Traffic in Nigeria

Traffic

Universal yet uniquely defined to our idiosyncrasies..

Exists, felt, breathes, moves and speaks in my country.

In times of white star apple, mangoes, and watermelon

This enigma exists and a lot of times, it’s origin is akin to the big bang..

A creation of man, punishes men and leaves them jaded.

Ministers to men of every epoch on whose path it crosses.

Reducing man to equals regardless of their destination.

So natural that its absence is abnormal and worrisome.

A gathering so incongruent to events, yet compatible with our expectations.

Arranged clusters like economic summits for,

Piracy, Faux, unpaid athletics, gang-like begging and child labour.
Like an untrained choir with conductors who pray for failure;

With established patterns of enticements, premeditated offenses, deceits, and rehearsed pitches,

Guilt-trip sales, stealing, feigned illnesses, unsolicited sprints all for pecuniary gains

At its peak, avenues for political debates and government white-washing.

Relationship discourse, unofficial work reports amidst,

Eating, chewing, sleeping and day-dreaming;

Whilst the stereo casts its net on many for to them, this is prime time.

Occasionally throttling like a cloudburst of rain,

It surely always returns to its sender, the great unknown.

Man finally moves briskly to various destinations

To bed, to prepare for the existence or not of the road Monster(Traffic).

I have written about Lagos Traffic from my perspective, beautiful and alive.

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Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria: The Adverse Effects on Its Victims

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a major cause of worry to many, especially to women in African communities. In Nigeria, the federal government abolished its practice. However, some communities have refused to abide by the rules due to various self-seeking beliefs emanating from ignorant minds. 

When interviewed, a woman from Oyo state (name withheld) said that after the Federal Government of Nigeria abolished the practise of FGM in the country, the practice was stopped in her community. She said, however, that when five women died at childbirth in the community, the people ascribed the women's deaths to the fact that they were not circumcised. Hence, the practice was re-ignited.

A local circumciser (name withheld), also from Oyo state, said that FGM started as far back as during the slave trade, when there was the need for slave masters to identify their slaves and prevent occasions of incest. He added that there are three types of marks in their culture; tribal marks, tattoos and marks of circumcision. He emphasized that God commanded that children be circumcised, and that God did not stipulate whether it was for males or females. Thus, he said, that females must also be circumcised, and anyone who was not circumcised would go to hell.

It is evident that many are still in the dark about the dangers of female genital mutilation on the lives of young girls and women. Therefore, it is our duty to educate and enlighten others, so that this cruel act can stop. We celebrated International Women's Day about two weeks ago on March 8, and today, March 26 is Mothers' Day. Let it not just be all about the celebrations, let us create an impact in the lives of those suffering the consequences of other people's actions by creating awareness. You can start today by sharing this post to anybody you know.

Below is an article on female genital mutilation, with emphasis on its adverse effects. Kindly read and educate others by sharing this information. You can also share a piece of your mind by posting your comment below.
Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria; The Adverse Effects on Its Victims (PDF)
Happy Mothers' Day to every deserving mother and all aspiring mothers.

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Lagos State Government Bans Live Band Music In Bars and Restaurants

The Lagos State Government has banned live band music in bars and restaurants within the state, imposing a fine of N500,000 on offenders.

The General Manager of Lagos State Environment Protection Agency (LASEPA), Adebola Shabi, said the decision was triggered by the numerous reports and petitions tendered by residents of the state about noise pollution from bars, beer parlours and religious houses.

Concerning the noise from religious houses, the general manager of LASEPA mandated churches to procure sound proof. In his own words, Shabi said: "Any new church to be built must come and get a sign-off from the agency, the old ones should start putting sound proof now. It must be acoustic."

While emphasising on the ban of live band music at bars and other related places, the LASEPA boss warned: "Any complaint from the residents henceforth, there will be sanction. They must obtain permit to do so, and failure to obtain a permit, the fine is #500,000. We must discourage needless noise making at our residences."
The LASEPA boss also warned those who convert residential areas to commercial areas without permission from the government to desist from such act.

In 2015, there were over 1,527 reported cases of noise pollution in Lagos state, with 57 of them resulting in medical concerns.

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NECO Releases NOV/DEC 2016 GCE Results

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of candidates who sat for the 2016 November/December General Certificate Examinations (GCE).

While announcing the results in Minna on Tuesday, the registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NECO, Prof. Charles Uwakwe, said that out of the 47,941 candidates that registered, 47,118 candidates sat for the examination. He also added that 28,530 candidates, representing 60.55 percent of the total number of candidates that wrote the examination, passed with five credits, including English Language and Mathematics.
He advised that candidates should check their results online on the NECO results checker using their registration numbers and scratch cards.

Candidates can now check their results online by visiting the link: http://bit.ly/2lNb5aI

We all at News Hub wish you the best of luck.

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NECO Results Checker

Candidates who sat for the 2016 National Examinations Council GCE can now check their results online. Candidates are strongly advised to check their results on the NECO results checking portal using the NECO results checker scratch card. Candidates should follow the steps below to check their results;

1. Visit www.mynecoexams.com/results
2. Select your examination type, e.g Nov/Dec;
3. Select your examination year.
4. Input the PIN on the scratch card.
5. Input your examination number.
6. Click on 'Check My Result' to view your result.

Note: NECO scratch cards are available in all NECO offices.

We all at News Hub wish you the best of luck.

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NABTEB Releases 2016 NOV/DEC GCE Results

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has released the results of the 2016 November/December National Business Certificate (NBC)/National Technical Certificate (NTC) and the Advanced National Business Certificate (ANBC) /Advanced National Technical Certificate (ANTC) ‎examinations.

The Registrar and Chief Executive of NABTEB, Mrs Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, who made the announcement on Tuesday, said that a total of 21,476 candidates recorded credit pass in English Language and Mathematics, representing 47.48 percent of the total candidates. She also said that a total of 49,850 candidates enrolled for the examinations in 1,803 centres. Out of this figure, 45,974 candidates registered for Ordinary Crafts Level while 3,876  candidates applied for Master Craft Level.

She also added that out of the total number of registered candidates, a total of 48,842 candidates sat for the examination, comprising 45,230 NBC/NTC and 3,612 ANBC/ANTC candidates, representing 98.8 percent of the total enrolment. Also, she noted that out of the total number of candidates that wrote the examination, about 1.394 percent of candidates were involved in examination malpractice, assuring that those involved would be adequately penalized.

Candidates can now check their results online by following the procedure stated below;

1. Visit the NABTEB online results checker website via https://eworld.nabtebnigeria.org
2. Input your Candidate Number in the space provided;
3. Select the type of examination, e.g May/Jun, Nov/Dec;
4. Select your examination year;
5. Input the Card Serial Number of your scratch card which starts with a letter prefix, e.g N012345678;
6. Input the 12-digit PIN on your scratch card;
7. Input your email address, if you want your result sent through mail;
8. Click 'submit' and wait for your result to come up.

Note: Be reminded that you can use one scratch to check a result only five times, so use wisely.
Alternatively, you can have your result sent to you through SMS following the step below;
Send an SMS, containing the following, to the short code 32327;

• NABTEB*ExamNo*PIN*ExamType*ExamYear.

For example:

For May/Jun examination,

• NABTEB*01001001*012345678901*MJ*2016.

For Nov/Dec examination,

• NABTEB*01001001*012345678901*ND*2016.

NB: There should be no space when typing the SMS.

Ensure that you adhere strictly to the format above.

Wait patiently for your result to be delivered to you via SMS.

We all at News Hub wish you best of luck.

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Re-opening of EKSU Students Registration Portal

The management of Ekiti State University (EKSU) has approved the re-opening of the school portal from Monday, 20th of February to Friday, 24th of February, 2017. This was done in a bid to enable students complete their course registration before the commencement of the first semester examination, scheduled to begin on Monday, 27th of February, 2017. It should be noted that all students are expected to present the following before entrance into the examination hall:

1. A copy of their course registration form printed from the portal.
2. Their 2016/2017 Student's Identity Card.
3. Evidence of payment of Student Union dues.

Therefore, all students are expected to print four copies of their course registration form from the portal, submit three of the copies to their HOD and keep the fourth as their examination permit.

All students are also expected to collect their 2016/2017 Student’s ID Card at their HOD’s office from Monday, 20th of February, 2017.

Warning ⚠: Any student that fails to register on the portal before the deadline will not be allowed to sit for the examination.

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