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Friday 29 November 2019
The Difficulty Commuters Go Through From Lagos To Onitsha
LAGOS TO ONITSHA WITH EASE
By Tony Onyima
Concerned by the increasing complaints about the pains of Nigerians plying the Lagos-Onitsha route, I decided to seize an opportunity on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 to find out the real situation. For complete experience, I traveled with one of the transporters at Jibowu. After an excruciating traffic along Redeemed Church corridor, we finally commenced the journey to Onitsha at 10:30am. By the time we arrived the Niger Bridge, I had counted 60 checkpoints. I was painstakingly taking notes and few shots. These checkpoints were manned by either soldiers, police, customs, SARS, FRSC or a combination. Below are the locations of the checkpoints to guide your next trip to Onitsha.
LAGOS TO ORE:
1. Ilisan - Police checkpoint just in front of Babcock University
2. Ilisan 2 - Another police check less than 300 meters after Babcock
3. Ijebu Ode toll gate - Customs
4. Ijebu Ife - Police
5. Ijebu Itele - Customs, FRSC and Army
6. Ijebu Itele 2 - Police and FRSC
7. Ijebu Itele 3 - Police
8. Ajebandele - Police
9. Ajebandele 2 - Police
10. Ajebandele 3 - Police and FRSC
11. Ajebandele 4 - Army, Police
12. Ajebandele 5; less than 100 meters - Police
13. Ajebandele 6; less than 40 meters - Police
14. Ajebandele 7 - Police
15. Ajebandele 8 - Police
16. Ajebandele 9 - Police
17. Akinfosile - Police
18. Omotosho - Army
19. Omotosho 2 - Police
20. Obatedo - Police
21. Orilewo - Police
22. Orilewo 2 - Customs
23. Orilewo 3 - Police
24. Orilewo 4 - Police
ORE TO BENIN:
1. Ore 1 - Police
2. Ore 2 - Customs and Police
3. Ofosu - Army
4. Ofosu 2 - Police
5. Ofosu 3 - FRSC and Police
6. Ugbogui Town - Police
7. Okada - Customs and Police
8. Okada 2 - Police
9. Okada 3 - SARS
10. Okada 4 - Police
11. Okada 5 - Police
12. Okada 6 - SARS
13. Okada 7 - Army
14. Okada 8 - SARS
15. Okada 9 - SARS
16. Okada 10 - Police
17. Okada 11 - Police
18. Okada 12 - Police
19. Iwinosa - SARS
20. Benin toll gate - Customs, FRSC, SARS
21. Benin By-Pass - Police
22. Benin By-Pass 2 - SARS
23. Benin By-Pass 3 - Army
24. Ugoneki - Police
25. Ugoneki 2 - Police
26. Abudu - Customs
27. Abudu 2 - Army
28. Omumu-Agbor - Army, FRSC, Police and Customs
29. Agbor - Police
30. Ekwuoma - Police
31. Issele Uku - SARS
32. Issele Uku 2 - Police
33. Akwa Ukwu - Customs and Army
34. Ogwashi - Customs
35. Okpanam - Customs and Police
36. Onitsha Bridge head - Mopol
You can imagine what will happen in the next two weeks when my brothers and sisters begin their Christmas migration.
By Tony Onyima
Concerned by the increasing complaints about the pains of Nigerians plying the Lagos-Onitsha route, I decided to seize an opportunity on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 to find out the real situation. For complete experience, I traveled with one of the transporters at Jibowu. After an excruciating traffic along Redeemed Church corridor, we finally commenced the journey to Onitsha at 10:30am. By the time we arrived the Niger Bridge, I had counted 60 checkpoints. I was painstakingly taking notes and few shots. These checkpoints were manned by either soldiers, police, customs, SARS, FRSC or a combination. Below are the locations of the checkpoints to guide your next trip to Onitsha.
LAGOS TO ORE:
1. Ilisan - Police checkpoint just in front of Babcock University
2. Ilisan 2 - Another police check less than 300 meters after Babcock
3. Ijebu Ode toll gate - Customs
4. Ijebu Ife - Police
5. Ijebu Itele - Customs, FRSC and Army
6. Ijebu Itele 2 - Police and FRSC
7. Ijebu Itele 3 - Police
8. Ajebandele - Police
9. Ajebandele 2 - Police
10. Ajebandele 3 - Police and FRSC
11. Ajebandele 4 - Army, Police
12. Ajebandele 5; less than 100 meters - Police
13. Ajebandele 6; less than 40 meters - Police
14. Ajebandele 7 - Police
15. Ajebandele 8 - Police
16. Ajebandele 9 - Police
17. Akinfosile - Police
18. Omotosho - Army
19. Omotosho 2 - Police
20. Obatedo - Police
21. Orilewo - Police
22. Orilewo 2 - Customs
23. Orilewo 3 - Police
24. Orilewo 4 - Police
ORE TO BENIN:
1. Ore 1 - Police
2. Ore 2 - Customs and Police
3. Ofosu - Army
4. Ofosu 2 - Police
5. Ofosu 3 - FRSC and Police
6. Ugbogui Town - Police
7. Okada - Customs and Police
8. Okada 2 - Police
9. Okada 3 - SARS
10. Okada 4 - Police
11. Okada 5 - Police
12. Okada 6 - SARS
13. Okada 7 - Army
14. Okada 8 - SARS
15. Okada 9 - SARS
16. Okada 10 - Police
17. Okada 11 - Police
18. Okada 12 - Police
19. Iwinosa - SARS
20. Benin toll gate - Customs, FRSC, SARS
21. Benin By-Pass - Police
22. Benin By-Pass 2 - SARS
23. Benin By-Pass 3 - Army
24. Ugoneki - Police
25. Ugoneki 2 - Police
26. Abudu - Customs
27. Abudu 2 - Army
28. Omumu-Agbor - Army, FRSC, Police and Customs
29. Agbor - Police
30. Ekwuoma - Police
31. Issele Uku - SARS
32. Issele Uku 2 - Police
33. Akwa Ukwu - Customs and Army
34. Ogwashi - Customs
35. Okpanam - Customs and Police
36. Onitsha Bridge head - Mopol
You can imagine what will happen in the next two weeks when my brothers and sisters begin their Christmas migration.
Correction For A Misinformation
The Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) dissociates itself from the rumor going round in respect of a purported recruitment examination slated for 6th, December, 2019
The Chairman (TESCOM,) therefore advised the general public to treat the information as fake and untrue.
She further advised that the commission will give necessary information concerning the Commission's activities via the proper channels
Signed
Chairman (TESCOM).
The Chairman (TESCOM,) therefore advised the general public to treat the information as fake and untrue.
She further advised that the commission will give necessary information concerning the Commission's activities via the proper channels
Signed
Chairman (TESCOM).
Thursday 28 November 2019
Employment And Promotion Notification
Please be informed that the Tescom recruitment examination for both the teaching and non Teaching staff will be coming up on Friday 6th of December, that is next week Friday, while the promotion Examination for the eligible officers in Tescom for 2018/ 2019 is coming up on Saturday 30th November, that is this Saturday. pls let's sensitise our brothers and friends who have applied.
Wednesday 27 November 2019
There Is Eternal Consequences
ONE MINUTE PLEASURE
Mrs. Jonah sat in the principal’s office crying her eyes out and pleading for mercy. She repeatedly pleaded with the principal to give her son, Gabriel Jonah, another chance. But the principal was not ready to bulge.
The principal calmly said, “Mrs. Jonah, there is absolutely nothing I can do in this case. I wish I could help you, but unfortunately it is beyond my capacity to do anything about it. It was a tough decision for the management but after examining the case critically, both the members of the academic board and the disciplinary committee unanimously agreed that justice has to take its due course irrespective of the person involved.
Every staff of this school, including my humble self, attests to the fact that Gabriel has been a good boy from the time he entered into this school till now. But that notwithstanding, examination malpractice is one of the things this school has zero tolerance for.
It grieves me to see you weeping this way, but my hands are tied. It may also be in your best interest and that of your boy that he be made to serve this penalty. May be that would help him to learn some vital lessons against future life events. He is only going to miss one academic session, which means he will have to repeat SS 2”.
Mrs. Jonah turned to her son who all the while buried his face in shame and leaning against the wall in the principal’s office weeping uncontrollably and asked, “Gabriel tell me under God what made you to do it”.
Gabriel: Mummy it was the work of the devil. I thought I was being smart. When you gave me the food you brought from home during the last visiting day, you told me that I should be smart so that I would not be caught. And I actually finished eating the food you brought without being caught.
I remembered your advice, “be smart when you want to do such things so that you will not be caught.” On Monday I felt I could apply the same principle to my exams since I was not fully prepared for the paper. I wanted to be smart – to help myself. I didn’t know Mr. Bonny was standing at the window. Mummy, I have never done this before. But I thought I could be smart.”
Prostrating full length on the floor he moaned bitterly, “Oh my God! Please ma, help me! I am done for! I have learned my lessons; I will never do it again”. Sob sob…..
Note: the school Gabriel was attending is a boarding school, and parents are not allowed to bring cooked food to their wards during visiting day. Only snacks are allowed. But many parents usually disobey this rule; such parents would conceal the cooked food and, through any possible means, sneak it into the school for their children.
On this particular occasion Mrs. Jonah gave the food to her son and counseled him to be “smart when doing such things to avoid being caught by the authorities”.
I hope you can pick the bits of the story now?
Let us not go back to the principal’s office, but what was going on there was that Gabriel was caught with a text book during an exam and her mother was invited to the school where she was given the verdict that her son was going to repeat a class.
That is the punishment for exam malpractice in their school.
Gabriel’s dad is late and his mother has been struggling to pay his school fees from J.S.S. 2.
Matters arising from the story:
• Many parents have ruined the destiny of their children because of momentary pleasure. In order to give them few minutes enjoyment or even few years of freedom such parents fail to inculcate the right values into their children.
• Parenting is a type of leadership focused on influencing, inspiring and motivating your children to know and do the right thing, and ultimately become who and what they are destined to be. What type of influence are you to your children? Are you inspiring them to become better, or, are the natural good traits in them expiring under your influence? Are your parenting efforts motivating your children towards excellence, or towards indulgence and self-gratification?
• Don’t destroy your children’s tomorrow today. Be careful what you do with them today so that their tomorrow will be carefully packaged.
• Even if there is nothing else you can teach your children, teach them that God is above the throne, sees everything and knows everything. Let them know that they cannot hide anything from God; even their deepest thoughts are well known to Him. They should therefore never think of doing anything evil, anytime, anywhere, because God will definitely see them.
• Groom your children in such a way that they will have choices in life. If your children are ill-mannered and ill-prepared they will have no choice but to take whatever life throws at them. They will be at the mercy of whatever others and the society have to offer, whether good or bad.
• Do not give your children the impression that there is a shortcut to everything they want in life. Rather teach them that they will always have what they want if they work with God, and also work hard.
• There are parents who in the name of fashion have turned their very young children, especially daughters, into raunchy dolls. And same parents will wake up tomorrow to complain that the internet is promoting indecent dressing among their teens.
• At times parents forget that what goes round comes around. They consciously encourage their wards to disobey constituted authorities. That is why we find parents going to fight with teachers in the school for making their children to do the right thing. Such children take pride in being law breakers. And it does not end in the school; sooner or later the parents will get their share of the pain.
• Your children will do what they saw you doing more than what they heard you saying. If you want them to tell the truth always, then your lips must not utter lies whether they are there or not. Be their example in everything good.
• May you not prod your children to do things that will ruin their lives and thereby make them to hate you for life.
• Stop manufacturing excuses and lies to cover your children’s failures. Let them feel the brunt of their actions and/or inactions and learn valid lessons from them. Don’t be the kind of parent that will tell their children to tell the teacher in the school that they (the kids) were sick the previous day and that was why they could not do their home work. Meanwhile, the children watched television all day long and the parent did not remind them to do their homework.
• Note: you cannot love your children more than God loves them. Therefore, stop moving them against God. Stop encouraging them to do things that are against the will and laws of God, all in the name of showing them love.
• Each time you teach, encourage or support your child to do anything ungodly, you are putting that child into a speed boat racing towards imminent doom and destruction.
• Learn to put a check on yourself by asking yourself these vital questions from time to time, “in the future, what will be the result of this action or lifestyle I am encouraging my child to take or live? Does it have any lasting and eternal value? Even though I feel good about this, and my child is obviously happy with it, is God happy with me? Am I being a good custodian of the precious children God entrusted into my care?
Dear parents, if at the end of the day your parenting efforts succeeded in raising children who are temporarily happy on earth but permanently sad in eternity you are of all men most miserable.
May God help us. Amen.
Mrs. Jonah sat in the principal’s office crying her eyes out and pleading for mercy. She repeatedly pleaded with the principal to give her son, Gabriel Jonah, another chance. But the principal was not ready to bulge.
The principal calmly said, “Mrs. Jonah, there is absolutely nothing I can do in this case. I wish I could help you, but unfortunately it is beyond my capacity to do anything about it. It was a tough decision for the management but after examining the case critically, both the members of the academic board and the disciplinary committee unanimously agreed that justice has to take its due course irrespective of the person involved.
Every staff of this school, including my humble self, attests to the fact that Gabriel has been a good boy from the time he entered into this school till now. But that notwithstanding, examination malpractice is one of the things this school has zero tolerance for.
It grieves me to see you weeping this way, but my hands are tied. It may also be in your best interest and that of your boy that he be made to serve this penalty. May be that would help him to learn some vital lessons against future life events. He is only going to miss one academic session, which means he will have to repeat SS 2”.
Mrs. Jonah turned to her son who all the while buried his face in shame and leaning against the wall in the principal’s office weeping uncontrollably and asked, “Gabriel tell me under God what made you to do it”.
Gabriel: Mummy it was the work of the devil. I thought I was being smart. When you gave me the food you brought from home during the last visiting day, you told me that I should be smart so that I would not be caught. And I actually finished eating the food you brought without being caught.
I remembered your advice, “be smart when you want to do such things so that you will not be caught.” On Monday I felt I could apply the same principle to my exams since I was not fully prepared for the paper. I wanted to be smart – to help myself. I didn’t know Mr. Bonny was standing at the window. Mummy, I have never done this before. But I thought I could be smart.”
Prostrating full length on the floor he moaned bitterly, “Oh my God! Please ma, help me! I am done for! I have learned my lessons; I will never do it again”. Sob sob…..
Note: the school Gabriel was attending is a boarding school, and parents are not allowed to bring cooked food to their wards during visiting day. Only snacks are allowed. But many parents usually disobey this rule; such parents would conceal the cooked food and, through any possible means, sneak it into the school for their children.
On this particular occasion Mrs. Jonah gave the food to her son and counseled him to be “smart when doing such things to avoid being caught by the authorities”.
I hope you can pick the bits of the story now?
Let us not go back to the principal’s office, but what was going on there was that Gabriel was caught with a text book during an exam and her mother was invited to the school where she was given the verdict that her son was going to repeat a class.
That is the punishment for exam malpractice in their school.
Gabriel’s dad is late and his mother has been struggling to pay his school fees from J.S.S. 2.
Matters arising from the story:
• Many parents have ruined the destiny of their children because of momentary pleasure. In order to give them few minutes enjoyment or even few years of freedom such parents fail to inculcate the right values into their children.
• Parenting is a type of leadership focused on influencing, inspiring and motivating your children to know and do the right thing, and ultimately become who and what they are destined to be. What type of influence are you to your children? Are you inspiring them to become better, or, are the natural good traits in them expiring under your influence? Are your parenting efforts motivating your children towards excellence, or towards indulgence and self-gratification?
• Don’t destroy your children’s tomorrow today. Be careful what you do with them today so that their tomorrow will be carefully packaged.
• Even if there is nothing else you can teach your children, teach them that God is above the throne, sees everything and knows everything. Let them know that they cannot hide anything from God; even their deepest thoughts are well known to Him. They should therefore never think of doing anything evil, anytime, anywhere, because God will definitely see them.
• Groom your children in such a way that they will have choices in life. If your children are ill-mannered and ill-prepared they will have no choice but to take whatever life throws at them. They will be at the mercy of whatever others and the society have to offer, whether good or bad.
• Do not give your children the impression that there is a shortcut to everything they want in life. Rather teach them that they will always have what they want if they work with God, and also work hard.
• There are parents who in the name of fashion have turned their very young children, especially daughters, into raunchy dolls. And same parents will wake up tomorrow to complain that the internet is promoting indecent dressing among their teens.
• At times parents forget that what goes round comes around. They consciously encourage their wards to disobey constituted authorities. That is why we find parents going to fight with teachers in the school for making their children to do the right thing. Such children take pride in being law breakers. And it does not end in the school; sooner or later the parents will get their share of the pain.
• Your children will do what they saw you doing more than what they heard you saying. If you want them to tell the truth always, then your lips must not utter lies whether they are there or not. Be their example in everything good.
• May you not prod your children to do things that will ruin their lives and thereby make them to hate you for life.
• Stop manufacturing excuses and lies to cover your children’s failures. Let them feel the brunt of their actions and/or inactions and learn valid lessons from them. Don’t be the kind of parent that will tell their children to tell the teacher in the school that they (the kids) were sick the previous day and that was why they could not do their home work. Meanwhile, the children watched television all day long and the parent did not remind them to do their homework.
• Note: you cannot love your children more than God loves them. Therefore, stop moving them against God. Stop encouraging them to do things that are against the will and laws of God, all in the name of showing them love.
• Each time you teach, encourage or support your child to do anything ungodly, you are putting that child into a speed boat racing towards imminent doom and destruction.
• Learn to put a check on yourself by asking yourself these vital questions from time to time, “in the future, what will be the result of this action or lifestyle I am encouraging my child to take or live? Does it have any lasting and eternal value? Even though I feel good about this, and my child is obviously happy with it, is God happy with me? Am I being a good custodian of the precious children God entrusted into my care?
Dear parents, if at the end of the day your parenting efforts succeeded in raising children who are temporarily happy on earth but permanently sad in eternity you are of all men most miserable.
May God help us. Amen.
Monday 25 November 2019
Qualities In A Good Text Book
Factors You Should Consider In Choosing a Textbook.
In this 21st century, textbooks have gained a broader significance beyond their use as a teaching guide. Good textbooks help students learn how to learn, inspire positive values and attitudes, and a commitment to lifelong learning.
In choosing a textbook, it is important to consider noteworthy qualities such as contents, learning, teaching development, structure and organisation, textbook layout and technical and functional significance.
Here are some values you should consider in choosing a textbook:
- Textbooks should align and conform with the objectives and components of the curriculum. Good textbooks should reflect the aims, content, learning objective, and assessment of the curriculum.
- Focused on the development of practical skills for equipping students with skills and knowledge to cope with the challenges of the future.
- Good textbooks should emphasize learning beyond the classroom.
- Textbooks should be interactive, contain lessons to inspire the interest of students, and actively engage their minds in the learning process.
- Quality of language. Language used in textbooks must be coherent, and accessible to students in order to facilitate independent reading and engage with lessons on their own.
- Textbook Layout. Good textbooks should be well organized, space and margin utilised properly, contain illustrations that enhance learning, and designed in a way that the materials and contents succinctly and clearly describe the aims and objectives of the lessons.
- Data and information used in the textbook must be accurate and relevant.
Rasmed Publications has a wide range of quality textbooks spanning across different age grades and various interests and themes for schools in Nigeria.
You can go through our catalog here https://rasmedpublications.com/catalog/
Monday Tips From Your Friends at Rasmed Publications
In this 21st century, textbooks have gained a broader significance beyond their use as a teaching guide. Good textbooks help students learn how to learn, inspire positive values and attitudes, and a commitment to lifelong learning.
In choosing a textbook, it is important to consider noteworthy qualities such as contents, learning, teaching development, structure and organisation, textbook layout and technical and functional significance.
Here are some values you should consider in choosing a textbook:
- Textbooks should align and conform with the objectives and components of the curriculum. Good textbooks should reflect the aims, content, learning objective, and assessment of the curriculum.
- Focused on the development of practical skills for equipping students with skills and knowledge to cope with the challenges of the future.
- Good textbooks should emphasize learning beyond the classroom.
- Textbooks should be interactive, contain lessons to inspire the interest of students, and actively engage their minds in the learning process.
- Quality of language. Language used in textbooks must be coherent, and accessible to students in order to facilitate independent reading and engage with lessons on their own.
- Textbook Layout. Good textbooks should be well organized, space and margin utilised properly, contain illustrations that enhance learning, and designed in a way that the materials and contents succinctly and clearly describe the aims and objectives of the lessons.
- Data and information used in the textbook must be accurate and relevant.
Rasmed Publications has a wide range of quality textbooks spanning across different age grades and various interests and themes for schools in Nigeria.
You can go through our catalog here https://rasmedpublications.com/catalog/
Monday Tips From Your Friends at Rasmed Publications
Sunday 24 November 2019
Keep Your Heart Healthy By Oluwalogbon
It is a chat with Dr. Abdullahi Oluwalogbon (Heart and Utility Specialist). The transcript of the chat is given below. Useful for everyone.*
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:
*Question 1:* What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his or her heart?
*Answer:*
1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
2. Exercise - Half an hour's walk, at least five days a week; avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a longtime
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control BP - Blood pressure and Sugar
*Question 2:* Can we convert fat into muscles?
*Answer:* It is a dangerous myth. Fat and muscles are made of two different tissues - fat is fat, ugly and harmful. Muscle is muscle. Fat can never be converted into a muscle.
*Question 3:* It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?
*Answer:* This is called silent attack. That is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.
*Question 4:* Are heart diseases hereditary?
*Answer:* Yes
*Question 5:* What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress?
*Answer:* Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.
*Question 6:* Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?
*Answer:* Walking is better than jogging, since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints.
*Question 7:* You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?
*Answer:* Mother Theresa, who was my patient.
*Question 8:* Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?
*Answer:* Extremely rare.
*Question 9:* Does cholesterol accumulate right from an early age (I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?
*Answer:* Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.
*Question 10:* How do irregular eating habits affect the heart ?
*Answer:* You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme release for digestion gets confused.
*Question 11:* How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?
*Answer:* Control diet, walk and eat walnut.
*Question 12:* Which is the best and worst food for the heart?
*Answer:* Fruits and vegetables are the best and oils the worst.
*Question 13:* Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, olive?
*Answer:* All oils are bad.
*Question 14:* What is the routine checkup one should go through? Is there any specific test?
*Answer:* Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo.
*Question 15:* What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack?
*Answer:* Help the person into a sleeping position, place an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him or her to a coronary care unit, since the maximum casualty takes place within the first hour.
*Question 16:* How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that caused due to gastric trouble?
**Answer:* Extremely difficult without ECG.
*Question 17:* What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 years of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.
*Answer:* Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.
*Question 18:* Is it possible for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet be perfectly healthy?
*Answer:* Yes.
*Question 19:* Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true?
*Answer :* Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may NOT have a software engineer as a child.
*Question 20:* Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a times we have to stay late nights in office. Does this affect our heart? What precautions would you recommend?
*Answer :* When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock.
*Question 21:* Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short/long term)?
*Answer :* Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe.
*Question 22:* Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks?
*Answer:* No.
*Question 23:* Are asthma patients more prone to heart disease?
*Answer :* No.
*Question 24:* How would you define junk food?
*Answer :* Fried food like Kentucky, McDonalds, Samosas, and even Masala Dosas.
*Question 25:* You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food?
*Answer:* Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately, Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease.
*Question 26:* Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension?
*Answer:* No.
*Question 27:* Can a person help himself during a heart attack (Because we see a lot of forwarded e-mails on this)?
*Answer:* Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary care unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up.
*Question 28:* Do, in any way, low white blood cells and low hemoglobin count lead to heart problems?
*Answer:* No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity.
*Question 29:* Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise?
*Answer:* Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot.
*Question 30:* Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar?
*Answer:* Yes. A strong relationship since diabetics are more vulnerable to heart attacks than non-diabetics.
*Question 31:* What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation?
*Answer :* Diet, exercise, drugs on time, Control cholesterol, BP, weight.
*Question 32:* Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?
*Answer:* No.
*Question 33:* What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs?
*Answer:* There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem, but my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walk, diet to reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyles.
*Question 34:* Does aspirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks?
*Answer:* No.
*Question 35:* Why is the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women?
*Answer:* Nature protects women till the age of 45. (Present Global census show that the Percentage of heart disease in women has increased than in men )
*Question 36:* How can one keep the heart in a good condition?
*Answer:* Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise everyday, do not smoke and, go for health checkups if you are past the age of 30 ( once in six months recommended).
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:
*Question 1:* What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his or her heart?
*Answer:*
1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
2. Exercise - Half an hour's walk, at least five days a week; avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a longtime
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control BP - Blood pressure and Sugar
*Question 2:* Can we convert fat into muscles?
*Answer:* It is a dangerous myth. Fat and muscles are made of two different tissues - fat is fat, ugly and harmful. Muscle is muscle. Fat can never be converted into a muscle.
*Question 3:* It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?
*Answer:* This is called silent attack. That is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.
*Question 4:* Are heart diseases hereditary?
*Answer:* Yes
*Question 5:* What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress?
*Answer:* Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.
*Question 6:* Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?
*Answer:* Walking is better than jogging, since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints.
*Question 7:* You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?
*Answer:* Mother Theresa, who was my patient.
*Question 8:* Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?
*Answer:* Extremely rare.
*Question 9:* Does cholesterol accumulate right from an early age (I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?
*Answer:* Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.
*Question 10:* How do irregular eating habits affect the heart ?
*Answer:* You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme release for digestion gets confused.
*Question 11:* How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?
*Answer:* Control diet, walk and eat walnut.
*Question 12:* Which is the best and worst food for the heart?
*Answer:* Fruits and vegetables are the best and oils the worst.
*Question 13:* Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, olive?
*Answer:* All oils are bad.
*Question 14:* What is the routine checkup one should go through? Is there any specific test?
*Answer:* Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo.
*Question 15:* What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack?
*Answer:* Help the person into a sleeping position, place an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him or her to a coronary care unit, since the maximum casualty takes place within the first hour.
*Question 16:* How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that caused due to gastric trouble?
**Answer:* Extremely difficult without ECG.
*Question 17:* What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 years of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.
*Answer:* Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.
*Question 18:* Is it possible for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet be perfectly healthy?
*Answer:* Yes.
*Question 19:* Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true?
*Answer :* Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may NOT have a software engineer as a child.
*Question 20:* Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a times we have to stay late nights in office. Does this affect our heart? What precautions would you recommend?
*Answer :* When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock.
*Question 21:* Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short/long term)?
*Answer :* Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe.
*Question 22:* Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks?
*Answer:* No.
*Question 23:* Are asthma patients more prone to heart disease?
*Answer :* No.
*Question 24:* How would you define junk food?
*Answer :* Fried food like Kentucky, McDonalds, Samosas, and even Masala Dosas.
*Question 25:* You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food?
*Answer:* Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately, Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease.
*Question 26:* Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension?
*Answer:* No.
*Question 27:* Can a person help himself during a heart attack (Because we see a lot of forwarded e-mails on this)?
*Answer:* Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary care unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up.
*Question 28:* Do, in any way, low white blood cells and low hemoglobin count lead to heart problems?
*Answer:* No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity.
*Question 29:* Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise?
*Answer:* Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot.
*Question 30:* Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar?
*Answer:* Yes. A strong relationship since diabetics are more vulnerable to heart attacks than non-diabetics.
*Question 31:* What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation?
*Answer :* Diet, exercise, drugs on time, Control cholesterol, BP, weight.
*Question 32:* Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?
*Answer:* No.
*Question 33:* What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs?
*Answer:* There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem, but my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walk, diet to reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyles.
*Question 34:* Does aspirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks?
*Answer:* No.
*Question 35:* Why is the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women?
*Answer:* Nature protects women till the age of 45. (Present Global census show that the Percentage of heart disease in women has increased than in men )
*Question 36:* How can one keep the heart in a good condition?
*Answer:* Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise everyday, do not smoke and, go for health checkups if you are past the age of 30 ( once in six months recommended).
Friday 22 November 2019
Save A Life Today
From a surgical nurse and certified CPR teacher:
Please pause for 2 minutes and read this:
1. Let’s say it’s 7.25pm and you’re going home (alone of course) after an unusually hard day on the job.
2. You’re really tired, upset and frustrated.
3 Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to drag out into your arm and up in to your jaw. You are only about five km from the hospital nearest your home.
4. Unfortunately you don’t know if you’ll be able to make it that far.
5. You have been trained in CPR, but the guy who taught the course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself.
6. HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE? Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.
7. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.
8. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.
9. Tell as many other people as possible about this. It could save their lives!!
10. A cardiologist says If everyone who gets this mail kindly sends it to 10 people, you can bet that we’ll save at least one life.
11.
Please pause for 2 minutes and read this:
1. Let’s say it’s 7.25pm and you’re going home (alone of course) after an unusually hard day on the job.
2. You’re really tired, upset and frustrated.
3 Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to drag out into your arm and up in to your jaw. You are only about five km from the hospital nearest your home.
4. Unfortunately you don’t know if you’ll be able to make it that far.
5. You have been trained in CPR, but the guy who taught the course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself.
6. HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE? Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.
7. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.
8. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.
9. Tell as many other people as possible about this. It could save their lives!!
10. A cardiologist says If everyone who gets this mail kindly sends it to 10 people, you can bet that we’ll save at least one life.
11.
Thursday 14 November 2019
Bank Transfer Codes And Health Tips
*Transfer codes:*
GTB_(*737#)
Fidelity Bank_(*770#)
First Bank_(*894#)
Sterling Bank_(*822#)
Skye Bank_(*833#)
UBA_(*919#)
EcoBank_(*326#)
Zenith Bank_(*966#)
Stanbic Bank_(*909#)
Access Bank Bank_(*901#)
Wema Bank_(*945#)
Diamond Bank_(*426#)
Unity Bank_(*389 *215#)
Heritage Bank_*322#
KeyStone Bank_(*322 *082#)
Union Bank_(*389 *038#)
Fcmb_(*329#) or _(*389 *214#)
EcoBank_(*326# )
Ja'iz Bank (*389*301#)
Share it please,
Someone maybe in need of it🚶🚶
Pls let your son/daughter know his/her genotype before he/she says yes to that handsome guy or to that beautiful lady whom he/she wishes to spend the rest of his/her life with...
Genotype & It's Appropriate Suitor:
AA + AA = Excellent
AA + AS = Good
AA + SS = Fair
AS + AS = Bad
AS + SS = Very Bad
SS + SS = Extremely Bad (In fact, don't try it)
#SickleCellAwareness
💉BLOOD GROUP COMPATIBILITY 💉
What’s Your Type and how common is it?
O+ 1 in 3 37.4%
(Most common)
A+ 1 in 3 35.7%
B+ 1 in 12 8.5%
AB+ 1 in 29 3.4%
O- 1 in 15 6.6%
A- 1 in 16 6.3%
B- 1 in 67 1.5%
AB- 1 in 167 .6%
(Rarest)
Compatible Blood Types
O- can receive O-
O+ can receive O+, O-
A- can receive A-, O-
A+ can receive A+, A-, O+, O-
B- can receive B-, O-
B+ can receive B+, B-, O+, O-
AB- can receive AB-, B-, A-, O-
AB+ can receive AB+, AB-, B+, B-, A+, A-, O+, O-
This is an important msg which can save a life! A life could be saved....
: Your Blood group also speaks about you.
🅰(+) : Good leadership.
🅰(-) : Hardworking.
🅱(+) : Can Sacrifice for others and very ambitious, tolerance.
🅱(-) : Non flexible, Selfish & Sadistic.
🅾(+) : Born to help.
🅾(-) : Narrow minded.
🆎(+) : Very difficult to understand.
🆎(-) : Sharp & Intelligent.
What is ur blood group ?
Try....It....share the Fantastic information..
EFFECT OF WATER
💐 We Know Water is
important but never
knew about the
Special Times one
has to drink it.. !!
Did you ???
💦 Drinking Water at the
Right Time ⏰
Maximizes its
effectiveness on the
Human Body;
1⃣ 1 Glass of Water
after waking up -
🕕⛅ helps to
activate internal
organs..
2⃣ 1 Glass of Water
30 Minutes 🕧
before a Meal -
helps digestion..
3⃣ 1 Glass of Water
before taking a
Bath 🚿 - helps
lower your blood
pressure.
4⃣ 1 Glass of Water
before going to
Bed - 🕙 avoids
Stroke or Heart
Attack.
GTB_(*737#)
Fidelity Bank_(*770#)
First Bank_(*894#)
Sterling Bank_(*822#)
Skye Bank_(*833#)
UBA_(*919#)
EcoBank_(*326#)
Zenith Bank_(*966#)
Stanbic Bank_(*909#)
Access Bank Bank_(*901#)
Wema Bank_(*945#)
Diamond Bank_(*426#)
Unity Bank_(*389 *215#)
Heritage Bank_*322#
KeyStone Bank_(*322 *082#)
Union Bank_(*389 *038#)
Fcmb_(*329#) or _(*389 *214#)
EcoBank_(*326# )
Ja'iz Bank (*389*301#)
Share it please,
Someone maybe in need of it🚶🚶
Pls let your son/daughter know his/her genotype before he/she says yes to that handsome guy or to that beautiful lady whom he/she wishes to spend the rest of his/her life with...
Genotype & It's Appropriate Suitor:
AA + AA = Excellent
AA + AS = Good
AA + SS = Fair
AS + AS = Bad
AS + SS = Very Bad
SS + SS = Extremely Bad (In fact, don't try it)
#SickleCellAwareness
💉BLOOD GROUP COMPATIBILITY 💉
What’s Your Type and how common is it?
O+ 1 in 3 37.4%
(Most common)
A+ 1 in 3 35.7%
B+ 1 in 12 8.5%
AB+ 1 in 29 3.4%
O- 1 in 15 6.6%
A- 1 in 16 6.3%
B- 1 in 67 1.5%
AB- 1 in 167 .6%
(Rarest)
Compatible Blood Types
O- can receive O-
O+ can receive O+, O-
A- can receive A-, O-
A+ can receive A+, A-, O+, O-
B- can receive B-, O-
B+ can receive B+, B-, O+, O-
AB- can receive AB-, B-, A-, O-
AB+ can receive AB+, AB-, B+, B-, A+, A-, O+, O-
This is an important msg which can save a life! A life could be saved....
: Your Blood group also speaks about you.
🅰(+) : Good leadership.
🅰(-) : Hardworking.
🅱(+) : Can Sacrifice for others and very ambitious, tolerance.
🅱(-) : Non flexible, Selfish & Sadistic.
🅾(+) : Born to help.
🅾(-) : Narrow minded.
🆎(+) : Very difficult to understand.
🆎(-) : Sharp & Intelligent.
What is ur blood group ?
Try....It....share the Fantastic information..
EFFECT OF WATER
💐 We Know Water is
important but never
knew about the
Special Times one
has to drink it.. !!
Did you ???
💦 Drinking Water at the
Right Time ⏰
Maximizes its
effectiveness on the
Human Body;
1⃣ 1 Glass of Water
after waking up -
🕕⛅ helps to
activate internal
organs..
2⃣ 1 Glass of Water
30 Minutes 🕧
before a Meal -
helps digestion..
3⃣ 1 Glass of Water
before taking a
Bath 🚿 - helps
lower your blood
pressure.
4⃣ 1 Glass of Water
before going to
Bed - 🕙 avoids
Stroke or Heart
Attack.
Oyo State Vacancy
*JOB ALERT!*
Do you have or have any family members, relatives or friends with SSCE - OND - HND - BSC - BA - RRBN - B.Pharm - RN - RM - BNS - MBBS or any other qualification?
*Oyo State Government* is recruiting to the following vacant positions at Oyo State Hospitals;
*APPLY NOW*
*Available Positions:*
• Consultants - 10 Departments
• Medical Officers
• Dental Officers
• Dental Surgery Technician
• Dental Technologist
• Dental Therapist
• Physiotherapist
• Nutritionist
• Medical Record Technician
• Imaging (Radiographers )
• X-ray Attendants
• Pharmacists
• Pharmacy Technicians
• Nurses - 9 Departments
• Medical Laboratory Sciences
• Social Welfare Officers
*Employer*: Oyo State Government
*Job Type:* FULL TIME
*Location:* Oyo | Nigeria
*Application Deadline:* November 18, 2019
*>>> VISIT HERE FOR FULL DETAILS:*
https://www.intelregion.com/massive-recruitment-of-medical-health-workers-in-oyo-state-hospitals/
*NOTE:* Application is FREE.
_*Share THIS to groups of friends and family, you may not know who this can help.*_
Do you have or have any family members, relatives or friends with SSCE - OND - HND - BSC - BA - RRBN - B.Pharm - RN - RM - BNS - MBBS or any other qualification?
*Oyo State Government* is recruiting to the following vacant positions at Oyo State Hospitals;
*APPLY NOW*
*Available Positions:*
• Consultants - 10 Departments
• Medical Officers
• Dental Officers
• Dental Surgery Technician
• Dental Technologist
• Dental Therapist
• Physiotherapist
• Nutritionist
• Medical Record Technician
• Imaging (Radiographers )
• X-ray Attendants
• Pharmacists
• Pharmacy Technicians
• Nurses - 9 Departments
• Medical Laboratory Sciences
• Social Welfare Officers
*Employer*: Oyo State Government
*Job Type:* FULL TIME
*Location:* Oyo | Nigeria
*Application Deadline:* November 18, 2019
*>>> VISIT HERE FOR FULL DETAILS:*
https://www.intelregion.com/massive-recruitment-of-medical-health-workers-in-oyo-state-hospitals/
*NOTE:* Application is FREE.
_*Share THIS to groups of friends and family, you may not know who this can help.*_
Monday 11 November 2019
WAEC EXAMINATION REPORT FOR 2019
*SOME 2019 WAEC WITHHELD / OUTSTANDING RESULTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED WHILE SOME WERE CANCELLED. ALSO SOME CANDIDATES WERE BANNED FROM WRITING WAEC FOR SOME YEARS.*
This is to inform candidates whose 2019 WAEC who were not able to check their result because it was withheld / outstanding, that some of the results has been released.
This was disclosed in WAEC NEC meeting which was held from 5th – 7th November 2019.
According to the press release, some candidates result were released while some cancelled. Also some candidates were barred from writing the exam for some years.
See details of the WAEC 2019 NEC meeting below:
The Committee, which is the highest decision-making organ of WAEC on examination-related matters in Nigeria, meets twice a year, to consider matters relating to the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates and Private Candidates. Its statutory Chairman is the Chief Federal Government Nominee on Council. Membership of the Committee comprises four representatives each, of the State Ministries of Education and the Department of Education of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, ANCOPSS and the Universities. It also includes the Registrar to Council, the Head of the Nigeria National Office, the Head of the Test Development Division (TDD) and the Head of the Test Administration Division (TAD) of the Council.
During the 68 th Meeting, the Committee received reports on Irregularity, Special and Clemency Cases arising from the conduct of the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2018-Second Series and the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2019-First Series, earlier considered at the 67 th Meeting of the Committee. The Committee also considered a report on the conduct of the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2019, as well as Irregularity Cases arising from the conduct of the examination.
In the course of considering the various reported cases of malpractice, the Committee, after diligent deliberations, approved appropriate sanctions in all established cases of malpractice, as prescribed by the Rules and Regulations governing the conduct of the Council’s examinations. It approved that the entire results of candidates involved in proven cases, which attract Cancellation of Entire Results (CER), be cancelled, while subject results of those involved in proven cases, which attract Cancellation of Subject Results (CSR), be similarly cancelled. In addition, some candidates will also suffer other sanctions such as barring them from sitting for the Council’s examinations for a certain number of years, some schools will be derecognised for a specified number of years, some supervisors that were found wanting in the discharge of their examination duties will be formally reported to their employers and blacklisted while some
invigilators will also be reported to the appropriate authorities for disciplinary action. The decisions of the Committee will be implemented without delay and the affected candidates and schools duly informed by the Council. However, the results of candidates who were exonerated by the Committee will be released.
Furthermore, the Committee considered Special Cases, Clemency Appeals from the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2019 and Restitution Cases as well as Impounded Certificates for various years. The Committee also received a report on the Statistics of Entries and Results for the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2018-Second Series and WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2019-First Series. In addition, it received and considered the General Resume of the Chief Examiners’ Reports on the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2019-First Series and the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2019. It also received and considered reports on the Activities of the Aptitude Tests Department (ATD), for the period March to September, 2019 and on the Activities of the Research Department of the Council for the period April to September, 2019.
With regard to the General Resume of the Chief Examiners’ Reports on the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2019, the Committee noted the observation by the Chief Examiners that the standard of the papers compared favourably with those of previous years and that the questions were within the scope of the syllabuses as well as the ability of the candidates. They also reported that the rubrics were clearly stated and the marking schemes were comprehensive.
The Committee noted the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates as reported by the Chief Examiners and the suggested remedies for the weaknesses.
It frowned at the high rate of incidence of candidates bringing mobile phones into the examination halls and called on schools, invigilators and supervisors to enforce the rule barring mobile phones and ensure proper supervision during the conduct of WASSCE.
The Committee decried the penchant of Ministry of Education officials in some States to hijack the process of appointment of supervisors and urged WAEC to liaise with principals of schools and ministry of education officials in those States to ensure that only credible teachers are appointed to supervise the WASSCE.
It, however, observed that some subjects were going extinct because of the dearth of teachers in those subjects leading to poor performance of candidates and called on governments at various levels to stem the tide.
The Committee noted with admiration the fact that WAEC made arrangements for students with special needs and the improvement in the performance of female candidates during the conduct of the examination and commended the Federal, State and Local Governments for encouraging girl-child education without neglecting the male child.
Finally, the Committee commended the Council for deploying the Variable Data Printing technology; the scanning and electronic marking of some subjects for the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2019 noting, that those actions have helped to check examination malpractice.
Issued by the Public Affairs Department
Signed:👇
*Demianus G. Ojijeogu, anipr* –
_Head, Public Affairs
WAEC, Yaba, Lagos –
*7th November, 2019*
_
This is to inform candidates whose 2019 WAEC who were not able to check their result because it was withheld / outstanding, that some of the results has been released.
This was disclosed in WAEC NEC meeting which was held from 5th – 7th November 2019.
According to the press release, some candidates result were released while some cancelled. Also some candidates were barred from writing the exam for some years.
See details of the WAEC 2019 NEC meeting below:
The Committee, which is the highest decision-making organ of WAEC on examination-related matters in Nigeria, meets twice a year, to consider matters relating to the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates and Private Candidates. Its statutory Chairman is the Chief Federal Government Nominee on Council. Membership of the Committee comprises four representatives each, of the State Ministries of Education and the Department of Education of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, ANCOPSS and the Universities. It also includes the Registrar to Council, the Head of the Nigeria National Office, the Head of the Test Development Division (TDD) and the Head of the Test Administration Division (TAD) of the Council.
During the 68 th Meeting, the Committee received reports on Irregularity, Special and Clemency Cases arising from the conduct of the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2018-Second Series and the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2019-First Series, earlier considered at the 67 th Meeting of the Committee. The Committee also considered a report on the conduct of the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2019, as well as Irregularity Cases arising from the conduct of the examination.
In the course of considering the various reported cases of malpractice, the Committee, after diligent deliberations, approved appropriate sanctions in all established cases of malpractice, as prescribed by the Rules and Regulations governing the conduct of the Council’s examinations. It approved that the entire results of candidates involved in proven cases, which attract Cancellation of Entire Results (CER), be cancelled, while subject results of those involved in proven cases, which attract Cancellation of Subject Results (CSR), be similarly cancelled. In addition, some candidates will also suffer other sanctions such as barring them from sitting for the Council’s examinations for a certain number of years, some schools will be derecognised for a specified number of years, some supervisors that were found wanting in the discharge of their examination duties will be formally reported to their employers and blacklisted while some
invigilators will also be reported to the appropriate authorities for disciplinary action. The decisions of the Committee will be implemented without delay and the affected candidates and schools duly informed by the Council. However, the results of candidates who were exonerated by the Committee will be released.
Furthermore, the Committee considered Special Cases, Clemency Appeals from the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2019 and Restitution Cases as well as Impounded Certificates for various years. The Committee also received a report on the Statistics of Entries and Results for the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2018-Second Series and WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2019-First Series. In addition, it received and considered the General Resume of the Chief Examiners’ Reports on the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2019-First Series and the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2019. It also received and considered reports on the Activities of the Aptitude Tests Department (ATD), for the period March to September, 2019 and on the Activities of the Research Department of the Council for the period April to September, 2019.
With regard to the General Resume of the Chief Examiners’ Reports on the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2019, the Committee noted the observation by the Chief Examiners that the standard of the papers compared favourably with those of previous years and that the questions were within the scope of the syllabuses as well as the ability of the candidates. They also reported that the rubrics were clearly stated and the marking schemes were comprehensive.
The Committee noted the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates as reported by the Chief Examiners and the suggested remedies for the weaknesses.
It frowned at the high rate of incidence of candidates bringing mobile phones into the examination halls and called on schools, invigilators and supervisors to enforce the rule barring mobile phones and ensure proper supervision during the conduct of WASSCE.
The Committee decried the penchant of Ministry of Education officials in some States to hijack the process of appointment of supervisors and urged WAEC to liaise with principals of schools and ministry of education officials in those States to ensure that only credible teachers are appointed to supervise the WASSCE.
It, however, observed that some subjects were going extinct because of the dearth of teachers in those subjects leading to poor performance of candidates and called on governments at various levels to stem the tide.
The Committee noted with admiration the fact that WAEC made arrangements for students with special needs and the improvement in the performance of female candidates during the conduct of the examination and commended the Federal, State and Local Governments for encouraging girl-child education without neglecting the male child.
Finally, the Committee commended the Council for deploying the Variable Data Printing technology; the scanning and electronic marking of some subjects for the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2019 noting, that those actions have helped to check examination malpractice.
Issued by the Public Affairs Department
Signed:👇
*Demianus G. Ojijeogu, anipr* –
_Head, Public Affairs
WAEC, Yaba, Lagos –
*7th November, 2019*
_
Friday 8 November 2019
Outbreak Of Gastrointestinal Disease In Parts Of Lagos
LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
PRESS STATEMENT ON OUTBREAK OFGASTROENTERITIS
· Outbreak subsiding & under control
· Govt. caution public against misleading news making the rounds
The attention of Lagos State Ministry of Health has been drawn to some misleading, alarming and sensational reports especially on some social media platforms about the outbreak of Gastroenteritis that was experienced in the State in the past weeks.
Of great concern is a voice note currently circulating on Whatsapp which emanated from an unidentified individual purportedly linked to one of our health facilities misinforming the public about the alarming deaths rate occasioned by the disease thus creating fear. This, we believe is the handiwork of mischief makers with an intent to deliberately cause panic amongst the populace
While we appeal for calm, it is pertinent to note that these misleading reports are made up, spurious, incorrect and do not represent fact. Citizens are hereby advised to disregard any news about the disease that did not emanate from the official communication channels of the Lagos State Government, the Ministry of Health or it officials.
It is true that an excess increase in the cases of Gastroenteritis was reported in some local government areas (LGAs) particularly in Lagos Island, Surulere, Mushin and Ajeromi since mid-October. This is now under control as a result of the policies and interventions that we have put in place and I want to assure you that we are on top of the situation.
Following the report of the outbreak, Rapid Response Teams at the affected LGAs led by the Medical Officers of Health were activated, stool specimen were collected for laboratory test to confirm the micro-organism causing the vomiting and diarrhea while surveillance have also been scaled up in communities within the affected LGAs to stop the spread of the infection.
We have been able to send some samples to our laboratories and some of those samples tested positive for a type of cholera but we are not sure whether cholera is responsible for the entire outbreak of diarrhea and vomiting but we are sending some other samples to other laboratories and we are going to do some in-depth analysis to see whether this is just a case of cholera or whether there are other pathogens or agents that are contributing to this outbreak
As at today, 400 cases of gastroenteritis have been recorded in health facilities in the affected LGAS. 370 of these cases have been treated and discharged. Unfortunately, we have also recorded 11 deaths due to the outbreak. The increase in number of cases of gastroenteritis is not unconnected with persistent rain with flooding of some LGAs in the State.
We have been very proactive in our response and management of the excess cases of vomiting and diarrhea occasioned by the outbreak. As part of our response, we have activated an emergency operation centre (EOC) which is a command and control centre so that we can fine tune logistics and resources around our response against the outbreak.
Since the activation, the EOC which is made up of representatives from the Ministry of Health, Primary Health Care Board, Health Service Commission, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), World Health Organization and Central Public Health Laboratory amongst others have been meeting on a daily basis; collating results, reviewing plans and interventions as well as suggesting and coordinating the implementation of measures to effectively curtail the spread of the disease and manage future occurrences promptly and effectively.
The EOC is made up of sub thematic areas of research, surveillance, case management and infection control, laboratory, communication and advocacy, pharmacy, security as well as logistics and data management. Also, our disease surveillance officers at the State and local government levels are currently carrying out intensive surveillance to stop the spread of the disease.
We have also put in place and still carrying out some measures and specific action plans like upgrade of infrastructure in our health facilities especially the PHC level; recruitment of more health workers; increasing the supply of drugs and consumables to health facilities; continuous clearing of drains and improving the supply of clean and portable water to residents, so that in the future, when we have this climatic situation where there are excessive rains, we should be in better position to respond very quickly even in a very more efficacious way.
Although, Lagos is prone to seasonal infectious diseases like gastroenteritis because of its demography and low line megacity nature, we will however not relent in our effort to respond to any water born or airborne outbreaks that may happen in our State whilst ensuring that citizens remain safe and healthy.
Gastroenteritis is caused by micro-organisms like those causing typhoid fever, cholera and certain viruses. It can be contacted by eating or drinking contaminated foods such as uncooked seafood.
Patients with gastroenteritis present with severe acute watery diarrhea and profuse vomiting. Those infected with micro-organisms causing the disease shows signs and symptoms within 12 hours to one week after ingesting contaminated food or water. The disease affects both children and adult and can kill within hours if untreated
Members of the public are hereby advised to take precautionary measures by paying due attention to personal hygiene and environmental sanitation by keeping their environment clean, avoiding open defecation, ensuring drains are clean and imbibe the culture of regular hand washing.
We encourage you to wash your hands with soaps and water frequently and thoroughly, boil your water before drinking especially if the source is in doubts, wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly before eating; cook food thoroughly and dispose waste material properly. You are advised to visit nearest health facilities early when you are sick and avoid going to work or school where you are likely to infect others.
Health workers are also advised to take universal safety precautions when dealing with patients, practice good hand washing techniques and report any alarming increase in cases of gastroenteritis-vomiting and diarrhea to the Medical Officer of Health in their local government or the Directorate of Disease Control.
For reports, clarification and more information on the outbreak of gastroenteritis, citizens and health workers can contact the Directorate of Disease Control through these lines: 08023169485 and 08023608195.
Thank you.
Prof. Akin Abayomi
Honourable Commissioner for Health
Friday 8th November, 2019
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
PRESS STATEMENT ON OUTBREAK OFGASTROENTERITIS
· Outbreak subsiding & under control
· Govt. caution public against misleading news making the rounds
The attention of Lagos State Ministry of Health has been drawn to some misleading, alarming and sensational reports especially on some social media platforms about the outbreak of Gastroenteritis that was experienced in the State in the past weeks.
Of great concern is a voice note currently circulating on Whatsapp which emanated from an unidentified individual purportedly linked to one of our health facilities misinforming the public about the alarming deaths rate occasioned by the disease thus creating fear. This, we believe is the handiwork of mischief makers with an intent to deliberately cause panic amongst the populace
While we appeal for calm, it is pertinent to note that these misleading reports are made up, spurious, incorrect and do not represent fact. Citizens are hereby advised to disregard any news about the disease that did not emanate from the official communication channels of the Lagos State Government, the Ministry of Health or it officials.
It is true that an excess increase in the cases of Gastroenteritis was reported in some local government areas (LGAs) particularly in Lagos Island, Surulere, Mushin and Ajeromi since mid-October. This is now under control as a result of the policies and interventions that we have put in place and I want to assure you that we are on top of the situation.
Following the report of the outbreak, Rapid Response Teams at the affected LGAs led by the Medical Officers of Health were activated, stool specimen were collected for laboratory test to confirm the micro-organism causing the vomiting and diarrhea while surveillance have also been scaled up in communities within the affected LGAs to stop the spread of the infection.
We have been able to send some samples to our laboratories and some of those samples tested positive for a type of cholera but we are not sure whether cholera is responsible for the entire outbreak of diarrhea and vomiting but we are sending some other samples to other laboratories and we are going to do some in-depth analysis to see whether this is just a case of cholera or whether there are other pathogens or agents that are contributing to this outbreak
As at today, 400 cases of gastroenteritis have been recorded in health facilities in the affected LGAS. 370 of these cases have been treated and discharged. Unfortunately, we have also recorded 11 deaths due to the outbreak. The increase in number of cases of gastroenteritis is not unconnected with persistent rain with flooding of some LGAs in the State.
We have been very proactive in our response and management of the excess cases of vomiting and diarrhea occasioned by the outbreak. As part of our response, we have activated an emergency operation centre (EOC) which is a command and control centre so that we can fine tune logistics and resources around our response against the outbreak.
Since the activation, the EOC which is made up of representatives from the Ministry of Health, Primary Health Care Board, Health Service Commission, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), World Health Organization and Central Public Health Laboratory amongst others have been meeting on a daily basis; collating results, reviewing plans and interventions as well as suggesting and coordinating the implementation of measures to effectively curtail the spread of the disease and manage future occurrences promptly and effectively.
The EOC is made up of sub thematic areas of research, surveillance, case management and infection control, laboratory, communication and advocacy, pharmacy, security as well as logistics and data management. Also, our disease surveillance officers at the State and local government levels are currently carrying out intensive surveillance to stop the spread of the disease.
We have also put in place and still carrying out some measures and specific action plans like upgrade of infrastructure in our health facilities especially the PHC level; recruitment of more health workers; increasing the supply of drugs and consumables to health facilities; continuous clearing of drains and improving the supply of clean and portable water to residents, so that in the future, when we have this climatic situation where there are excessive rains, we should be in better position to respond very quickly even in a very more efficacious way.
Although, Lagos is prone to seasonal infectious diseases like gastroenteritis because of its demography and low line megacity nature, we will however not relent in our effort to respond to any water born or airborne outbreaks that may happen in our State whilst ensuring that citizens remain safe and healthy.
Gastroenteritis is caused by micro-organisms like those causing typhoid fever, cholera and certain viruses. It can be contacted by eating or drinking contaminated foods such as uncooked seafood.
Patients with gastroenteritis present with severe acute watery diarrhea and profuse vomiting. Those infected with micro-organisms causing the disease shows signs and symptoms within 12 hours to one week after ingesting contaminated food or water. The disease affects both children and adult and can kill within hours if untreated
Members of the public are hereby advised to take precautionary measures by paying due attention to personal hygiene and environmental sanitation by keeping their environment clean, avoiding open defecation, ensuring drains are clean and imbibe the culture of regular hand washing.
We encourage you to wash your hands with soaps and water frequently and thoroughly, boil your water before drinking especially if the source is in doubts, wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly before eating; cook food thoroughly and dispose waste material properly. You are advised to visit nearest health facilities early when you are sick and avoid going to work or school where you are likely to infect others.
Health workers are also advised to take universal safety precautions when dealing with patients, practice good hand washing techniques and report any alarming increase in cases of gastroenteritis-vomiting and diarrhea to the Medical Officer of Health in their local government or the Directorate of Disease Control.
For reports, clarification and more information on the outbreak of gastroenteritis, citizens and health workers can contact the Directorate of Disease Control through these lines: 08023169485 and 08023608195.
Thank you.
Prof. Akin Abayomi
Honourable Commissioner for Health
Friday 8th November, 2019
Thursday 7 November 2019
Do Not Scare Your Body Parts
1) The Stomach is scared when you do not have breakfast in the morning.
(2) The Kidneys are afraid when you do not drink 10 glasses of water in 24 hours.
(3) The Gallbladder is scared when you do not sleep until 11o'clock and do not wake up at sunrise.
(4) The small Intestine is scared when you eat cold and stale food.
(5) Large Intestines are scared when you eat more fried and spicy food.
(6) The Lungs are scared when you breathe in smoke, dirt and polluted environment of Cigarettes and Beedis.
(7) The Liver is scared when you eat heavy fried food, junk and fast food.
(8) The Heart is afraid when you eat your meals with more salt and cholesterol.
(9) The Pancreas is scared when you eat more sweets because of the taste and being freely available.
(10) Eyes are scared when you work in the light of mobile and computer screen in the dark.
and
(11) The Brain is scared when you start thinking negative things.
Take care of the parts of your body and do not scare them.
These parts are not available in the market. Those available are very expensive and probably cannot be adjusted in your body. So keep your body parts healthy.
Good one and worth forwarding😊
(2) The Kidneys are afraid when you do not drink 10 glasses of water in 24 hours.
(3) The Gallbladder is scared when you do not sleep until 11o'clock and do not wake up at sunrise.
(4) The small Intestine is scared when you eat cold and stale food.
(5) Large Intestines are scared when you eat more fried and spicy food.
(6) The Lungs are scared when you breathe in smoke, dirt and polluted environment of Cigarettes and Beedis.
(7) The Liver is scared when you eat heavy fried food, junk and fast food.
(8) The Heart is afraid when you eat your meals with more salt and cholesterol.
(9) The Pancreas is scared when you eat more sweets because of the taste and being freely available.
(10) Eyes are scared when you work in the light of mobile and computer screen in the dark.
and
(11) The Brain is scared when you start thinking negative things.
Take care of the parts of your body and do not scare them.
These parts are not available in the market. Those available are very expensive and probably cannot be adjusted in your body. So keep your body parts healthy.
Good one and worth forwarding😊
Monday 4 November 2019
How To Win And Sustain Pupils. Interest
How to gain and sustain Pupils Attention in Class.
Whether you teach nursery pupils or secondary school students, getting and keeping the attention of students in class is one of the common challenges that teachers face.
To gain and sustain students' attention requires a teacher's commitment and this is where a teacher's passion for teaching comes to play, really.
Here are a few tips that will help you draw your pupils attention.
- Create a unique attention signal that students can get. Everytime you make this signal, students will understand that you need their attention. A call and response is a good signal idea.
- Make lessons more interactive. Ask students for their opinions on topics.
- Get students physically active. Create activities around lessons that require the class to take physical actions.
- Modify teaching scenery. Come up with new creative classroom space ideas. Learning the same way can be boring for students.
- Wear bright colorful clothes.
- Use humor in your teaching.
- Give students a list of important lessons they need to know.
- Have students take photos of objects that relates to the lesson.
Whether you teach nursery pupils or secondary school students, getting and keeping the attention of students in class is one of the common challenges that teachers face.
To gain and sustain students' attention requires a teacher's commitment and this is where a teacher's passion for teaching comes to play, really.
Here are a few tips that will help you draw your pupils attention.
- Create a unique attention signal that students can get. Everytime you make this signal, students will understand that you need their attention. A call and response is a good signal idea.
- Make lessons more interactive. Ask students for their opinions on topics.
- Get students physically active. Create activities around lessons that require the class to take physical actions.
- Modify teaching scenery. Come up with new creative classroom space ideas. Learning the same way can be boring for students.
- Wear bright colorful clothes.
- Use humor in your teaching.
- Give students a list of important lessons they need to know.
- Have students take photos of objects that relates to the lesson.
Fifty Years Ago And Now
*50 Years Ago*
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50 years ago, children were gentle with their parents. Today parents have to be gentle with their children for fear of them running away from home.
50 years ago, everyone wanted to have children. Today many people are afraid of having children.
50 years ago, children respected their parents. Now parents have to serve their children.
50 years ago, men were chasing women. Now women are chasing men.
50 years ago, marriage was easy but divorce was difficult. Nowadays it is difficult to get married but divorce is so easy.
50 years ago, sons / daughters-in-law were afraid to offend their parents-in-laws. Now parents-in-law are afraid to offend their sons / daughters-in-law.
50 years ago, we got to know all the neighbors. Now we are strangers to our neighbors.
50 years ago, people had to eat a lot because they needed the energy to work hard. Now we are afraid to eat fatty foods for fear of the cholesterol.
50 years ago, the people feared the government. Nowdays the government have to listen to the people.
50 years ago, all windows and doors of the house were left unlocked while we slept.
Today windows and doors have to be closed and locked with a big padlock.
50 years ago, it wasn't easy to get what you wanted. Nowadays it's easy to find and buy everything online.
50 years ago, villagers were flocking to the city to find jobs. Now the town people are fleeing from the stress to find peace.
50 years ago, only old people wear plain while the young were wearing flowery dresses. Nowadays even old parents are wearing floral dresses.
50 years ago, everyone wanted to be fat to look happy... Nowadays everyone diets to look healthy.
50 years ago, rich people pretended to be poor. Now the poor are pretending to be rich.
50 years ago, borrowing money from the bank was very difficult... Now all banks offer "easy" loans.
50 years ago, only one person worked to support the whole family. Now all have to work to support one child.
50 years ago, parents loved to study and read books... Now parents love to update Facebook and read their whatsapp messages.
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50 years ago, children were gentle with their parents. Today parents have to be gentle with their children for fear of them running away from home.
50 years ago, everyone wanted to have children. Today many people are afraid of having children.
50 years ago, children respected their parents. Now parents have to serve their children.
50 years ago, men were chasing women. Now women are chasing men.
50 years ago, marriage was easy but divorce was difficult. Nowadays it is difficult to get married but divorce is so easy.
50 years ago, sons / daughters-in-law were afraid to offend their parents-in-laws. Now parents-in-law are afraid to offend their sons / daughters-in-law.
50 years ago, we got to know all the neighbors. Now we are strangers to our neighbors.
50 years ago, people had to eat a lot because they needed the energy to work hard. Now we are afraid to eat fatty foods for fear of the cholesterol.
50 years ago, the people feared the government. Nowdays the government have to listen to the people.
50 years ago, all windows and doors of the house were left unlocked while we slept.
Today windows and doors have to be closed and locked with a big padlock.
50 years ago, it wasn't easy to get what you wanted. Nowadays it's easy to find and buy everything online.
50 years ago, villagers were flocking to the city to find jobs. Now the town people are fleeing from the stress to find peace.
50 years ago, only old people wear plain while the young were wearing flowery dresses. Nowadays even old parents are wearing floral dresses.
50 years ago, everyone wanted to be fat to look happy... Nowadays everyone diets to look healthy.
50 years ago, rich people pretended to be poor. Now the poor are pretending to be rich.
50 years ago, borrowing money from the bank was very difficult... Now all banks offer "easy" loans.
50 years ago, only one person worked to support the whole family. Now all have to work to support one child.
50 years ago, parents loved to study and read books... Now parents love to update Facebook and read their whatsapp messages.
Friday 1 November 2019
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