NEWS BUFFET

Breaking News: Jesse Jagz Quites Chocolate City

2013-03-29T02:45:00.000-07:00

What seem to be like bomb shell on the Nigeria news today coming from Jagz. Wow, Never saw This coming. Jesse Jagz just updated his facebook few minutes ago about his exit from chocolate city.

To whom it may concern
I, Jesse Garba Abaga (also known as “Jesse Jagz”) an artist formerly signed to Chocolate City Music label hereby wishes to notify my fans and the general public about my voluntary exit from the label.
After my initial two year contractual agreement with Chocolate City, I do not wish to renew my contract with them and as such have proceeded to continue my music career with my new team at Jesse Jagz Nation. I still maintain a cordial relationship with the management of Chocolate City and my former label mates and I wish them the best in all their future endeavors. Any further information will be passed across through my publicist but until then, have a good day. Look out for my sophomore album JagZNation Vol. 1 coming out in July 2013.
All for the best,
Jesse Jagz

Over 20 Killed In New Plateau Rattles

2013-03-29T01:14:00.000-07:00


Nigeria News Today

Gunmen invaded two villages in Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State early hours of yesterday.
Nigeria news today Believed that the gunmen were mercenaries from Chad and Niger Republics, shot dead 20 people at Matol and Mangol villages using sophisticated weapons.

While trying to salvage the situation, two anti-riot policemen attached to the Special Task Force, STF, upholding security in the state were also shot in an exchange of fire, with six of the attackers also losing their lives.

Spokesman of the STF, Lt. Navy Akpa regretted the death of the two policemen, adding that six of the attackers were also killed.

According to Akpa, the victim figure was “still being verified” but noted that some arrests were made apart from the six attackers killed.

The Nigeria news report today say the violence spread in the morning as locals descended on Fulani settlements around them. Commercial activities in the area have been paralyzed as a result of the attack with many afraid of which area would be the next target.

A victim of the attack, one Majau Yohanna, was quoted “attackers invaded the village from 7 p.m. not long after we returned from our farms and were resting in our respective houses”.

“They (attackers) came in large numbers and had very sophisticated weapons,” Yohanna, currently being treated at the Bingham University Teaching Hospital, BUTH, Jos told NAN.

Kim Kardashian Finally Reacts To Tweet

2013-03-28T09:07:00.000-07:00

Reality TV show star, Kim Kardashian reported tweeted about her recent visit to Nigeria - “Nigeria is such a disgusting country.

”I couldn’t wait to leave. lol Scott said their women look like apes, and I agree.”
Superficially she has finally decided to speak out, saying the alleged tweet was not from her twitter handle, and that it was probably framed, that she would never post a tweet like that about Nigeria.

tweet below..

Police capture's bomb-laden vehicle in Kano

2013-03-28T08:45:00.001-07:00

A planned bomb attack was averted by the Nigeria Police Force in Kano on Tuesday, the command intercepted a bomb-laden Golf car including dangerous weapons.

Recovered from the car include an AK 47 Rifle, Assault Rifle, 238 live ammunition of different caliber, Rocket Launcher, AK 47 Magazines, seven Turkey oil—stuffed with remote-control bombs, two cylinder remote-control devices, 14 hand grenades, four rolls of wire connector and 12 power source.

NewsBuffet gathered from The commissioner of Police, Musa Daura, on Wednesday that the command, acting on intelligence, engaged a group of terrorists in a gun battle on the outskirts of the city, injuring some of them and recovering abomb-laden Golf 3 vehicle, as well as arms and ammunition.

The commissioner said the occupants of the vehicle instantly opened fire upon sighting a police patrol van and a gun battle engulfed,with the militants retreating after receiving bullet wounds.

New York flooded - Sandy Hits coast

2012-10-30T05:15:00.001-07:00

New York flooded - Sandy Hits coast

news buffet - superstorm sandy

Making the headline news on Monday, Superstorm Sandy carved a traumatic path of destruction through the East Coast on Monday, inundating Atlantic City and transport cars floating through the streets of lower Manhattan.

Accelerating Monday sundown as it made landfall on the New Jersey shore, the storm promised a bequest

as one of the most destructive ever to peril the Northeast, from North Carolina to New England.

A number of 5.2 million people were left with no electricity across the region Monday evening—the most since the 2003 blackout. also making the headline news in New York, more than 250,000 Con Ed customers from 39th Street south were left without power. One of the city's major hospitals was forced to evacuate patients late Monday when its support power scheme failed.

Fire has gutted several blocks of residence in Queens as the superstorm made power cables collide and generate sparks.

69 people died from the same storm as it passed through the Caribbean.

For the first time in over hundred years, the New York Stock Exchange will be closed for a second day.

In New York City, approximately 2,500 people had booked into emergency storm shelters, fewer than 4% of the total capacity, just about 24 hours after Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered an evacuation of 375,000 people from the city's low-lying areas. Last year, when Mr. Bloomberg ordered the same evacuation of low-lying areas as Tropical Storm Irene barreled up the East Coast, approximately 60% complied.

The existing struggle to keep millions of lives safe may not allow for discussion but hopefully on news buffet will bring you more update on the superstorm.

NDLEA Uncovers Narcotics buried Inside Aso-Oke

2012-10-26T09:45:00.000-07:00

NDLEA Uncovers Narcotics buried Inside Aso-Oke

Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement (NDLEA) discovered methamphetamine. coming in as a latest Nigerian news. The substances were cleverly wrapped in some piece of local fabric known as ‘aso-oke’. Eight suspected drug couriers were also apprehended at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos with a total of 10.63kg of narcotics.

Tembo Gideon aka Benson Okechukwu, one of the suspects, the latest Nigeria news stated that one of the suspect, a Nigerian travelling to Thailand with a Zambian passport, concealed 2.522kg of methamphetamine inside some native clothe.

Breakdown of the recovered drugs include 4.460kg of methamphetamine, 4.030kg of heroin and 2.145kg of cocaine. With the exception of one of the suspects who was nabbed while attempting to smuggle 3.455kg of heroin from India, the rest were smuggling various quantities of illicit substances outside the country.

Head of the NDLEA Command at the Lagos Airport, Mr Hamza Umar speaking to Nigeria news agency gave the names of the suspects as Onyekwere Wisdom Chinedu (26), Obinna Christian Chigbo (37), Muogbo Uchechukwu Sixtius (25), Tembo Gideon aka Benson Okechukwu (25) and Orabusinze Chukwuka Joseph (28). Others are Ogbonnaya Kalu Robert (54), Obiorah Celestine Nonso (31) and Udeh Lazarus Makwe (44).

Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade in his Sallah memo urged members of the public to refrain from criminal acts and spurn drug trafficking as it was capable of truncating their God ordained destinies.

“it is sad that these suspected drug traffickers are behind bars when they ought to be with their families this festive season.

“Drug trafficking and other criminal acts will only lead to misery, shame and unfulfilled dreams”. He stated.

Flood Displaced Camps Witnesses Deaths, Births

2012-10-24T05:41:00.000-07:00

Flood Displaced Camps Witnesses Deaths, Births

The Rivers State government had set up about 12 camps following the latest news in Nigeria aimed to lodge the victims of the flood disaster in communities of Abua/Odual and Ahoada-East, which appears to be one of the worst-hit local government areas in the flash flood that ravaged parts of the country.

The unfortunate sanitary condition of camps surroundings might have taken its toll on the health of the flood victims as

12 deaths have been recorded, however 11 children have been delivered in the camps. Births were recorded in camps at Abua Central, Abua/Odual Local Government of the state.

News buffet gathered that, most of the victims who died were those who fell sick, basically for the reason that there has been poor sanitary condition in the over-crowded camps. Health check in the camps was said to have been poor, and that aided the increase in the number of victims.

While speaking on the ordeal of the flood victims, Chairman, Rivers State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Ibitrokoemi Faye-Kurubo, complained about the situation in the camps. He gave details of the challenges while briefing Nigerian news agency at the opening of the 2012 Physicians’ Week in PortHarcourt Tuesday.

He therefore called for the deployment of more medical facilities in the camps to ensure better welfare for the displaced, adding that more deaths could be recorded if improved medical facilities were not provided in the camps.

“Drugs and other medical aids should be deployed to the relevant agencies in the camps considering the challenges being faced by victims of the flood disaster and to avert possible outbreak of epidemic and other water-related diseases in the camps.

“During our (NMA) visit to the camps in Abua, we discovered that 11 children have been delivered by pregnant women,” Faye-Kurubo said, noting that it was not the best environment for delivery.

Most victims have faulted the Federal Government’s categorization of Rivers State as Category B when Nigerian news on 9^th of October reported President Goodluck Jonathan announcing relief packages for states affected by the flood disaster.
Rivers was classified into Category B states which were given N400 million. They believe the state was hardly hit by the flood and should have been in category A.

The four categories are Category A – N500 million, Category B – N400 million, Category C – N300 million and Category D -N250 million.

Although it was considered a thoughtful gesture from the Federal Government, many have expressed fear that the amount is not enough to take care of the victims even while in the relief camps, let alone rehabilitating their homes, which have been devastated by the flood.

Several bodies and state governments have however raised to the challenges posed by the flood and has made relief materials available for the flood victims.

Commercial motorcycle riders damaged 42 buses – LAGBUS

2012-10-24T03:26:00.000-07:00

Commercial motorcycle riders damaged 42 buses – LAGBUS

The management of LAGBUS following the latest Nigeria news upraise on Tuesday involving motorcycle riders and the Lagos State Government, the LAGBUS management reported a total 37 of its buses were damaged during the protest by business-related motorcycle riders in Lagos on Monday.

The company is one of the operators of buses using the dedicated Bus Rapid Transit

lanes in the city.

Mr. Babatunde Disu, Managing Director of LAGBUS, told the Nigeria News Agency of that in spite of the damage, no traveler was injured.

Disu said that the company was still taking stock.

Mr. Kolawole Ojelabi , the External Relations expert of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, another operator on the BRT lane, said five buses owned by the authority were damaged.

Ojelabi said the quick intervention of policemen prevented further damage.

He said, “Although commuters were stranded at our bus stations because ticketers were not on the ground, we commenced operation immediately normalcy returned.

Meanwhile, those who spoke with NAN condemned the action of the motorcyclists..

Mr. Oladele Banjo, a civil servant, who resides at Sango and works in Ikoyi, said he had to trek from Ikoyi to CMS because of the crisis.

Another civil servant, Mrs. Ibukun Adegbesan, said, “It is unlawful for certain people to hold the state to ransom for selfish reason.”

“The law is functioning and commercial motorcyclists have to put up with it; after all some states have enforced the law and yet heads did not roll.

A banker, Mr Ralph Edet, said that the destruction was a foolish way of protesting because the buses are for the masses.

“Nigerians should learn not to destroy government property as a way of showing their grievances because it causes a setback to the economy,’’ Edet said

NAN reported that due to the protest, most commuters were stranded while others had to trek to their destinations.

JTF Destroys assets valued N187.8 Million in Borno State

2012-10-23T05:38:00.001-07:00

JTF Destroys assets valued N187.8 Million in Borno State

The latest Nigerian news today revealed that the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) activities in Borno State is believed to have led to destruction of property worth over N187.8m in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, revealing these news to Nigerian

by a committee report.

The committee which submitted the report had been set up by the Borno State Government to assess the damages, allegedly caused by operatives of the Joint Military Task Force, (JTF ) in Gwnage ward.

The committee, presenting the report to Nigeria news desk on Monday to Governor Kashim Shettima, chairman of the committee, Baba Bashir Garbai said the breakdown of the report indicated that 142 houses/ shops, 21 vehicles and 14 tricycles were destroyed in the incident. Garbai said the committee has carried out its assignment with fairness and justice.

However, sources to news buffet confirmed that Governor Kashim receiving the report, commended members of the committee for a well done job, promising to commence payment of compensation to the victims to minimize their sufferings. According to the governor,

"Government is delighted with your work, I assure that before the end of the week, we will purchase vehicles and distribute to those that lost their own in the incident Governor Kashim Shettima stated".

Senator Zanna summoned over Boko Haram commander

2012-10-22T08:36:00.000-07:00

Senator Zanna summoned over Boko Haram commander

Following the latest news in Nigeria of a member of the Islamic sect Boko Haram who had been arrested in the house of a serving senator, Senator Ahmed Zanna, the lawmaker has come

out to deny the allegations. Senator Zanna however, acknowledged that the said Boko Haram Member is his nephew.
News buffet gathered that the senator was invited by the State Security Service (SSS) for questioning. The summons was in connection with one Shuaibu Bama an alleged Boko Haram member, arrested by members of the Joint Task Force (JTF) on Friday in a house believed to be the senator’s.The JTF had claimed that Bama was one of the commanders of the sect, who had been under watch.
Acknowledging the summons, Zanna, who represents Borno-Central Senatorial District, confirmed to newsmen on Sunday that he received a text message from the Director-General of the SSS, Mr. Ekpenyong Ita, inviting him to the SSS headquarters on Monday (today).
In his words, “Since my house was searched and the JTF made the announcement, I have not been contacted by security agencies… But it was only this morning (Sunday), I saw a text that the SSS DG will want to see me on Monday. I will honour the invitation.”
With this latest news in Nigeria we hope that the government can start looking into its cabinet Although denying that Bama had any links with the sect, the senator admitted that he was his sister’s son. He described Bama as a “drug addict”, who frequently threatened to kill members of his family. He said, “I really do not understand why they did all this. I am confused. If they want to frame me up, they have failed in that one because they did not get that boy in my house… I have nothing to do with it. Let them go and ask the person where the boy was staying. So, they should not have mentioned my house… Yes, he is my sister’s son. As for his behaviour, he is a drug addict. He beats up my children, he abuses my friends… He came to my house, so I sent him away. That was about almost a year ago. And for whatever reason I don’t know, he came to my house last week and I told my wife that he should leave the house.”

FUTMINNA POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL - Admission in progress

2012-08-06T06:43:00.001-07:00

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA

Admission into Postgraduate Programmes
For 2012/2013 Academic Session

M.TECH/M.ENG AND Ph.D. PROGRAMMES

suitably qualified candidates are invited for admission into the following Postgraduate Programmes in the various Schools of the University.

1. School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology

a) Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology

M.Tech (Full-time only) and Ph.D (Full-time and Part-time) in the following areas of specialization:
i) Agricultural Economics and ii) Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology

b) Department of Animal Production

M.Tech (Full-time only) and Ph.D. (Full-time and Part-time) in the following areas of specialization:i) Ruminant Nutrition. ii) Ruminant Animal Production. iii) Mono-gastric Nutrition iv) Mono-gastric Animal Production v) Reproductive Physiology, vi) Pasture Production (M.Tech only)

c) Department of Crop Production

M.Tech in Agronomy (Full-time only)
Ph.D (Full-time only) in the following areas of specialization:
i) Weed Science, ii) Horticulture, iii) Seed Technology, iv) Plant Breeding/Genetics and v) Post Harvest Technology.

d) Department of Soil Science

M.Tech (Full-time only) and Ph.D. (Full-time and Part-time) in the following areas of specialization:
i) Soil Conservation and Water Management ii) Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition, iii) Soil Physics, iv) Soil Microbiology v) Pedology

e) Department of Water Resources, Aquaculture and Fisheries Technology

M. Tech Fisheries Technology (Full-time only)
Ph.D (Full-time and Part-time) in the following areas of specialization:
i) Fish Nutrition, ii) Hydro-biology & Fisheries, iii) Fish Post Harvest Technology, iv) Aquaculture Nutrition,v) Fish Genetics and Breeding, vi) Fish Biology, vii) Fish Ecology and viii) Fish Toxicology

O’ Level Entry Requirement for School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology

Candidates applying into any Department in the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Engineering Technology must have at least five O’ Level credits to include: English, Mathematics, Biology /Agricultural `Science, Chemistry and any one relevant Science subject.

2. School of Engineering and Engineering Technology

a) Department of Agricultural and Bio-resources Engineering

M.Eng (Full-time) and Ph.D. (Full-time and Part-time) in the following areas of specialization:
i) Farm Power Machinery, ii) Crop Processing and Storage, ii) Soil and Water Engineering, iv) Food Engineering and v) Farm Structures & Environment

b) Department of Chemical Engineering

M.Eng and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (Full-time only)

c) Department of Civil Engineering

M.Eng (Full-time only) and Ph.D. (Full-time and Part-time) in the following areas of specialization:
i) Structural Engineering and ii) Water Resources Engineering

d) Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering

M.Eng and Ph.D. in Electrical Power and Machines (Full –time only)

e) Department of Mechanical Engineering

M.Eng (Full-time only) and Ph.D. (Full-time and Part-time) in the following areas of specialization:
i) Thermofluids, Power Plant, and Automotive Engineering iii) Industrial and Production Engineering, ii) Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and iv) Design and Applied Mechanics Engineering

f) Department of Communication Engineering

M.Eng and Ph.D. in Communication Engineering. (Full-time and Part-time)

O’ Level Entry Requirement for School of Engineering and Engineering Technology.

Candidates applying into any Department in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, must have at least Five O’ Level credits to include English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any one of the following: Biology/Agricultural Science, Technical Drawing, Geography or Economics.

3. School of Environmental Technology

a) Department of Architecture

M.Tech (Full-time only) and Ph.D. (Full-time and Part-time) in Architecture

Specific Entry Requirement.

B.Tech (Arch) Degree with a minimum of Second Class Lower Division from a 5-year Architecture programme.
Minimum of five (5) O’ Level credits to include English, Mathematics, Physics and any two of the following: Chemistry, Technical Drawing, Economics, Geography, Building Construction, Fine Art and Surveying.

b) Department of Building

M.Tech in the following areas of specialization:
i) Building Services (Part-time only), ii) Construction Management (Full-time and Part-time) iii) Construction Technology (Full-time and Part-time)

Ph.D. (Full-time and Part-time) in the following areas of specialization:
i) Construction Management and ii) Construction Technology

O’ Level Entry Requirement

Minimum of five (5) O’ Level Credits to include English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and one of the following subjects Economics, Geography, Technical Drawing, Biology/ Agricultural Science.

4. Department of Estate Management

M.Tech ) in Estate Management (Full-time only)

O’ Level Entry Requirement

Minimum of five (5) O’ Level credits to include English, Mathematics, Economics and any other two from the following: Geography, Technical Drawing, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and Physics.

5. School of Science and Science Education

a) Department of Biochemistry

Ph.D. (Full-time and Part-time) in the following areas of specialization:
i) Toxicology, ii) Nutritional Biochemistry and iii) Medical Biochemistry

O’ Level Entry Requirement

Minimum of five (5) O’ Level credits in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

b) Department of Biological Sciences

M. Tech (Full-time only) and Ph.D. (Full-time and Part-time) in the following areas of specialization:
i) Applied Entomology and Parasitology, ii) Applied Hydro-biology and iii) Applied Genetics and Breeding

O’ Level Entry Requirement

Candidates must have five (5) O’ Level credits in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subjects. At least a pass in Physics is required.

c) Department of Chemistry

M.Tech and Ph.D. (in Analytical Chemistry (Full-time only)

O’ Level Entry Requirement:

Minimum of Five (5) O’ Level Credits in English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry Biology.

e) Department of Geology

M.Tech (Full-time only) and Ph.D. (Full-time and Part-time) in the following areas of specialization:

i) Hydro-geology/Engineering Geology/Environmental Geology ii) Paleontology/Biostratigraphy and iii) Mineral Exploration

O’ Level Entry Requirement

Minimum of five (5) O’ Level credits in English, Mathematics, Biology Chemistry and any other Science subject.

f) Department of Industrial and Technology Education

M.Tech and Ph.D. (Full-time only) in the following areas of specialization:

i) Automobile Technology Education, ii) Building Technology Education iii) Electrical/Electronics Technology Education,

iii) Metal work Technology Education and iv) Woodwork Technology Education.

O’ Level Entry Requirement

Minimum of five (5) O’ Level credits passes in English, Mathematics, Physics and any two other Science subjects.

g) Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

1. M.Tech in Applied Mathematics (Full-time and Part-time)

Ph.D. in Mathematics (Full-time and Part-time) in the following areas of specialization:

i) Numerical Analysis, ii) Mathematical Modelling and Bio-Mathematics iv) Fluid Mechanics, iv) Analytical Dynamics and v) Optimization and Control Theory.

2. M.Tech (Full-time only) and Ph.D. (Full-time and Part-time) in Computer Science

3. M.Tech in Cyber Security (Full-time only)

O’ Level Entry Requirement

Candidates applying into any of the programmes in the Department of Mathematics must have five (5) O’ Level credits in English, Mathematics, Physics and any two other Science subjects to include Chemistry Biology, Further Mathematics and Technical Drawing.

h) Department of Microbiology

M.Tech (Full-time only) and Ph.D (Full-time and Part-time) in the following areas of specialization:

i) Food and Industrial Microbiology, ii) Medical Microbiology iii) Environmental Microbiology and iv) Pharmaceutical Microbiology

O’ Level Entry Requirement

Minimum of five (5) O’ Level credits in English, Mathematics, Chemistry Biology and any other Science subject. At least a pass in Physics is required.

i) Department of Physics

M.Tech and Ph.D (Full-time only) in the following areas of specialization:

i) Solid State Physics , ii) Nuclear Physics and iii) Atmospheric Physics

O’ Level Entry Requirement

Minimum of five (5) O’ Level credits in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and one other Science subject.

j) Department of Science Education

M.Tech and Ph.D (Full-time and Part-time) in the following areas of specialization:

i) Science Education and ii) Educational Technology

O’ Level Entry Requirement

Minimum of Five (5) O’ Level credits in English, Mathematics, and three other Science subjects.

k. Centre for Disaster Risk Management & Development Studies

Masters in Disaster Risk Management and Development Studies (Full-time only).

Admission Requirements

Five ‘O’ Level credits including English and Mathematics and any of Geography, Biology/Agric Science plus any two science or social science subjects.
Minimum of Third Class Bachelor’s Degree in Sciences, Social Sciences, Medicine, Agriculture, Forestry, Environmental Sciences and Engineering,
from recognized Institutions.
Minimum of Lower Credit in Higher National Diploma (HND) with at least 3 years of working experience in relevant fields.
Evidence of National Youth Service (NYSC) discharge Certificate or exemption letter.)

GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

A candidate applying for Postgraduate Studies in the Federal University of Technology, Minna must have obtained five (5) Credits in WAEC, NECO, NABTEB and GCE (O’Level) or their equivalents including English Language and Mathematics at not more than two sittings. No admission shall be made on the basis of any awaiting O/Level paper result and no exemption is made for admission into any programme.

1. Master Degree Programmes

i.          A Minimum of Second Class Honours (Lower Division) degree from Federal University of Technology, Minna or any other recognized University.
ii.         A Third Class Honours Degree with at least 3 years Postgraduate experience in relevant fields may be considered, in some areas, passing a qualifying examination to be administered by the Department of the candidates in consultation with the Postgraduate School may be required.
iii.        Candidates with HND with a minimum of Lower Credit, OND Lower Credit and a Postgraduate Diploma in relevant field with, at least a minimum of Lower Credit and one year graduation experience may be considered.
iv         For avoidance of doubt, candidates with PASS grade at any level Degree, PGD, HND and OND do not qualify for admission to the Masters Degree Programmes. No Diploma candidate with CGPA less than 2.50 qualifies for admission into the Masters Degree Programmes.
v          Where examination is required as in the case of 1 (ii) and 1 (iii) above, an examination fee of N500.00 will be charged outside the cost of Postgraduate application forms.
vi.        In all cases of admission the final decision on qualified candidates rests with the Postgraduate School Board. Candidates with Science-based background are normally considered.
vii.       All Masters Degree Programmes require course work components in addition to research work components. There is no exemption. A thesis must be defended and submitted for a student to qualify to graduate.

2 Ph.D. Programme

i. Candidates for admission for any of Ph.D. Programme shall be Masters Degree graduates of the Federal University of Technology, Minna or any other University recognized by the Senate or holders of equivalent qualifications acceptable to the University Senate.

ii. A Master Degree holder applying for Ph.D. Programme of the University must have maintained a weighted score average of 60% or a ‘B’ grade or a CGPA of 3.50 out of 5.00 in overall performance in the Masters Degree programme.

iii. Appropriate courses may be prescribed for candidates whose background is considered weak for the areas of specialization. This is done at the discretion of the School/Department within the approved general regulations/guidelines of the Postgraduate School.

DURATION OF PROGRAMMES

i Masters Degree Programmes

The Masters Degree programme are expected to last a minimum of 3 Semesters for Full-Time Students and 4 Semesters for Part-Time Students. The maximum allowable periods of studies shall be 6 Semesters for Full-Time and 8 Semesters for Part-Time Students, subject to maintaining a GPA of 2.50 in every semester. Failure to meet this requirement will result in withdrawal from the programme.

ii Ph.D Programmes

A Minimum of 36 months for Full-Time Students and 60 months for Part-Time Students is required. A maximum of 60 months and 84 months is allowed for Full-Time and Part-Time Students respectively.

DURATION OF STUDIES IN POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

Generally, Full-time Students are expected to graduate normally after 3 Semesters while those on Part-time will graduate after four 4 Semesters of successful completion of their programmes, subject to maintaining a minimum GPA of 1.50 in any semester.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

All applications for Admission should be directed to:

The Secretary,
Postgraduate School,
Federal University of Technology,
P.M.B. 65,
Minna,
Niger State.

Application forms will be on sale as from 16^th July 2012
Completed application forms must be returned to the Secretary, Postgraduate School on or before 3rd October 2012 and must include photocopies of credentials including NYSC Discharge Certificate/ Exemption or Exclusion letter. Failure to submit any or all the items at the time of selection is sufficient grounds to disqualify an applicant.
All Ph.D. applications must be accompanied by a type-written proposal of the research interest (not more than 2000 words) of the applicant.
It is the responsibility of each candidate to ensure that the Referee’s report and transcripts are received on time. Any application not accompanied by at least two referees’ report will be rejected.
Any Ph.D. application not supported with an official academic transcript and proposed research at the point of consideration shall be disqualified.
Provisional Admission cannot be utilized without all necessary bio-data submitted. Registration formalities(payment of fees, registration and screening) shall be completed within the four weeks of the commencement of the Session beyond which there shall be penalty for late registration up to the sixth week of the commencement of the Session.

HELP DESK

PAYMENT OF FEES AND OTHER CHARGES.
All students are required to pay in full their fees and charges in the first year and thereafter each Semester of their studentship including any period of extension of studies approved by the University Senate.

Application form: N6000,00

Assistance fee: N1000,00

ASSISTANCE

For candidates who can not purchase the form due to there proximity, we can save you the stress and expenses involved in traveling down to Minna.

For further details kindly

call: Amos 08067314628, 08077333159

ABSUU 2012/2013 Admission list

2012-07-27T04:28:00.000-07:00

The Abia State university ABSUU 2012/2013 post utme result have been released and an estimate on candidates performance was placed on the average, all prospective candidates are hereby advice to purchase the result checker card from banks with Okigwe town of Imo state to check for post utme score.

Followed is the primary list for ABSUU 2012/2013 admission session, candidates who scored 180 and above can go ahead and purchase the admission checker card to check for their admission status here.

* First Bank.
* Zenith Bank.
* Union Bank.
* Fidelity Bank.
* Microfinance bank, Uturu.

Required details

JAMB Reg.
Card Pin.

Bras and Hair Wigs new hide for Drug lords and Smugglers

2012-07-27T03:56:00.000-07:00

Three young women – Miss Anene Blessing Iruoma, 26, Miss Obiakor Maryann Okwudili, 34 and Miss Mbechi Obiageli Susan, 38 years old – have been nabbed by members of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) while attempting to smuggle 4.5 kilograms of narcotics, carefully hidden in their brassieres and hair wigs

All the three suspects were apprehended at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Two of them were to board an Egypt airline flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, through Cairo. They were caught with 3.6 kilograms of methamphetamine's neatly hidden in customized underwear's and hair wigs.

The third suspect, who claimed to be three months pregnant, was found to have ingested 900 grams of substance that tested positive for cocaine.

NDLEA Commander at the Abuja Airport, Mr. Hamisu Lawan, confirming the development, said the suspects’ interception was made possible as a result of an alert from the management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). He therefore commended FAAN for alerting the NDLEA of possible drug concealment following a body frisk on one of the suspects. In his words, “Anene Blessing Iruoma and Miss Obiakor Maryann Okwudili concealed 1.7kilogrammes and 1.90kilogrammes of methamphetamine in underwear's and hair wigs while Mbechi Obiageli Susan ingested 900 grams of substance that tested positive for cocaine.”

Source:informationnigeria.

Three killed in Borno police station attack

2012-07-27T03:33:00.000-07:00

Inspector General of Police - News Buffet

Three persons have been confirmed dead owning to the attack on police headquarters, Gubio Local Government, Borno State.

Alhaji Bala Hassan, state Commissioner of Police, told newsmen in Maiduguri on Thursday that the attack took place on Wednesday.

Hassan said the victims included two policemen and a civilian, stating that

the police had begun a manhunt for the attackers.

Revealing to press men he said “We have not made any arrest yet but we have spread our dragnet for them. We are combing the entire area in search of them. We will get them sooner or later.”

However, residents had earlier told newsmen that a group of about 10 gunmen had invaded the town located about 85 kilometres from Maiduguri in the evening.

Mr. Modu Ibrahim, a resident, said, “Some gunmen invaded the town in the evening shortly after Muslims had broken their fast for the day.

“They went straight to the Gubio Police Station where they attacked the officers on duty before heading for the Local Government secretariat.”

Meanwhile, the Federal Government has inaugurated a joint paramilitary task force to repatriate illegal aliens across the country.

Comptroller of Immigration, Osun State, Mr. Ola Omolere, said this during the inaugural meeting of the task force at the Osun Command of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Osogbo.

The paramilitary task force included the police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, State Security Service, Customs and Excise, Nigeria Prisons Service and Nigeria Immigration Service.

Omolere said the mandate of the task force included arresting and deporting illegal aliens in Osun State.

D'Banj Speaks of Betrayal

2012-04-30T01:46:00.001-07:00

It is now more than three days since D'banj gave that explosive interview that has gone viral on the internet. D'banj allegedly accused Don Jazzy of betraying his trust and abandoning him (D'banj) when he needed him the most. What is however worrying is the silence that has sifted out of Don Jazzy's camp.

According to investigations so far, Don Jazzy is yet to react to the interview that had D'banj literally spilling his guts in a new wave of revelations on a bitter feud that had raged terribly for months before Mo'Hits came crashing down.

D'banj in this interview he granted Nigeria Entertainment Today NET stated "My mistake was thinking that we were one. People don't question their brothers and sisters" D'banj continued "I ran Mohits for nine years, I already had plans of how we could blow Mohits up. I had plans of expanding, and most especially, bringing hope to that 11 year-old kid somewhere in Africa who may never have had the opportunity to get signed to major labels'.

'So it was not really just about me. There's a big market in Africa. I said to them, 'I've sold millions of records in Africa, we've done millions of hits with CRBT, and I've run the most successful label on the continent. You take care of the US, but let me take you to Africa. Don Jazzy was no longer comfortable. You know, we were like fishes out of water, in this new system, starting all over again, like when we returned home in 2004.

I got him a place in the US, set up a studio there, just so he'd be comfortable and be able to work without going to hang around the studios. In one year Jazzy did not make a song. I said, maybe you want to go back to Lagos, you'll get inspiration there?' I was all about the work, I wanted us to make this happen, so we can bridge that gap and create a path for Africa. But Jazzy wanted us to go back home. And I understand. He's my friend, my brother'.

'But I never expected him to do what he did.' He said to me in July last year 'Let's scatter Mohits. He told me there are two captains - two captains cannot be in a ship. I was like 'that's not possible, this is a marriage'. He said 'then this marriage is no longer working'.

Industry watchers say even though Don Jazzy's pages on social networking site Twitter and Facebook remain silent on the matter, it is very likely the ace producer has seen this interview and perhaps steaming up to reveal his own version of the crisis in a similar troubling interview that should spew more secrets between these two men.

Since Don Jazzy officially announced the break up of Mo'hits last month, their fans had been literally torn in half; each side rooting for the estranged celebrity of their choice. However with publicity hot on the heels of this interview with D'banj which has unveiled new issues on the lingering feud, a lot of fans are now undecided.

With both sides (D'banj and Don Jazzy) not yet admitting to any wrong doing, many are beginning to fear we may never know what really happened, who determinedly whipped up this storm with all it's ugly elements that succeeded in blowing a once solid Mo'Hits into shreds, away. Share your thoughts.

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NATION WIDE STRIKE - DAY 1

2012-01-09T23:07:00.000-08:00

A total of five peaceful protesters were killed today across the country. 3 protesters were killed in Lagos, while 2 were killed in Kano.

The extra-judicial killings were unwarranted because the protesters were peaceful and unarmed. Three peaceful protesters at the Pen Cinema area of Agege, Lagos, allegedly shot by

one CSP Segun Fabunmi and Victor Okafor, the DPO of Pen Cinema police station driving a vehicle with registration number RS 101 LA. The police shot and killed after brutally torturing him on the street.

Pictures of the brutality meted out on Ademola Aderinlo have been widely circulated, the other two protesters killed in Lagos were shot when the policemen tried to disperse protesters.

In Kano, the police also killed two other peaceful protesters today at the protest rallies there. Many injuries have also been reported.

Helicopters gunships were seen hovering over the Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, where over 150,000 gathered at the venue of the Save Nigeria Rally. All the protest rallies organised by the NLC and TUC terminated at the Gani Fawehinmi Park.

Source:informationnigeria

UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE (UAM) 2011/2012 PRE-DEGREE ON SALE

2011-12-24T00:43:00.000-08:00

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Livelihoods and Ecotourism in Developing Countries

2011-11-15T06:29:00.000-08:00

TOURISM has demonstrated resiliency in the face of the global economic downturn. Globally, the tourism industry generated more than $1 trillion in 2010, according to the World Tourism Organization (WTO). And the share of tourism in developing countries is steadily rising, up from 31% in 1990 to 47% in 2010.

"Sustainable tourism has proven one of the most effective ways of providing economic and employment opportunities for local communities while protecting the world's natural resources," said Taleb Rifai, WTO's Secretary-General.

Ecotourism, characterized by responsible travel to natural areas that promotes conservation of the environment, is one of the fastest growing segments of tourism worldwide, and is growing at a pace of more than 20 percent annually - two to three times faster than the tourism industry overall.

"For many people, there is an attitude of "we had better see it while it is still there to see" when it comes to visiting threatened forests or endangered wildlife," said Patrick Durst, a senior forestry official with the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), working in Asia.

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Ecotourism can provide local communities with motivation to maintain and protect forests and wildlife. When local people get income and employment from ecotourism, they are far less likely to destroy the natural resources through unsustainable exploitation.

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"Ecotourism has a far greater potential for contributing to income and livelihoods in poor rural communities than what is realized," noted FAO's Edgar Kaeslin, Forestry Officer in Wildlife and Protected Area Management. "It is crucial that local people are fully involved in the activities and receive sufficient benefits."

The benefits of ecotourism flowing to local businesses are dramatically higher than those from mass tourism. Standard all-inclusive package tours typically deliver just 20 percent of revenue to local companies, while the rest is captured by airlines, hotels and large tour companies, whereas locally-based ecotourism operations that hire locally and are based locally can return as much as 95 percent of earnings into the local economy.

Source:Allafrica.com

EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY SCHEDLE FOR EBSU 2011/2012 POST UTME ONLINE SCREENING FOR FIRST AND SECOND CHOICE CANDIDATES.

2011-08-10T07:13:00.000-07:00

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2011-08-10T07:05:00.000-07:00

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London Violence - Racism or Criminality?

2011-08-10T06:05:00.000-07:00

The London Riot

was the London violence catalyst truly triggered due to the killing by police of a black man!

but does that justify the great violence?

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Boko Haram Attacks Police Headquarters - Abuja

2011-06-17T07:23:00.000-07:00

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Forty-eight hours after the conditions for a truce militant Islamist group yesterday blasted the Boko Haram Louis Edet House, Police Headquarters in Abuja. The attack killed two people, with around 35 vehicles destroyed in the incident at 10:58 clock. The police commander confirmed the high number of deaths. The victim, reportedly a suicide attack and the director of traffic that led him to the parking lot near deployment.
The attackers had infiltrated the convoy of a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), whose identity can not be determined at the time of printing. The incident came a day after members of the militant group committed to violent attacks and comprehensive, said his men had trained had happened in Somalia. Somalia is known as a haven for the dreaded Al-Qaeda in Africa. Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim had earlier this week declared war Boko Haram.
Witnesses said the bomb exploded in the parking lot near the entrance door in a Mercedes Benz 230 V-boat consumes only occupants of the vehicle. The other victim was identified as a meter maid who apparently tried the car from where it was distracting nearby. Sources suggested that the car carrying the bomb, followed closely by a Honda Accord car followed, which are presumably used by the authors of the law. However, it may not yet confirmed, was when the occupants of the Honda cars were killed or wounded.
Daily Sun learned that the police had received an intelligence report about a plot to bomb the headquarters of the Force, two days before the incident. It was decided that the attack by suspected cult Boko Haram, which is challenged by recent comments allegedly made by the commander of the police felt.
In the meantime, the driver said the bomb had been placed, have led to the room and headed straight to the parking lot of the (DIG), before being stopped by a traffic policeman and parking led general. Sources also told Daily Sun, was that the car in the convoy and IGP parked behind the car before one of the assistants asked the IGP traffic warden instead of the IGP for pilots to park directly main-Sources also revealed that the inmate was killed by the traffic police. Speaking to reporters, an officer of the power of public relations (FPRO), Olushola Amore said two people were dead (the pilot and the traffic policeman) confirmed, while 35 vehicles were damaged beyond repair.
According to the spokesman of the police was the driver of the Mercedes Benz, a suicide bomber and made the attack Boko Haram. Recall that the sect, had proposed that the members of all security agencies in the country. The sect Daily Sun was told it was a letter to President Goodluck Jonathan in Arabic suggested the invitation to dialogue, said the decision was prompted by reasons attributed to the IG and the Governor of Borno State.
The sect, therefore carried out to cause more havoc in the northern states and FCT civilians and advice to stay away from public places. The group, that the attacks would be directed to the ordinary Nigerians say, however, suggested that Sudan had imported mercenaries for operations. Amore said the pilot, the charred body was recovered and DNA was done on it.
Meanwhile the men, the State Security Service (SSS), was referred to the incident, said the agency was at the head of the security situation in the country. His spokesman Merylyn ogre had made the wave of attacks across the country in the last political leader in charge, and added that if the service identified, Nigerians would be surprised.Appear on a talk show, Sunrise life in a local television station in Lagos yesterday was behind Ogre to name names, accused political leaders of the past to deliberately undermine the federal government. "They think they should be in power, and if they are not there, then they have to discredit the government."
SSS warning that drastic action soon against the perpetrators of the attacks, said the service had insider information about some of the plans of terrorists. It is therefore called upon the people to be wary of their neighbors and others around them, boards should always alert the security agencies when they make strange faces or suspicious activities in their areas.

EFCC Snubed by Dimaji Bankola

2011-06-01T06:11:00.000-07:00

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Besieged outgoing chairman of the House of Representatives, Hon Dimeji Bankole yesterday not to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) appears following a call for clarification in connection with a N10 billion loan on behalf of the House to be signed.

Bankole, was introduced to the EFCC on 26 convened last month, but requested more time and was moved to Saturday 11.am report. But he was conspicuously absent from the Commission on the submission of this report.

Reporters from several media companies have besieged the headquarters of the EFCC in Wuse 2, Abuja, against 10 clock, calculates the arrival of the battlements, but waited in vain to 17:00 clock.

A commission, the source with Daily Sun on condition of anonymity said, said: "Instead of the Speaker Bankole with the Commission on this issue, try the more difficult things for him, trying to gain direct access, I do not know that their. days are numbered. "re just going to give next week on Monday."

But in a prompt Bankole denied snubbing unit of the Anti-Corruption Commission.

After his use of the media, Mr Musa Ebomhiana, "the president not to offend the EFCC. He has great respect for constituted authorities, including before, the EFCC and its leadership.

"The president is no escape, has nothing to hide. If you complete the transfer activities have very busy, the request is honored."

Meanwhile, the Commission proposed, in a statement said alarm over an alleged conspiracy of suspects in its list of high-level probe in hate campaigns against the agency and to launch some of its officials.

EFCC in a statement signed by its spokesman, Femi Babafemi said: "You, too, to man a new plan to all types of attacks by the Commission by people who want to start now under study will alert coordinates These allegations of corruption and of one. examine the leading suspect in a case of criminal conspiracy, misappropriation of public funds and money laundering, financing, last week moved with ill-gotten funds to implement a series of attacks against the Commission and its leader.

"These mercenaries were paid to appearances on the popular TV channels and radio debate under the banner of civil rights groups and the demand for analysis of the war against corruption in the land of the stage. It is also as part of his plan for newspaper editorials and author of articles, all with the sole purpose of rubbishing the progress in the fight against corruption and ultimately undermine the morale of the Commission.

"All these factors have been pursued to find an escape route for a single suspect has enormous resources for pseudo-groups and activists to disrupt or divert a public authority to pay for the creation of a better society.

"Members of the public, therefore requested to ignore the statements and yellow come from these selfish elements in the next few days.

"Nigerians are invited to these mercenaries their contributions to the fight against corruption in the country. EFCC now more than $ 11,000,000 over 600 convictions of more than 1,500 cases pending with 65 top-class secured recovered in the courts. This is in addition to hundreds of buildings, vehicles and other objects of the Commission over the suspects and defendants.

"The Commission has since 2008 continued to advocate the creation of special courts to many cases of corruption are blocked to court to deal with.

"These words have their eyes closed and heads of the progress so far and the challenges because there is no personal gain or monetary benefit to this crusade, which ultimately improve the promotion of good governance is challenging in our company requests defended his activities.

"It is our belief that rather than promoting a program of self-service, it is time for all to the attractiveness Preidente Goodluck Jonathan, hear who said at his inauguration on May 29 ..". The nightmare of corruption by the irresistible force of our collective will to be related to free our country from this scourge. The fight against corruption is a war we all must be rejected. Thus, the limited resources of this nation for the growth of our common wealth will be used. "

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2011-05-31T03:29:00.000-07:00

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Pressure On Jonathan To Sign 2011 Budget

2011-05-21T06:23:00.000-07:00

Govt Flags Off Handover Programmes Monday

After a long while i finally got all that's needed to get back on my news blog. and i sincerely apologize to all my lovely readers, and on this not i set off with the 2011 budget.

INDICATION emerged yesterday that the leadership of the National Assembly is mounting pressure on President Goodluck Jonathan to assent to the 2011 Appropriation Bill despite the alleged injection of N500 billion into the budget by the House of Representatives.

A source in the Presidency who pleaded anonymity disclosed to The Guardian yesterday that the leadership of the National Assembly is mounting undue pressure on President Jonathan to assent to the bill before June 5, so that their members would get their entitlements before the expiration of their tenure.

Meanwhile, President Jonathan will on Monday flag-off activities leading to his inauguration for a fresh term of office on May 29, by meeting principal operators of Nigeria’s private sector in Lagos.

President Jonathan said in a meeting with the Special Adviser to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Prof Jeffrey Sachs that inputs and recommendations from participants at the session would be put to good use in the fine-tuning of government’s action plan for the next four years.

According to the President, “it (meeting with private sector leaders) will prepare us to hit the ground running after May 29.”

“The President is under pressure from the leadership of National Assembly to sign the budget before June 5. We are aware that most of the lawmakers are not returning and that is why they are eager to get all their monies before May 29. The way the leadership of both chambers is pressuring and lobbying the Presidency on the matter, it is seems that they need the allocation at all cost before May 29. They have even sought the assistance of the President’s close allies to plead on their behalf, arguing that they deserve to get all their monies before their term expires, considering the massive support and co-operation they have given the President especially during his election,” the source said.

On whether the Presidency was succumbing without clearing the disparities in the bill, the source disclosed that the President had not taken a position on the matter as he was still consulting and weighing options. The source said the President was worried and unhappy over the alleged injection of N500 billion into the Bill by the leadership of House.

The Guardian On Saturday investigation revealed that while the leadership of the National Assembly was pushing for the bill to be assented to before the expiration of their legislative term, incoming members led by those of them returning for a second term had reached out to the President, asking him to withhold assent to Bill till after their inauguration.

One of the returning members of the House of Representatives from the Southeast confirmed that they had made such moves to ensure that they did not face financial difficulties when they resumed for new House on June 6.

The member urged the anti-graft agency to close in on the leadership of the House and find out how they have managed the funds allocated to the House in the last four years. The lawmaker expressed concern that the loan of N10 billion was secured from a bank, whereas they got N156 billion budgetary allocation last year.

Also, one of the 11suspended members of House of Representatives who pleaded anonymity disclosed to The Guardian On Saturday yesterday that Speaker Dimeji Bankole reneged on his promise to source for fund ‘at all cost’ last Wednesday to pay their entitlements.

The member alleged that it was discovered that the sum of N500 billion and not N200 billion as reported by a national newspaper not (The Guardian) was illegally padded into the 2011 Appropriation Bill and that it had been the source of differences between the Presidency and the leadership of the House.

“With the ultimatum given to the Speaker to source for funds and pay us our entitlements which expired last Wednesday, the Speaker failed in his promise and refused to reconvene the House in time that day. He was in executive sessions for hours pleading with our colleagues for understanding and assuring them that the lapses would be taken care of in the 2011 Appropriation Bill if signed into law,” the member disclosed.

The member revealed further that the delay in assenting to the Bill by the President was not unconnected with inflated figures inserted in the bill by the leadership of the House. On what would happen if the President failed to assent to the bill before their term elapsed on June 5, the lawmaker said that they had no option than to take Bankole to court.

President Jonathan explained that the brainstorming session had been scheduled because he wanted his inaugural activities to include not just pomp and pageantry as usual, but also serious preparation for the successful implementation of his agenda for National Transformation.

The President told Sachs that he was fully committed to pursuing a multifaceted, integrated strategy for rapid national development that would yield significant benefits in public infrastructure, power supply, education, healthcare, job creation, poverty alleviation and other areas. “We must pursue an integrated approach. There is no way we can isolate any particular sector for attention, as they are all inter-related. If we do that, we will fail,” he said.

Remarking that he was always saddened by Nigeria’s current indices of human development especially in the area of public health, President Jonathan said he would pull out all stops to ensure that the country’s ranking on the Human Development Index rose significantly in the next four years.

Thanking Sachs for his continuing devotion to development in Nigeria, the President remarked that it was a very justifiable commitment since any progress in Nigeria would impact positively on the rest of Africa and the world.

“If Nigeria gets out of the woods, that is 20-25 percent of Africa out of the woods. We can carry other African countries along. If our economy improves, it will impact positively on the rest of the world,” he said.

Sachs congratulated President Jonathan on Nigeria’s recent elections, which he said the entire world was cheering.

He said with the successful elections, Nigeria was now at a positive juncture for the consolidation of democracy and rapid economic development, adding that the UN was very keen on supporting the Jonathan administration in any way that it could.

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