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http://ift.tt/2rDJkDB Arla Dano recently celebrated this year’s World Milk Day with school children in Lagos, in collaboration with the Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN) to raise awareness for milk intake. The event with the theme, “Raise a Glass, Nourish a Child”, attracted the wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Adebule, President, Nutrition Society of Nigeria, Bartholomew Brai, Nutrition Officer, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Bunmi Braheem and principal officials of the state Ministry of Health, among other stakeholders in the health and nutrition sector. Country Category Manager of Dano, Olumide Aniyikaiye enjoined the 2,000 school children that pledged to healthy and nutritional living to consume milk daily.Speaking at the event, Bolanle Ambode, who was represented by Oyinlola Adejare described milk as an important component of children’s meal. She lauded Dano for the initiative with emphasis on its strong schools and Dano...

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http://ift.tt/2rDkcwx Akinbode Oluwafemi The Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has expressed concerns over delays in implementing the National Tobacco Control Law and attempts by companies to frustrate the enforcement of appropriate laws, as well as the exploitation of farmers in the Southwest. In this interview with EDU ABADE, Deputy Executive Director of ERA/FoEN, Oluwafemi Akinbode, provides insights into the challenges posed by the tobacco industry and the threats to pro-health, public interest laws in the country. May this year marked two years since the National Tobacco Control Act (NTCA) became law. Why is the issue of implementing the regulations still a challenge? It took almost a decade for Nigeria to have a supposedly comprehensive National Tobacco Control Act (NTCA). That law itself has some limitations. But we have a law that one can use to reduce smoking influence in our country and check the onslaught that the tobacco industry has...

http://ift.tt/2r8aQp4 The cultural heart of Ghana is about five hours' drive from the more cosmopolitan coastal capital, Accra, and it was rivalry between the two that played a key role in developing Kumasi's burgeoning film industry. India has its Bollywood and Nigeria, Nollywood. Even New Zealand has a Wellywood. In Ghana, films made in Kumasi and the surrounding region go by a similar shorthand — Kumawood. The cultural heart of Ghana is about five hours’ drive from the more cosmopolitan coastal capital, Accra, and it was rivalry between the two that played a key role in developing Kumasi’s burgeoning film industry. Smarting from a jibe nearly a decade ago, Kumawood defiantly built itself up after a teasing by Accra-based counterparts about not being real filmmakers, producer James Aboagye said. “At that time, the only producer in Kumasi here said that if this is the way they are treating us, then we will stay in Kumasi and create Kumawood,” he told AFP. And so i...

http://ift.tt/2qwLhie Such agitations being championed by the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) culminated recently in the shutting down of the major towns of the south east on May 30 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the declaration of the quest to create a Biafra Republic out of Nigeria./ AFP PHOTO / STEFAN HEUNIS With northern youths giving Igbo residing in their region to quit before October 1 or face dire consequences, the agitations for the dissolution of the Nigerian union are fast reaching frenzied heights. What obviously provoked the rage of the northern youths were the ceaseless agitations for self-determination by some indigenes of the south east. Such agitations being championed by the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) culminated recently in the shutting down of the major towns of the south east on May 30 in commemoration of the 50th annive...

http://ift.tt/2rPHH6P Chief of Army Staff, Gen. T. Y. Buratai<br /> Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai has disclosed that the Nigerian Army Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies (NAITES), Biu; will transform to a unique and specialized solution university for the military in the north and the nation at large.    Buratai who disclosed this while presenting the certificate of occupancy of the Nigerian Army University (NAU) site to Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state, said the institution would assist in proffering solutions not only in the military strategy for tactics and operational activities, but in science and technology. The army chief said, “We have taken steps to actualise this varsity project. We have already gotten the military allocation for this year’s national budget; which is one of the requirements of establishing the university.”   Speaking on the challenges confronting the military, Buratai said a lot still needed ...

http://ift.tt/2qDlXcJ The Michigan State University (MSU), in partnership with MasterCard Foundation has launched a five-year AgriFood Youth Opportunity Lab to increase youth employment in Nigeria and Tanzania. The $13m collaboration, will support 15,000 young people aged 18 to 24 in major bread basket food shed regions surrounding Lagos and Dar es Salaam, to access employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. The initiative will encourage youth to participate in the fast-growing horticulture, aquaculture, poultry, cassava and oilseed sectors in Nigeria and Tanzania. The partnership will also assist economically disadvantaged, hard-to-reach out-of-school youth, as they transition into employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in the agrifood system. At the launch in Lagos, according to the MSU President, Lou Anna K. Simon, working with MasterCard Foundation and African partners to address one of the most critical problems facing the continent-youth unemployment, reflect...

http://ift.tt/2qDa9aE Pastor W. F. Kumuyi The story of Absalom, who rebelled against David his father, God’s appointed and anointed king in Israel, is as instructive today and it was in the days when this incident took place. Dethroned by his son, David had to run for his life, family and people, to avoid bloodshed. Though a rival and reprobate had risen up to take his place, some of his subjects, who still recognised him as the anointed king, followed and expressed their commitment to him, saying, “Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint” (2 Samuel 15:15). In this hard time of great disappointment, discouragement and distress, David rejoiced to find some loyal servants, who pledged their allegiance to him. All believers also have a King. We recognise Jesus, the anointed One and Christ as our King, even though Israel rejected Him, Judas betrayed Him and the Antichrist would seek to usurp His authority. Our surrender and allegiance to Christ m...

http://ift.tt/2qDkq6F II Peter: 4 states that we are partakers of the divine nature through the knowledge and power of God and Christ. Partaking of the divine nature has been described in different ways. Some attribute partaking of Christ’s nature to the celebration of the Eucharist during the sacrament of Holy Communion. Moreover, Jesus told Peter just before the crucifixion, at the Last Supper, that if he did not let Him wash him, he would have no part in Him. (John 13:8). The most common explanation within the Church of partaking of Christ’s nature is being born again. Jesus told Nicodemus (John 3:7), that in order to be saved and gain eternal life, he must be born again. Jesus then elaborated by saying that being born again is not a physical phenomenon or one-time act, but requires being born of the Spirit. Partaking of the divine nature of being born again involves a moment-by-moment consecration to Christ, even though many individuals identify a special, specific experience o...

http://ift.tt/2nQBzK6 Dr. Francis Akin-John The pastoral gift and calling is one of the most important gifts to the health of the Church. Pastoral calling is crucial to the perpetuation of the gospel in the world. However, the pastoral ministry has become a laughing stock in the society today, due to compromise on the part of Church leaders. Too many things are happening that had and are still undermining the pastoral ministry. Today, every Dick, Tom, Harry and Jerry answers the name ‘Pastor’ and majority is ignorant of the functions of pastoral ministry. Unwholesome Ways of Becoming Pastors Today. John 10:11-15 When Church leaders and people are using the following ways to choose, become, ordain and install pastors over Churches, many of our Churches are suffering the ripple effect of increased divorce, scandals, moral failures, stagnation, spiritual bankruptcy and public ridicule of the pastoral ministry today: • Having served in Church committee and deciding to become a pasto...