₦airaland Forum

WombBreaker:
12

Listen to this fellow at your own peril.
2 yrs is relatively better

MDAs of government reels of monumental corruption. Too bad!!

SoNature:
98% of Nigerians are:

1. Dubious
2. Hypocritical
3. Opportunitistic

If you have most of your citizens exhibiting those qualities, progress will remain a mirage.

What you said is nothing but the truth!!! For Nigeria to get better, it would take centuries

Lightorder:
you have all started again. Keep running your mouth. You soon start crying when US will go to release that vessel. Your hero will soon start playing victim

See this fool. What's your business with my comment?? Were you tagged

abobote:
Finally I have been unbanned after 5 days, just for calling dead meat griller a fool.

The headline should be, tension as compromised supreme court delivers judgment

I thought you said you were just unbanned?

AsomughaChuks05:
The US is a trouble maker o. You seize the legitimate cargo of a sovereign nation on international sea just to flex muscle and justify wasteful overbloated DoD budget while homelessness has taken over major US cities.

Iran is justified to recover its stolen assets.

The US thought they could bully everyone.

TimeManager:
Betta, you're not alone in this, sensible Nigerians are with you, you'd scale through. A lot of people talk out of ignorance of the challenges she's faced with, ignorant people that have no idea how it works. You possibly can't reach out to the poorest of the poor without handling cash, lots of these vulnerable people are unbanked, so how do you send money to them without directly giving out the cash?. If you've ever been to the remote villages where these projects are being launched, there's hardly a bank or POS in those communities, you have to travel several distance before you locate a bank, couple with the fact that a lot of these beneficiaries do not own a bank account, they are largely illiterates.

-kiss the truth!

Hmmm

alsudan:
Thief de query thief.

Welcome to Thiefnibuus Nigeria.

Tunji Ojo has been identified as the next thief.

Let's see the punishment that will be meted out to him since he's family.

You people are very difficult to please. You called for the suspension of the minister which the President has done yet you're not satisfied. No wonder the former President paid no heed to all your tears during the extraordinary corruption that took place under his watch.

ashacot:
Make una dey play.

4Trillion kor 4trillion ni.

4trillion left our economy and it didn't collapse the economy kpatakpata

There was a report that more than 12trillion was printed couple with the money gotten from ways and means.

The persistent calls for Betta Edu's sack is suspicious and it appears to be perpetrated by the enemies of Nigeria. Let thorough investigation be conducted first before the recommendation of a sack

Some of the "Dishonourable Members are pathetic in hoarding palliative materials meant to cushion the effect of hardships. Governors, Senators are not left out.

jeff1993:
This FG is the most insensitive I have seen .... even bros BUBU dey learn work for where him dey!!!

There are good Uni and also bad Uni in those foreign countries mentioned..... Will u throw away the baby with the bath water also??

. Fix our educational system so that our youth will stop running to those mushroom countries to study.

He should also ban those ones in Sudan and Somalia where all those northerners go to study and get mushroom certificate too ooooo

Chief, it seems you don't fully understand the situation at hand. Majority of the student who patronize such Institution are looking for easy sail; where they'll spend 2 year for a 6 year professional courses such as Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy et al. Come to the North here and you'll amazed. Even some of the Schools have branches/satellite campuses in the North here. How can a student of Pharmacy, MLS or Nursing with no access to Teaching Hospital for practical demonstration be given a waiver. It's pathetic!!

Marvieduke:
If our system was good what will make them go to countries like Benin and Togo for certificate racketeering, our education system that is always affected by strike.

Not necessarily the issue of strike. Majority of them are looking for easy avenue to escape JAMB, Post-UTME and lesser academic year. Imagine patronizing Higher Education in an Institution where you'll only spend 2 years for a 5 year course. Would you blame the government for that

Shame on this Atiku. Every sane Nigerian is fully aware of the academic atrocities committed by the Universities from those countries. Can you imagine a student bagging a degree within 2-3 years in courses such as BSc Nursing, Pharmacy, and Med. Lab Science in Togo, Cotonue, and Benin Republic. Even MBBS!!!!

Memyselfu2009:
Our roads are bad

That particular Road is very excellent! It was recently dualized. I ply that Road almost on daily basis. I think fatigue and over speeding could be the cause for such a disaster

Judolisco:
Why won't there be financial misappropriation... When u choose to share money by cash when there's account number and individual BVN.... They'll tell you not everyone has an account number... Tell people today that you'll be sharing money into bank accounts if they won't troop to banks to open accounts... U can tell people to get voters card but u can't tell dem to open bank accounts... Nigerians are so cunny

In 2017, Banks Account was adopted for conditional cash transfer using the social register. Those handling it inserted account numbers of their cronies even those in the UK, US and Government official were receiving monies meant for the vulnerable and this was orchestrated by the very people in charge of registration and funds disbursement. We have problem ooo

TheRareGem1:
Where were you when he decongested prisoners, where were you when officers were promoted, where were you when he commissioned E gate in the international airport? Jupiter?

Nigerians with wahala. Don't mind them.

dawnomike:
Tell uour doctor to do a 'membrane swipe'.

This will do. Try and conduct Obstetrics scan too

oyeb15:
Emefele is more effective that this present CBN governor. If not because Emefele was trying to suit d cabals ,Dangote etc and dipicting our forex. He's smarter that this dumb cordozo

Someone that plundered our resources; left many businesses in state of comatose; pathetic state of our naira due to bad monetary policy yet you're claiming he's better than someone that just assumed the position in less than 3 month. Something must be wrong with you

Dreamhighnow:
Tooor


E go favour u and your family

I will personally vote tinubu next election. Sebi u na no wan get sense

The most annoying part is that a lot of people who can barely feed themselves are the ones shouting jagaban up and down.

One called me recently and saying that Baba really disappointed them. That he doesn't know e be baba buruku. I was like I tried to convince u during election but una dey abuse me

Anyway make una dey enjoy una renewed shege.

While the exit of ShopRite, Ado Bayero Mall is unfortunate, it has little to do with your highlighted point. I live in Kano and I have patronized them severally. One of the challenges being faced at ShopRite (Kano Branch) is long waiting time for you to make payment. On the counter, you only have 2-3 people attending to customers. This discourage patronage. What I think really dealt a big blow to ShopRite in Kano is the enormous availability of Malls in every corner whose price of goods are extremely competitive. Sufi Mart just opened a new branch just directly opposite ShopRite.

WOCKHARDI:
Point of direction: That assault, humiliation and embarrasment was directed at NLC and not Ajero as a person. It could have been you if you are the NLC President.

In your own view, an assault that took place in Imo State is enough to ground the whole activities of a nation that currently at convalescent period. Tell me share what transpired at my place of work yesterday. A patient was brought in to the hospital yesterday morning and a laboratory investigations was required to determined the condition of his ailments which the doctor on duty ordered. By the time the laboratory investigations came out, the doctor that tended to him had already left (He was on night duty call) and no doctor was on ground to attend to him (Due to the strike) and was subsequently referred to a private hospital. Sadly, the patient died on his way. That is what this senseless strike has caused and I hope similar events didn't happen across our hospital

femianski:
#copied
MICROBIOLOGY COUNCIL OF NIGERIA: AN ANARCHY WAITING TO HAPPEN.

“the Microbiology Council of Nigeria Bill, if passed and assented to, will breed chaos between the Microbiology practitioners and the various healthcare professionals.” Says Dr K.N Elechi-Amadi.

In recent times, many Bills seeking to establish similar Acts of parliament have been sponsored by lawmakers. Some of these include: Institute of Chartered Biochemists and Molecular Biologists of Nigeria Bill, Anatomy Council of Nigeria Bill, Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria amendment Bill and now the Microbiology Council of Nigeria Bill.
The National Assembly is empowered to make laws for the good governance of Nigeria. One wonders how some of the Bills listed above, will contribute to a better health or educational system for the country.

In the world of medical sciences, there are disciplines that are regarded as “professional” while others may be seen as “basic”. The world knows about the duties and functions of the various health professionals; physicians, Dentists, Medical Laboratory Scientists (Biomedical Scientists in UK), Pharmacists, Optometrists, Physiotherapists, Radiographers, Dental Therapists, Nurses, etc. In the training of these professionals in the universities, they are required to pass through “pre-clinical” stages where they are taught the “basic medical sciences” namely Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology. These are usually taught in year two and year three in the universities, along with General Study Courses (GSS/GST courses). They thereafter proceed to the “clinical” stages where they are taught the applications of these disciplines in health and diseases. It is not possible to see the Departments of any basic medical science (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, as it were) in the hospital setting for the purpose of rendering healthcare services, because the “basic medical science” alone cannot provide the knowledge, skills and dexterity required to manage the sick. However, the knowledge gained by the health professionals in basic medical sciences is usually helpful in providing the foundation for their training towards becoming healthcare practitioners.

Microbiology, like her sisters, Biochemistry, Physiology and Anatomy, is variedly applied in various other disciplines and professions, at Specialists levels. There are Medical Doctors, Dentists, Medical Laboratory Scientists, Pharmacists, Nurses, Veterinary Surgeons, Optometrists, etc, who are specialists and consultants in the field of Medical Microbiology. These professionals have acquired the training, skills, competence and of course the licensure as enshrined in the various extant professional Acts of Parliament to practice. These skills, knowledge and competence to apply Microbiology in healthcare is beyond the scope of the ordinary Microbiology graduate, who is not trained to render healthcare services. This is the situation and trend globally, as health professions are stringently regulated at training and practice levels, for the good of the society.

Therefore, the Microbiology Council of Nigeria Bill, if passed and assented to, will breed chaos between the Microbiology practitioners and the various healthcare professionals. For example, Medical Laboratory Scientists render diagnostic and research services in Medical Microbiology laboratories in hospitals, clinics and other health facilities as enshrined in the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) Act 11 of 2003 (CAP M25, LFN, 2004). No other person or group of persons has the training, knowledge or skills as recognized by Law to render these services. And, of course, no sane country can give licensure to more than one group of health professionals to render the same professional service. The looming anarchy will arise from the provision in Section 2(g) of the proposed Bill which provides that the Microbiology Council shall have powers to “inspect, regulate and accredit organizations with Microbiology laboratories”. That means that health facilities with medical microbiology laboratories would be under the control of the Microbiology Council of Nigeria! This provision is ultra vires, because the MLSCN has the mandate to “inspect, regulate and accredit medical laboratories” (Section 4(h) of MLSCN refers). Again, the proposed Bill provides that the Microbiology Council shall “regulate and control the practice of professional Microbiologists in all its ramification” (Section 2f). That means that all the aforementioned health professionals will now be answerable to this Microbiology Council. Where on earth does such happen? What becomes of the relevant provisions in the various extant Acts of Parliament that regulate the various health professions?

On the training aspect, the proposed Bill provides that the Microbiology Council of Nigeria will “regulate the training of Microbiologists' in any institution in Nigeria and give periodic accreditation to institutions”. This has far-reaching implications as well. With this provision, the Departments of Medical Microbiology in the Faculties of Medical Laboratory Science, Basic Clinical Sciences as well the Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology in the Faculty of Pharmacy, will be regulated and accredited by the new Council, against the extant provisions in the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, and other health professional regulatory Laws! The provision in the proposed Bill to “regulate the production, importation, sale and stocking of food products, drinks, wears, drugs and other associated products requiring Microbiological attention” is already within the purview of NAFDAC Act. It will be nice to see how this Bill will supplant the extant provisions in the NAFDAC Act.

Furthermore, the Bill does not define those it refers to as Microbiologists. It does not also specify whether or not Microbiology is a medical science discipline. Microbiology is a multidisciplinary area, and can be looked at from various aspects, namely Medical Microbiology, Industrial/Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, and Public Health Microbiology. Each of these aspects has diverse players in it. For example, Medical Laboratory Scientists and other healthcare professionals are major players in Medical Microbiology, and Public Health. The industrial aspect also has many others in addition to the graduates of Microbiology, including the Science Laboratory Technologists, who by the provisions of the NISLT Act, are empowered to control industrial labs. The environment has many players, from Microbiologists to Forests specialists (in Agricultural Science), Plant Scientists, Botanists, Animal and Environmental Biologists, Marine specialists, Environmental Engineers, Geologists, Geographers, Environmental Chemists/Biochemists, etc. It will be the most difficult area to regulate by way of Microbiology Council of Nigeria.

Since there is no definition of who a Microbiologist is in the proposed Bill, it will be difficult to state in clear terms the particular persons or group that the Microbiology Council of Nigeria seeks to regulate. Will it be proper to extend the powers of the Microbiology Council of Nigeria into the areas already domiciled in the extant Laws establishing the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria or any other regulatory body, with the attendant negative consequences on our national system? Can we, as a nation, afford to travel that path at this critical point in our national life? Many more questions that may agitate any critical mind: how does this Bill add value to the socio-economic or health sector of the country, since the powers and functions of the proposed Microbiology Council of Nigeria are already enshrined in other extant Acts of Parliament? What role are the sponsors of this Bill expected to play in the health sector? What does Nigeria stand to gain from this Bill? Which other country has a Council to regulate Microbiology? Already, the Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (NISLT) Act 12 of 2003, has empowered the NISLT to regulate the laboratories in industries, research institutes, schools and post-secondary institutions (Section 2(l) of NISLT Act). Will the Microbiology Council replace NISLT?
There is need for the lawmakers to critically assess the socio-political and economic impacts of the Bills before them so as to continue to serve as a body of true representatives of the people.
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

~ Dr. K. N. Elechi-Amadi, Portharcourt

The fruitless work of a saboteur. We know them

waternogetenemy:
Tinubu should first respect Court order on Emefiele.


Does Nigeria still have court?

So you can advocate for the release of Emefiele despite all the atrocities committed by that man??

Grounding every National sector activities just because the NLC President had a fracas with a state government. What a shame!!!

BigBlackPreek:
If this strike will be the solution by force then I am in full supposed of it.... Enough is enough !

Solution to what exactly?? The motives behind the strike was as a result of the fracas the NLC president had with Imo State government. How does that warrant a National Strike??

athaboi:
Nigeria is a useless state...it will continue to be a failed state forever. Nothing will rescue Nigeria, mark my words

I don't think it is yet. We have more than 200m people living in this country. No need to rain curse like " nothing will rescue Nigeria"

Absolutely. If that were the case, all of us would have relocated to Abuja during an election. Excellent judgment.

How can a student pay premium in Sudan and Uganda Universities yet want subsidized payment at Nigeria University which are even better than most of them?

A good charge. Talk less, do more!! We don't need Grammer

NLegendforte:
I thought we were told that Nigerian medical schools produces quality professionals.

For the avoidance of doubt, this is true. However, such a feat require some interventions.

kettykings:
I work with data and not mere speculative post

Where is your data? What is the source of your data? Is it a true reflection of what truly transpire??