agreement with NUBIFIE.
“Each of the affected staff will have access to three months free Medicare under the existing Health Insurance Scheme (HIS),” the statement said.

In December 2009, the bank eased out about 1339 members of its staff as part of its restructuring exercise.

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The bank last year launched a three-phased “Project Transformation” strategy aimed at stabilising, rebuilding and consolidating the bank for greater efficiency and profitability.

“The exercise, which is part of the strategic plans to reposition the bank to profitability level, affected Senior Manager to Executive Trainee Grades. This exercise was carried out with due consideration of a number of assessment criteria,” it said.
Hassan Adeleke, the National President of NUBIFE said the union is aware of the layoff. “It is true that we were notified. The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) is aware, NUBIFIE is aware and even ASSBIFI is aware. We had a dialogue with them and we were able to win what I think is right at this point. By this, we can follow up the lay off process. That they informed bank unions means they have followed due process. If there is any fallout of our agreement, we would be able to take it up with them,” he said.

The bank also faulted a story that it has concluded plans with Standard Bank for the acquisition of stakes in Intercontinental Bank.

Intercontinental Bank’s Group Managing Director, Mahmoud Lai Alabi, said although the bank is in the process of discussion with all those who have indicated interest in the bank, including Standard Bank, “no detailed discussion or negotiations have even commenced, not to talk of allotment of shares.”

Salisu Suleiman

February 12, 2010 12:03AMT


In the history of political ascensions, not many have been as dramatic as that of Goodluck Jonathan. In ten spectacular years, the man has moved from an Assistant Director in an obscure government agency to the Presidency - the pursuit of which many have devoted their lives and extensive social and political capital backed by huge financial resources to achieve - without getting even marginally close to the gates of the Villa. Either by fate or design, Nigeria, invariably is shifting towards a Jonathan Presidency.

If President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is conscious wherever he may be, his refusal to hand over power according to the laws of the land as enshrined in the Constitution is a fundamental breach of his rule of law mantra, assuming that he ever understood what it meant. The other, more likely scenario is that the President is so debilitated by illness that he is hardly conscious of the events going on around him. That may explain why in over 80 days on admission, no video footage or even a photograph of the President has been released to the media. It is possible that any image of the President in his current stage would raise more questions than answers.

To have spent nearly three months in the one of the most sophisticated medical facilities in the world without any positive impact tells the entire story more eloquently than any medical report ever could. So we must prepare to move forward. And the only way we can move forward is to have a say in who eventually becomes Vice President of the Republic under President Jonathan. This is not by any means saying Jonathan is the best man for the job, but the Constitution must be respected. The least we can do is to ensure that Yar’Adua’s kitchen cabinet does not ram another ineffectual candidate down our throats.

In a different country, it would have been natural for Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State to step up the ladder and bring his golden touch to the national scene. In terms of ideals, ideas and even youthfulness, Fashola meets all the criteria needed to shore up Jonathan. But because we have elected to sacrifice merit on the altar of regional and ethnic balance, Fashola cannot be elevated to the Vice Presidency.

And neither can any Nigerian of southern extraction, no matter his credentials and records of achievement. By default therefore, the emerging vacancy for the position of the Vice President will be filled by someone from the North.

So what are the qualities that the new VP must possess? He must be of the right age. The era of political dinosaurs is gone. We must end the gerontocracy that has held the political reins of power since independence. The time for younger generation of leaders has come. But more important than age is performance in office. The candidate must also be reform minded. What stands for Fashola today is the level of energy, reforms and creativity he has brought to governance, and the results are clear for everyone to see. To some, he may barely be above average, but because other governors are more concerned about looting, he has become an icon.

The candidate for VP should have administrative experience at the federal or state level. Thus, serving and former governors, and ministers would be ideal. Unfortunately, none of the current governors or minister stands out for possible elevation to the Vice Presidency. None of the names that have come up so far has the kind of exposure and zest required to reform the system, so we may be forced to look at the past administrations. In picking out a governor with record of service, ex Bauchi State Governor Ahmed Muazu would be an outstanding choice. If a minister is to be nominated, the clear choice would be former FCT Minister Nasir el-Rufai. In picking out someone familiar with law enforcement, Nuhu Ribadu is it.

I have never met any of these gentlemen. There is also no suggestion that any of them is perfect, just as there are many other people from the north who have equally strong credentials.

But we must accept that Muazu transformed Bauchi State with infrastructure that is unmatched in the entire north. El-Rufai brought law and order (and fresh air) to what was fast becoming the world’s costliest slum. Ribadu took the anti-corruption crusade to hitherto untouchables. Just look at today’s EFCC, Bauchi State and the FCT, respectively to appreciate what they achieved.

No matter what our opinions of these three are, things could be far worse. Just consider a Vice President Tanimu Kurfi, Abba Ruma or Sarki Mukhtar. Or Turai Yar’Adua.

Source: http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Opinion/5525441-182/forensic_force_vacancy_for_vice_president.csp

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Nigeria Vs Ghana
Nigeria Vs Cameroon
Spain Vs England
France Vs Brazil
Brazil Vs France
Bazil Vs Argentina
Argentina Vs England
Italy Vs France

I think it should be banned. The sound is not a friendly one.

From the contributions so far it seems those people here have not started watching soccer in the days of Diego Armando Maradona the great. King of Soccer. Remove Bad belle

I hope our darling Super Eagles watched the match yesterday so that they can learn how footie is supposed to be played

Goals go plenty for this match o

Goallllllllllllllllllllllll Brazil 1 Egypt 1

goaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllll Brazil 1 Egypt 0

The game is on and Brazil has the upper hand

Can you compare KIA products to Mercedes Benz. They are not in the same league at all. Even 2face will postrate totally infront of KSA if occasion brings them together. Egbe Isu ko ni iyan

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I will like to confirm is NECO form for the next Exams is out and how much they are selling the form

Thank you for starting this thread. I am a fan of Chelsea and heartland fc

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I can see you dont like English players

Dr Dre, I hope the NL hospital will not be full of casualties this weekend after Man U would have destroyed the gunners. Mukina, I would advise you to watch the match from the NL Hospital so that you will be admitted immediately after the match for treatment.

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I think the Group of Cameroon is the group of death

The Final Draw

Group A
Togo
Gabon
Morocco
Cameroon

Group B
Mozambique
Kenya
Tunisia
Nigeria

Group C
Rwanda
Zambia
Algeria
Egypt


Group D
Sudan
Benin
Mali
Ghana

Group E
Malawi
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Ivory Coast

This is good for Nigeria. If we take everything serious, no team can stop our darling Super eagles from this group