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Pilgreem20
Check Out This Poem I Wrote :This Life No Balance
~1.6 mins read
Hi guys, it's been a while here. How are we doing?
Check out this poem I wrote.
 
This Life No Balance
#pidgin
 
 
"Your beans wey i dey buy dey finish fast oo",
Customer come im shop kon dey 
complain,
"My brother,this life no dey balance oo",
"things don dey cost, person no even dey gain",
Oga,abi na you no balance ya derica,
you knack am stone small small for sides and under,
That extra pesewa you dey make no go carry you go america,
so stop to dey cheat your customer.
 
 
You know sey all fingers no get the same height,
Na im be sey we get different insight,
The potentials wey you get dey in abundance,
But because you still dey tie the gele of nonchalance,
you no kon sabi the things wey you sabi,
Kon dey waste your time dey follow asabi,
When you kon see sey Dele don dey get assurance,
You go kon dey talk sey this life no balance.
 
We sabi paint our lips wella with gossip,
even as we dey comot from where we go worship,
We don write breakup letter for truth and love,
Kon dey give ourselves problems wey only us fit solve,
So,my sister, if we wan make this life dey steady,
Na im be sey we must start to dey treat one another with equity. 
 
 
 
This Life sabi sey he get im own battlefield,
where he don give everybody their own share,
But you go dey follow others run the rat race,
and you no go know where your focus suppose dey for here,
If you no enter and stay inside the most high's grace,
because inside that grace life go dey give you good shot,
People fit even connect their WiFi to your life's hotspot,
and you go dey fit give your challenges a good cut.
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Emmaximus123
International Flights VS School Reopening Which One Is More Dangerous To Open By FG? (A Must Read)
~5.7 mins read
To start with, we cannot talk about the reopening of either of the two without first going into the little details of why it was closed in the first instance.
COVID-19 is a member of the genus Coronavirus, comprising viruses that infect animals and human beings. It was discovered in China in December 2019 and soon spread worldwide, it was declared a pandemic in March 2020 by the World Health Organisation (W.H.O), it has infected millions of people, with many recovering from it and sadly, close to a million people have died worldwide from its effect.

COVID-19 forced many Governments across the globe to shut down the economy, put a ban on public gathering and in many instances, declared a total lockdown on all social and economic activities, all in the bid to safeguard people’s lives.

Nigeria was not left out among the nation that was hit by the pandemic, the Nigeria governments, at both the Federal and States level declared a total lockdown, while few states declared just partial lockdown, restrictions of movement and curfew, depending on the peculiarities of each state, all for the same reason.

So, Governments soon eased the lockdown and allow business activities, that have been grounded to come back to life. But there are still few restrictions as International Flight remains banned and Schools remain closed.

But the Federal Government has already announced that International Flight will be resuming on the 29th of August, 2020 and affected stakeholders are already working on how schools can be safely reopened. We can, therefore, look at which is more dangerous to reopen between schools and International Flight.

Obviously, school is the most dangerous to reopen among the two because of the underlisted points:

 1.POPULATION:

There are only 5 International Airports in Nigeria, and the number of people who come into the country or leave through those airports is not up to 200 thousand people on a daily basis.

Whereas Nigeria has 48 State Universities, 43 Federal Universities, scores of private universities, hundreds of Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, several other Higher Institutions of learning and thousands of secondary and primary schools. All of these institutions of learning have millions of staffs, students, and visitors on a daily basis.

The total number of travellers, workers and airports personnel available in all International Airports in Nigeria may not be more than just the total studentship population of Lagos State University (LASU) which stands at over 90,000.

Clearly enough, it’s easier to control and monitor the influx of people at Airports than schools because of the population and it also means that COVID-19, if contracted, will spread faster in school environment than Airport.

Clearly enough, it’s easier to control and monitor the influx of people at Airports than schools because of the population and it also means that COVID-19, if contracted, will spread faster in school environment than Airport.

2. ADHERENCE TO PROTOCOL:

The protocol at the Airports made it mandatory for someone coming into the country or leaving the country to have a minor medical assessment, which includes but not limited to checking the temperature.

Travellers coming into the country are, in some cases, put under compulsory quarantine for 14-days, after which they will be tested for COVID-19 before being allowed to reunite with their families and outer worlds. Provision are also made for the compulsory washing of hands and usage of hand sanitizers at the airports.

All of these are difficult, if not impossible to put in place in school, for so many reasons, which includes population (as explained above), porousness, nonchalance, cost (all International Airports can afford it but some private secondary and primary schools may not) etc.

3. DOCUMENTATION:

While the number of people that leave and come into the country is documented and their details recorded, the manifest of passengers on each flight is equally taken and documented, this means that in case any of the passengers is discovered to have contracted COVID-19, all other passengers can be contacted to take necessary and immediate measures.

This is impossible in an average School in Nigeria, either Primary, Secondary or Higher Institution, while schools may have the record of its students, staffs and personnel, it’s practically impossible to know or document those who come to school on daily basis, especially as there are external and unusual comers.

4. SOCIAL DISTANCING:

One of the important precautionary measures against COVID-19 is the maintenance of social distance in all gathering at all time, this is possible in an airport to a large extent, one of the protocols of the to be opened Airports for International Flight is also the maintenance of social distance even while onboard.

This, they plan to do by inscribing a DO NOT SEAT directive on every seat in the middle of two other seats on either side. Although, this may have a resultant effect as it means the numbers of passengers on each flight will be reduced, thereby increasing travelling fees. But ultimately, it would achieve the desired goal.

This is absolutely impossible in school, many classes in several schools are always overcrowded, the students to classes space ratio does not in any way support social distancing, you often see students struggling for limited spaces, some standing when there is no available seat to catch the glimpse of the lectures. All of these and many more make social distancing impossible in schools.

Also, many private boarding schools and institutions feed their students in a rowdy manner, devoid totally of social distancing and all other COVID-19 precautionary measures. A non-spacious room in an average School hostel can be housing 6-10 students at every particular point in time, how then do you adhere to COVID-19 guidelines in such a situation?

5. PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAVELLING:

Should school reopen, one thing that is certainly is interstate travelling, as we have students schooling very far away from their State?

For example, there are Osun State indigenes schooling in Kaduna and Vice-versa. Therefore, should school reopen, thousands of people will be put at risk through interstate travelling.

A student travelling from Lagos to Port-Harcourt will most likely board several vehicles, where he can contract or transfer (if already contracted) COVID-19, before getting to his school destination. Such will lead to a wider spread of COVID-19 and the community tracing of same will be extremely difficult if at all possible, to do.



All of these and many more are why it’s far safer to reopen Airports for International Flights than to reopen schools.

However, the stark reality we are faced with is, until further notice, COVID-19 is here to stay, it’s now part of the new norms we must learn, plan and prepare to live with.

When will the pandemic be conquered remains a question no one can authoritatively answer, that’s if at all it will ever be conquered. We must, therefore, find a way to reopen schools and live with it.

Some nations have already reopened schools, we can take a cue on what was put in place and how that was achieved and modify it to suit Nigeria peculiarities because ultimately, we are in for this for a very long time and we cannot afford to have a static education for the millions of Nigeria youthful population, as the adverse effects of that will be disastrous.

What do you think about this?



Which one do you think is more dangerous to open?

Drop your comments!!!

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RachaelB
FEC Approves $11.17 Billion Rail Project To Link All Coastal Cities
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of 11.17 billion dollars to link all Nigeria’s coastal cities by rail in the next six years.Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, briefed State House correspondents after the virtual FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Mohammed said that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, presented two memos which had to do with Federal Government’s commitment to expanding and consolidating on the rail project.“The first one actually has to do with the Kano-Jibia rail and the other one has to do with the Port Harcourt-Maidugiri rail.“Actually what was approved today was funding to ensure that work starts immediately on those two rails.“And then, also another memo that was approved today was the ratification of the president’s approval for the award of contract for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Standard Gauge.’’He said the project was an old project which was inherited by current administration.Mohammed said that under the former administration, approval was given but nothing was done.
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Sammyesx
FG, Cement Manufacturers Agree On Discount Charge For 300,000 Low Cost Houses
~3.6 mins read
As part of its determination to ensure the success of the Social Housing scheme where the Buhari administration will construct 300,000 houses under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP), for low income earning Nigerians, cement manufacturers have agreed with the Federal Government to charge discount price.

 

Making the disclosure over the weekend while visiting the completed model houses in Dei Dei at the Federal Capital Territory, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, affirmed it is indeed possible to deliver decent and affordable accommodation that will be within the reach of many Nigerians.

 

Answering reporters' questions after the visit to one of the construction sites of the Social Housing scheme, the VP noted the contributions of major cement manufacturers in the country towards the success of the programme.

 

According to him, “they have agreed to give cement for this project at considerable discount which is a very helpful thing to do and we really commend and thank them for the contributions they are making, it is a very patriotic thing on their part. They also see the importance of this Mass Housing Programme.”

 

After seeing the prototypes of the one-bedroom and two-bedroom bungalows, Prof. Osinbajo expressed satisfaction with the quality of the design and the fact that the houses are very affordable.

 

The Vice President noted that, “on the average, anybody who is earning N30,000 a month and is ready to spend a third of that amount, will be able to afford one of these houses, that is the plan. What I have seen so far, there is a one-bedroom unit and there is a two-bedroom unit, both coming under N2 million.

 

“I think that this is a very good thing indeed. And a point has been made that it is possible to build good, decent accommodation that isn’t out of the reach of practically everyone.”

 

Commenting on the implementation of the scheme across the country, the Vice President assured that the Mass Housing Programme will be provided across the country.

 

Prof. Osinbajo said, “we are hoping that we will be able to replicate this not just in Abuja but all over the country. So far, the Family Homes Fund is in 11 States, and they have given up land for the project.

 

“We are hoping that this year, we will be able to very rapidly improve the scale and speed of putting these houses in place. Once we are able to get moving quickly, we think we can make available several thousands of houses across the country and more people can afford to live in such houses.”

 

The Vice President noted that the job creation component of the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) would also be actualized through Social Housing Scheme.

 

His words: “Also important is the job creation aspect of it. You have young men and women who are builders, architects, civil engineers working on this project. We are hoping that a lot of the building materials will be locally fabricated especially the windows, doors and other components of the houses.”

 

The social housing scheme of Buhari administration is an important aspect of the plan by the Federal Government to address the housing needs in the country by building thousands of low-cost houses and in the process create wealth and jobs for youths that will be engaged in the construction of the houses.

 

Under the ESP, the Federal Government has mandated the Central Bank to provide financing for the housing scheme and a N200B facility has been approved as the first tranche already.

 

There would also be Rent to Own option as part of the administration's resolve to impact the common man in this social housing plan expected to generate 1.8m jobs and deliver houses to about 1.5m Nigerian families.

 

The implementing agency, Family Homes Fund (FHF) Ltd, an agency under the Federal Ministry of Finance, has already mobilized thousands of Cooperative groups across the country who will participate in the Social Housing plan as the main warehouse agents and also mobilize the low-income buyers. For instance, FHF has met with 93 Cooperative Leaders from the 6 geographical zones, under the aegis of the Co-Operatives Federation of Nigeria.

 

Individuals who do not belong to cooperatives have not been left out as they can also apply through the portal: www.nshp.gov.ng.

 

*Laolu Akande*

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity

Office of the Vice President

3rd January, 2021
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