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Y is it a nice move??

esaias1:
Nice move

The VC of UNN, Professor Benjamin Ozumba and Dr Sven Thore Holme, the Founder, Ideon Science Park, Sweden.
he University of Nigeria, Nsukka(UNN) will soon be producing laptops and tractors at it new science and technology incubator called “Roar Nigeria Hub”.

The hub, which is embedded in the university, is the first of its kind in West Africa.

The launching was a dream come true for Professor Benjamin Ozumba, the Vice-Chancellor, who after visiting a science park in Sweden in 2016, vowed to establish same in the University of Nigeria.

“We want to turn Nigeria around with inventions and innovations” Ozumba said that “very soon; you will hear about students of UNN making laudable inventions in ICT and other fields of life”.

Ozumba took the first step of ensuring that students of the university are IT compliant in 2015 when he mandated that every student of the university must own a laptop computer in order to meet the demands of the 21st century tertiary education.

Although the policy attracted mixed reactions leading to the removal of the compulsory clause, Ozumba however believes that the university has the capacity to assemble its own laptop.

“In the next few months, made in UNN laptops will flood Nigerian market, this is the first mandate of Roar Nigeria Hub”, he said.

Laptops will not be the only products of the hub; the Vice-Chancellor said the university would soon start assembling tractors for agricultural use.

He challenged the Roar Nigeria Hub to come up with innovations that would curtail wastage of agricultural produce in the country.

Borne out of collaboration between the university and the Benefiting Our Community (BOG) Innovations, Roar Nigeria aims to produce new generation of innovators that will provide local technology-based solutions with global perspective.

The hub is built on the concept of triple helix, which is an interaction between the academia, the industry and the government to promote ideas, and marketable innovations among students and researchers.

The launching of Roar Nigeria Hub attracted foremost IT companies, including Google, Facebook, Huawei Technologies, Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), National Information Technology Agency (NITDA), Computer Warehouse Group, and Exxon Mobil.

The mood of the event was set by an emotional opening prayers said by Professor Patience Osadebe, the Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies of the university.

The Professor pleaded with God to cast away the spirit of consumerism from Nigerians and grant the citizens the wisdom to be productive. “We are tired of benefiting from food is ready” Osadebe prayed God to “help us cook our own food for others to eat”.

Osadebe’s prayer was echoed by the Governor of Enugu State, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuaanyi, who in his address noted that Nigeria would not attend the desired level of development if it continues to rely on technologies produced by other nations.

The governor, who was represented by the Enugu State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Engineer Greg Nnaji, said the concept of the hub was in line with the effort of the government to entrench information technology culture in the society to boost economic development and produce employment for the youths.

“By establishing this facility” the governor said that the “University of Nigeria, Nsukka has once again demonstrated its willingness and capacity to take up the challenge to deliver scientific and technological breakthroughs, which, with the support of the private sector, would impact on the economic fortunes of the nation”

Part of the promises of the hub, is to assist young innovators secure funds to set their ideas in motion; provide mentorship to young innovators, and support innovative ideas into marketable products.

“Roar Nigeria Hub is an ecosystem that supports upcoming entrepreneurs by providing professional support to enable the young minds convert their ideas to marketable products” said the Chairman/Director of Roar Nigeria, Okechi Igwebuike. He noted that the hub would enable the creation of indigenous solutions, jobs and economic growth within its environment.

Igwebuike said the initiative was private sector driven would be taken to other universities across the country.

The hub started on a good note with three innovative groups presenting their proposals.

The first group called “AGROMESS” developed an app that will help farmers solve the problem of wastage of agricultural products. The app will help identify parts of the country that have surplus agro products and link them to areas where the products are scarce.

The second group called “Malicha” developed a mobile app that uses artificial intelligence to recommend hairstyle that will fit a particular facial make-up.

The third group called “Thrillers” developed an app that will notify people of events happening around them in their mobile phones. All the proposals were made by students of the University of Nigeria
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Chinese President Xi Jinping
uthorities in western China are prohibiting parents from naming their children Islamic names in the latest effort to dilute the influence of religion on life in the ethnic Uighur minority heartland.

“Muhammad,” ”Jihad” and “Islam” are among at least 29 names now banned in the heavily Muslim region, according to a list distributed by overseas Uighur activists.

If a parent chooses one of the barred names, the child will be denied government benefits.

The names listed on the government document disseminated by Uighur groups include several related to historic religious or political figures and some place names.

“Imam,” ”Hajj,” ”Turknaz,” ”Azhar” and “Wahhab” are on the list, as are “Saddam,” ”Arafat,” Medina” and “Cairo.”Judgment calls about which names are deemed to be “overly religious” will be made by local government officials, according to Radio Free Asia, the U.S.-funded radio service which first reported the naming directive.

An official at a county-level public security office said some names were banned because they had a “religious background.” It is unclear how widespread the ban is or whether it is tightly enforced. The official refused to identify herself, as is common with Chinese officials.

The naming restrictions are part of a broader government effort to secularize Xinjiang, which is home to roughly 10 million Uighurs, a Turkic people who mostly follow Sunni Islam.

Top officials including Xinjiang’s Communist Party chief have publicly said that radical Islamic thought has infiltrated the region from Central Asia, protracting a bloody, years long insurgency that has claimed hundreds of lives.

Government-linked scholars and high-ranking officials, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, have urged local governments to better assimilate their Muslim minorities into the majority Han Chinese culture, and many ethnic policy hard-liners have decried a trend of so-called “Arabization” affecting China’s 21 million Muslims.

Aside from the prohibition on Islamic names, local Xinjiang officials have, at times, strongly discouraged or prohibited Islamic veils, while government-linked commentators have called for bans of mosques with domes or other Middle Eastern architectural styles.

Uighur activists and human rights groups say that radical thought had never gained widespread traction, but restrictions on religious expression are fueling a cycle of radicalization and violence.

For instance, “Mehmet,” the widely seen Turkic version of “Muhammad,” is considered “mainstream” in Xinjiang and would likely be permitted, RFA reported.

Dilxat Raxit, a spokesman for the overseas World Uighur Congress activist group, called the naming directive a policy bearing a “hostile attitude” toward Uighurs.

“Han parents choosing Western names are considered trendy but Uighurs have to accept Chinese regulations or else be accused of being separatists or terrorists,” Raxit said


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The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Aremu Akiolu, has defended his controversial reaction to the affectionate greeting of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, at a public event, as seen in a viral video last week.

In the 25-second recording, the Ooni of Ife is seen arriving at the venue of the event, which has the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu II and the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe in attendance.

VIDEO: Outrage as Oba of Lagos snubs Ooni of Ife


The Ooni walks over to embrace the monarchs, but as soon as he approaches the Oba of Lagos, Oba Akiolu looks away, only acknowledging the Ooni with the wave of a hand.

The visibly embarrassed monarch then quietly returns to his seat.

The video clip was met with outrage on social media and among prominent Nigerians, with many describing Oba Akiolu's action as disdainful and unbecoming of a Yoruba monarch.

However, when The PUNCH reached out to the Oba of Lagos by telephone, the monarch sounded undisturbed by the controversy surrounding the awkward greeting.

Oba Akiolu, explaining that he was constrained by tradition from receiving and returning the Ooni's greeting, said the widespread belief that he snubbed the Ooni was "their own thinking."

He added, "Anybody can imagine anything. There was nothing. The custom or tradition is like that in Lagos. We don't hold each other; we don't hug."


I'll continue to respect Oba Akiolu, says Ooni


Asked if the wide age gap between both traditional rulers had anything to do with the way he acknowledged the Ooni, the Oba of Lagos said, "Which age difference? A monarch is a monarch. There is no age difference."


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The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Aremu Akiolu, has defended his controversial reaction to the affectionate greeting of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, at a public event, as seen in a viral video last week.

In the 25-second recording, the Ooni of Ife is seen arriving at the venue of the event, which has the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu II and the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe in attendance.

VIDEO: Outrage as Oba of Lagos snubs Ooni of Ife


The Ooni walks over to embrace the monarchs, but as soon as he approaches the Oba of Lagos, Oba Akiolu looks away, only acknowledging the Ooni with the wave of a hand.

The visibly embarrassed monarch then quietly returns to his seat.

The video clip was met with outrage on social media and among prominent Nigerians, with many describing Oba Akiolu's action as disdainful and unbecoming of a Yoruba monarch.

However, when The PUNCH reached out to the Oba of Lagos by telephone, the monarch sounded undisturbed by the controversy surrounding the awkward greeting.

Oba Akiolu, explaining that he was constrained by tradition from receiving and returning the Ooni's greeting, said the widespread belief that he snubbed the Ooni was "their own thinking."

He added, "Anybody can imagine anything. There was nothing. The custom or tradition is like that in Lagos. We don't hold each other; we don't hug."


I'll continue to respect Oba Akiolu, says Ooni


Asked if the wide age gap between both traditional rulers had anything to do with the way he acknowledged the Ooni, the Oba of Lagos said, "Which age difference? A monarch is a monarch. There is no age difference."


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Russia is a Christian country n as such christianity can not be in peril there. The thing is the russian eadtern orthodox church is threatened by the prsence of these newly arrived churches. The next target will be pentecostal churches.
Its church politics in my own opinion.

Pieromania:
They've banned Jehovah's Witnesses nobody said anything including Seventh Day Adventist now it's their own turn.If the churches in Russia don't stand up to fight this injustice,christianity is as good as gone in that country.
Injustice to one is great Injustice to all.Very soon, u will see other countries adopting same method including Nigeria,this is one of the most trying times for Christians bt prayer Is nt enough, is time to fight

What a wicked world.

Gistedge:
BABY ROBED IN A CELESTIAL CHURCH GARMENT ABANDONED BY A REFUSE DUMP AT KOLA BUS STOP, ALAGBADO, LAGOS.

What an evil world we live in!!!, after carrying that baby or 9 months or more.

https://www.gistedge.com/baby-robed-celestial-church-garment-abandoned-refuse-dump-lagos/

U cant spell vex?? When u say dem go verse u mean they will write a poem??

dnawah:
oh!very good but if china come and no roads!them go verse o!

Ur uncle has every right to say they r using our monies to buy cars, even if he pays mo tax. So long as ur uncle is a nigerian he should be provided the basics of life like water...electricity...roads...a good vonducive environment for investment.

Xavier9ja:
The sultan is saying the bitter truth. Nigerians keep blaming the government for all their misfortune. I personally have an uncle who is lazy, he does not have any form of formal education, he don't pay tax in any form but he is good at sitting at home listening to radio and blaming the government. He'll always say " they are using OUR money to buy car". I'll just look at him and say "oga u dey pay tax" ( but na inside my mind I dey talk am sha). We should blame the government 20% and use 80% of our time to work hard and be innovative

An American returnee, Chima Ordu, has been remanded in prison after he was caught taking pictures of a policewoman allegedly extorting money from motorists in the Isolo area of Lagos State.

Ordu was reported to be in a tricycle when he took snapshots of the policewoman at the Oludegun Junction, Isolo, last Wednesday.

He was, however, caught and apprehended by some colleagues of the policewoman, who damaged the phone with which he took the shots.

He was said to have been arraigned before an Isolo Magistrate's Court on one count of illegal taking of pictures of a law enforcement officer .

The 40-year-old pleaded not guilty to the charge and elected summary trial.

The Magistrate, Mrs. J.O.E. Adeyemi, granted him bail in the sum of N20,000 with one surety in like sum.

He was reported to have been remanded in custody when he could not meet the bail conditions.

The case was adjourned till May 3, 2017.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Ordu was asked to apologise for his action so the police could withdraw the case, but he maintained his ground, saying he didn't do anything wrong.


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Dem de use greencard for denmark??

SmartBug:
That's the power of green card.

What other solutions fo u want him to proffer?
Let me enlighten u on his points:

Dont borrow from china.

Lets change our infrastructure models by building rails that lead to economic poles.

Let there be a transfer of technology from chinese to nigerians by forcing the chinese to use naija manpower and rail pilots.

We should stop unsustainable borrowings and chanel such to the right sectors of economy.

Governors should stop their jamborees to china as itd of no consequenceas they sign stupid mou

Jay542:
It is not about kwankwaso really. He made valid points and PMB should see to it.

What other solutions do u want??

My problem is he shouldn't just highlight the problems but also profer solutions...

I think there is sense in what he is saying.

Biafrawillcome:
IpobExposed same as gamegod omenka sarrki I hope u can see that even the emir is acknowledging the importance of the igbos.

A dog saved many lives at a wedding party in Maiduguri by attacking a teenage female suicide bomber who was sneaking into the ceremony, Nigerian army radio reports.

Both the dog and the suicide bomber were killed when the teenager detonated her bomb as she fought to get away from the dog, Lafiya Dole FM said.

Police said the dog belonged to a resident in the neighbourhood where the wedding was taking place.


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Thats the prob we have on naoja. But in the states the nurture u n let u fly as high ad you can.

sirusX:
Yet in Naija...JAMB would limit your options

When would we grow and develop as a country
Which way forward 9ja??

Men i need to go to the yahoo.com comment section and c how whities de blast di girl ssy na affirmative action she take enter all the svhools. Who says inferriority complex no de yankee??



Ifeoma White-Thorpe hasn't decided which school she'll attend in the fall
High school senior has also been accepted into Stanford
(CNN) Talk about an embarrassment of riches.

A New Jersey teenager has to make a decision soon most high school seniors can only dream of -- deciding on which Ivy League school to attend in the fall. The problem, if you want to call it that, is that she was accepted into all of them. All eight of them.

Ifeoma White-Thorpe said she was shaking when she got the eighth acceptance letter.


"I was like, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, like this might be eight out of eight and I clicked it and it said 'Congratulations' and I was like oh my goodness!" White-Thorpe told CNN affiliate WABC-TV.

White-Thorpe, a senior and student government president at Morris Hills High School in Rockaway, has to choose between Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Dartmouth and Brown.

She wants to study biology and pursue a career in global health. Since all of the Ivy League schools "have great research facilities," she decided to apply to them all.

Students getting into all of the Ivies is a monumental feat, but it's happened to a handful of teens over the past couple of years -- Kwasi Enin in 2014, Harold Ekeh in 2015 and Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna and Kelly Hyles last year.

So where will she go?

Her parents said the choice is totally up to her; White-Thorpe said she just doesn't know yet.

She can add another elite school to the mix as well -- she also got into Stanford.

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Get off my thread..idiota!! Y not tell teckno and samsung and toyota 3 come invest in onitsha?? Olodo

Maduawuchukwu:
I would have preffered if Dangote had opened a factory to produce these goods in the town instead of just distributing it but at least some jobs will still be created.

Dont mind the idiots....dey shud get off my thread

Coolgent:
How about if other regions stop using products of east? can u consume them urself?
Think wisely

Awka - ONE of Nigeria's most successful conglomerates, the Dangote Plc, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with Bontus Group of Companies based in Onitsha for the supply and distribution of all Dangote products in the commercial city.

Director in charge of Dangote in the South East, Mr. Tunde Mabogunje signed for his company, while the chairman of Bontus Group, Chief Uche Okafor, signed for his company.

Okafor said at the signing ceremony that with the agreement, all Dangote products, including sugar, cement, noodles, rice and tomato, would soon flood the eastern part of the country at very competitive prizes.

The South East director of Dangote, Mr. Mabogunje, said in addition to sugar, salt, cement and other products, his company would launch its brand of rice before December 2017, just as Dangote tomato would soon be in the market.

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U guys should get the key words in the write up 1st. Methinks they are both right!!!
One is talking abut power to suspend and the other is talking about power to summond.

Leboska:
Falana's argument sounds more like a beer parlour's argument

Dats not the french prime minister...either interior or foreign minister.

Jajayi:
Nigeria's Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo was received by the Prime Minister of France, Bernard Cazeneuve on the margin of the OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum in Paris.

Source: http://www.cambellsblog.com/2017/03/vp-yemi-osinbajo-meets-with-french.html

Understand before commenting. They deduct monies from the workers which r suppose to be remitted into tge account of the state on a paye scheme. The vc fails to remit. Which means he pockets the money??

Its not a tax on the uni but on the personnels...

darfay:
Benue is a very useless state walai cursed with useless governors. Imagine you don't want to industrialise your state but you want money and so you sealed up an educational institution of higher learning.is that not foolishness?
Useless state,useless country
Banana republic

Y wud u bolt off? Y not negotiate a better offer? Anyman who runs a bizness is open to discussions.

Get yo the boss and tell him the offer cant sustain you. Let him know u ve an ieabof what he paid the last guy. I know he will that guy had more expereience n it took him awhile to earn 150k. Tell him u can start at 130k.

Dont run away. Negitiate ur worth. If he says no u can now write a rejection letter. U can even use it in future job searches to let future employers know u value ur worth!!

I RRPEST... DONT BOLT LIKE HUSSEIN BOLT!!

sgtponzihater:
Wow. This is d best advice so far. This answers all my question. I really really appreciate. That's what I'll simply do today. My family don't stay in d mini-flat however because they'll block some of my movements. I will simply tell them to give me 24hrs then bolts off like Usain Bolt.

God bless you loads.

The hr guy said u should wait so he can ask the boss for a small raise for u. U r on the other hand r looking for a way out. U r incredoulous!!
Y not wait n c whst they offer. Negotiate ur wages favourably since u feel like a smart ass.

Moreover u get to not pay rent? What do y want? U r greedy!! What if they pay u 150k n u have to pay ur rent. Lets say 2 bedroom flat in a nice area at 40k a month. You fathom in transport n still work lae at night??
One thing i ve come to realise in kife is that where some see opportunities, others see challenges and neotism and hatred and unfairness!!

Garner the experience. Or keep job searching n srarving at home with ur family. 80k vs joblessness n begging which do u prefer?

sgtponzihater:
I received the worst humiliation of my life today. Let me go a little back in time. There's this organisation who's name has gained so much acclaim that I thought those working there are swimming in money.

A friend gave me a privileged info that they are recruiting. I thanked him dearly and thought I had hit jackpot. Next days I polished my shoes kissed my kid on the forehead and headed for the company with my CV and carefully crafted cover letter. Few weeks later I was called for an interview and I did justice to the interview and impressed the interviewers. I was told I would be selected but that I had to resume month ending however I can move into a mini flat within the company premises because the work will require some days of night working.

I was happy at least my people we see daddy as scarce. I packed some of my things and started enjoying my new cribs. Few days to the end of the month I decided to ask the HR how much my pay would be and he told me 80k. I immediately felt like crying. 80k can't possibly sustain me, my wife, my kid and my galfriend. I told him outrightly that it was too small. He then said he will ask his boss so he can add something then he will get back to me tomorrow.

My question is how do I reject this job that I already accepted with a firm hand shake. And how do I suddenly park my bag and baggages out of the premises. I am so confused.

Your boy

Sgt Ponzi Hater

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What of theo danjuma? Is he not ranked??

acenazt:
If No B Say Dem No Dey Take Politians Follow Rank Na Dem Atiku,tinubu And Saraki 4 Dey Top League

PUBLIC SERVICE INFORMATION:

Two people from the same family died on Wednesday in UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, UCH-IBADAN NIGERIA. The test results showed that they died due to Leptospirosis. Infectious Organism was on the can drink they drank without use of glass cups. The cans were infected with dried urine of Mice containing Leptospirai.

Please note that Can drinks are stored in warehouses & delivered to retail stores without cleaning or disinfection procedures.

Recent Study shows that the top of all beverage cans are more contaminated with pathogens than public toilets.

Please always clean the Top end of Cans with water; if possible clean with disinfectant and water before opening & DO NOT put directly to your mouth. You may use a straw to prevent direct oral contact with the can!!!

It will cost you nothing to share this information and save a life! Please share this msg even as I did with you. God bless you!

To me, coka cola did not break any rules per se. But it does not change the fact that coke is toxic!!


Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)

Consumers of Sprite and Fanta have more to worry about than rotting teeth according to a Lagos High Court judge, who ruled that the Coca-Cola products could be "poisonous."

The court held that high levels of benzoic acid and sunset additives in the popular soft drinks could pose a health risk to consumers when mixed with ascorbic acid -- commonly known as vitamin C -- according to local media reports.

Justice Adedayo Oyebanji ordered the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) to place written warnings on Fanta and Sprite bottles against drinking them with vitamin C, and awarded costs of two million naira ($6,350) against the National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for failing to ensure health standards.
"It is manifest that NAFDAC has been grossly irresponsible in its regulatory duties to the consumers of Fanta and Sprite manufactured by Nigeria Bottling Company," the judge said. "NAFDAC has failed the citizens of this great nation by its certification as satisfactory for human consumption products ... which become poisonous in the presence of ascorbic acid."
Incendiary judgement
The incendiary judgment followed a lawsuit brought against regulator NAFDAC and the NBC -- a member of Coca-Cola Hellenic group which bottles Coca-Cola products in Nigeria -- by Lagos businessman Dr. Emmanuel Fijabi Adebo.
The secret behind Coca-Cola's success in Africa

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The claimant's company, Fijabi Adebo Holdings Limited, attempted to export Coca-Cola products to the United Kingdom for retail in February 2007.
But authorities in the UK seized and subsequently destroyed a shipment, Adebo claimed, because the products contained excessive levels of sunset yellow and benzoic acid. The latter substance can form the carcinogen benzene when combined with ascorbic acid, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Lawyers for the NBC argued that the products were not intended for export, but Justice Adedayo Oyebanji rejected this defense.
"Soft drinks manufactured by Nigeria Bottling Company ought to be fit for human consumption irrespective of color or creed," the judge said.
Mr Adebo was pleased by the verdict but vowed to pursue further damages.
"I'm happy that I'm victorious and we've alerted Nigerians and the entire world to what is happening in Nigeria," the businessman told CNN. "What the court fined NAFDAC is not one tenth of the amount I've spent on litigation ... We should have been awarded at least the amount that we spent in purchasing that product and in exporting it to UK. We are entitled to special damages for what we have gone through."


Different standards

Both the NBC and NAFDAC are appealing against the ruling, arguing that the Coca-Cola products do not exceed benzoic acid limits for Nigeria or international limits set by Codex, the international food standards body administered by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
"The UK standards limit benzoic acid in soft drinks to a maximum of 150 mg/kg. Both Fanta and Sprite have benzoic levels of 200 mg/kg which is lower than the Nigerian regulatory limit of 250 mg/kg," wrote Sade Morgan, legal, public affairs and communications director of the NBC.
"The permissible ingredient levels set by countries for their food and beverage products are influenced by a number of factors such as climate, an example being the UK, a temperate region, requiring lower preservative levels unlike tropical countries."
Coca-Cola products have different ingredients around the world.
Coca-Cola products have different ingredients around the world.
Codex recently reduced its international limit for benzoic acid volume from 600 mg/kg to 250 mg/kg, and is considering a further reduction in the coming years.
"The previous levels are still considered as safe -- they are just not necessary," says Tom Heilandt, secretary of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, explaining the change. "More work will be done over the next few years to see if the levels could be further adjusted."
The levels found in Nigeria Coca-Cola products should not pose health risks, according to Dr Markus Lipp, a senior food safety officer at the FAO.
"The current acceptable limit for benzoates by the Codex Alimentarius Commission is set to be 250mg/kg," he told CNN. "This maximum use limit has a temporary designation, but nevertheless is considered for now to be appropriately health protective."
"There simply does not seem to be health concern from our perspective," Lipp said of the Lagos case.
Nigeria's health ministry also released a statement claiming that the products are safe.
"NAFDAC and SON (Standards Organization of Nigeria) regularly monitor the manufacturing practices of food industries and conduct laboratory analysis to ascertain continuous compliance with required national standards," said the statement.
However, Health Minister Isaac Adewole insisted that the government is responding to public concerns, and has opened an investigation into the safety of Coca-Cola products made in Nigeria.


Consumer backlash
Attempts to downplay the controversy are unlikely to succeed, at least in the short term, as alarm spreads among consumers.
Nigeria's Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has opened its own investigation.
"(The council) is extremely concerned about the questions that have arisen from, and on account of this judgement," said Director General, Mrs Dupe Atoki. "Fanta, Sprite and Coca Cola have arguably and consistently been the most widely consumed beverages in Nigeria. The spectrum of consumption is also perhaps the widest, with consumption starting as early as age four and far into adult years."
On social media, citizens expressed dissatisfaction with the way NAFDAC is handling consumer safety in the country. Several citizens accused the agency of placing more priority on generating revenues than protecting citizens.

With more citizens worried about their health following the revelation, some drew connections between NAFDAC's displeasing performance and Nigeria's worsening health statistics.

Since the verdict was made public, some citizens are choosing to stop drinking Coca-Cola products, with others calling for a boycott.


The NBC acknowledge they face an uphill struggle to contain the scandal and rebuild their reputation.
Coca-Cola hope that appeals against the ruling will be successful and rehabilitate the brands.
"The Ministry of Health communique could not be more clear that there is no issue with the safety of Fanta and Sprite," says Hamish Banks, Coca-Cola VP for Public Affairs and Communications, Eurasia and Africa. "The levels of all ingredients in these products, including benzoates and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), are well within the conservative guidelines of the Codex Alimentarius and the Nigeria Industrial Standards."
"While it is not appropriate to comment further on a pending case and while the court considers appeals by NBC and NAFDAC against the ruling, it is evident that there is no safety issue associated with these ingredients," he added.
For one of the world's most successful and global brands, the hope is that the backlash does not travel beyond Nigeria's borders.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/28/africa/nigeria-coca-cola-case/index.html

Most often than not economy is not a determinant of the level of poverty in a state/country. Amrica has the biggesy economy but is not amongst the 1st 10 nations with the best living standards.
Do you get my drift? Likewise naija has the numero uno evonomy in africa but not amongst the 10 best places with living standards or poverty levels.

AshiwajuFoward:
Anambra propaganda machinery is on overdrive dude. Dem go don begin flood U.N with enough petitions in protest against this report's conclusions. No be so Soludo recently out-of-nowhere claimed the state has the '4th' largest economy? This report is obviously a big blow to their collective ego. You never see anything.

I heard accidented corpses are being packaged in china and sent to africa as corned beef....with the scandal ongoing about brazilian beef sent to europe being expired beef...am afraid this china thing mite be true.

I do n u did not make any sense pertaining to this discussion.


Sukitaki--Favorite waterfall

Mimi nakoundinda tinkouji!” --makes no sense at all

Kondomatic:
Japanese couple having an argument:

Husband “Sukitaki!”

Wife replies “Kowanini!”

Husband “Toka a anji rodi roumi yakoo!”

Wife, on her knees literally begging “Mimi nakoundinda tinkouji!”

Husband replies angrily “kina tim kouji!”

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And look at you, sitting there reading this as if you understand Japanese.

1st of all i am angry with the mods. Anytime i post a subject matter of consequence that mite hit front page, they always close my thread and open theirs!! What an infradignited!!?? I am flabagasted and deflated and discouraged.
I open my thread at 10.02 pm whereas this was opened at 11pm. Mod is this a conspiracy or what? Or i should go back to the bbc oe economist.com comment sections!?

By the way this kemi of a woman seems myopic or petit minded. She wants to control tge cbn?? Is is she normal? The cbn is bigger than her ministry budget and finsnce wise. Or she wants to become a super minister? Rubbish!!



[quote author=lagosmp3 post=54831217]Source: http://lagosmp3.com/2017/03/22/minister-of-finance-kemi-adeosun-asks-national-assembly-to-cut-the-powers-of-cbn-governor/

Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has asked the National Assembly to reduce the powers of the governor of the Central Bank