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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Prince Osuagwu (Hi-Tech Editor) & Emmauel Elebeke APPARENTLY going through the list of the committee  members drawn by the Minister of Communications Technology, Adebayo Shittu, recently, some stakeholders in the ICT sector have urged government to rethink the essence of the ICT University save Nigeria millions of naira that could be wasted. While some of them criticised the minister’s framework for establishing the university on, some faulted the composition of the committee, saying that it has shown a clear lack of foresight at the dynamic nature of technology development generally. Shittu, last week announced that the proposed ICT university would take off, September, and went ahead to inaugurate a committee to set the right template on which the university should thrive. Facilities utilization Members of the committee include: Prof Julius Okojie, Dr. Amina Sambi-Magaji, Prof. Ibikunle Tijani, Wole Oyeniran, Dr. Henry Nkemadu, Engr. Kazeem Raji, ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J ENUGU—  leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, weekend, paid a visit to the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief, at his Enugu home. Kanu was accompanied by Mr Elliot Ukoh, Secretary General of  Eastern Consultative Forum during the visit. The IPOB  leader noted the that visit was to thank Ohanaeze Ndigbo for not abandoning him during his incaceration at Kuje Prison. He said he visited Nwodo immediately after he was granted bail but Nwodo was not in the country then. Therefore, he had to come back  to show immense respect for the Ohanaeze new leadership whom he described as a model of what Ndigbo want at this point in Nigeria history. The post Nnamdi Kanu visits Nwodo appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2syaMkn

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Chioma Obinna S uccour is on the way of Nigerian cancer patients, as a promoter of medical equipment for early cancer detection, Houston Holistic Health Company Limited, yesterday unveiled a biological risk marker called Breast Thermography in response to the cancer epidemic that consume about 80,000 lives annually in Nigeria. Breast Thermography is an imaging technology that uses advanced computerized infrared camera systems to detect heat patterns in the breast and other parts of the body. Thermography is a change from sole dependence upon procedures that only provide detection of existing cancers to technologies that reflect early cancerous process itself that provide true screening test. Commenting, the Managing Director, Houston Holistic Health Company Limited, Dr. Gracie Chukwu. explained that  thermography will detect this abnormal heat patterns by scanning the breasts with a specialized infrared camera and analysing the information using sophisti...

http://ift.tt/2rYtchn By Ediri Ejoh The Electricity Generation Companies, GENCOs, and Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, have disagreed over the plan of the government to centralise the accounts of the DISCOs aimed at achieving increased efficiency and accountability. While the DISCOs have kicked against the move, calling it an act of sabotage to power investors and nationalisation of the 11 DISCOs, the GENCOs said the plan was a bold step in the right direction. Recall that the Federal Government had, couple of months ago, threatened to centralize the accounts of the DISCOs over their inability to meet up monthly remittances. The throwbacks also had the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, NBET, repeatedly challenging the DISCOs of remitting only 30 per cent of their monthly energy invoices last year. But the DISCOs argued that the tariffs paid by customers were not cost-reflective for them to recover the actual cost of power distribution and remit to NBET. The Exec...

http://ift.tt/2rneBvH Entrance to the Idumuje-Ugboko community Victims of the wanton destruction and killing in Idumuje-Ugboko kingship crisis are counting their losses and urging the Inspector General of Police, Idris Ibrahim, to ensure that the brains behind the mayhem are made to face the wrath of the law. One of the victims, Mr. Kennedy Chuks Iloh, who spoke with The Guardian on telephone, noted that he no longer has a dwelling place as his home has been destroyed by hoodlums allegedly hired by the first son of the late monarch of the town, Nonso Nwoko. The former king, late Agbogidi Albert Nwoko 111, joined his ancestors in January 2017, and since his demise, the Idumuje Ugboko community has been thrown into crisis following divisions among palace chiefs and some youths in the community. While some agitators in the community believe that the throne rightfully belongs to the second son of the late king, Uche Nwoko, due to an age-long belief that only the son of a king w...

http://ift.tt/2qMyTtP Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) yesterday criticised the Federal Government on its recent decision to build new refineries without open competitive bidding contrary to the public procurement act. The National President of the NBA, Malam Abubakar Mahmoud, who spoke at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the association in Lokoja, Kogi State, said many Nigerians were surprised at the decision. According to him: “It will send wrong signals to businesses and indeed investors.”He, therefore, asked the Federal Government to revamp many of the legislations on agencies that play key role in the management of the country’s economy. He listed the legislations that require review to include the public procurement act, the privatisation act, the infrastructure concession act and the regulatory commission act. According to him: “There is a perception that these legislations establishing the agencies are no longer effective ...

http://ift.tt/2sfX3yP Skipping is a fun exercise that is easily adaptable and can be done just about anywhere. Below I highlight some of the amazing benefits and reasons why skipping should be part of your weekly workout routines. In our fast pace world where fitness promises are sometimes broken or even brought to a halt. It is important to have workout options that easily fit into your daily routine without stress. One of these options is skipping. Unknown to many, the jump rope is a powerful workout tool and is also one of the best go-to fitness accessories that’s cost effective and portable. Skipping is a fun exercise that is easily adaptable and can be done just about anywhere. Below I highlight some of the amazing benefits and reasons why skipping should be part of your weekly workout routines. An improved heart rate Skipping improves blood circulation as well as cardiac output. It is one of the best forms of cardio which basically contributes to a healthy and happy heart. ...

http://ift.tt/2skwCHg Nigeria yesterday commenced the process of teaching mathematics and science subjects in the local languages. Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu inaugurated an inter-ministerial committee to map out the logistics for the implementation of the project. Members were picked from the ministries of science and technology; and education. Onu said the committee would work out modalities to develop science textbooks in local languages and train teachers that would teach students in the science using local languages. He noted that all over the world, countries that have advanced in mathematics and science were teaching it to their children in their local languages. “Nigeria is endowed with major mineral resources and knowledge is required to extract them for development,” he said, adding that teaching science in local languages will help the understanding and improve its knowledge for the extraction of the minerals that will in the long run improv...

http://ift.tt/2sksuHb It was significant that Nigeria was marking two years of the Buhari regime and 50 years anniversary of the declaration of the Republic of Biafra at the same period. Both events remind us of the slow process of learning and the inevitability of change. General Muhammadu Buhari, our President, was one of the thousands of young soldiers who participated in the Civil War. He was young then like most of the combatants. Even the commanders-in-chief on both sides were young men. On the federal side was the straight-talking General Yakubu Gowon, a teetotaler and on the Biafran side was the chain-smoking demagogue, General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. One million dead later, our people waded through the debris to pick up their lives. The rebel leader fled into exile in the last flight from the Biafran enclave, not forgetting to ferry his official Mercedes-Benz with him. Despite our impatience and occasional anger, Nigerians have since learnt not to trust the eloquence o...

http://ift.tt/2skBzQv Otunba Henry Ajomale Following the rancorous local council chairmanship and councillorship elections held last Saturday and Monday respectively, the obvious questions many aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State would wish to ask the party’s national leadership is a clear definition of what internal democracy really is. The question became pertinent after the violent abortion of the chairmanship primary organised for the 57 Local Government and Local Council Development Authorities (LCDA) at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, in which many of them scrambled for safety. They alleged imposition of candidates and deliberate frustrations aimed at thwarting their democratic rights to pick candidates that will contest the July 22 council election on the platform of the party. From what The Guardian witnessed on Saturday, the members, who gathered in groups to express their feelings after the exercise, lamented that the APC, li...

http://ift.tt/2po6YDo Abiola Ajimobi, Governor of Oyo State A legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Niyi Akintola has said Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has done well since assuming office six years ago. Citing infrastructure development and sustained peace being enjoyed since Ajimobi assumed office, Akintola said the governor deserves a part on the back for his achievements. He noted that prior to his assumption of office, Oyo was wracked by street violence and other vices and expressing joy that peace has now been restored to the pacesetters state. Akintola, in a statement issued by his media assistant, Ayodele Olaitan further lauded Ajimobi’s people-oriented programmes, especially the recent health insurance scheme which, he noted, would make healthcare delivery much cheaper and readily available for the common man. He commended the governor for the various well-executed road and other infrastructure projects across the state, especially those marked out for...

http://ift.tt/2qwp7MM Tony Afejuku, Renowned poet and University of Benin (UNIBEN) lecturer, Prof. Tony Afejuku, has promised to use his new position as a Justice of Peace (JP) to bring peace to the crisis-torn Niger Delta communities and Nigeria in general. Afejuku, a writer, radical activist, peace lover and columnist, who was among the 234 JPs recently appointed by the Delta State chief judge, Justice Marshal Umukoro, said his stand for truth and justice was the reason Governor Ifeanyi Okowa considered him suitable and appointed him a JP. The Itsekiri-born teacher, who spoke with journalists shortly after he was sworn in, said he seeks for justice at all times, which stands him out amongst others, but added that the JPship will not in anyway shut him out of the critics club he belonged to for years. “I will still be a radical activist because there is so much to be done,” he said. He dedicated the honour to his students, family, pen pushers, fellow writers and critics. ...

http://ift.tt/2qwmuuI Hyginus Chika Onuegbu Workers in the oil and gas sector yesterday commended the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), describing it as a partial relief to the industry. Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) made the commendation. The NUPENG Chairman, Hyginus Onuegbu said the Bukola Saraki-led Senate and its Joint Committee on the PIGB, led by Tayo Alasoadura did well by passing the bill. While describing the passage as a milestone, they alleged that over N235 billion had been lost in the last 17 years that its passage had been delayed.“We therefore look forward to its concurrent passage by the House of Representatives and the eventual assent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari,” he said. But Onuegbu expressed worry that the bill only deals with an aspect of the entire PIB, which is the governance and institutional framework of...

http://ift.tt/2qwoIKs Speaking during a visit to the State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, the management of the company, led by its Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Onajite Okoloko, said the company was attracted by the state’ good agricultural policies. A leading fertiliser and agro-allied company in Africa, Notore Chemical Industries Plc, is exploring partnership opportunities with the Kaduna State Government towards investing in the state’s agricultural sector. Speaking during a visit to the State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, the management of the company, led by its Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Onajite Okoloko, said the company was attracted by the state’ good agricultural policies. Okoloko said apart from producing and selling fertilisers, Notore is also focusing on the entire agricultural value chain, and how it can add significant value by ensuring that farmers’ yields improved significantly. “We have a...

http://ift.tt/2s5WyX3 Nkechi Okorocha Imo State governor Rochas Okorocha, and his wife, Nkechi, took a swipe on the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration on Friday, describing the appointment of his second daughter, Mrs. Uju Rochas Anwuka, without his pre- knowledge, as suspicious and unfair. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, and made available to The Guardian, Okorocha said the appointment of his daughter into the board of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku, was not done in good faith. ‘’The attention of the governor has been drawn to the publication listing one of the daughters, Mrs. Uju Rochas Anwuka as a member of the Board of the Federal College of Education (Tech), Omoku.   ‘’And it is important to swiftly state, with every sense of concern, that the governor had read about the appointment like every other Nigerian because he was never consulted or briefed on the appointment and that is why the whole thing looks su...

http://ift.tt/2pHi7wY Edwin Kiagbodo Clark The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has joined many Nigerians to congratulate Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, as he clocks 90. In his congratulatory message, Obaseki described him as “a seasoned administrator, great politician, elder statesman, dynamic Ijaw leader, university proprietor and educationist, lawyer and advocate of the people, and a solid bridge builder across Nigeria”. All of these, he pointed out, are avenues through which the leader has contributed to his people, the South south Region, and to Nigeria. The governor praised Chief E. K. Clark for his unwavering commitment to the struggles for justice and fairness for minority groups and for the progress of Nigeria. He wished him “great vigour and sound health, and sage hood,” imploring him to continue to give himself in service to humankind. Vía Nigeria News – Nigerian Newspaper – The Guardian Nigeria http://ift.tt/2qoRL2D

http://ift.tt/2s5PCt9 Okorotie, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said enemies of Ijaw struggle were making frantic efforts to cause division between former President Goodluck Jonathan and the state Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson.<br /> Elder Statesman and one of the founding fathers of Bayelsa State, Chief Thompson Okorotie, yesterday, warned troublemakers against fomenting political crisis in Bayelsa State. Okorotie, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said enemies of Ijaw struggle were making frantic efforts to cause division between former President Goodluck Jonathan and the state Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson. Governor Dickson has on May 16, a day to mark the remembrance of the iconic, Isaac Adaka Boro, berated Ijaw political office holders, for wasting six good years of the opportunities given them at Federal level. The governor comments was met by strict criticism from the political class, who felt Dickson was referring to the former Presiden...

http://ift.tt/2p5MX4d The Magistrate Court sitting in Damaturu of Yobe State has sentenced a 37 year-old year man, Khaji Nujiya for 10 years imprisonment, with no option of fine for raping 14-year old girl. The prosecutor, Barrister Fatima Alhaji Mohammed, told the court on Friday that the case was reported at the Garin Alkali police division by one Mohammed Arania of Koromari village in Bursari local government area of Yobe state, on September 9, 2016. He told the court that on the same date, the accused person, Khaji Nujiya of same address, stopped his daughter, Zainab Mella, aged 14 while she was on her way to fetch animal feed in the bush, where he forcefully had a sexual intercourse with her against her consent. As a result, she told the court, the victim sustained injury on her private part, adding that the offence is punishable under section 283 of the penal code law.In his judgment, the presiding judge, Abubakar Lambart Maluri, told the court that, having taken into c...