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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Evelyn Usman L AGOS— A teenager, who allegedly attempted to murder her two-month-old baby, was arrested by the Police in Lagos, yesterday. The 19-year-old nursing mother, Adebayo Ayomide, allegedly gagged the baby, dumped her in a bush in Ikorodu to die and fled to Bariga. The secondary school drop-out, as gathered, was impregnated by another 19-year-old Tewogbade Martins, who lives at Igi-Olugbin Street, Bariga, with his parents. But the pregnancy was reportedly rejected by Martins’ parents, who alleged that Ayomide was sleeping around. The baby was delivered at a traditional birth attendant, TBA, centre at Onalaga Street, Bariga, after which Ayomide left for Igbode town, Ogun State, where eyewitnesses said she was seen roaming the streets. In the process, one Mrs Ajoke Fatai, who was moved by compassion on noticing that the baby had not been washed in days, took the teenager in. Apprehension, according to residents, set in last Saturday, after Ayomide l...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J ‘Connecting People to Nature’ is the theme for World Environment Day 2017, which implores people to go out and embrace nature, appreciate its beauty and its importance, while protecting the earth that harbours nature. By Kingsley Adegboye AS Nigeria joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Environment Day WED, 2017, last week, environmentalists and other stakeholders in the sector have emphasised the need to reconnect to nature and protect the earth, just as they dismissed Donald Trump’s pull out of Paris climate change accord struck in 2015. WED which is an annual event is celebrated June 5 every year. The Minister of State for Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibril, while speaking at the World Environment Day organised by Federal Ministry of Environment in collaboration with United Nationas Development Programme UNDP, in Abuja, urged stakeholders to support the Federal Government in its efforts to protect the nation’s environment. He said that the World E...

http://ift.tt/2pTC96z Landmark University Vice Chancellor, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Professor Aize Obayan, has commended operators of private tertiary institutions for addressing the deficit in admission into tertiary institutions. Obayan, speaking on Friday at the commencement of the 2017/2018 academic session admission screening exercise, noted that private institutions are not dumping ground for less intelligent students as being insinuated by many. The exercise, known as Landmark University Scholastic Aptitude Screening (LUSAS), scheduled to hold every Saturday in June, witnessed an impressive turnout of qualified applicants. The V.C added that the exercise was towards identifying qualified and quality prospective students, who would be admitted into the university based on merit. According to Obayan, the university’s operations are world class, particularly as regards to zero tolerance for unethical academic and moral practices. Vía Nigeria News...

http://ift.tt/2nQvhKt Ernest Onuoha What Does It Really Mean: In My Father’s Business? JESUS said He must be about His “Father’s business.” What was His Father’s business? When His parents found Him, He was “sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.” Jesus was in the Temple as a thoughtful learner, not as a teacher. When the rabbis taught, they asked a lot of questions. Students would answer and ask their own questions. It was very interactive. At the time, the business of the Father for Jesus was to be a learner. The Full nature of the Father business would become clearer later in the ministry of Jesus Jesus Himself made a strong and comprehensive declaration in the synagogue at Nazareth during His public ministry. He quoted from Isaiah 61:1-2, in Luke 4:18-19): “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the...

http://ift.tt/2r6UJsY In an obscure French play the main character to be played by Mr. Trouble in his play-making days sits in his Paris garret bemoaning the name of his native city Brazzaville. He asks around who was Brazza and why was his place of birth named after him. He learnt that Monsieur Brazza was an Italian-born French explorer who died of dysentery in Dakar in 1905. He had ‘discovered’ the Congo for the French and so they named the capital after him Brazzaville. And says the entry under his name “and the name was retained by the post-colonial rulers”!!! The fellow in the play moaned that he had been exploring Paris for ten years and had almost died of hunger but nobody has named Paris after him! He then laments not just the audacity of the French colonialists who would give a new name to a place that was not their own but also he condemns the cowardice of the post-colonial African Congolese rulers who retained the name of Brazzaville. What, Trouble’s character screams, was...

http://ift.tt/2p3k5a0 Addressing the shareholders, the Chairman, Wapic Insurance, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, said the firm was seeking approval to raise additional capital.“This is particularly instructive in view of the recent adoption of the risk-based supervision model by the National Insurance Commission… Shareholders of Wapic Insurance have approved the company’s plan to raise fresh capital of N10billion or its equivalent in any foreign currency.The shareholders, who gave their nod at the firm’s 58th Annual General Meeting, said this became necessary after the appraisal of its ongoing transformation initiative, which was adjudged to be highly successful and encouraging. This is a proactive step towards getting the company ready and set for a much-anticipated regulatory increase in the minimum capital of insurance companies.“This (raising of additional capital), the company intends to achieve by way of rights issue, public offering, book building process or other methods, or a co...

http://ift.tt/2s7UnGf The three-day programme tagged: “Project Skill 2017”, done in collaboration with Young Engineers Edutainment Nigerian Limited also featured quiz completion and project exhibitions. To guarantee the future of engineering practice in the country, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) lkeja branch has trained secondary school students within its zone on robotics device. The three-day programme tagged: “Project Skill 2017”, done in collaboration with Young Engineers Edutainment Nigerian Limited also featured quiz completion and project exhibitions. Over 21 schools, which include, Oregun Senior Secondary School, Deeper Life High School, Airforce Cantonment Secondary School, Abundant Grace High School and State Senior Secondary High School participated in the quiz competition, out of which five made it to the final. Air force Secondary School came first in the competition while State Senior High School and Oregun Senior High School emerged second and third pos...

http://ift.tt/2qVOuaw Nigeria’s foray into trending global digital banking system got a new boost, as Interswitch Transnational reached a new deal that would help banks to transform their trade operations, driving growth in domestic and cross-border trade and supply chain finance. The move by the integrated digital payments and commerce company, with Misys, a provider of lending, treasury, trading and risk management solutions, would deliver a remarkable proprietary software expected to drive banks’ seamless trade finance services to customers. Already, top executives of banks and other financial institutions, regulators, infrastructure and information technology specialist and other stakeholders in the financial services industry have expressed optimism on the benefits of the innovation. The solution, also known as Misys Fusion Banking Trade Innovation Software, boasts of enhanced capabilities that would reduce operational costs, eliminate operational risks and deliver excel...

http://ift.tt/2qVWSGZ While it is not yet known what causes autism, researchers believe that a complex interaction between environmental factors and genetics is responsible for the condition. Separating these factors, however, can be a challenge. But a new study may have found a way to isolate genetics from environmental contributors to the disease, allowing researchers to focus on the link between heavy metal levels and autism risk. According to the latest data from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as many as 1 in 68 children in the United States have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A recent study explores a new factor that may contribute to the risk of developing ASD: the concentration of heavy metals in a child’s body.The new research was led by Manish Arora, Ph.D., an environmental scientist and dentist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, NY, and the findings were published in the journal Nature Communications. ...