Thursday, 26 November 2015

Photos: Emir Of Kano inaugurated as UNIBEN Chancellor


The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Mohammad Sanusi II, was inaugurated yesterday 25th of November, as the ninth Chancellor of the University of Benin.
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Court dismisses EFCC N19.2bn fraud charges against Timpre Sylva


The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the N19.2 billion fraud charges filed against former Bayelsa state governor Timpre Sylva by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. At the resumed hearing of the case today, Justice Adeniyi Ademola dismissed the case, saying it was an abuse of court process. He stated that the fraud charges brought against the former governor who is now the APC candidate in the Bayelsa governorship election, had been dismissed by two federal high courts, and resuscitation was tantamount to an abuse of court process.
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Nigeria, Russia, China, others vote against UN resolution to protect human rights defenders


UN General Assembly on Wednesday, November 25, adopted a resolution which seeks to protect those who face risks and attacks for their work to defend and promote human rights. 
 
The resolution includes a number of new, important and substantive provisions, including as to the vital role of advocacy and the work of human rights defenders in contributing to sustainable 
development and the realisation of economic, social and cultural rights, and as to the responsibilities of business enterprises with respect to engaging, consulting and protecting defenders.
Russia, China, Nigeria, Kenya,Myanmar and South Africa were among countries that voted against the resolution. Nigeria said that they saw 'no need' for the resolution, effectively denying the importance of independent civil society and dissent to democracy and development. China explained that it had ‘no choice’ but to vote against it as 'certain western countries' use the protection of defenders as an excuse to 'interfere in the internal affairs of developing countries and disrupt their social stability'.

While congratulating the 144 countries that stood with human rights defenders, International Service for Human Rights, Programme Manager and Legal Counsel. Madeleine Sinclair said they are disappointed with the 14 countries that voted against the resolution and those who declined.
     "We are extremely disappointed that 14 countries voted against the text and that a further 40 States took the cowardly position of abstaining. We agree with the Norwegian sponsors of the text who stated that both votes against the resolution and abstentions amount to a failure to recognise the important role of defenders and the need for their protection."
 
     "It is particularly disappointing to see current and incoming members of the Human Rights Council either abstaining or voting no on the resolution.The votes of South Africa and Myanmar are a complete betrayal of the many brave human rights defenders who have played such a vital role in the transitions in those States" she added.
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Return of 'Looted' Funds: Buhari is a liar, he should stay at home to govern - Fayose


Read the press statement below...
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has carpeted President Muhammadu Buhari’s claim that many of those who looted the public treasuries in the government of former President Goodluck Jonathan had started returning the stolen funds to the government, saying the President should rather stay at home to govern the country instead of junketing around the globe and acting like a saint before the international community.
The governor challenged the President to tell Nigerians how much was returned and the looters who returned the stolen funds, adding that “Since the purported looted funds belong to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it ought to have been paid into the Federation Account and shared by the Federal, State and Local Government.”

Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday that Governor Fayose advised President Buhari to tackle the collapsed economy of the country headlong instead of going from one country to another, casting aspersion on Nigerians with his sing-song of fighting corruption.

He said the President’s attitude was yet to change from that of 1984 when he was military Head of State, adding that; “Buhari’s statement in Tehran, Iran that it was easier for him as a military Head of State in 1984 to arrest corrupt individuals and put them in protective custody was a pointer to the fact that he has not changed from the dictator that he was then.

“The truth is that Buhari did not fight corruption in 1984. Rather, he persecuted great Nigerians, especially the likes Chief Adekunle Ajasin, Chief Ambrose Ali, Chief Bisi Onabanjo, Alhaji Lateef Jakande and Chief Bola Ige, who served the people meritoriously. “Is Buhari justifying the imprisonment of Dr Alex Ekwueme, who was only the Vice President or All Progressives Congress (APC) leader like Chief Bisi Akande, who only served as a Deputy Governor?”

While urging the President to stop acting like the sole-administrator of Nigeria and the only honest man among Nigerians, Governor Fayose said “Nigerians are desirous of concrete developments, not rhetoric about fight against corruption that is only being used to persecute perceived political enemies of the President both in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and within the APC.

“As at today, Nigerians are faced with serious hardship occasioned by prolonged fuel scarcity that the Federal Government does not have any solution to. Multi-national companies are laying-off thousands of workers while contractors working for the Federal Government have left their sites.

Yet, what we get to hear from the President is noise in foreign lands about non-existing fight against corruption. “Honestly, this President should get to work and stop lying to Nigerians and the international community.”

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Northern Lawmakers kicks against birth control, says it is anti-Islam and a direct attack on their religious beliefs


A member of the lower chamber of the National Assembly, Babatunde Gabriel Kolawole on Tuesday, November 24, moved for the motion titled "Need for the federal government to curb population explosion in Nigeria." Kolawole in his arguement urged the Federal Government to come up with a policy to check the alarming rate of population growth and to educate Nigerians on the importance of family planning through the National Orientation Agency (NOA).

The Lawmaker based his arguement on a recent report by a United States Population Reference Bureau which projected that Nigeria's population will increase to 433 million in 2050. However, the motion was strongly objected by some members of the House from the north who said it was a direct attack on Islam. In particular, Sani Abdul, from Bauchi State noted that the motion was unnecessary and a waste of time.

In his arguement, Abdul suggested that Nigeria's resource and landmass can carter for any population explosion. Zakare Mohammed in his contribution pointed out that though he was not against the motion, he advised that the country’s culture must be preserved. Adam Jagaba argues that the motion is within the ambit of the constitution and did not contravene any part of the House’s rule.

Speaker Yakubu Dogara intervened and advised members to be guided by national interest. "I don't think there is an attack on any religion," Dogara said. "The motion is looking at a policy on population in ensuring planning. It is calling for the development of a policy on population. So i don't see how it attacks any religion" he added.

The controversial motion was later referred to the House Committes on Justice, Population, Rules and Business for further legislative contribution.
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Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Governors advise Pres Buhari to diversify in order to boost internally generated revenue


The Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, said that diversification would help boost the Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, base of the country.
Speaking in Abuja at the beginning of a two-day Internally Generated Revenue workshop organised by the NGF, Chairman of the forum and governor of Zamfara State,  Abdul’aziz Yari, said:


“Economic diversification is vital to ensuring the long-term economic growth we seek. We must ensure that we are competitive in the way we diversify our economy, and ensure that the private sector plays a stronger role going forward. This event should guide our states to share practical and effective experiences for boosting revenue generation and also provide strategies to kick-start the process.”
Yari, who was represented by Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, stressed that Nigeria’s economic challenges could be overcome when the leaders make conscious efforts “to do the right thing at the right time.”

The NGF chairman said members have agreed to adopt the findings of the summit as an important action plan for ensuring a more robust internally generated revenue base for states, adding:
“We will also expect periodic briefings from our secretariat on the status of these plans and how our states have been able to implement them.”
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I’ll be alive to actualize Biafra - MASSOB leader


The leader of the Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, yesterday, encouraged members of the movement to remain steadfast and focused in the revolutionary struggle, saying that the non-violent methods adopted by MASSOB had become discomforting to northern socio-cultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, and the Nigerian military.

Uwazuruike said there was no going back in his bid to actualize Biafra stressing that he was in the struggle for freedom not for any other person but for his own children, who, he said, desire a free country where the security of their lives and properties can be guaranteed.

He was displeased that some Igbo elite had become stooges to oppressors, who often used them to do odd jobs and also sponsor them to discredit Biafra in order to win contracts from their masters in Abuja.
He said MASSOB has been trying to actualize Biafra for about 16 years and that nothing will stop him from actualizing it.
He said:

“ACF had asked Allah to give them Boko Haram, he gave to them and they became comfortable with its outcome. Afenifere elders had Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, fighting for social justice in Yoruba land.
“I am very happy that Biafra is being talked about all over the world and people are being killed and detained for the sake of Biafra. So, if I fail to get Biafra, then I would have failed to do what Ndigbo expected of me and if I also die for the sake of Biafra, I will be fulfilled.
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women strip off to take part in 'SlutWalk' protest against sexual violence


Hundreds of women stripped off to protest rape and violence as part of a SlutWalk event.
The topless participants had slogans written on their bodies and banners as they marched through the streets and blocked traffic in Rio de Janeiro's, Brazil.
The event, which featured powerful messages and colourful displays, was held along Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beachfront in Brazil.
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Nigerian Prof wins 50 millions dollars for solving a 150 years maths problem


Nigerian academic Dr. Opeyemi Enoch has solved a maths problem, which has gone more than 150 years without a solution. The Riemann Hypothesis was first proposed by Bernhard Riemann in 1859. As the first person to provide a solution, Dr. Enoch has been awarded a million dollar prize. Read full report after the cut...

The 156 years old Riemann Hypothesis, the most important problem in Mathematics has been successfully solved by Nigeria Scholar, Dr Opeyemi Enoch.
With this breakthrough, Dr Enoch, who teaches at the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), has become the fourth egghead to resolve one of the seven Millennium Problems in Mathematics.
The Kogi State-born mathematician had, before now, worked on mathematical models and structures for generating electricity from sound, thunder and Oceanic bodies.

A statement in Ado Ekiti yesterday said Dr Enoch presentation of the Proof on November 11, 2015 during the International Conference on Mathematics and Computer Science in Vienna, Austria becomes more symbolic coming on the exact day and month 156 years after the problem was delivered by a German Mathematician in 1859.

The Riemann Zeta Hypothesis is one of the seven Millennium problems set forth by the Clay Mathematics Institute with a million Dollar reward for each solved problem for the past 16 years.
According to the statement, “Dr Enoch first investigated and then established the claims of Riemann. He went on to Consider and to correct the misconceptions that were communicated by Mathematicians in the past generations, thus paving way for his solutions and proofs to be established.

“He also showed how other problems of this kind can be formulated and obtained the matrix that Hilbert and Poly predicted will give these undiscovered solutions. He revealed how these solutions are applicable in cryptography, quantum information science and in quantum computers,” it stated.
Three of the problems had been solved and the prizes given to the winners. This makes it the fourth to be solved of all the seven problems.

Dr Enoch had previously designed a Prototype of a silo for peasant farmers and also discovered a scientific technique for detecting and tracking someone on an evil mission.

Enoch has succeeded in inventing methods by which oil pipelines can be protected from vandalism and he is currently working on Mathematical approaches to Climate Change...
 
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Sinai plane crash was a terrorist attack, Russia security agency declares $50m reward for info about those responsible


Russian Federal Security Service chief Alexander Bortnikov announced today that Russian passenger jet Flight A321 was blown up by homemade explosive device equivalent up to one kg of TNT.
"It can be unambiguously said that this is a terrorist act," Bortnikov said. "In the estimates of our specialists, a self-made explosive device with its power of up to 1 kilogram in TNT equivalent went off aboard the airliner, due to which the plane broke up in the air and this explains the spread of the plane's fuselage parts over a large distance," the Federal Security Service chief said.
The FSB takes measures to find those involved in the terrorist attack on board the Russian airliner in Sinai, the service’s public relations center told TASS.
 
     "FSB and law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation are taking measures to detect the people involved in the crime," it said.
 
The Federal Security Service appeals to the Russian and the international community for assistance in search for the terrorists and has declared a $50-mln reward for information about those responsible for the plane crash. 
 
     "For providing evidence that will contribute to the detention of criminals a reward of $50 million will be paid," the FSB’s public relations department said.
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Photos: Old women stage protest against Oshiomole in Benin


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Some old women are currently protesting in Benin city against the state governor, Adams Oshiomole. According to politician, Omosode Igbinedion, daughter of billionaire Gbariel Igbinedion, the women are protesting against the governor's unbridled utterances

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Samson Siasia's mother abducted in Bayelsa


Madame Ogere Siasia, the Mother of Samson Siasia, Nigeria's Ex-international soccer star and current coach of the Under -23 Dream team was kidnapped from her home at Odoni community of Sagama Local Council Area of Bayelsa State in the early hours of today Nov. 17th.

Eyewitnesses say the armed kidnappers stormed the home of the woman, dragged her out of her house and into a waiting motorcycle. The Bayelsa state police command's spokesperson, ASP Ansinim Butswat confirmed the incident and said the police is working towards rescuing her.
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Thursday, 12 November 2015

Information For Unn Students

As i have always done, I come again with another useful piece of information. This is directed to my colleagues in Unec.

STUDENTS UNION GOVERNMENT
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
PRESS RELEASE.
09-11-15
Calvary greetings fellow Nigerian students;
We appreciate your efforts in trying to maintain peace and order in the university community despite our discontent with some issues.
With regards to the promise made in my press release yesterday about the issue of compulsory payment of #70,000 for laptops and payment of #12,000 by second years, WE are pleased to let you know our resolutions in the meeting held today with the school management as follows;
1. LAPTOPS: After a very long deliberation and what seemed like an impossible task, both parties were able to shift ground from their extremes. While the school management insisted that the laptops must be purchased once, the SUG maintained that; (a)it has to be optional, (b) it has to be price friendly, (c) it has to be spread over a number of years i.e, paid by installments. It was later agreed that it can be paid for by installments @ #75,000 payable in 3 installments (years) rather than the #90,000 payable in two instalments. This was agreed by both parties because it will lessen the economic burden on parents and guardians as they can now pay #25,000 and collect the laptop then pay another #25,000 the next year, and then another in the 3rd year. Albeit, those who have the money to pay once can do so.
Like we said earlier, we are interested in students that can't afford to pay once for this commodity
2. INTERNET ACCESS FEE: This area is quite saddening as so many will/might not be comfortable with the bargain at this point. The 2nd years were asked to continue with the #12,000 they paid for internet access in their first year. But the BIG question is; do they use a special type of Wi-Fi that other years don't use? Of course NO, then its unfair. Owing to this singular reason, we pleaded that they pay what other years pay which is #6000. It was greatly opposed by the management with the explanation that ICT is taking more than was paid for even in its skeletal nature. At the end of the argument, it was agreed that the financial burden be spread across every other level for equity and justice to prevail. This may be painful to students in higher levels, but we must all learn to be our brothers keepers. The agreed amount became #8000 for everybody. But, before you become swift in laying blames, let me give you an analysis; if 2nd years are allowed to pay #12,000 for internet access till they graduate, careful observation should let you know that the internet fees will become #12,000 permanently for everybody. So we looked at the long run before entering into this agreement so that eventually the internet access fee remains #8000 instead of #12000. On this note, we would love to bring to the notice of the incoming SUG officials, on no account will the internet access fee be increased above #8000 from any level to ensure continuum in government.
We fought and we really put in Our best in this. We want to let us know that in any dialogue, there is always a "win some and loose some" scenario. We have gone the extra mile to ensure that we come back with a positive reply, please we beg everyone to bear with us.
For everywhere we look there is work to be done. But the assurance is; we will not only work, but lay a foundation for continuity in the government.
NB: All agreements start immediately as #4000 will be refunded to second years that have paid school fees while others years that have paid will have to pay extra #2000. Inconveniences are highly regretted.
God bless you all.
Comr. Orji Ekene
President, SUG UNN
Comr. Ilogebe Chidi
President, SUG UNEC

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Sunday, 1 November 2015

Unn Releases 2015/2016 School Fees

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka have released the school fees for
2015/2016
The major difference between the current fees and that of previous
session is that the internet fee for second years is now N12,000 unlike
the previous session when it was N6,000.
The school fees of first years, Other years (apart from 2nd years) and
Final
years remained the same from previous sesion school fees. I also
analzed the
full list below for easy comprehension.
UNN SCHOOL FEES FOR 2015/2016 SESSION
1.PHYSICAL SCIENCES
First year= N58,950
Second year= N46,250
Other years= N35,150
Final year= N34,700
2.SOCIAL SCIENCES
First year= N57,950, PUB ADMIN: N62,950
Second year= N45,250 PUB ADMIN: N50,250
Other years= N34,150 PUB ADMIN: N39,150
Final year= N33,700 PUB ADMIN:N38,700
3.ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
First year= N60,450
Second year= N47,750
Other years= N36,650
Final year= N36,200
4.AGRICULTURE
First year= N57,950
Second year= N45,250
Other years= N34,150
Final year= N33,700
5.EDUCATION
First year= N57,950
Second year= N45,250
Other years= N34,150
Final year= N33,700
6.ARTS
First year= N57,950
Second year= N39,250
Other years= N34,150
Final year= N33,700
7.BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
First year= N58,950
Second year= N46,250
Other years= N35,150
Final year= N34,700
8.VETERINARY MEDICINE
First year= N64,450
Second year= N50,750
Other years= N39,650
Final year= N39,200
9.MEDICAL SCIENCES
First year= N64,450
Second year= N51,750
Other years= N40,650
Final year= N40,200
10.DENTISTRY
First year= N64,450
Second year= N51,750
Other years= N40,650
Final year= N40,200
11.HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECH
First year= N64,450
Second year= N51,750
Other years= N40,650
Final year= N40,200
12.BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
First year= N60,450
Second year= N47,750
Other years= N36,650
Final year= N36,200
13.ENGINEERING
First year= N61,450
Second year= N48,750
Other years= N37,650
Final year= N37,200
14.LAW
First year= N63,450
Second year= N50,750
Other years= N39,650
Final year= N39,200
15.PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
First year= N64,450
Second year= N51,750
Other years= N40,750
Final year= N40,200
HOSTEL FEES
HOSTEL AMOUNT
Male Hostel ₦9,000.00
Female Hostel ₦11,500.00
Nursing Mother (Single Occupant) ₦35,000.00
Nursing Mother (Double Occupant) ₦17,500.00
PROCEDURES FOR PAYING THE SCHOOL FEES
1. Go to UNN portal at www.unnportal.unn.edu.ng
2. Login to your portal. At the left hand side, Click on School fees
3. Click on Generate invoice, Enter your entry level, DIrect entry students
are
to enter the level they started as some of them started in 200 level.
Choose the
current level and generate invoice.
4. The new method of payment is the REMITA method. Make sure you
have a
copy of the invoice apart from the one you will submit at the bank.
5. At the bank, MAke sure they enter your REMITA number, not the teller
number.
6. After payment in the bank, They will give you a print out, whichh will
also
contain your REMITA number.
7. Come back to the portal. Follow Step 1 and 2.
8. Click on Pay School fees, Enter your Remita number and submit.
P.S: The portal may not be going now for some little issues but will be
activated later for payment
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