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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Chioma Obinna N igerian Radiographers weekend in Lagos rejected what they described as ‘ill-conceived’ proposed bill to establish the National Council of Radiology and Radiation Medicine, NCR, by a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Patrick Asadu. The bill in question which has passed 2nd reading on the floor of the House, is seeking  marriage between one regulated profession on one hand (radiology) and others accommodated in regulated profession (medicine and possibly nursing and engineering). The radiographers however said the proposed bill is unnecessary as radiography already has a regulatory board. At a joint press conference of the Association of Radiographers of Nigeria, ARN, and Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals, NUAHP, in Lagos, the President of ARN, Mrs. Elizabeth Balogun said radiographers were not consulted and have no knowledge or inputs into the said bill. Balogun who said already they have taken their case to the Mi...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J kaduna—THE Kaduna State government yesterday sacked 4776 district and village heads as well as their staff as it began the implementation of the recommendations of the committee it set up to review the number of such personnel in the state. According to the government, the essence of the sack is to shore up the finances of local government councils in the state. Addressing the press in Kaduna yesterday, Commissioner  for Local Governments, Alhaji Jafaru Sani said the move was to reduce the burden that a bloated payroll imposed on local councils to enable them undertake capital projects and deliver public goods. With the implementation of the report, 4766 district and village heads will be dropped as the state government said it would now recognize only the 77 districts and 1,429 villages that existed in the state prior to 2001. The number of districts in the state increased to 390 with the 313 created, while village units increased to 5,882  from.1,42...

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http://ift.tt/2smJGA7 Aliru Momoh, the Otaru of Auchi Kingdom, in Edo State, yesterday,  announced the arrest of 24 suspected Boko Haram members in the community by the Nigerian Army. The monarch disclosed this in an interview at his palace in Auchi, headquarters of the Estako-West Local Government Area of the state. He said that the commandant of the Nigeria Army School of Engineering, near Auchi, informed him of the arrest of the suspected insurgents in his palace. “Shortly before you came, I had audience with the commandant.  He informed me about what they are doing and the arrest of some 24 suspected members of Boko Haram operating under the guise of Fulani herdsmen in the community,” he said. The Otaru said: “The commandant also informed me that the suspects would be transferred to Benin.” He commended the commandant for taking proactive steps to fight the suspected insurgents in the forest, saying that the “issue of security needs careful planning and execution.” ...

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http://ift.tt/2rwRmyB Portland Paints and Products Nigeria PLC (PPPNP), has said the ongoing restructuring exercise has impacted positively on its bottom-line, as it recorded a profit after tax of N8, 597 million. This, according to the firm, is a major reversal from the N232.98 million losses recorded in the previous year.The Chairman of the company, Larry Ettah, while addressing shareholders during the firm’s yearly general meeting in Lagos on Wednesday, attributed the improved performance to proactive cost reduction and optimisation approach in all areas of operations to ensure the survival of the business and sustained value creation for stakeholders. He pointed out that the firm is focusing on restructuring to drive further growth and enable it deliver better value to all stakeholders.He said: “In response to the challenges posed by the business environment, your Board and Management proactively worked towards cost reduction and optimisation in all areas of our operations to e...

http://ift.tt/2qwLhie What was your response to the recent sit-at-home order by the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) that literally paralyzed commercial activities in most part of the South-East geo-political axis/ AFP PHOTO / STEFAN HEUNIS Empires are built, but nations evolve through natural socio-historical processes, causes. Whenever and wherever a country is put together by fiat through wars, negotiated settlement, international agreements and deals, such are not nations. They are amalgam countries. -Prof. Kolawole Ogundowole A time to talk. That was the title of the opinion essay published in my Drumbeats column, calling for National Conference, precisely on October 5, 2011. The next one entitled: One country, different nations! came on May15, 2013. One’s position then, which still remains pertinent now, is that Nigerian citizens reserve the exclusive sovereignty and right to re-evaluate and redesign the country called Nigeria, based on their collective w...

http://ift.tt/2ryNtdc According to a statement by the company, Amaonwu noted that Sigma Pensions, as one of the country’s leading licenced pension funds administrators, has for over 10 years, been preoccupied with undertaking the business fund administration in Nigeria. Nigerian employees have been urged to ensure that they give priority to the issue of retirement savings to enable them live a more fulfilled life.The representative of Sigma Pensions Limited, Chukwuma Amaonwu, while addressing participants at the Warri Zonal Delegates Conference of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), held in Asaba, Delta State recently, admonished that agitations for the welfare of workers should not stop at constant demand for increase in salaries, promotion and payment of other allowances, but should include making appropriate plans towards life in retirement According to a statement by the company, Amaonwu noted that Sigma Pensions, as one of the countr...

http://ift.tt/2qaibsY The National President, Anwar-ul Islam Movement of Nigeria, Barr. Mubashir Adekunle Ojelade said the organization condemns what he describes as “unwarranted attack under any guise and whatever causes the perpetrators might claim they have acted. / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL The Awar-ul Islam Movement of Nigeria has condemned the terrorist attack on relatively peaceful city of Manchester, which caused untimely death of not less than 20 people and injuring several others, at the Manchester concert of American poster Ariana Gronde. The National President, Anwar-ul Islam Movement of Nigeria, Barr. Mubashir Adekunle Ojelade said the organization condemns what he describes as “unwarranted attack under any guise and whatever causes the perpetrators might claim they have acted. “The sanctity of human life cannot be compromised under any circumference, be it for political, racial or religious agitation.”He said, Islam is universally recorgnised as a religion of peace, ...

http://ift.tt/2rwG1hW Dr. Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo Elder statesman and Chancellor of the Eastern Mandate Union (EMU), Dr Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo, in this interview with LAWRENCE NJOKU said President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians. Excerpts: Buhari’s performance in the last two years The performance of Buhari’s administration in the last two years has been very woeful and it has also taken the country several steps backwards. I am scarcely surprised by this woeful performance of the administration because you don’t give what you don’t have. I have always said that Buhari lacks the intellectual and physical capacity to launch Nigeria on the path of authentic development. My conclusion here is anchored on hard facts of history. Buhari is part of the military cabal that brought Nigeria to this point of inertia. He usurped the reins of power in 1983 through a military coup d’état. His regency lasted until August 25 1985, when he was ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Peter Osalor IT is the responsibility of government to provide employment and security for the people, among other things. However, since government cannot provide full employment for the people, what it does is to provide the enabling environment for non-state actors to bridge the gap. These non-state actors include small and medium scale enterprises, among others. Small and medium scale enterprises are the “engine of growth and catalyst for socio-economic transformation of any country, especially in a developing country like Nigeria. They are a veritable vehicle for the achievement of national macroeconomic objectives in terms of employment generation at low investment cost and enhancement of apprenticeship training. But running small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria is a most difficult thing because of the harsh economic environment. It is as a result of the harsh economic environment that many Small and Medium Scale Enterprises collapse or are op...

http://ift.tt/2ptmpHv Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige PHOTO: NAN NCC boss absolves outfit of blame The House of Representatives has planned to summon the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, over the spate of job losses in key Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in the country. The House, via the Ahmed Abu-led ad-hoc committee probing the alleged non-compliance of telecommunications outfits with the laid-down rules and regulations, yesterday expressed readiness to interface with Ngige within the next 10 days to explore avenues of redressing the trend. The lawmaker spoke after his ad-hoc committee met with the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. But Danbatta, who expressed concern over spate of job loses in the telecommunications sector, said there was little or nothing the NCC could do to save the situation in v...

http://ift.tt/2ptdQ2M Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The Federal Government has chosen Kogi State for the pilot project for the implementation of its Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) of N5, 000 monthly stipends per household. To actualize the project, the National Cash Transfer office in the office of the Vice President staged a workshop for 100 day Rapid Result Initiative (RRI) on CCT to formulate a strategy for identifying those that would qualify for the stipends in six local governments councils of the state. The National Coordinator of the project, Mrs. Temitope Sinkaye said in Lokoja that the workshop was meant to develop a framework for the CCT in six council areas of Kogi State as pilot. She said the state was chosen because of its commitment shown on all social investment programmes.Her words: “The entire process including design and test running is 100 days and today is day one. So, you should keep counting when it is 100 days we would show you the resul...

http://ift.tt/2pW7oRc Nicki Minaj PHOTO:AFP Hip-hop star Nicki Minaj has promised to pay university tuition for dozens of fans after a promotional contest metamorphosed over Twitter. Minaj’s transformation into educational benefactor took place over the weekend as she unveiled a contest of the sort popular among celebrities seeking an online buzz. Minaj invited her 20 million Twitter followers to make their own videos for one of her new songs for a chance to win a trip to Las Vegas to see her perform at the Billboard Music Awards later this month. But when one respondent said she would rather have help paying tuition, Minaj agreed. “Show me straight A’s that I can verify with your school and I’ll pay it. Who wants to join THAT contest?!?! Dead serious,” she tweeted. Minaj soon had made promises in response to more than 30 tweets seeking help paying university tuition, which can be notoriously expensive in the United States, or to cover student loans or textbooks. One Twi...