Wednesday, 5 October 2016

Only INEC Can reverse result of APC..Oyegun details on..

Only INEC can reverse result of APC primary in Ondo – Oyegun
By Seun Opejobi on October 5, 2016
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Tuesday, said the outcome of the party’s governorship election in Ondo State can only be upturned by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The APC chairman made the remark while addressing State House Correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over the difference between him and a national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Tinubu had called for the resignation of Oyegun following the emergence of former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu.
Akeredolu emerged as the APC candidate from a primary election that was purportedly marred by electoral irregularities.
Following alleged irregularities that marred the primary on September 3, 2016 in Ondo State, the party’s Appeal Committee had recommended the cancellation and conduct of a fresh primary election .
Despite the recommendation of the appeal panel, the national leadership of the party submitted
Akeredolu’s name to INEC as its governorship candidate.
Speaking yesterday on whether the party would consider a change of mind following the controversy generated by the result, Oyegun said, “It is only INEC (the Independent National Electoral Commission) that can make a U-turn on the Ondo primary.”
Oyegun further disclosed that all that transpired in the Ondo primary election are contained in the report of the chairman of the primary election committee.
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Reps demand Emefiele's sack over persistent fall of naira

– For some months now, it has been a free fall for the naira, Nigeria’s currency and this has troubled the citizens
– At a session of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, October 5, some lawmakers demanded Godwin Emefiele’s sack as CBN governor
The fear that Godwin Emefiele may have begun the journey to his removal as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) emerged on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, after the House of Representatives set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate how the foreign exchange released to Bureau de change operators is utilised.
Some members of the House of Representatives are demanding Emefiele’s removal
The committee was set up after some members of the House, through a motion, further demanded for Emefiele’s sack following the naira’s free fall against the dollar.
In the motion titled: ‘Call for investigation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s forex policies’, and sponsored by Ali Isa, a member of the House, the members lamented that despite CBN’s policies, the country’s currency has continued to perform badly in the foreign exchange market.
AKINSPIRATION WORDVIEWER have it that that a member of the House, Mojeed Alabi, in his contribution, noted that Emefiele had rebuffed many invitations to discuss some of the bank’s policies.
He said: “Over the falling of the naira, the CBN governor and his team should be sacked.”
In his contribution, Wale Raji, another member of the House, described Nigeria as the only country that relies on the black market.
“Who is in charge of our Forex CBN or the black market? This is the only country in the world where the black market rates are quoted on television.
“If Nigeria were to be a normal country, the CBN governor and his team should be sacked,” he said.
Further talking about the motion, the minority leader of the House, Leo Ogor, urged his colleagues to liaise with the executive arm for a lasting solution, adding: “The only thing we do is pay lip service.”
The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) had also called on Mr Godwin Emefiele to resign within 21 days or transform the country for good.

#1billion was used just to supply Dictionaries... click here to see where and how it happened in Nigeria.

– A Federal High Court has ordered the arrest of chairman, Senate committee on Appropriation, Danjuma Goje
– The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a Facebook post dislclosed the news
– The former governor has been accused of illicitly giving a contract worth N1bn to supply dictionaries to secondary schools while he was governor of the state
Senator Danjuma Goje
A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State, has ordered the arrest of Senator Danjuma Goje, a former governor of Gombe state, for not appearing in court.
Daily Post reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a Facebook post noted that Goje, might be arrested by the anti-graft agency on today, October 4, if he failed to show up in court.
The statement read in parts: “A Federal High Court, sitting in Jos, Plateau State, on October 4, 2016 (Tuesday) issued a bench warrant against former Governor of Gombe State, Danjuma Goje, for refusing to show up in court.
“The warrant is, however, to take effect by 8am on October 5, 2016, if he fails to show up in court again.”
At the last sitting, a prosecution witness, Salisu Abaji, said the ex-governor awarded a contract for the supply of dictionaries for over N1bn to Gombe State Universal Basic Education Board without following procurement process.
READ ALSO: Police Arrest Senator Danjuma Goje
He was also allegedly said to have paid 85 per cent of the contract sum upfront to the supplier, Real and Integrated Hospitality Company, as against the prescribed 15 per cent as contained in the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) guidelines when he was the governor.
The prosecution witness, who is a former secretary to UBEB, made this testimony against his former boss.
He further submitted that one Aliyu el-Naffty, former UBEB chairman, also an accused person standing trial along with Goje, awarded the contract the same day and ordered the advance payment based on the directive of the then governor.
READ ALSO: How Danjuma Goje Forged Documents – Witness
This is not the first time Goje has been arrested. It was reported that the ex- governor was visiting his local government, Akko, when he was apprehended by the commissioner of police for an undisclosed reason or formal charge.
The serving senator was said to have been released although the reason for his arrest is still unknown. Danjuma Goje, took office as the governor of Gombe State on 29 May 2003. He became a Senator for Gombe Central on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the April 2011 elections.

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How Nkechi got rid of her fibroid without surgery
fibroid cure
About three years ago I passed out at work and was rushed to the hospital. At that time, I was on my menstrual period and had very heavy bleeding.
My periods were very heavy for the first three to four days and I would have to wear both pads and tampons at the same time. The bleeding was so bad that I had to change both of them every 2 hours.
I normally stay at home on the first three days of my period but on this particular day I needed to be at the office to sign some very important paperwork. About thirty minutes before leaving for the day I fainted. My co-workers rushed me to the hospital. While there the doctor told me that I lost a lot of blood and he wanted to give me a blood transfusion. I declined that treatment. I declined the blood transfusion because I didn’t need it since I wasn’t dying.
I was just anemic from having heavy menstrual periods. The doctor was not pleased with my decision but he didn’t force the issue and I was sent home later that night with some drugs.
My struggle with fibroid
The reason my periods were so heavy at that time was because of the three fibroid I had in my uterus. I first found out about them back in 2012 and in 2013 I had them removed with surgery. Two years later they came back even bigger. My doctor wanted to schedule another surgery but if it didn’t work the first time why would I go under the knife again for a second time? So I decided to just deal with the pain and heavy bleeding and search for a natural way to get rid of them FOR GOOD!
Searching for natural ways to get rid of my fibroids was not easy. I saw several advertisements ofall kinds of treatments to shrink fibroids. I was a little skeptical but I was desperate to get rid of the fibroids so I tried one in particular which didn’t work. I was still having heavy painful bleeding with lots of clots. I noticed that the soreness in my breast was gone, but after going for another scan, I was told that my fibroids were still there. I was so discouraged that I scheduled an appointment with my doctor to discuss other possibilities for removing the fibroids.
About two months later, while surfing onthe internet I saw a post on Facebook talking about how to get rid of fibroid naturally without surgery. I was very skeptical about it. I didn’t even bother to follow the link in the post to read more. Two days later, as I sat alone in the sitting room feeling hopeless about my fibroid, I decided to go on Facebook and see if I can still access the post I saw two days earlier, thank God I was able to get it. I reluctantly gave the Natural product a try …it just made sense.On September17 of 2015, I began the Fibroid Shrinking program as seen on
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After being on this program for about 2 and half months, my period was no longer heavy as before. Usually my periods would last 8 days, with 3 – 4 days being very heavy. I would also spot a lot in between my periods but the spotting stopped, with 2 days of heavy bleeding and my cycle lasting for only 5 days. Once this happened I cancelled my appointment with my doctor and stayed loyal to my program
The final result
Like I said earlier, I had 3 fibroid. One was growing inside my uterus and the other two were inside the walls of my uterus. The largest fibroid was the size of a grapefruit. When I got my results back from a scan I went for, the result shows that I only had one fibroid inside the wall of my uterus and that it was the size of a small apple. So two fibroids completely dissolved away and the largest one was the size of a small apple instead of a grapefruit. Since I wasn’t having any problems with my periods and 2 out of the 3 fibroid were gone, I decided to just continue with the program and go on with my life.
Fibroids completely gone
Two months later, I went for another scan and to my surprise and that of my doctor, my fibroid were gone. My doctor kept going over and over the scan result to make sure she was reading it correctly. She couldn’t believe that all of my fibroids were gone without surgery. My uterus was back to its normal size and my periods are now 3 days long. She asked me what I did to make them go away and I told her “ I did what I should have done back in 2013. There are not enough words to explain the happiness I have now. I wish I knew about this program when I first had fibroids but as the saying goes ‘things happen for a reason'”.
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See the Skeletal part of 2017 Budget as presented by the President

Wednesday, October 5, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari had, on Tuesday, sent a draft of 2017 budget, highlighting the spending skeleton for 2017 annual budget for the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The Skeletal frame of 2017 spending by the Federal Government stood at $22.57 billion (6.866 Trillion Naira). The budget draft, which must be passed by the Senate before forwarding the final budget, exceeded 2016 budget by 806 million US. Dolars.
The draft sent to the legislative chamber was planned on exchange rate of N290 to 1 US Dollar and Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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Tuesday, 4 October 2016

Dentention of Dasuki Unlawful:See what ECOWAS did.

– The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has ruled that detention of former national security adviser Sambo Dasuki’s by the Nigerian government was unlawful.

– The government had argued that Dasuki was detained for his own protection and for the sake of national security

– Government’s lawyers had also denied that Dasuki ever fulfilled the conditions for his bail and was not released as ordered by three high courts

Sambo Dasuki says his rights have been violated

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has declared the arrest and detention of former national security adviser Sambo Dasuki by the Nigerian government as unlawful.

Ruling on the case brought against the federal government before it by Dasuki over his continued detention on Tuesday, October 4, the court said the government’s action was arbitrary and anti-democratic.

A three-member panel led by Justice Friday Nwoke ruled that the government was wrong in arresting Dasuki without a search warrant. It ruled that the pattern of arrest was contrary to the provisions of Section 28 of the Nigerian Police Act.

The court ruled that the federal government failed to prove the reasons for the arrest and detention of Dasuki because documents presented before it only mentioned the allegations of fraud and illegal possession of arms.

For this, the government was then ordered to pay a sum of N15 million as damages to Dasuki.

According to Premium Times report, Dasuki had filed a N500million lawsuit against the government for keeping him detained since December 29, 2015 even after three different high courts where he was arraigned on corruption charges granted him bail

8 Bills to be presented by National Assembly

Monday, October 3, 2016
The Senate of the National Assembly has passed eight Bills received from the House of Representatives for concurrence. The Bills, which are aimed at strengthening the laws of the Federal Republic, were considered and passed in a single sitting of the Senate - demonstrating commitment to employing all legislative mechanisms at its disposal to end the current economic recession in the country.
The Bills that will be presented to the President soon include the Telecommunication and Postal Offences Act (Amendment) Bill, National Crop Varieties, Livestock Breeds (Registration) Act (Amendment) Bill, Produce (Enforcement of Export Standards) Act (Amendment) Bill, Prevention of Crimes Act (Amendment) Bill, Water Resources Act (Amendment) Bill, National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act (Amendment) Bill, Bee (Import Control and Management) Act (Amendment) Bill and Agricultural and Rural Management Training Act (Amendment) Bill.
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, emphasised the importance of the Bills in ending Nigeria’s economic contraction and stated that the Bills will be promptly forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari for his signature.
“By now it is clear that the Senators take Nigeria’ economic situation very seriously,” he said, “If you recall, one of the points from the 21-point resolution passed by the Senate on the economy stated that it would fast-track all economic related bills. What this Senate has done is match its words with its actions.”
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The 8 Bills, which are all primarily amendments to existing laws, are aimed at strengthening the enforcement mechanisms in sectors of the economy that can help boost Internally Generated Revenue.
Important highlights of the Bills include the amendment to the Telecommunication and Postal Offences Act, which is aimed at increasing some of the prescribed penalties, fines and compensations for non-compliance with the Act. This is intended to help boost investment and participation in the telecommunications sector.
Additionally, the National Crop Varieties, Livestock Breeds (Registration) Act (Amendment) Bill, Produce (Enforcement of Export Standards) Act (Amendment) Bill, National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act (Amendment) Bill, Bee (Import Control and Management) Act (Amendment) Bill, and the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Act (Amendment) Bill are all aimed at bolstering the standards in Nigeria’s Agricultural sector to help the country achieve more economic diversification.
Meanwhile, the Senate President, who is the Chairman of the National Assembly, has stated that the 8 Bills will be promptly forwarded to the President for assent.
“Moving forward, Nigerians can expect that the legislature will adopt a united and efficient approach to getting Nigeria’s economy back on track,” Saraki stated, “We will quickly forward these 8 Bills, which have been passed by both Houses of the National Assembly to the President. This is only a first step and we will continue to work to ensure that at the end of our tenure, Nigerians will see that this is a people-centred National Assembly.”

Teachers Day

American journalist Charles Kuralt once said: "good teachers know how to bring out the best in students." To honour all the individuals who have chosen the mighty profession of teaching, World Teachers' Day is observed by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on October 5 every year since 1994.
The special day dedicated to teachers is being observed on October 5 in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Macedonia, Maldives, Mauritius, Republic of Moldova, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Russia, Serbia and UK, among others.
The Teachers' Day is celebrated throughout the world with special activities in schools and colleges arranged by students to honour their mentors for helping them in shaping a career.
However, Indians celebrate the Teachers' Day coinciding with the birth anniversary of second Indian President and academic philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on September 5.
Check out 20 inspiring quotes by notable personalities on teaching profession here:
A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instil a love of learning. — Brad Henry, Former Governor of Oklahoma
A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson. — John Henrik Clarke, Pan-Africanist writer
The best teacher is an entertainer. — Bob Keeshan, American actor
A great teacher who is full of excitement and love for her students can make all the difference in their lives. — Deval Patrick, Former Governor of Massachusetts
The best teacher is very interactive. — Bill Gates, Microsoft founder
Parents can shape a child, but a great teacher can, too. — Susanne Bier, Danish film director
A teacher enlarges people in all sorts of ways besides just his subject matter. — Wallace Stegner, American novelist
A teacher should have a creative mind. — APJ Abdul Kalam, Former Indian President
Every child grows; everything depends on the teacher. — Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese musician
Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system. — Sidney Hook, American philosopher
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. — Khalil Gibran, Lebanese-American writer
It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom. — Michael Morpurgo, English author
Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good teacher. — Maggie Gallagher, American writer
Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture. — Adora Svitak, American writer
The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself. — Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, English novelist
A teacher is a person who never says anything once. — Howard Nemerov, American poet
A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health. — Gilbert Highet, Scottish-American writer
A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences. — Amos Bronson Alcott, American teacher
A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teaching. — Gilbert K. Chesterton, English writer
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. — Albert Einstein, German-born

8 Bills to be presented by National Assembly

Monday, October 3, 2016
The Senate of the National Assembly has passed eight Bills received from the House of Representatives for concurrence. The Bills, which are aimed at strengthening the laws of the Federal Republic, were considered and passed in a single sitting of the Senate - demonstrating commitment to employing all legislative mechanisms at its disposal to end the current economic recession in the country.
The Bills that will be presented to the President soon include the Telecommunication and Postal Offences Act (Amendment) Bill, National Crop Varieties, Livestock Breeds (Registration) Act (Amendment) Bill, Produce (Enforcement of Export Standards) Act (Amendment) Bill, Prevention of Crimes Act (Amendment) Bill, Water Resources Act (Amendment) Bill, National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act (Amendment) Bill, Bee (Import Control and Management) Act (Amendment) Bill and Agricultural and Rural Management Training Act (Amendment) Bill.
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, emphasised the importance of the Bills in ending Nigeria’s economic contraction and stated that the Bills will be promptly forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari for his signature.
“By now it is clear that the Senators take Nigeria’ economic situation very seriously,” he said, “If you recall, one of the points from the 21-point resolution passed by the Senate on the economy stated that it would fast-track all economic related bills. What this Senate has done is match its words with its actions.”
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The 8 Bills, which are all primarily amendments to existing laws, are aimed at strengthening the enforcement mechanisms in sectors of the economy that can help boost Internally Generated Revenue.
Important highlights of the Bills include the amendment to the Telecommunication and Postal Offences Act, which is aimed at increasing some of the prescribed penalties, fines and compensations for non-compliance with the Act. This is intended to help boost investment and participation in the telecommunications sector.
Additionally, the National Crop Varieties, Livestock Breeds (Registration) Act (Amendment) Bill, Produce (Enforcement of Export Standards) Act (Amendment) Bill, National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act (Amendment) Bill, Bee (Import Control and Management) Act (Amendment) Bill, and the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Act (Amendment) Bill are all aimed at bolstering the standards in Nigeria’s Agricultural sector to help the country achieve more economic diversification.
Meanwhile, the Senate President, who is the Chairman of the National Assembly, has stated that the 8 Bills will be promptly forwarded to the President for assent.
“Moving forward, Nigerians can expect that the legislature will adopt a united and efficient approach to getting Nigeria’s economy back on track,” Saraki stated, “We will quickly forward these 8 Bills, which have been passed by both Houses of the National Assembly to the President. This is only a first step and we will continue to work to ensure that at the end of our tenure, Nigerians will see that this is a people-centred National Assembly.”

8 Bills to be presented by National Assembly

Monday, October 3, 2016
The Senate of the National Assembly has passed eight Bills received from the House of Representatives for concurrence. The Bills, which are aimed at strengthening the laws of the Federal Republic, were considered and passed in a single sitting of the Senate - demonstrating commitment to employing all legislative mechanisms at its disposal to end the current economic recession in the country.
The Bills that will be presented to the President soon include the Telecommunication and Postal Offences Act (Amendment) Bill, National Crop Varieties, Livestock Breeds (Registration) Act (Amendment) Bill, Produce (Enforcement of Export Standards) Act (Amendment) Bill, Prevention of Crimes Act (Amendment) Bill, Water Resources Act (Amendment) Bill, National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act (Amendment) Bill, Bee (Import Control and Management) Act (Amendment) Bill and Agricultural and Rural Management Training Act (Amendment) Bill.
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, emphasised the importance of the Bills in ending Nigeria’s economic contraction and stated that the Bills will be promptly forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari for his signature.
“By now it is clear that the Senators take Nigeria’ economic situation very seriously,” he said, “If you recall, one of the points from the 21-point resolution passed by the Senate on the economy stated that it would fast-track all economic related bills. What this Senate has done is match its words with its actions.”
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The 8 Bills, which are all primarily amendments to existing laws, are aimed at strengthening the enforcement mechanisms in sectors of the economy that can help boost Internally Generated Revenue.
Important highlights of the Bills include the amendment to the Telecommunication and Postal Offences Act, which is aimed at increasing some of the prescribed penalties, fines and compensations for non-compliance with the Act. This is intended to help boost investment and participation in the telecommunications sector.
Additionally, the National Crop Varieties, Livestock Breeds (Registration) Act (Amendment) Bill, Produce (Enforcement of Export Standards) Act (Amendment) Bill, National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act (Amendment) Bill, Bee (Import Control and Management) Act (Amendment) Bill, and the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Act (Amendment) Bill are all aimed at bolstering the standards in Nigeria’s Agricultural sector to help the country achieve more economic diversification.
Meanwhile, the Senate President, who is the Chairman of the National Assembly, has stated that the 8 Bills will be promptly forwarded to the President for assent.
“Moving forward, Nigerians can expect that the legislature will adopt a united and efficient approach to getting Nigeria’s economy back on track,” Saraki stated, “We will quickly forward these 8 Bills, which have been passed by both Houses of the National Assembly to the President. This is only a first step and we will continue to work to ensure that at the end of our tenure, Nigerians will see that this is a people-centred National Assembly.”

Monday, 3 October 2016

Loyalists of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the just concluded gubernatorial election in Edos State, have turned out in their hundreds calling for the invalidation of the election that saw the candidate of the ruling party All Progressice Congress, Mr. Godwin Obaseki as winner while PDP candidate, Pastor Ize-Iyamu emerged runner up.
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The party loyalists in the state, on monday, took to the major streets in the state capital of Benin City, demanding the state-wide cancellation of the poll.
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The protest took off at the front of Ize-Iyamu Campaign Office along Akpakpava Road, roaming through major streets of the city before returning to the Campaign Office.
The protest was lead by Pastor Olu Martins, who lead an alike protest for Outgoing Governor Adams Oshiomole in 2007 when his election was rigged for Prof. Osariemen Osunbor of the then PDP.
Pastor Matin, who is the spokesman of the protest said " we will not stop until what rightfully belongs to the people is returned to them. The challenge is not what happened on wednessday, september 28th. it is the process.
ADEREMI AKINBOBOLA P at 10:12 AM
MASS PROTEST IN EDO AS PDP LOYALISTS RECOUNT LOSS

Thursday, 28 July 2016

President Buhari Closes nine foreign missions

The closure of nine foreign missions has
been approved by the federal government
– The affected missions are those whose
absence portend no serious bilateral or
diplomatic effect
– Months back, Buhari had said his
administration would undertake a review of
Nigerian foreign missions to determine those
that are really essential
– A retired diplomat, Ambassador Chive
Kaave, said the move sends a signal to the
world that Nigeria’s economy is in bad shape
– A professor of Political Science at the
University of Ilorin, Hassan Saliu, said the
move would harm Nigeria’s standing in the
international community
The President Muhamamdu Buhari-led federal
government has approved the closure of nine
foreign missions and their conversion to non-
residency representation or concurrent
accreditation.
Daily Trust reports that the closure is part of
measures to reduce the cost of running
Nigeria’s foreign representations in line with
the economic situation.
The affected missions are the Permanent
Mission to the D-8 in Istanbul, Turkey; the
Africa-South America Cooperation Forum
(ASACOF) in Caracas, Venezuela; embassies
in Belgrade, Serbia; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Kiev,
Ukraine; Prague, Czech Republic; the High
Commission in Singapore as well as
Consulates in Buea, Cameroon and Sao Paulo
in Brazil.

Lagos Shooting

– An intense gun battle with drones, helicopters and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) is unfolding in one of Lagos communities
– So far, six policemen were injured and five gunmen, suspected Niger Delta militants, were arrested
A lingering confrontation between the displaced pipeline vandals and the police operatives hit the streets of Igando community, a suburb of Lagos state.
The opposing sides have been engaged in a fire battle since Tuesday,
after the gunmen stormed the Obadore, Ewedogbon, Akesan Fatoki, and Egan communities of Igando to rob residents of their valuables, injuring at least six people in the process.
READ ALSO: AGAIN! Blood flows as herdsmen attack another community
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This Day news website reports about police being deployed to the area as well as usage of drones, helicopters and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), to rebuff the invaders. However, the gunmen staged a counter attack on Wednesday.
According to police reports, at least five people were arrested in connection with Tuesday’s attack. The turmoil was reportedly settled down only after Fatai Owoseni, the commissioner of police, and his team, rebuffed the peacebreakers.
One of the residents commented on the current situation in the area: “We don’t feel safe anymore. Our lives are under threat. These criminals come here at will, rob and traumatise us and go scot free.
READ ALSO: Turmoil in Abuja as gunmen rob N4.3m from bank customer (photos)
Now, the police have told us that they can’t access the creeks because of its nature, isn’t it high time they invite the navy and the air force, with their advantage of the air and the water to

Sunday, 17 July 2016

EFCC VOWS NOT TO COMPROMISE INTEGRITY

EFCC vows not to compromise integrity
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other
Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has asked
Nigerians to expose corrupt officials in the public
and private sectors.
The commission’s assistant commissioner, Musa
Alkali, said this in Kaduna, at a lecture organised
by the state’s Traffic and Law Environmental
Agency, in conjunction with the state’s council of
Nigerian Union of Journalists.
Alkali, who spoke on the topic, “Overcoming the
corrupt temptations in the course of action,” said
people indicted by various government agencies
and the anti-corruption bodies are enemies of the
country.
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He therefore charged the people not to hide
corrupt officials, but report suspected cases to the
relevant authorities for investigations.
The commissioner maintained that the scale of
corruption in the country was alarming, saying, the
fight against corruption must start with an
individual.
General Manager of the traffic agency, Zubairu
Yerima, said the road walk and public
enlightenment campaign was to sensitise residents
on the traffic laws that would become operational
from today.
According to him, the 50 days grace period, earlier
given to road users has ended, adding, “Nobody
will be spared again, if he breaks our laws.”
Alkali urged citizens to “desist from indiscriminate
dumping of refuse in the gutters in this raining
season.”
FRSC sector commandant, Mr Owomiha Francis
Udoma, urged the traffic marshals not to spare
whoever disobeys traffic law, “Even if he or she is
a relation.”
Also, the NUJ Council’s chairman, Garba
Muhammad, pledged the union’s support for the
agencies activities.
Meanwhile, Acting chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim
Magu, yesterday pledged not to compromise his
integrity in the anti-graft fight.
He made the pledge when he visited the outgoing
United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James
Entwistle, in Abuja.
Magu urged the ambassador to continue to
monitor his performance as chairman of the EFCC,
assuring that, having come this far, he would never
compromise his integrity.
The chairman said the purpose of the visit was to
wish the departing envoy fare well, having enjoyed
a close working relationship with him.
He also thanked him for his support and
cooperation. “Even when you leave, do not forget
us. Continue to be our ambassador,” he solicited.
Head of the commission’s media and publicity,
Wilson Uwujaren, had added that Entwistle
commended Magu for the vigour he has brought to
the fight against corruption in Nigeria.
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How to find Chibok girls by presidential Panel

ow to find Chibok girls, by presidential panel
by Our Reporter, July 18, 2016 at 12:00 am in
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The Presidential Fact-Finding Committee on the
abducted female students of Government
Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State has asked
the Federal Government to take advantage of
foreign support, backed with hi-tech equipment, to
locate the abducted girls and rescue them.
It called for the beefing up of arms and ammunition
of the military as well as the strengthening of
security agencies in the theatre of operation.
The committee made the recommendations in its
50-page report submitted to the government,
according to Premium Times.
The 27-member panel chaired by Ibrahim Sabo, a
retired brigadier general, was inaugurated by
former President Goodluck Jonathan on May 6,
2014, to, among other things, find out the
circumstances leading to the abduction of the 276
female students of the Government Secondary
School, Chibok, Borno State on April 14, 2014 by
Boko Haram terrorists.
The establishment of the committee followed
claims and counterclaims about the circumstances
and the actual number of students abducted by the
terrorists.
The panel submitted its report to then President
Jonathan, but its details were never made public.
In the report, the committee, which sat for five
weeks, said altogether 276 students out of the 395
female students that registered for the WAEC
examination were abducted by the terrorists.
It further stated that while 57 of the students
escaped from the insurgents after the abduction,
the remaining 219 were unaccounted for.
It said five of the 57 students that escaped were
found in the bushes near Damboa.
It said at the time the girls were abducted, the
school was relying on extant security arrangement
and had only two guards while there was no
electricity because its only generator had broken
down.
The panel said intelligence available to it at the
time it was submitting its report to government
showed that the girls were in different camps in
and around Sambisa Forest, which covers an area
of 60,000 square kilometres with scrubby semi
desert tangle of low trees and bushes in the corner
of the Northeast zone.
“The abducted girls have been split into groups
under the watch of separate syndicates as
confirmed from various sightings of the insurgents
at different locations,” it said.
“Another batch of girls is believed to have been
transported by canoe to an Island around the Lake
Chad.
“Insurgent attacks on communities and markets
situated in Hyuum, Askira Uba LGA, Klakaisa and
Sha’awa villages of Damboa LGA in search of food
and other supplies, indicate that some of the girls
could be within the area.”
The committee suggested two ways of rescuing the
girls, namely negotiation and military operation.
It explained that the negotiation initiative would
require dialogue with hostage-takers through
trusted intermediaries and conflict mediators. The
military option would involve the deployment of
counter-terrorism and/or hostage rescue team,
which would undertake a surgical strike storming
the locations where the hostages are held.
It listed the advantages and disadvantages of the
two options.
The panel told the government that in determining
which option to adopt, the advantages and
disadvantages of each approach should be
carefully examined in the context of the hostage
crisis and new developments.
“The negotiation initiative is inclusive while the
military option is exclusive to the team that would
be involved in the rescue operation,” the
Committee said.
Citing the successful release of the 52 U.S.
officials, who were held hostages for 444 days at
the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran from 1979 to
1981, the committee listed the advantages of the
negotiation approach to include a greater
likelihood of rescuing the girls alive and safe from
harm and the provision of an opening to broader
discussions and understanding that would
eventually lead to a peace agreement.
On the other hand, the committee said by adopting
the military option, Nigeria would have, among
others, complied with the internationally accepted
norms of non-negotiation with terrorists; boost
morale within the country and among the security
agencies; and send a strong message to the
insurgents that the government was not weak.
It, however, noted that the constraints of the option
were insufficient number of mobilised troops;
inadequate combat equipment (power, mobility and
communication); porous/unmanned borders with
Cameroun, Chad and Niger Republics, which
provide the insurgents the advantage of safe haven,
access to mercenaries and weapons; and time
constraints in the procurement process for combat
equipment.
Stating that most of the people it interacted with
during its fact-finding work did not consider the
military option advisable “in order to protect the
abducted girls,” the committee said should the
government decide to adopt the approach, a
thorough assessment of the strength and capability
of the military and the Boko Haram insurgents
must be undertaken.
It suggested that the assessment of the military
should be in the areas of personnel, equipment, the
terrain, logistics and state of preparedness of the
rescue team at the conflict site and in geographical
location for possible reinforcement.
For the insurgents, it said, “there should be an
appreciation of their supply route, personnel, fire
power, camouflage tactics and guerrilla war
strategy”.
The committee said from its findings the
insurgents are armed with sophisticated military
hardware such as Armoured Personnel Carriers
(APCs), Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns, Rocket Propelled
Grenades (RPGs), among other weapons.
It said: “The sophistication of their equipment has
emboldened the insurgents leading to an increase
in the frequency and intensity of their attacks. The
Nigerian military and other security agencies
should be provided with additional and superior
weapons to counter the insurgents.”
The committee also recommended that the military
should review its rules of engagement to
appropriately counter the insurgents.
It asked the government to also co-opt the Youth
Volunteer Group, otherwise known as Civilian JTF
and the Shuwa tribe into the search and rescue of

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Friday, 15 January 2016

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 1

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT Introduction to Business
Environment
2. The formula for business success requires
two elements - the individual and the
environment. Remove either value and success
becomes impossible. Business environment
consist of all those factors that have a bearing
on the business. The term’ business
environment implies those external forces,
factors and institutions that are beyond the
control of individual business organizations and
their management and affect the business
enterprise. It implies all external forces within
which a business enterprise operates. Business
environment influence the functioning of the
business system. Thus, business environment
may be defined as all those conditions and
forces which are external to the business and
are beyond the individual business unit, but it
operates within it. These forces are customer,
creditors, competitors, government, socio-
cultural organizations, political parties national
and international organizations etc. some of
those forces affect the business directly which
some others have indirect effect on the
business.

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3. Features of business environment
4. •Totality of external forces: Business
environment is the sum total of all things
external to business firms and, as such, is
aggregative in nature. •Specific and general
forces: Business environment includes both
specific andgeneral forces. Specific forces affect
individual enterprises directly and immediately in
their day-to-day working. General forces have
impact on all business enterprises and thus may
affect an individual firm only indirectly.
5. Dynamic nature: Business environment is
dynamic in that it keeps on changing whether in
terms of technological improvement, shifts in
consumer preferences or entry of new
competition in the market.
6. Uncertainty: Business environment is largely
uncertain as it is very difficult to predict future
happenings, especially when environment
changes are taking place too frequently as in the
case of information technology or fashion
industries.
7. Relativity: Business environment is a relative
concept since it differs from country to country
and even region to region. Political conditions in
the USA, for instance, differ from those in China
or Pakistan. Similarly, demand for sarees may
be fairly high in India whereas it may be almost
non-existent in France.
8. TYPES OF ENVIRONMENT
9. On the basis of the extent of intimacy with the
firm , the environmental factors may be
classified into different types-internal and
external.
10. INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
11. The internal environment is the environment
that has a direct impact on the business .Here
there are some internal factors which are
generally controllable because the company has
control over these factors. It can alter or modify
such factors as its personnel, physical facilities,
and organization and functional means, like
marketing, to suit the environment. The
important internal factors which have a bearing
on the strategy and other decisions of internal
organization are discussed below.
12. Value system
13. The value system of the founders and those
at the helm of affairs has important bearing on
the choice of business, the mission and the
objectives of the organization, business policies
and practices.
14. Mission and vision and objectives
15. Vision means the ability to think about the
future with imagination and wisdom. Vision isan
important factor in achieving the objectives of
the organization. The mission is themedium
through which the objectives are achieved
16. Management structure and nature
17. The structure of the organization also
influences the business decisions.
Theorganizational structure like the composition
of board of directors , influences thedecisions of
business as they are internal factors . The
structure and style of theorganization may delay
a decision making or some other helps in
making quick decisions.
18. Internal power relationships
19. The relationship among the three levels of
the organization also influences on the business.
The mutual co-ordination among those three is
a an important need for a business. The
relationship among the people working in the
three levels of theorganization should be cordial.
20. Human resource
21. The human resource is the important factor
for any organization as it contributes to
thestrength and weakness of any organization .
the human resource in any organization
musthave characteristics like skills, quality, high
morale, commitment towards the work ,attitude,
etc. T he involvement and initiative of the people
in an organization at differentlevels may vary
from organization to organization. The
organizational culture and overallenvironment
have bearing on them.
22. Company image and brand equity
23. The image of the company in the outside
market has the impact on theinternal
environment of the company. It helps in raising
the finance , making jointventures , other
alliances, expansions and acquisitions , entering
sale and purchasecontracts , launching new
products, etc. Brand equity also helps the
company in same
24. Miscellaneous factors
25. The other factors that contribute to the
business success or failure are as follows:•
26. Physical assets and facilities
27. :- facilities like production capacity,
technology areamong the factors which
influences the competitiveness of the firm. The
proper workingof the assets is indeed for free
flow of working of the company.•
28. Research and development:
29. - Though R&D department is basically
doneexternal environment but it has a direct
impact on the organization. This aspect
mainlydetermine the company’s ability to
innovate and compete.•
30. Marketing resources
31. : - Resources like the organization for
marketing, quality of the marketing men, brand
equity and distribution network have direct
bearing onmarketing efficiency of the company.•
32. Financial factors
33. :- factors like financial policies . financial
positions and capitalstructure are also important
internal environment affecting business
performances ,strategies and decisions.
37.
38. EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
39. It refers to the environment that has an
indirect influence on the business. The factors
areuncontrollable by the business. There are two
types of external environment.
40. Micro Environment
41. The micro environment is also known as the
task environment and operating environment
because the micro environmental forces have a
direct bearing on the operations of thefirm
“The micro environment consist of the actors in
the company’s immediate environmentthat affect
the performance of the company. These include
the suppliers, marketingintermediaries,
competitors, customers and the public”The
micro environmental factors are more intimately
linked with the companythan the macro factors.
The micro forces need not necessarily affect all
the firms ina particular industry in the same
way. Some of the micro factors may be
particular to a firm. When the competing firms in
an industry have the same micro elements,
therelative success of the firms depends on their
relative effectiveness in dealing with
theseelements
Suppliers
An important force in the micro environment of
a company is the suppliers, i.e., thosewho
supply the inputs like raw materials and
components to the company. Theimportance of
reliable source/sources of supply to the smooth
functioning of the businessis obvious.
Customer
The major task of a business is to create and
sustain customers. A business existsonly
because of its customers. The choice of
customer segments should be made
byconsidering a number of factors including the
relative profitability, dependability,stability of
demand, growth prospects and the extent of
competition.Competition not only include the
other firms that produce same product but also
thosefirms which compete for the income of the
consumers the competition here among these
products may be said as desire competition as
the primary task here is to fulfill the desireof the
customers. The competition that satisfies a
particular category desire then it iscalled generic
competition
Marketing Intermediaries
The marketing intermediaries include middlemen
such as agents and merchants that helpthe
company find customers or close sales with
them. The marketing intermediaries arevital links
between the company and the final consumers .
Financiers
The financiers are also important factors of
internal environment. Along with
financingcapabilities of the company their
policies and strategies, attitudes towards risk ,
ability to provide non-financial assistance etc.
are very important.
Public
Public can be said as any group that has an
actual or potentialinterest in or on
anorganization’s ability to achieve its interest.
Public include media and citizens. Growth of
consumer public is an important development
affecting business.
Macro Environment
Macro environment is also known as General
environment and remoteenvironment. Macro
factors are generally more uncontrollable than
micro environmentfactors. When the macro
factors become uncontrollable , the success of
company dependsupon its adaptability to the
environment. Some of the macro environment
factors arediscussed below:
Economic Environment
Economic environment refers to the aggregate of
the nature of economic systemof the country,
business cycles, the socio-economic
infrastructure etc. The successful businessman
visualizes the external factors affecting the
business, anticipatin
prospective market situations and makes
suitable to get the maximum with minimizecost.
Social Environment
The social dimension or environment of a nation
determines the value system of the society
which, in turn affects the functioning of the
business. Sociological factorssuch as costs
structure, customs and conventions, mobility of
labour etc. have far-reaching impact on the
business. These factors determine the work
culture and mobilityof labour, work groups etc.
Political Environment
The political environment of a country is
influenced by the political organisationssuch as
philosophy of political parties, ideology of
government or party in power, natureand extent
of bureaucracy influence of primary groups etc. .
The political environment of the country
influences the business to a great extent.
Legal Environment
Legal environment includes flexibility and
adaptability of law and other legal
rulesgoverning the business. It may include the
exact rulings and decision of the courts.
Theseaffect the business and its managers to a
great extent.
Technical Environment
The business in a country is greatly influenced
by the technological development.The
technology adopted by the industries determines
the type and quality of goods andservices to be
produced and the type and quality of plant and
equipment to be used.Technological
environment influences the business in terms of
investment in technology,consistent application
of technology and the effects of technology on
markets
Environmental technology
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sustainable urban design and innovation:
Photovoltaic ombrière SUDI is an autonomous
and mobile station that replenishes energy for
electric vehicles using solar energy.
Environmental technology (abbreviated as
envirotech) or green technology (abbreviated as
greentech) or clean technology (abbreviated as
cleantech) is the application of one or more of
environmental science, green chemistry,
environmental monitoring and electronic devices
to monitor, model and conserve the natural
environment and resources, and to curb the
negative impacts of human
involvement.Sustainable development is the
core of environmental technologies. The
termenvironmental technologies is also used to
describe a class of electronic devices that can
promote sustainable management of resources.
Water Purification
Water purification: The whole idea/concept of
having dirt/germ/pollution free water flowing
throughout the environment. Many other
phenomena lead from this concept of purification
of water. Water pollution is the main enemy of
this concept, and various campaigns and
activists have been organized around the world
to help purify water. Considering the amount of
water usage that is under current consumptions,
this Concept is of utter Importance.[1]
[edit]Air Purification
Air Purification: basic and common green plants
can be grown indoors to keep air fresh because
all plants remove CO2 and convert it intooxygen.
The best examples are: Dypsis lutescens,
Sansevieria trifasciata, and Epipremnum aureum.
[2]
[edit]Sewage treatment
Sewage treatment is conceptually similar to
water purification. Sewage treatments are very
important as they purify water per levels of its
pollution. The more polluted water is not used
for anything, and the least polluted water is
supplied to places where water is used
affluently. It may lead to vaious other concepts
of environmental protection, sustainability etc.[3]
[edit]Environmental remediation
Environmental remediation is the removal of
pollutants or contaminants for the general
protection of the environment. This is
accomplished by various chemical, biological,
and bulk movement methods, in conjunction
with environmental monitoring. (encyclopedia of
medical concepts)[4]
[edit]Solid waste management
Solid waste management is the purification,
consumption, reuse, disposal and treatment of
solid waste that undertaken by the milk
government or the ruling bodies of a city/town.
[5]
[edit]Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy that can be
replenished easily. For years we have been
using sources like wood, sun, water, etc. for
means for producing energy. Energy that can be
produced by natural objects like wood, sun,
wind, etc. is considered to be renewable.[6]
[edit]eGain forecasting
Egain forecasting is a method using forecasting
technology to predict the future weather's
impact on a building.[7] By adjusting the heat
based on the weather forecast, the system
eliminates redundant use of heat, thus reducing
the energy consumption and the emission
ofgreenhouse gases.[8]
[edit]Energy Conservation
Energy conservation is the utilization of devices
that require smaller amounts of energy in order
to reduce the consumption of electricity.
Reducing the use of electricity causes less fossil
fuels to be burned to provide that electricity.
The demographic environment
by ADMIN on APRIL 28, 2006
THE DEMOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT – SOME
INTERESTING STATISTICS FOR CURRENT AND
FUTURE MARKETERS
The main demographic force that marketers
monitor is population, because people make up
markets. Marketers are keenly interested in the
size and growth rate of population in cities,
regions; and nations; age distribution and ethnic
mix; educational levels; household patterns; and
regional characteristics and movements.
Demographic trends are highly reliable for the
short ad intermediate run. There is little excuse
for a company̢۪s being suddenly surprised by
demographic development. The singer Company
should have known for years that its sewing
machines business would be hurt by smaller
families and more working wives, yet it was
slow in responding..
World wide Population Growth
The world population is showing explosive
growth. It totaled 6.1 billion in 2000 and will
exceed 7.9 billion by the year 2025. Here is an
interesting picture:
If the world were a village of 1,000 people, it
would consist of 520 women and 480 men, 330
children, and 60 people over age 65, 10 college
graduates and 335 illiterate adults. The village
would contain 52 North Americans, 55 Russians,
84 Latin Americans, 95 East and West
Europeans, 124 Africans, and 584 Asians.
Communication would be difficult because 165
people would speak Mandarin, 86 English, 83
Hindi/Urdu, 64 Spanish, 58 Russian and 37
Arabic, and the rest would speak one of over
200 other languages. There would be 329
Christians, 178 Moslems, 132 Hindus, 62
Buddhists, 3 Jews, 167nonreligious, 45 atheists,
and 86 others.
The population explosion has been a source of
major concern. Unchecked population growth
and consumption could eventually result in
insufficient food supply, depletion of key mineral,
overcrowding, pollution, and an overall
deterioration in the quality of life. Moreover,
population growth is highest in countries and
communities that can least afford it.
The less developed regions of the world
currently account for 76% of the world
population and are growing at 2% per year,
whereas the population in the more developed
countries is growing at only 0.6 % per year. In
developing countries, the death rate has been
falling as a result of modern medicine, but the
birth rate has remained fairly stable. Feeding,
clothing, and educating children, while also
providing a rising of living, is nearly impossible
in these countries.
Explosive population growth has major
implications for business. A growing population
does not mean growing markets unless these
markets have sufficient purchasing power.
Nonetheless, companies that carefully analyze
their markets can find major opportunities.
In order to curb its skyrocketing population, the
Chinese government has passed regulations
limiting families to one child. One consequence
of these regulations: These children are spoiled
and fussed over as never before. Known in China
as â€Å“little emperors,â€? Chinese children are
being showered with everything from candy to
computers as a result of the â€Å“six pocket
syndrome.� As many as six adults—parents,
grandparents, great-grandparents, and aunts and
uncles—may be indulging the whims of each
child. This trend has encouraged toy
companies, such as Japan̢۪s Bandai
Company, Denmark̢۪s Lego Group, and the
US̢۪s Hasbro and Mattel to aggressively enter
the Chinese market.
Population Age Mix:
National Population varies in their age mix. At
one extreme is Mexico, a country with a very
young population and rapid population growth.
At the other extreme is Japan, a country with
one of the world̢۪s oldest populations. Milk,
diapers, school suppliers, and toys would be
important products in Mexico. Japan̢۪s
population would consume many more adult
products.
There is a global trend toward an aging
population. According to a survey in The
Economist, more people will grow old in this
century than ever before. In 2004 or 2005, the
population of people aged 60 or over will
surpass the proportion of under fives. There are
unlikely to be more toddlers than seniors. It is
the start of what the Japanese are calling The
Silver Century. The graying of the population is
affected by another trend, the widespread fall in
fertility rates. In most countries, women are not
having enough babies to replace the people who
die. The result will be fewer working people to
replace those who retire. In a decade̢۪s time,
many countries—Japan, the United States, and
the European countries, for instance—will face
problem of having to support a vastly large
population of elderly people.
A population can be subdivided into six age
groups:
1. Preschool
2. School-age Children.
3. Teens.
4. Young adults age 25 to 40.
5. Middle-age 40 to 65.
6. The older-adults age 65 and up.
For marketers, the most populous age groups
shape the marketing environment. In the United
States, the â€Å“baby boomers,â€? the 78 million
people born between 1946 and 1964, are one of
the most powerful forces shaping the
marketplace. Baby boomers are fixated on their
youths, not their age.
With many baby boomers well into their fifties
and even the last wave turning 40, demand for
products to turn back the hands of time has
exploded. According to one survey, half of all
boomers were depressed that they no longer
young and nearly one in five were actively
resisting the aging process.
The 40-plus age group will be 60% bigger than
the 18to 39 group by 2010, and it now controls
three-quarters of the country̢۪s wealth. As
they search for the fountain of youth, sales of
hair replacement and coloring aids, health club
memberships, home gym equipment, skin
tightening creams, nutritional supplements, and
organic foods have all soared.
Boomers grew up with TV advertising, so they
are an easier market to reach than the 45 million
born between 1965 and 1976, dubbed
Generation X. Generation Xers are typically
cynical about hard sell marketing pitches that
promise more than they can deliver, but some
marketers have been able to break through.
Both baby boomers and Generation-Xers will be
passing the torch to the latest demographic
group Generation Y or the echo boomers, born
between 1977 and 1984. Now numbering 72
million, this group is almost equal in size to
baby boomers. One distinguishing
characteristics of this age group is their utter
fluency and comfort with computer and Internet
technology. To them digital technology is no
more intimidating.
Finally business environment is a crucial aspect to be considered by investors.


CONCEPTS OF HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION
        Ogbede (2005) explained that home economics education is a self reliant orientation course. It is a dynamic field of study whose central theme is hinged on the improvement of the lives of everyone in the society. Also she stated that home economic education is the study of human and material resources affecting homes and families and families and the utilization of knowledge gained for the benefit of mankind. It extends beyond the families to the larger society.
        Anyankoha(2002) remarked that home economics is a vocational subject aimed at helping people develop desirable social attitude and skills needed for the world or work resourcefulness and ability to adapt to life’s changing situations.
        According to home economics education of African 1993 (HEMA) said the mission of home economics education is to facilitate the process of individual, families and communities becomes more responsible, for improving their well being in relation to their economic, social, cultural, Political and physical environment.
         Chagbe (2010) identifies home economic education as a field of study that evolves out of the concern for the families. It’s concerned with ways in which the quality and content of family life can be enhanced maximally through optimum utilization its human and material resources.
2.1   Areas of Home Economic Education
 Ogbu (2001) explained that home economics is a vocational course of study that has various aspects all contributing to the development of skills all necessary for self development leading to employment. She identified areas of home economics education to include the following:
i.            Clothing and textile: the training develop skills, attitude and competences in the mode of utilizing scientific treatment of textile, the reaction of laundry treatment and process in dress making or dress construction.
ii.          Housing: this is incorporated into the education for the improvement of homes; the training determines interior dressing choice of future etc.
iii.        Food and Nutrition: it trains participant in family nutrition. This is eminent because it nourished people who are not physically, mentally capable of significant contributions to economic transformation and economic growth of the nation.
iv.         Child Development: this provides adequate orientation in training persons to make them socially acceptable, adaptable and scientifically informed. Technically equipped to establish and run a business in the day cares centre, nursery schools toys and other home and children services.
v.           Home Management: it skills makes women develop their right sense of value; appreciate the priority needs of the family and community. It gives insight on developing the skills and learning necessary for efficient running of household management of family resources and control.

2.2   ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HOME ECONOMIC EDUCATION: 
        Adedeji (2001) defines entrepreneurship as the ability to take risk, initiate business ideas, establish it and run it successfully. He further explained that such ability is available in home economics because it’s as vocational option which develop skills and ability through gradual education and practice
        According to Okorie (2004) an entrepreneurship is a process of taking risk to adventure into unknown and unfamiliar business territories which with determination and courage help to explore and succeed.
Akanbi (2007) explained that entrepreneurship is a life long education that teaches people to learn organizational skills, time management, and leadership development and interpersonal skills all of which are highly transferable skills sought by an employer. Accordingly, entrepreneurship is an employment strategy that leads to economic self reliant, its job creator than job seeker.
2.3 Entrepreneurial Areas in Home Economics Education
According to Chagbe (2010) she explained that home economics education provides skills that build empowerment for wealth creation in the following areas:
A Food and Nutrition: the following areas of employment are available
i.            Fast food operators
ii.          Restaurant operators
iii.        Cake decorators
iv.         Salad and pie shops
v.           Catering services
B Clothing and Textile
i.            Making of men and women apparel
ii.          Production of dye material
iii.        Laundry services
iv.         Dress designers
v.           Pattern alteration.
D Housing
i.            Interior decoration
ii.          Furniture rentals
iii.        Paint shops
iv.         Furniture store
In the same vein, Okoro (2001) reported that home economics education prepares persons to be economic reliant and self sufficiency by opening doors to business opportunities.

2.4   CONCEPTS OF EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYMENT
        According to Hassan (2011), the term employment refers to the process of offering jobs to individuals in which a specified wages are paid. He stressed that such wages helps the beneficiaries to bills and reduce poverty. In the same vein, Sansui (2011) stressed that the art of employment refers to the act of getting involved in provision of economic, social and other services to the society and in return a prescribed amount is paid as salaries or wages, such processes keeps people busy, productive and reduces societal crimes of ills.
Ebong (2011) explained that employment is the process of engagement of person in both skilled and unskilled occupation in which gain is obtained and either from sales of finished products or through employment which wages are paid.
        Kate (2011) proffered that employment involves engagement of an employee by an employer for the purpose of engagement in production activities either in private or governmental organization. Such engagement offers wages or salaries to the employees; she added that acquisition of skills or competencies in vocational areas is a sure way of creating self employment and stimulation of both economic activities in the area and industrial.
Ogbade (2001) recorded that self employment refers to an act of individuals to create business activities, become employers of labour rather than an employee of labour. She added that self employment is the easiest way to acquire jobs due to the scarcity of jobs by government organizations.
Koto (2000) explained that self employment refers to acquisition of skills, Competency and attitude in a choosing vocation, planning and establishing business venture and run it successfully, make gain and employ others.
        Makama (2011) reported that self employment means to be self, a process in which individuals establishes a business venture and manages it successfully and make profit. Such profit gives wages to the owner and their employees
2.5. Benefits of Self-employment
        Abogoku (2011) recorded that benefits of self employment includes the following:
i.            It encourage economic activities in the society
ii.          It result in self development and progress
iii.        It reduces dependent on government employment and related agencies.
iv.         It makes employment readily available
v.           It reduces societal crimes and ills in the society like prostitution, advance fee friude, reduces illicit drug deals, arms robbery etc.
Keinclan (200) stated that self employment serves the following purpose.
i.            Reduces over dependence on foreign goods and services
ii.          It increases opportunity for job creation and employment.
iii.        It reduces poverty and provide jobs security
iv.         It produces opportunities to train technicians and craft men which are of economic growth.
v.           Tax generated from owners of business venture contributes to the production and supply of social services to the nation.
2.6 Factors Limiting Self Employment of vocational areas includes the following:
i.      Inadequate capital to invest in occupational areas available in home economics education
ii.     Epileptic power supply: most areas of occupational options in home economics education like food and Nutrition requires constant supply of power for preservation purpose. Inadequate supply of electricity results in waste of food products because most food can be preserved under a specified storage temperature
iii.    Lack of business initiative: Most graduates of home        economics lack he technical know-how to invest in vocational areas. This is due to insecurity and fear of failure.
Aisha (2011) recorded that inability of home economics graduates to undertake employment is due to the following:
i.            Political Unrest: the fear of riots and unrest can discorage home economics graduates from embarking upon self employment in acquired skills.
ii.          Poor patronage, negative attitude: the skills acquired may not get needed patronage from the public to encourage needed inters, this may also be attributed to negative attitude of the graduates towards business activities.
iii.        Health Condition : A graduate of home economics may be incapacitated due to sickness or poor health condition upon nay business activities.
Elvis (2009) explains that lack of interest in home economics education by graduates may likely discourage self employment activities in home economics. This explains that instructors should emphasis more on practical than theoretical aspect of the course.



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