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playcharles: Im a student of unilag... but i will admit abu zaria is beautiful, still the the very best in terms of academic...i did my diploma there...still the best

Thank you for your unbiase judgement, glad u had a stint @ A.B.U.Proudly Abusite.

Proudly Abusite! We are naturally ahead,we lead others follow.I rep #A.B.U Samaru .

Group A is " the group of death" Brazil,Mexico,Croatia and Cameroon.Hmmm big battle ahead.

[quote author=Andy@g]federal min. Of envir. is jus like other fed min. They pay with Copss.it is 49k for 8/2, 51k for 8/3 and 53k for 8/4. I am in fed. Min. Of env. & my mönthly take home is 53k for 8/4.cheer![/quote]l believe your information man,pls how about the allowances for those ministry? Do they pay leave allowances and other packages? Thanks.

Pls house I need your advice,I'l like my wife who is nursing a baby to relocate to the state where am working,but I learnt the relocation ought to have been applied for when she was in camp.The question is;can she still be relocated after she has been documented for her ppa? Though she is yet to receive any alawee.Thanks.

Per Ejaculation I mean to post.Attempt to modify the topic failed. Mods take note.

Fertility clinicsPeople get married for different reasons.While some seek companionship in marriage, many go into marriage for procreation. For couples who look forward to having children immediately after marriage, being declared ‘infertile’ by experts is like a death sentence.While it is generally agreed that it takes two to have a baby and every couple is expected to be in optimum health to have babies, medical experts claim men are having more fertility challenge now. Sperm concentration in men is said to have decreased by a third since 1990s while sperm count is said to have decreased by half over the past 50 years.Studies are also showing genetic abnormalities in sperm particularly in older men. For men therefore, quantity, quality and motility of spermatozoa are seen as important factors in fertility.Since the male factor is a prominent cause of infertility in couples, sperm donation has become vital in assisted conception treatment.A study by the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction stated that “a male factor is solely responsible in about 20 per cent of infertile couples and contributory in another 30 to 40 per cent.”According to experts, even when sperm numbers are great, a high proportion of men may have DNA damage that significantly impairs the chances of natural conception. Besides, male spermdeteriorates with age the same way it does for women.Studies have also shown that if a man has poor health, smokes, drinks too much or has a bad diet, it’s very likely his sperms are also going to be unhealthy.Indeed, investigation bySaturday PUNCHshowed that sperm has become a commodity in high demand in Lagos. The Chief Consultant and Head, Obstetrician and Fertility Department, Eko Hospitals, Dr. Adegbite Ogunmokun,said fertility problem, based on recent experience, had tilted more towards the male factor.He said, “If 10 couples come in, there will be problem with the male in six of them, using our parameter of 20 million sperm per millimetre. But 10 to 15 years ago, maybe about four out of 10 men would have problem.”Our correspondents, who visited some fertility centres in Lagos, learnt that more men are having low sperm count, thus necessitating the need for more volunteer donors. But because donors are scare, fertility clinics offer as much as N50,000 to men who are interested in selling their sperm.They also pay more when sellers have special features that the beneficiaries are looking for.Like blood sellers, investigations show that many people in Lagos, especially students, now sell their sperms anytime they need money.A student of the University of Lagos, who identified himself as John, said he had sold sperm to a few fertility centres in Lagos. John said he had been fundinghis education for the past two years withwhat he earned from selling his sperm.John said he was introduced to the programme by a friend and that he had in turn brought in two other friends to ‘business’.“I’ve sold to a number of fertility centres.The money has really helped me to stay in school. It takes care of my tuition and some other personal needs,” John said, with a measure of satisfaction.“It’s cool money, really and I’m also doing a service to mankind by helping out some people in need. Even friends that I introduced to it have not turned back since then.”An employee in a Lagos fertility clinic, who identified himself as Olufunsho, toldSaturday PUNCHthat some women would pay any amount to get a sperm seller with the features they want.He said, “We pay N50,000 here but there are times when women come in and request that, at all cost, they must get a tall man. The person can earn more when they make such requests, especially if we don’t have any that fits the profile in our bank.“There was a time a woman came and requested that we get a tall man for her at all cost. I showed her the samples we had, but she did not like the profile. She said she was not satisfied with the heights. And we were unable to get whatshe wanted from the sellers that came atthe time.“The sellers that came then were either AS, or positive with hepatitis B or had low sperm count. We had up to twelve sellers that came and we were unable to get anybody. In such cases, we could offer a lot more when we find the right person. Sometimes, such people are also in a position to negotiate for what they want.”However, subsequent drops attract lesser amounts of money for the same seller.To sell sperm, the person, according to Olufunsho, must stay off sex for five days. He undergoes some tests to confirm that he is not HIV positive and that he also has healthy sperm among others.He said, “If the same person is still interested and we still need him, he would repeat the screening process again. We pay N10, 000 per ejaculation for other subsequent ones. With my owndiscretion, if the quality of the sperm is good and we have somebody who needssomething that matches perfectly with that seller, we may reduce the probation period, but the sperm must be very good.“Although that is the protocol, it could always be amended when there is nothing wrong with the person. Even if someone ejaculates the first time and in twenty minutes time, he does the same, it is still going to be good, but not as good as the first one.”At the various fertility centres where our correspondents posed as potential sperm seller, the clinic workers made keen attempts to have them start the process immediately, by leaving blood samples for tests.On one occasion, a clinic worker told one of our correspondents that he was willing to waive the two to five days’ probation period of abstinence, after our correspondent said he wished to “sleep over it.”The worker said, “What is there to think about? After all, you already said you’re not married. You can leave your blood sample for testing while you go ahead and think over it.”Investigation showed that fertility centres want sellers between 18 and 45 years of age and expect them to abstain from sex, two to five days before giving sperm sample, depending on the centre.Other conditions to be met by potential sperm sellers include testing negative toHIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, sickle cell and some other sexually transmitteddiseases. Tests are also carried out to determine the count, morphology (shape) and motility of the sperm cells.In addition, fertility centres claim to also place a high premium on average intelligence, education and lifestyle. Although,Saturday PUNCHlearnt that such claims are not always true as moreemphases are actually placed on height and other physical attributes.“It is not immediately that we pay. We prefer AA genotype because it can be given to anybody, unlike AS that cannot be given to just anybody,” Olufunsho added.However, an employee in another fertilityclinic in Lagos, Akin, said sperm sellers could get paid within a week of starting the process. This is possible only if they satisfy the conditions.He said, “If the motility is good, the count is good and you’re okay, then, you can produce for us. If everything is okay,within a week, you can get your money.”A 2012 study into the reproductive health of 26,600 men in France, warned of a sperm crisis worldwide. It said that sperm concentration has decreased by athird since the 1990s. The study found a continuous 32.2 per cent decrease in sperm concentration over a period of 17 years.During the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology annual conference in London in July 2013, some experts, critical of the study’s validity, said it did not completely represent the situation in certain areas, particularly the developing world.However, a fertility expert at Mother’s World Care, Ikeja, Lagos, Dr. Margaret Olusegun, said the situation is similar in Nigeria.She said, “A man should have a good count, up to 40 to 50 million sperm per millimetre of semen upward. But you find that these days, men have more challenges with fertility than women.“Although, I don’t have the statistics, men are the ones with more challenges now, even though they are the ones who drive out their wives if they can’t bear children.”Olusegun explained that good sperm should have “at least 50 per cent motility(activeness) because sperm cells can beactive, sluggish or dead.”“For morphology (shape) too, which could be normal or abnormal, sperm should have upward of 50 per cent normal cells. And there should not be bacteria growth,” she added.Ogunmokun described low concentration of sperm as “Oligospermia.” He, however, said a sperm count with a minimum lower limit of 20 million sperm per millimetre of semen would still be considered normal.But he added that any sperm concentration of less than 20 million permillimetre of semen could be categorised as mild, moderate or severe oligospermia, depending on the count.Ogunmokun said fertility problems couldbe with the man, the woman or the two of them.Saturday PUNCHlearnt that the demand for sperm has made the fertility business a lucrative one. Many of the fertility centres in Lagos have facilities for sperm preservation, where it’s freezing costs about N50, 000 per quarter.Ogunmokun said, “After collection, the semen is processed and seminal fluid and all other things are removed. The sperm is put in little bottles and placed in special containers called dewars, connected to a power source. It is storedat very low temperature and there must be an indicator for monitoring should there be a change in the condition.”He, however, added that there must be a standby generator in a place like Nigeria,where power supply is unstable, as sperm can be frozen for decades.“Although, there are many other reasonswhy people freeze sperm, someone living far away from his wife can decide to freeze his sperm for the wife’s use while he’s away. Also, someone going for cancer treatment can freeze his sperm before starting the treatment since such treatments affect sperm production,” he added.Ogunmokun said fertility centres focus more on university undergraduates to ensure that sperm donors have a certaindegree of intelligence.He said, “The current practice is to actually recruit sperm donors and the focus is on undergraduates. The focus is on students because they should be able to provide their ID cards so that background checks can be done.”According to Ogunmokun, the perceivedincrease in the number of men with low sperm count is as a result of infection and lifestyle habits like sitting for too long and wearing of tight underwear.He said, “The testes are not supposed to be too close to the body because of the higher body temperature. The testes are naturally colder, so people who travel long distances or sit in traffic for long can be prone to infertility.”Ogunmokun advised that men should “exercise appropriately, take good nutrition, avoid tight underwear, premarital sex, cigarette and alcohol to try to prevent low sperm count.”However, Olusegun identified good hygiene as key to the prevention of low sperm count, saying, “Our environment is too contaminated.”

I think ladies that indulge in this act need to be examined psychologically.

Why the disparity in salary between ministries, agencies and parastatals? Federal Ministry workers earn the lowest salary. For example a level 8 ministry staff earn a little more than 50k while their Counterpart in parastatals earn 90k plus. I think this should be properly addressed by the salary and wages Commission.

What an interesting topic! I got my employment letter the day of My pop, it was a miracle no connection and luckily FG job, though the pay is not What I expect but I give glory to God. I believe every thing in life is destiny, may God favour those who are still searching.

k2kay: If u have set ur mind on the f7 pls don't allow any sadist to discourage u, its a marvelous fone. I almost did not buy it due to the comments here especially by people who don't own the fone buh act like they know all abt it...they keep saying OTA upgrades dis and dat. My question is have u ever heard of what they call a PATCH? Tecno culd decide to create one available for download to fix whatever bug. As of now, am loving and enjoying my f7...don't u even ask weda its my first smartfone at all cos I also have an iphone 3GS and its currently resting in my bag! If u like listen to derailing comments and miss out, no fone is perfect!!!

Man you are right.If you follow some comment you will surely miss what this 'baby f7' is offering.I almost forgo this fone for another,but thank God I stood my ground to buy this fone,and am currently enjoying it,Tecno has large number of users that you can share ideas on what you are'nt clear about which is a plus with their service centres scattered accross the country.This phone is too good to be abused.

marcjoe: if u would like to change that annoying tone that sounds when u get a notification or when u check ur account balance or u wanna keep the tone silent...

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hoping to create tecno f7 whatsapp group.. ..so that we can be sharing app amongst ourself.....

Marcjoe,thank you for your interesting and educative post on how to maximise the usage of our f7.Kindly give a detail explanation on the setting of APN on F7 when you subsribe to mtn bbc.Thank you.

[quote author=Lord_Reed]It is not advisable to charge it straight from generator, use a stabilizer or ups or inverter to charge when the generator is on.[/quote]Thank you for your response,I have pass the information to him.

Stakekay1: A friend need an advice,what is consequence of 1st charging of f7 with generator? Where he is there is total phcn absence there,is it advisable to use gen to charge the phone and won't that affect the efficacy of the batterry? Thanks.House waiting for your advice.

House help a brother.

A friend need an advice,what is consequence of 1st charging of f7 with generator? Where he is there is total phcn absence there,is it advisable to use gen to charge the phone and won't that affect the efficacy of the batterry? Thanks.House waiting for your advice.

Pls what is the code for 2 hour blackberry plan on mtn,I want to test it on my f7 to know if the monthly plan will work for it,and kindly tell me the settings for the plan on this baby f7.Tnx.

directonpc: hw much?

Pls how much?

[quote author=Lord_Reed]Battery performance is similar to Blackberry under heavy use say about 6 hrs but if you use it moderately it'll last the whole day. I can't stand using EDGE so I am constantly on 3G, maybe if I go EDGE I can get more time. If you like gaming a lot the battery will drain much faster so I only do some light gaming say about an hours worth and that takes down about 10% of the battery cos I don't use sound. Watching videos too will have the same effect. Haven't really played lots of music on it yet.[/quote]Fair and balance analysis.

Pls guys,tru which medium were you guys invited for the test? Was it sms or email?Tnx.

elijahdre1: not yet sir.we are expecting it by next week hopefully

O.k pls do keep us posted as soon as you have it in your store.

@elijahdre,is gionee elife e3 available now,if yes how much? Urgent reply pls.

adaobi123: Jesus ! This man she compete in the world's strongest man competition. He'll surely win

Urgent English tutor needed for you.

I have waited this long to make a categorical statement about this 'baby f7' I have read some peoples frustrastution as regards the perfomance of the battery,I own one and I want to state that the battery is maginally effective.Though,this is not the best bargain for its effectiveness,but it can be properly managed for a duration of 5-7hrs depending on your task.

Abusites in the house can now check their posting list at the infomation centre i.e main gate.This info is from a reliable source,good luck to you all.

Tecno should do something about this f7,this phone is too good to be rubbished by poor battery performance

Tecno should do something this f7,this phone is too good to be rubbished by poor battery performance

Nice phone but the battery life is poor 1800mAh.Though battery is removable.I think the phone is a good one

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