Communication is very important in every
relationship…particularly, there are words,
phrases and sentences that either partner does
not like to hear. Generally, here are five things
women hate to hear:
1. You are really getting fat : A woman knows
when she is adding weight. I mean, she checks
the mirror everyday, so she knows when her
cheeks are getting too puffy or when her
waistline is disappearing. Simply put, you don’t
have to rub it in again…only encourage her to
lose the weight. Don’t forget to tell her that
she is always beautiful too…!
2. “Is it that time of the month?” : Okay, so the
fact that scientists have proven that women
get edgy when they are on their periods does
not mean that you should attribute every of her
actions to “that time of the month. Everytime
you do that, you only make her seem irrational.
3. Cheesy pick-up lines : You know what I mean…
doesn’t make any woman feel special in any way…
4. Hey [gorgeous, baby, mama, boo, etc...] :
Most women do not respond well to strangers
who start off by calling them baby, gorgeous,
beautiful, sexy, babe, dear, or any other
condescending and objectifying term.
5. “My ex used to love it when I…” : Well, you
should get over your ex before going into
another relationship. Comparing a woman to
your ex is one thing you definitely can do to
spoil her day!
Never forget, words hurt…and are memorable
too. So try as much as possible to treat your
woman in a special way with your words…
Tuesday 2 July 2013
5 Things Women Hate To Hear
Reasons why you need to sleep
By JANE E. BRODY
Think you do just fine on five or six hours of shut-eye? Chances are, you are among the many millions who unwittingly shortchange
themselves on sleep.
Research shows that most people require seven or eight hours of sleep to function optimally.
Failing to get enough sleep night after night can compromise your health and may even shorten your life. From infancy to old age, the
effects of inadequate sleep can profoundly affect memory, learning, creativity, productivity and emotional stability, as well as
your physical health.
According to sleep specialists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, among others,
a number of bodily systems are negatively affected by inadequate sleep: the heart, lungs and kidneys; appetite, metabolism and weight
control; immune function and disease resistance; sensitivity to pain; reaction time; mood; and brain function.
Poor sleep is also a risk factor for depression and substance abuse, especially among people with post-traumatic stress disorder, according to Anne Germain, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh.
People with PTSD tend to relive their trauma when they try to sleep, which keeps their brains in a heightened state of alertness.
Dr. Germain is studying what happens in the
brains of sleeping veterans with PTSD in hopes
of developing more effective treatments for
them and for people with lesser degrees of
stress that interfere with a good night’s sleep.
The elderly are especially vulnerable. Timothy
H. Monk, who directs the Human Chronobiology
Research Program at Western Psychiatric,
heads a five-year federally funded study of
circadian rhythms, sleep strength, stress
reactivity, brain function and genetics among
the elderly. “The circadian signal isn’t as
strong as people get older,” he said.
He is finding that many are helped by standard
behavioral treatments for insomnia, like
maintaining a regular sleep schedule, avoiding
late-in-day naps and caffeine, and reducing
distractions from light, noise and pets.
It should come as no surprise that myriad bodily
systems can be harmed by chronically shortened
nights. “Sleep affects almost every tissue in
our bodies,” said Dr. Michael J. Twery, a sleep
specialist at the National Institutes of Health.
Several studies have linked insufficient sleep to
weight gain. Not only do night owls with
shortchanged sleep have more time to eat,
drink and snack, but levels of the hormone
leptin, which tells the brain enough food has
been consumed, are lower in the sleep-deprived
while levels of ghrelin, which stimulates
appetite, are higher.
In addition, metabolism slows when one’s
circadian rhythm and sleep are disrupted; if not
counteracted by increased exercise or reduced
caloric intake, this slowdown could add up to 10
extra pounds in a year.
The body’s ability to process glucose is also
adversely affected, which may ultimately result
in Type 2 diabetes. In one study, healthy young
men prevented from sleeping more than four
hours a night for six nights in a row ended up
with insulin and blood sugar levels like those of
people deemed prediabetic. The risks of
cardiovascular diseases and stroke are higher
in people who sleep less than six hours a night.
Even a single night of inadequate sleep can
cause daylong elevations in blood pressure in
people with hypertension. Inadequate sleep is
also associated with calcification of coronary
arteries and raised levels of inflammatory
factors linked to heart disease. (In terms of
cardiovascular disease, sleeping too much may
also be risky. Higher rates of heart disease
have been found among women who sleep more
than nine hours nightly.)
The risk of cancer may also be elevated in
people who fail to get enough sleep. A Japanese
study of nearly 24,000 women ages 40 to 79
found that those who slept less than six hours a
night were more likely to develop bosom cancer
than women who slept longer. The increased
risk may result from diminished secretion of the
sleep hormone melatonin. Among participants in
the Nurses Health Study, Eva S. Schernhammer
of Harvard Medical School found a link between
low melatonin levels and an increased risk of
bosom cancer.
A study of 1,240 people by researchers at Case
Western Reserve University in Cleveland found
an increased risk of potentially cancerous
colorectal polyps in those who slept fewer than
six hours nightly.
Children can also experience hormonal
disruptions from inadequate sleep. Growth
hormone is released during deep sleep; it not
only stimulates growth in children, but also
boosts muscle mass and repairs damaged cells
and tissues in both children and adults.
Dr. Vatsal G. Thakkar, a psychiatrist affiliated
with New York University, recently described
evidence associating inadequate sleep with an
erroneous diagnosis of attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder in children. In one study,
28 percent of children with sleep problems had
symptoms of the disorder, but not the disorder.
During sleep, the body produces cytokines,
cellular hormones that help fight infections.
Thus, short sleepers may be more susceptible to
everyday infections like colds and flu. In a study
of 153 healthy men and women, Sheldon Cohen
and colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University
found that those who slept less than seven
hours a night were three times as likely to
develop cold symptoms when exposed to a cold-
causing virus than were people who slept eight
or more hours.
Some of the most insidious effects of too little
sleep involve mental processes like learning,
memory, judgment and problem-solving. During
sleep, new learning and memory pathways
become encoded in the brain, and adequate
sleep is necessary for those pathways to work
optimally. People who are well rested are better
able to learn a task and more likely to remember
what they learned. The cognitive decline that
so often accompanies aging may in part result
from chronically poor sleep.
With insufficient sleep, thinking slows, it is
harder to focus and pay attention, and people
are more likely to make poor decisions and take
undue risks. As you might guess, these effects
can be disastrous when operating a motor
vehicle or dangerous machine.
In driving tests, sleep-deprived people perform
as if drunk, and no amount of caffeine or cold
air can negate the ill effects.
At your next health checkup, tell your doctor
how long and how well you sleep. Be honest:
Sleep duration and quality can be as important
to your health as your blood pressure and
cholesterol level.
This is the first of two columns on inadequate
sleep.
A version of this article appeared in print on
06/18/2013, on page D5 of the NewYork edition
with the headline: Harming Our Health With
Eyes Wide Open.
Source:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/
FG Forced ASUU To Embark On Strike - Education
Once again, the Federal Government’s refusal to honour an agreement it reached with lecturers of public universities has forced the Academic Staff Union of Universities to embark on industrial action on Monday, SEGUN OLUGBILE reports When the Academic Staff Union of Universities suspended its two-month strike in February 2012, many had thought that the last had been heard of national strikes in public institutions. This optimism was hinged on the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Federal Government and the lecturers on how to
resolve funding challenges, infrastructural decay and welfare problem in the nation’s public universities.
But this is not to be, as the union on Monday stated that it has returned to the trenches to fight government for its alleged refusal to honour an agreement it reached with lecturers. Specifically, ASUU said it has resumed the suspended strike from Monday (yesterday). This action, the union’s National President, Dr. Nasir Fagge, said was taken after the Federal Government allegedly failed to implement the agreement.
Fagge said the action, though painful, would be total, comprehensive and last for as long as the government implements the details of the Memorandum of Understanding that both parties signed in 2011. Consequently, the semester
examinations going on in some universities would be disrupted, while admission processes would be put on hold. Final year students writing their projects would be hit hard, as their supervisors would not attend to them. By this, academic
activities in public tertiary institutions, particularly in universities and polytechnics, which had been on strike in the last three months, would be paralysed.
The decision to embark on the action was taken during the National Executive Council meeting of ASUU at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State between Sunday and Monday. All the 53 chapters of ASUU were represented at the meeting, during which 51 chapters of the union overwhelmingly voted in support of the action.
Briefing the press about the outcome of the NEC meeting at the University of Lagos on Monday, Fagge said the union decided to suspend the action in January 2012 after the Federal Government and ASUU signed the MoU, which contained
how all the issues of funding, pension scheme, retirement age and payment of earned allowance for qualified lecturers would be handled.
The Federal Government, the union stated, had only implemented the extension of the retirement age of professors to 70, but had failed to pay the earned allowance for lecturers who are assigned other duties apart from teaching, research and community service. The earned allowance is the money paid to lecturers who are assigned to administrative duties such as heads of department, hall wardens, student project’s supervision and examination duties
and pay for extra workload on lecturers.
Under the student projects’ supervision allowance, a professor is expected to be paid N15, 000 per theses. Also, under the extra workload category, the,lecturer/student ratio in Arts, Social Sciences and Education faculties is one
lecturer to 50 students, one to 35 in Faculty of Sciences and one lecturer to 25 students in Colleges of Medicine. Lecturers are supposed to be paid if they have more than the national lecturer/student ratio.
“When we signed the MoU, it was stated that N100bn had been set aside to pay the earned allowance. But I can tell you that no lecturer has been paid since 2009. Yes, the government has extended the retirement age of professors to 70 as agreed, earned allowances have not been paid while little has been done to raise the level of infrastructure in universities,” he said.
Although he explained that the union had met with government over the matter many times, government has refused to respect the agreement. Rather, he said, ASUU was told that the government forgot to include the earned allowance in the budget.
The Chairman, ASUU, UNILAG chapter, Dr. Karo Ogbinanka, who had earlier briefed the press about the readiness of his chapter to start the strike after a congress on Monday, explained that the strike was called because government
had never shown enough commitment to the development of the sector.
He explained that after the MoU was signed, a NEEDS Assessment Committee on the State of Public Universities was set up to look at the state of infrastructure of the institutions. “The report has been submitted and all of us know that our universities fall short in physical development, but our concern is government has not done enough to revamp these institutions and the modalities for the injection of
funds into these universities have not been followed. That is why there has been increase in the rate of agitation for improved municipal facilities in our universities which has unfortunately been leading to the deaths of innocent
students,” Ogbinaka said. But why is the union embarking on strike when it has not given the government the required ultimatum, Ogbinaka explained that the union had done a warning strike before now. “Anyway, we don’t even need to give them ultimatum because it is clearly stated in the MoU that we signed with them that we (ASUU) will go on strike without warning should they fail to honour the agreement. They have reneged on the agreement and so there is nothing that can stop us from embarking on
this comprehensive and total strike,” he said.
On when UNILAG would join the strike, Ogbinaka said that immediately after the press briefing, a congress would be called and the university management would be informed. “It’s a national strike and UNILAG has joined the action,” he said.
Also the National Treasurer of ASUU, Dr. Ademola Aremu who is also the former Chairman, University of Ibadan chapter of ASUU said the action, being a national one, would be fully supported by lecturers at the premier university.
“We are not fighting management of the university, it is the Federal Government that should be blamed for pushing us to the wall to make this painful decision,” Aremu said.
Most of the students our correspondent spoke to on this new development expressed sadness at the action. They called on the Federal Government to honour the agreement by giving their teachers their due. “I’m in the final year, if this crisis is not urgently resolved, it will dislocate my career and that of the other students,” Wale, a student of Political Science at UNILAG said.
But before ASUU finally resorted to go on strike, the House of Representatives had few weeks ago summoned the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’I and officials of the union with a view to ensuring that the crisis did not degenerate. The duo were invited to meet with members of the House Committee on Education as part of the moves by the legislature to avert the looming strike.
It followed a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Mr. Bashir Babale (PDP/ Kano) and unanimously endorsed by his colleagues. Babale said it had become worrisome that university lecturers frequently embark on strikes to compel the government to meet its obligations. This, he noted, was not good enough as the issues at the root of the crisis were matters that had been agreed upon by both parties. The lawmaker urged the House to intervene in the crisis and avert the impending strike. Other lawmakers who contributed to the debate, argued that democracy cannot survive without good education.
They warned that it would be wrong for the government to continue to treat its 2009 agreement with ASUU with levity. But this intervention was fruitless, as government said it had no money to pay the earned allowance. “We even agreed to sacrifice 20 per cent of the earned allowance but government said it could only pay 50 per cent. We were even shocked when they said they had forgotten to include the money into the budget. So, since 2009 no lecturer has been paid the earned allowance and all of us can testify to the fact that our universities whether old or new are still being underfunded,” Ogbinaka said.
The ASUU officials, however, pleaded with students and parents to bear with the union as they could no longer stand government’s lack of commitment to education.
The last time ASUU embarked on a national strike over the same issue was December 5, 2011. The union was prevailed upon to suspend the strike in February 2012 after the Federal Government signed the now contentious MoU with ASUU with a promise to accede to the lecturers’ requests. President
Goodluck Jonathan hurriedly signed into law a bill that sought to extend the retirement age of professors to 70. But after that not much had been done to make the system better than it was in 2009.
Efforts to speak with the minister failed, as a top official in the ministry, who pleaded anonymity, said she was not available for comments.
The source, however said the ministry would comment on the new development
on Tuesday (today).
Uruguay Vs Nigeria - U20 World Cup Today At 7pm - Sports
Flying Eagles get Uruguay test Nigeria will take on Uruguay in an U20 World Cup Round of 16 match on Tuesday night in Istanbul.
Uruguay finished second in Group F on six points after they smashed four unreplied goals past erstwhile group leaders Uzbekistan in their final group game on Saturday in Antalya.
Croatia won the group to avoid a second straight clash with Nigeria when they defeated New Zealand 2-1 in Bursa.
The Flying Eagles defeated the Croats 4-2 at Colombia 2011.
The winners of the match-up between Nigeria and Uruguay will advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament.
The South Americans started their campaign at Turkey 2013 on a losing note when they fell 1-0 to Croatia.
They then rallied back to beat New Zealand 2-0 before their convincing win over the Uzbeks on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Flying Eagles resumed training Saturday morning after a day off on Friday. They will also train on Sunday night ahead of the match against Uruguay.
Kick-off for the match is 9pm local time, which is 7pm Nigerian time.
Karanka turned down Chelsea offer
Aitor Karanka has declined the invitation to join Jose Mourinho at Chelsea and now finds himself with a three-year contract but no role to fulfil.
The former Real Madrid defender, who began his playing career at Athletic Bilbao, cut his teeth in management with Spain's Under-16 side before joining Madrid as Mourinho's assistant in 2010. Karanka formed a strong alliance with the controversial
Portuguese manager and would often take the floor in pre and post-match press conferences, when Mourinho wasn't available.
However despite what seemed like a successful partnership, Karanka decided not to follow the former Madrid coach to London, preferring to remain in the Spanish capital
where he is contracted until 2016.
"Mourinho wanted me to go with him to Chelsea" Karanka told ASTV. "But there was also the option of staying. I have a great relationship with Florentino (Perez) so we will
sit down and talk and see what happens."
But his chances of staying in Madrid seem to be running out. Carlo Ancelotti announced last week that Zinedine Zidane would be his assistant and there are no positions
available in the reserve team, Real Madrid Castilla.
However, Karanka is determined to continue his coaching career and one possible destination is believed to be Al Ahli in Dubai, who are searching for a replacement for another Spaniard, Quique Sanchez Flores, who stepped down last month.
Okada Riders Sue Edo Govt Over Ban
Commercial motorcycle operations, commonly called Okada in Edo State, have dragged the state government before a Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, challenging the recent ban on their operations by the state government.
It will be recalled that the Okada operators were recently banned from operating in three local government areas in Benin
metropolis.
They are contending in the suit that the ban constituted a violation of their rights to fair hearing and freedom of movement as guaranteed by the Constitution of Nigeria as amended and Articles 7 and 12 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights Act,
Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
The Okada operators in the suit by their counsel, Mr Dele Igbinedion, described the ban on their operations by the state government as unconstitutional and illegal.
Plaintiff, Mr. Charles James on behalf of himself and others is contending that the governor does not have powers to verbally ban Nigerians from using their validly
licensed motorcycles; neither can he make laws nor abrogate existing Road Traffic Laws.
In a 24-paragraph affidavit, he averred that Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s verbal ban impliedly cancels his licences, all duly obtained and still valid, adding that the duty of the governor, “is to execute laws validly made by the state House of Assembly,” insisting that the threat to confiscate and
destroy his Okada with valid registration number QC 093 GBZ, was ultra vires.
The applicant is therefore, praying the court to perpetually restrain the respondents by themselves, agents, servants or privies, howsoever, from carrying out the orders of the governor in the affected local government areas.
He also want the court to set aside
Oshiomhole’s verbal ban on the use of motorcycles from plying all roads in the three affected councils, which took effect from
Sunday, June 16, 2013 and N50million as damages against the respondents as general and or exemplary damages/compensation for the breach of his fundamental rights.
Source: www.vanguardngr.com/2013/07/okada-riders-sue-edo-govt-over-ban/
Govt Merges EFCC, ICPC; Scraps BPE, NAPEP, Six Other Agencies
The Nigerian government appears set to scrap
at least eight federal agencies, commissions,
and parastatals out of about 220 recommended
for abolition in the report of the Stephen
Oronsaye-led Presidential Committee on the
Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal
Government Parastatals, Commissions and
Agencies, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt.
As part of the rationalisation, the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission and the
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other
Related Commission are to be merged into a
single entity.
PREMIUM TIMES learnt that a White Paper on
the Orosanye-committee report was
extensively discussed in at least three
meetings of the Executive Council of the
Federation, otherwise known as FEC.
As part of the deliberations on the report, a
review committee on the draft White Paper,
chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan,
approved that some agencies be either scrapped
completely or merged with those performing
similar functions.
PREMIUM TIMES findings reveal eight of those
agencies.
The agencies to be scrapped completely include
the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE); Fiscal
Responsibility Commission (FRC); Nigeria Export
Promotion Council (NEPC); National Salaries,
Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC);
National Poverty Eradication programme
(NAPEP); Utilities Charges Commission (UCC);
the National Economic Intelligence Committee
(NEIC) and the Public Complaints Commission
(PCC).
Affected Agencies
Bureau of Public Enterprises
The BPE was established with the mandate of
implementing the Nigerian government policy on
privatization and commercialization and
preparing public enterprises for privatization
and commercialization.
The government has already “directed that a
“Sunset Clause” should be introduced to the
BPE to conclude its assignment and wound
down,” according to the review committee’s
conclusion.
This implies that the BPE would wind up once it
concludes its assignment of privatization of
public enterprises.
Fiscal Responsibility Commission
Another agency that has been recommended to
be scrapped is the Fiscal Responsibility
Commission, FRC, which was established to help
monitor government financial activities and
enthrone a regime of prudent, ethical and
effective management of public monies and
resources by the tiers of government.
Already, the Jonathan-headed review
committee has directed the Attorney General
and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, to
initiate the necessary actions to give effect to
the decision to abolish the FRC.
A third agency that could be scrapped is the
Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC)
established in 1977 to help minimize the
bureaucratic bottlenecks and increase
autonomy in dealing with members of the
organised private sector to promote the export
of Nigerian goods and commodities.
The fourth agency that may be scrapped is the
National Salaries, Incomes and Wages
Commission (NSIWC), which was established by
Act 99 of 1993 charged with the responsibility
of managing all issues pertaining to
compensation and renumeration in the the
public service.
National Poverty Eradication Programme
(NAPEP), which the committee said might be
scrapped, was conceived in 2001 by the Federal
Government to help address poverty in the
country and related issues, while the Utilities
Charges Commission (UCC) was established to
help evaluate trends in tariff charged to
provide the government with information
relating to the scheduled utilities and their
tariff charges.
The other agencies that might be affected
include National Economic Intelligence
Committee (NEIC), which was established to
serve as a vehicle for effective monitoring of
the implementation of government’s national
economic policies and programmes for the
overall development of the country, while the
Public Complaints Commission (PCC) was
established to help bridge the gap between the
elite and the down-trodden in the society.
Under the new arrangement, the NEPC will
merge with the Nigerian Investment Promotions
Commission (NIPC), which is currently domiciled
in the Presidency, while the new organization
will relocate to the Federal Ministry of Trade
and Investment for effective synergy and
utilization of resources.
Similarly, the PCC is to merge with the National
Human Rights Commission (NHRC, which is
currently performing the PCC functions, while
the enabling Act establishing the PCC is to be
removed from the Constitution of the Federal
Republic through the amendment of sections
153 and 315.
The law establishing the NSIWC is to be
repealed to give effect to the transfer of the
agency to the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation
and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), while the
functions of NAPEP are to be merged with the
National directorate of Employment (NDE).
Civil servants on the staff of the UCC, which is
to be scrapped, have been directed to be
redeployed to the Office of the Head of Civil
Service of the Federation.
On the other hand, parastatals, commissions
and agencies the presidential review committee
accepted should be retained include the Code of
Conduct Bureau (CCB); Council of States (COS);
Federal Character Commission FCC); Federal
Civil Service Commission (FCSC); Federal
Judicial Service Commission (FJSC);
Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC); National Defence Council (NDC);
National Economic Council (NEC); National
Judicial Council (NJC), National Population
Commission (NPC); National Security Council
(NSC); Nigeria Police Council (NPC) and the
Police Service Commission PSC), whose law is to
be amended to make the Minister of Police
Affairs its head.
Other agencies and parastatals to be retained
include Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP);
the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN); Code of
Conduct Tribunal (CCT); Infrastructure
Concessionary & Regulatory Commission (ICRC);
National Pension Commission (PENCOM);
Ministry of Special Duties; National Sports
Commission (NSC); National Institute for
Sports (NIS); Nigeria Football Federation /
Nigeria Football Association (NFA), whose
enabling law is to be amended to reflect the
directive by the Federation of International
Football Association (FIFA) that the
organization should be named a federation.
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is to
be retained, but with a new structure to
reflect a framework to cover critical areas of
national socio-economic development that corps
members should be deployed for their primary
assignments, while the Citizenship and
Leadership Training Centre would focus on the
promotion of moral values and ethical re-
orientation among Nigerians.
The Council for Registered Engineers (COREN)
and the Surveyors Registration Council (SRC)
are to be retained, although they would
henceforth not receive budgetary allocations
from government from the 2015 fiscal year,
while the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency
(FERMA) and the Federal Highway department
of the Federal Ministry of Works are to be
transformed into an inter-ministerial
department after the amendment of their
enabling laws.
The Committee also approved the retention of
the Office of the Surveyor General of the
Federation (OSGOF); National Boundaries
Commission (NBC); Border Communities
Development Agency (BCDA) which is to be
relocated to the Presidency; National Institute
of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS);
National Emergency Management Agency
(NEMA); National Commission for refugees
(NCR); Debt Management Office (DMO); Niger
Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), National
Planning Commission (NPC); National Bureau of
Statistics (NBS); Centre for Management
Development (CMD); National Institute of Social
and Economic Research (NISER) and the National Identity Management Commission
(NIMC).
The committee also resolved to retain the
Nigeria National Merit Award (NNMA); the New
Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD);
the National Agency for the Control of HIV/
AIDS (NACA); Nigerian Christian Pilgrims
Commission (NCPC); National Lottery
Regulatory Commission (NLRC); National
Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF); Service Compact
with all Nigerians (SERVICOM), Nigeria
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
(NEITI); National Centre for Women
Development (NCWD), and Federal Road Safety
Commission (FRSC).
The government had earlier announced that
some unproductive research institutes would be
scrapped while some others would be merged
with relevant research units in universities.
Source: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/140067-govt-merges-efcc-icpc-scraps-bpe-napep-six-other-agencies.html
Public universities lecturers begin strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has resumed the strike it suspended in January 2011
following alleged failure by the Federal Government to implement the agreement it reached with the public universities lecturers.
ASUU National President, Dr. Nasir Isa, said the action though painful would be total, comprehensive and last for as long as the Federal Government implement the details of
the Memorandum of Understanding both parties
signed in 2011.
Monday 1 July 2013
Samsung Galaxy Note III rumored for September 4th debut
Phablet fans wondering when the next flagship phone from the company that started
it all might debut now have a possible answer. According to a report from Android
Geeks that cites an unnamed source, Samsung is planning to hold one of its customary
“Unpacked” press conferences on September 4th in Berlin, Germany to unveil the
Galaxy Note III. If the report is accurate, Samsung’s event would come just two days
before the start of the annual IFA trade show in Berlin, where Samsung unveiled the
first two generations of its Galaxy Note smartphone. Numerous earlier reports have
suggested that Samsung’s Galaxy Note III will launch in September this year, and the
phone is said to feature a 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, a full HD
Super AMOLED display measuring between 5.7 and 6 inches diagonally, a 13-megapixel
camera, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and improved S Pen support.
Top 4 Time Management Android Apps to Help Your Daily Life
With all discuss about how technology creates daily life less difficult and easier, many people ignore that technology also gives many disruptions also. With much social activity and conversation on the Web and so lots of time-consuming disruptions accessible on mobile devices nowadays, it’s simple to get drop concentrate of your targets and projects. Fortunately, there are digital methods and assists that work to avoid you from dropping observe of your responsibilities. Here are four outstanding and free apps that Android based mobile users can try in get to manage their time extra effectively and improve common efficiency.
PlanMyDay
This activity manager is extremely engage for
being a free of charge application. It not only
permits you to handle your projects based to when
you really need to do them, but it also permits you
to observe which projects are most essential and
immediate.
Thus, this application actually lets you evaluate
your obligations and handle them, specifically in
case you have various critical tasks to take care
around the same time. Another great thing about
PlanMyDay is that it is simply included with other
expert services like Google Projects and your
mobile device’s calendar, in order that you can
simply transfer your activities and monitor your
ideas.
Astrid Tasks
Listed here is a time managing application that
serves as you've your own individual associate
within your smart phone. The producers of Astrid
Tasks recognize that the most significant part of
time control is being arrang.
That is the applications major reason; it enables
you to manage yourself in the easiest way
achievable to put yourself in the place of being as
efficient as achievable. Using Astrid you can make
reminders for significant dates, create concern
details and even make subtasks in case you prefer
to actually get into information.
The application instantly synchs to a cloud server
offered for free by Astrid.com so that you'll often
have accessibility to your time control assists.
Any.DO
As soon as you get to examine out Any.DO in its
whole, you will most likely be thinking how it is
capable to be a free application. This task
manager is very extensive and the quantity of
functions it has for a free app is genuinely
amazing.
Cloud Syn
Cloud syn is of course involved in the services, and
it even functions factors like speech popularity
and auto finish choices for reoccurring projects.
The most effective factor about it is that it is
very simple regardless of being so bundled full of
functions.
Chronos
This application is a tiny difficult and in some
cases it doesn’t perform completely, but the
concept is very great. Chronos utilizes your mobile
device’s accelerometer, GPS and other place
services to observe what you've been doing.
As an example, in case you need to invest 9 hours
at work every day rather of 8, the application can
let you realize. Alternatively, in case you have
been taking actually long lunch breaks at your
preferred food shop and need to reduce them, you
can utilization this application for that also.
It’s a different excellent application for seeking
to get much more rest than regular, and it begins
testing your sleep cycle once your phone turns
into non-active for a more time.
Saturday 29 June 2013
Nigerian student graduates with 5.0 CGPA in Russian University
A Nigerian student Victor Olalusi has emerged
the best graduating student with a grade point
of 5.0 in the Faculty of Clinical Sciences at the
Russian National Research Medical University,
Moscow.
According to his friends, Olalusi previously had
the best WAEC result in 2004. JAMB Best Science
Student (JAMB score 322) - 2006. Cowbell Prize
Award - 2006. Medicine First Merit list (OAU) -
2006. Highest OAU Post UME (score - 325) -
2006. Federal Government Scholarship (Medicine
and Surgery) - 2006. Wow! Congrats to him.
How to build an Android app
1. Download the Android SDK.
2. Install the ADT plugin for Eclipse (if you’ll use the Eclipse IDE).
3. Download the latest SDK tools and platforms using the SDK Manager. If you haven't already done these tasks, start by downloading the Android SDK and following the install steps. Once you've finished the setup, you're ready to begin this class. This class uses a tutorial format that incrementally builds a small Android app that teaches you some fundamental concepts about Android development, so it's important that you follow each step.
Start the first lesson. . .