Posts by solomon2day

• Inflation and Others-Signs of a Faulty Leadership-Comrade Emelieze

  • By solomon2day
  • On 18/12/2023
  • In Happenings

  
  The strangulating inflation, prohibitive prices of goods and services and the poor performance of the Naira in the exchange market are all signposts of a faulty leadership foisted on Nigerians.

  This assertion was made by a former chairman of the Oyo state council of the Trade Union Congress(TUC), Comrade Andrew Emelieze.

  ''The inflation in the country has brought about untold hardships, sufferings and difficulties for millions of Nigerians, coupled with the poor showing of the Naira in the exchange market. All these are credible indicators that faulty leadership has been foisted on Nigerians and the World Bank knows this fact and is utilizing it to the fullest. It is very glaring in all sectors of the economy,''Comrade Emelieze stated.

• Not for Sale

  • By solomon2day
  • On 18/12/2023
  • In Happenings

  The Holy spirit's work is a gift  of God that is freely given on the basis of faith and faith only.

  His Spirit is given to us to accomplish His purposes, not ours.

  The Spirit cannot be bought or bargained for.

  Acts 8 : 9-25

  9But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

  10To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

  11And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

  12But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

  13Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

  14Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

  15Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

  16(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

  17Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

  18And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

  19Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

  20But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

  21Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

  22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

  23For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

  24Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.

  25And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

• Government should account for workers' housing funds deducations-Comrade Emelieze

  • By solomon2day
  • On 14/12/2023
  • In Happenings

  The Federal Government has been called upon to account for the deductions of the National Housing Fund from workers' salaries.

  This call was made by a former chairman of the Oyo state council of the Trade Union Congress(TUC), Comrade Andrew Emelieze.

  ''The National Housing Funds deductions from the salaries of workers has been non-functional as workers do not have access to the loans as a result of the stringent conditions attached to the loans. The government should account for the deductions, otherwise the widespread feeling is that the NHF is a ploy to swindle workers of their hard-earned money,''Comrade Emelieze stated.

  Similarly, the N35,000 wage award  cannot solve the problems workers are presently experiencing.

  This assertion was made by a former chairman of the National Union of Allied Health Professionals(NUAHP) University College Hospital(UCH)Ibadan, Nigeria, Comrade Olusegun Sotiloye.

  There is no way that N35,000 can alleviate the sufferings of workers. It is a drop in the ocean. How can N35,000 be enough for one using a car and buying 10 litres at N600.00 per litre, calculate the cost of this for one week. What about workers without cars, they spend as much as N2,000 per day on transportation. N35,000 is not enough to take care of transportation. The wage award is a good gesture, but it is not what will solve the myriad of problems brought about by the fuel subsidy removal, Comrade Sotiloye stated.

• For the Impact of Education to be felt in Nigeria

  • By solomon2day
  • On 14/12/2023
  • In Happenings

  The attitude, behavior and activities of millions of Nigerians are crucial to the visibility of the positive impact of education on their lives.

  Even when the whole annual budget, once the needful by Those-in-authority is not done, salvaging the deteriorated standard of education would just be an exercise in futility.

  The open display of lawlessness, indiscipline, criminality and evil in different parts of the country are pointers to the unwavering fact that education is yet to achieve its purpose in Nigeria.

• The Times of King Jehoash

  • By solomon2day
  • On 11/12/2023
  • In Happenings

  In the times of King Jehoash of Israel, money collected in the form of taxes were used to carry out worthwhile repairs.

  Those who handled the money could be trusted completely to use it for its intended purpose.

  2 Kings 12 :1-15

  1In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

  2And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

  3But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

  4And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD,

  5Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.

  6But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

  7Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.

  8And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.

  9But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD.

  10And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the LORD.

  11And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD,

  12And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

  13Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD:

  14But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.

  15Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.

• The Truth is Censored in Nigeria-CEO Jagaban

  • By solomon2day
  • On 11/12/2023
  • In Happenings

  The harsh and problematic economic environment in Nigeria has made the media industry vulnerable to censorship.

  This assertion was made by the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Jagaban Communications International, Mr. Samuel Adenitan.

  ''The bad state of the economy has negatively affected the media industry. The industry is vulnerable. It has suffered greatly in this dispensation. Owners of media outlets are finding it increasingly difficult to  operate and stay afloat. In Nigeria, we censor the truth. Any country that censors the truth will not be taken seriously. We have good laws, but the effectiveness of the laws constitutes a problem. In Nigeria, the truth is censored.

• 2024 Budget-Govt ought to make provision for New national Minimum Wage-Comrade Emelieze

  • By solomon2day
  • On 02/12/2023
  • In Happenings

  The Federal Government ought to make provision for a new national minimum wage in the 2024 appropriation bill presented to both chambers of the National Assembly. 

  This assertion was made by a former chairman of the Oyo state council of the Trade Union Congress(TUC), Comrade Andreww Emelieze.

  ''It is disturbing that the details of the 2024 appropriation bill were not made public, but the Federal Government ought to make provision for a new national minimum wage in the bill, if it is truly sensitive to the difficulties and hardships Nigerians are passing through. As at today, the N35,000 wage award cannot buy a bag of rice. In addition, the government has only paid the wage award once since it commenced payment to federal workers,'' Comrade Emelieze stated.

  Similarly, health workers in Nigeria have expressed the hopes that their new salary scale would be included in the 2024 budget.

  The health workers made this known through a member of the National Executive Council(NEC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union and Associated Institutions(NASU) Comrade Kehinde Abiona, who is also the chairman of the union in the University College Hospital(UCH)Ibadan, Nigeria.

  ''It is somehow disheartening that the reviewed CONHESS and CONMESS are yet to be implemented. The approved salary scale for health workers took effect from June 1st, 2023, but financially nothing has happened. We hope that the renewed hope agenda will not leave behind harmony in the health sector,'' Comrade Abiona concluded.

• Ribadu's Revelation serves as a pointer to what Nigerians should expect-Comrade Emelieze

  • By solomon2day
  • On 26/11/2023
  • In Happenings

  The recent disclosure by Nigeria's National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu is a hint of what Nigerians should expect from the present administration in the next four years. 

  This assertion was made by a former chairman of the Oyo state council of the Trade Union Congress(TUC), Comrade Andrew Emelieze.

  ''The recent revelation by the National Security Adviser is very credible and serves as a pointer to what Nigerians should expect from the present government in the next four years even though it may not meet their expectations,'' Comrade Emelieze stated.

  Mallam Ribadu had disclosed that the present administration was contending with very serious budget constraints and confessed that they inherited a bankrupt country.

  He also stressed that at present the government was taking care of the debts of the immediate past administration.

• Make Business Environment Conducive to save Broadcast Industry-CEO Jagaban Communications International

  • By solomon2day
  • On 25/11/2023
  • In Happenings

  
  The Federal Government has been called upon to urgently rescue industries that are daily folding up in Nigeria as a result of the harsh economic climate.

  This call was made Saturday by the Chief Executive Officer of Jagaban Communications International, Mr. Samuel Adenitan in a chat with New Federation.

  ''The situation in the manufacturing, agricultural, power and other sectors is worrisome. Businesses are folding up, the economic environment is not conducive for business, there is no regular electricity supply and the prices of petroleum products are so high that it is almost beyond the reach of Nigerians. The Federal Government should take urgent steps to stem the tide to save the broadcast industry..''

  ''Today, so many companies have either folded up or divested from the country. This development has negatively affected private television and radio stations in the country in terms of sponsorships and advertisements,'' Mr. Adenitan stated.

• NBA Member attempts Illegal sale of a house in Ibadan

  • By solomon2day
  • On 25/11/2023
  • In Happenings

  A member of the Ibadan branch of the Nigeria Bar Association(NBA)Ibadan branch on Thursday 23rd  November 2023 accompanied by thugs broke into a building at 3, Kehinde Aderibigbe Street, Olorunsogo, Molete, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria.

  The trespassers placed a banner with the inscription, ''For Sale PROPERTY/LAND-contact-

  The lawyer on 08057321344/0806762694, in a desperate attempt to sell off the property without the consent of the sole occupant.

  Before this time, On Thursday 9th November 2023 at about 9.30 am at 3, Kehinde Aderibigbe Street, Olorunsogo, Molete, Ibadan, Oyo state, a lawyer with phone number-08053721344- alongside four thugs made an abortive attempt to serve a harmless citizen a letter in the midst of intimidation and threats from the thugs. However, the citizen bluntly refused to accept the letter.

  This development was trailed by unthinkable actions of four operatives of the Nigeria Legion Corps of Commissionaires, who supervised the damaging of the padlocks of the two gates to the house and the pulling down of the doors of three flats in the building and making away with all the locks, two chains, and padlocks.

  However, it is curious that the assailants opted to forcefully convey the only occupant of the building to the Iyaganku Central Police Station on a motorcycle after they concluded the lawless act.

  At the police station, they were told by a senior female police officer that Olorunsogfo, Molete was not within the station's jurisdiction.

  This turn of events made them quickly seek the assistance of the administrative officer of the Iyagnaku Area Command.

  Sadly, at the administrative officer's office, threats, intimidation, and warnings were tools used by all those present to persuade the harmless citizen to sign an agreement, which he politely refused.

  For so long, those in charge of law and order have acted contrary to what the law states in issues concerning members of the public. This has indeed made millions of Nigerians lose confidence in the law enforcement agencies.

• UCH Ibadan Patients lament high costs of Medical Reports

  • By solomon2day
  • On 25/11/2023
  • In Happenings

  An unspecified number of patients in the University College Hospital(UCH) Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria have expressed reservations over the high cost of obtaining medical reports.

  The patients, who spoke incognito, lamented that they were made to part with N6,000 before they could be issued with the hospital's medical report at the records office.

  ''We were told that we could only be given a medical report on the payment of N6,000 in these hard times, it is beyond reach,'' they lamented.

  However, the hospital's reaction, the Public Relations Officer, Mrs Adetuyibi Obafunmilayo disclosed that the hospital charges N6,000 for medical reports, adding,'' The patient makes a request for a medical report, while all the tests conducted on the patient are in his or her case note. Medical records officers do not write medical reports. It is the duty of medical consultants.''

  ''Yes, we do charge for our medical reports. The money we charge is N6,000. This forms part of the Internally Generated Revenue(IGR) of the hospital that we use to produce medical reports. The money goes to the Treasury Single Account(TSA). Medical consultants don't collect cash from patients, it is against our policy,'' Mrs. Obafunmilayo stated.

  On the Non-Academic Staff Union and Associated Institutions(NASU)UCH branch, the PRO insisted that the Chief Medical Director was not behind the miscreants who invaded and sealed up the NASU office.

  ''When the issue of NASU election came up, there was a crisis and a report was made by the chairman and a panel was set up. The panel submitted its report and management wrote to the national headquarters of NASU, but they are yet to respond,'' the PRO concluded.

   

   

   

• Eze(Dr.) Anozie was a Kind man-Personal Assistant

  • By solomon2day
  • On 20/11/2023
  • In Happenings

   

  Give Priority to your Well-BeingThe Personal Assistant to the late Eze  Ndigbo of Ibadan and Oyo state, Eze(Dr.)Alex Anozie, Mr Samuel Ulelu, in this piece, describes the late Managing Director of Conac Nigeria Limited, as a kind and detribalized Nigerian.

  Excerpts:

  His passage was shocking to me because I was with him on Tuesday 26th September 2023, that very day he showed no sign of ill health, that one may have suspected. There was no premonition, that very day the Hausa community came to pay him a visit, appealing to him to be their patron, which Eze agreed. After the program, everyone left. The next day I was called early in the morning, I was preparing to go to work, when the caller told me Eze was dead, I was surprised I did not believe the caller. But when I got to the office, I discovered it was true. It is a very great loss at this time when Ndigbo and Nigeria need him most. He was a very kind, loving, and detribalized Nigerian. He was humble to a fault.

• Eze(Dr.)Anozie's Death Shocking-AkaepuonwaNdigbo Ibadanland

  • By solomon2day
  • On 15/11/2023
  • In Happenings

  Take an interest in your Health and Wellness

  The death of Eze(Dr.) Alex Anozie has been described as shocking and unexpected.

  This is the view of  Akaekpkuonwa Ndigbo Ibadanland, Ichie Sunday Okafor.

  The death of  Eze(Dr.) Alex Anozie came as a shock to all Ndibgo in Ibadan and Oyo state, it was unexpected. In fact, up till now, we have yet to believe that he has left us. It is a great loss to all of us. May God grant the family the fortitude to bear the great loss. Ichie Okafor stated.

• Nigeria does not have a problem of unemployment but.....-Dr. Yemi-Esan

  • By solomon2day
  • On 15/11/2023
  • In Happenings

  The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Omlara Yemi-Esan has declared that the foundation of economic growth lies in the quality of products of educational institutions in Nigeria.

  Take an interest in your Health and Wellness

  Dr. Yemi Esan made this declaration on Tuesday at the 2023 convocation lecture of the University of Ibadan titled Promoting the Culture of Meritocracy: A Panacea for National Development in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria.

  ''We don't have a problem of unemployment, but most of our graduates are unemployable. The foundation of economic growth is from the students we produce. I know the University of Ibadan has maintained a high standard of meritocracy, past and present. But our educational system is bedeviled with a lot of problems: sex-for-marks, project mercenaries, and decaying infrastructure.''

  ''For the nation to produce the best brains, it is important for preference to be given to the most qualified. The Nigerian educational system should reflect quality and competence. Meritocracy is the distinctive factor between developed and underdeveloped countries. Additionally, a country that is governed by the best and the brightest has a higher rate of economic growth than those that do not. In Africa, we are yet to imbibe the culture of meritocracy and if we have, it has not been documented. In countries where promotions are politicized, civil servants focus on pleasing superiors. We are working with the Federal Civil Service Commission to reinstate examination before employment. The fact that there are no examinations has taken a toll on the civil service. Examinations bring out the best. We are committed to changing the narrative of who knows who. I always believe in doing things on merit,'' the Head of Service concluded.

• Nigerians are not feeling the Developmental impact of Taxes-Comrade Emelieze

  • By solomon2day
  • On 12/11/2023
  • In Happenings

  Millions of Nigerians are not feeling the impact of the multiple taxes collected by the government at all levels.

  Take interest in your Health and Wellness

  This assertion was made  by a former chairman of the Oyo state council of the Trade Union Congress(TUC), Comrade Andrew Emelieze.

  ''It is quite unfortunate that millions of Nigerians who pay income  and various other taxes are not feeling the developmental impact of these taxes. Majority of those who pay taxes are not given tax certificates and there is no tax rebate. It is as if taxation is all about the extortion of Nigerians. The benefits of the taxes government collects are not visible,'' Comrade Emelieze stated.

  In his view, the chairman of the Non-Academic Staff Union and Associated Institutions(NASU) University College Hospital(UCH) Ibadan branch, Comrade Kehinde Abiona  agrees that the impact of the taxes collected are not felt by workers saying,''the taxes workers pay must count, it is statutory for workers to pay taxes, unless there is a taxes relief or tax holiday, the situation will remain the same. When the government collects taxes let the people feel the impact.''

• Lawyer engages thugs to serve letter in Ibadan

  • By solomon2day
  • On 11/11/2023
  • In Happenings

   In these challenging times, lawlessness and criminality continue to linger as those in charge pretend not to be aware.

  Take an interest in your Health and Wellness

  On Thursday 9th November 2023 at about 9.30 am in the morning at 3, Kehinde Aderibigbe Street, Olorunsogo, Molete, Ibadan, Oyo state, a lawyer with phone number-08053721344- alongside four thugs made an abortive attempt to serve a harmless citizen a letter in the midst of intimidation and threats from the thugs. However, the citizen bluntly refused to accept the letter.

  This development was trailed by unthinkable actions of four operatives of the Nigeria Legion Corps of Commissionaires, who supervised the damaging of the padlocks of the two gates to the house and the pulling down of the doors of three flats in the building and making away with all the locks, two chains, and padlocks.

  However, it is curious that the assailants opted to forcefully convey the only occupant of the building to the Iyaganku Central Police Station on a motorcycle after they concluded the lawless act.

  At the police station, they were told by a senior female police officer that Olorunsogfo, Molete was not within the station's jurisdiction.

  This turn of events made them quickly seek the assistance of the administrative officer of the Iyagnaku Area Command.

  Sadly, at the administrative officer's office, threats, intimidation, and warnings were tools used by all those present to persuade the harmless citizen to sign an agreement, which he politely refused.

  For so long, those in charge of law and order have acted contrary to what the law states in issues concerning members of the public, this has indeed made millions of Nigerians lose confidence in the law enforcement agencies.

• Hoodlums seal off NASU UCH Secretariat

  • By solomon2day
  • On 07/11/2023
  • In Happenings

  Hoodlums on Friday, 20th October 2023 sealed the branch secretariat of the Non-Academic Staff Union and Associated Institutions(NASU) in the University College Hospital(UCH), Ibadan, Nigeria.

  Take an interest in your Health and Wellness

  According to the chairman of the union, Comrade Kehinde Abiona who made this disclosure, the sealing off was with the consent of the management of the hospital.

  ''On Friday, 20th October 2023 by about 9.00 am in the morning, miscreants, among whom were a few financial members and non-financial members invaded the office of the union in the name of protesting the non-conduct of the union's elections and made attempts to seal the office off, which I resisted, until the Chief Security Officer of the hospital came around to deceive me that the Chief Medical Director wanted to see me, at that point, I had to go; but on getting back to NASU, I met the office being sealed off and there was going in the presence of cameramen from the Public Relations department of the hospital who were busy recording on the instructions of the CSO,'' Comrade Abiona stated.

   

• Federal workers lament delays in salary payments

  • By solomon2day
  • On 07/11/2023
  • In Happenings

  Workers in Federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies(MDA) have expressed reservations over the delay in the payment of their monthly salaries.

  Take an interest in your Health and Wellness

  The workers lamented that they had received just a month's wage award of N35,000.

  ''We received last month's salaries in the second week. Up till this moment, most workers in the MDAs are yet to receive their October salaries. It is disturbing considering the very high cost of living. We are worried and we feel that the government is torturing us. In addition, we have only received the September wage award of N35,000, and October is yet to be paid,'' the workers lamented.

   

• The Quest for Wealth

  • By solomon2day
  • On 07/11/2023
  • In Happenings

  Let our lives revolve around God our creator, and He will surely provide for our needs.

  We should not allow the quest for wealth to overshadow our zeal for doing God's will.

  Matthew 6: 25-34

  Take an interest in your Health and Wellness

  25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

  26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

  27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

  28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

  29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

  30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

  31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

  32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

  33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

• Brutalization of NLC President has Exposed Government-Comrade Emelieze

  • By solomon2day
  • On 02/11/2023
  • In Happenings

   The physical brutalization of the President of the Nigeria Labor Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero has exposed the positive disposition of Those-in-Authority toward lawlessness, criminality, and violent crimes.
  Take an interest in your health and wellness

  This assertion was made by a former chairman of the Oyo state council of the Trade Union Congress(TUC), Comrade Andrew Emelieze.

  ''The brutal attack on the President of the Nigeria Labor Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero is incontrovertible evidence of the involvement of the government in collaboration with law enforcement agencies and hoodlums in the longstanding lawlessness, criminality and violent crimes in a number of states and the the Federal Republic of Nigeria over the years and in the present time. It is a very sad narrative,'' Comrade Emelieze lamented.

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