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Friday 23 September 2016

Recruiting Federal Ministries and agencies

The following links shows federal ministries and agencies who are currently receiving applications. interested candidates can follow the links. Success.

> Federal Ministry of Finance recruitment 2016 - http://www.jobzilla.ng/2016/09/federal-ministry-of-finance-recruitment.html
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> Federal Ministry of Education recruitment 2016 - http://www.jobzilla.ng/2016/09/federal-ministry-of-education.html
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> Federal Ministry of Transport recruitment 2016 - http://www.jobzilla.ng/2016/09/federal-ministry-of-transport.html
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> Federal Ministry of Information and Culture recruitment 2016
> - http://www.jobzilla.ng/2016/09/federal-ministry-of-information-and.html
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> Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment recruitment 2016 -
http://www.jobzilla.ng/2016/09/federal-ministry-of-labour-and.html
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> Office of Auditor General for the Federation recruitment
> 2016 - http://www.jobzilla.ng/2016/09/office-of-auditor-general-for.html
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> Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) recruitment 2016 - http://www.jobzilla.ng/2016/09/bureau-of-public-procurement-bpp.html
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> Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing recruitment
> 2016 - http://www.jobzilla.ng/2016/09/federal-ministry-of-power-works-and.html
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Naira crashes to N436/$1 at parallel market

dollar to naira
The Naira has continued to weaken after a data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the economy was in recession. Also, the persistent dollar shortages on the official market is making life hard for Bureau de change operators.

But according to the Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria, the naira would recover by Monday, September 26 due to the introduction of Travelex, a licensed forex dealer.

Travelex, an international money transfer organisation, was officially directed by the CBN to distribute forex to the BDC operators by Monday.
Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, president of ABCON, was quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria to have said in Lagos that a licensed forex dealer would enhance transparency in the distribution network.

He said that forex distribution would be efficient and uniform across ABCON members, unlike what was obtainable in the past. According to him, Travelex has the technology to sell forex to about 1,000 BDCs in a couple of hours, which is a major advantage. At the interbank official market, the naira was quoted at 313.07 to the dollar on Thursday, down from 310.08 on Wednesday.


EXCLUSIVE: Army moves to investigate harassment on Nnamdi Kanu's relatives

kanu
Kanu Nwankwo


The Nigerian army has set up a committee to investigate the attack launched on a sister to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu, Tonia and some other members of his family at the Kuje prison in Abuja.

A source within the army told NAIJ.com that the chief of army staff Tukur Buratai had ordered the special investigations bureau headed by C. C Chima, a major, to investigate the harassment. On Tuesday, September 6, Tonia and some of her uncles were harassed by a team of armed army personnel while they were leaving the prison facility after a visit to the IPOB leader.

Tonia had told NAIJ.com that the soldiers who drove in a Hilux van double crossed their own vehicle, held them for close to one hour, a few poles after the prison facility.

The soldiers, led by Major Yushau later collected their mobile telephone numbers and addresses before releasing them.

She also said her uncle, was able to identify one of the soldiers who they realised had been monitoring them while they were discussing with Kanu in the prison facility. Following the incident, Kanu’s counsel Ifeanyi Ejiofor had petitioned the chief of army staff, the minister of interior Abdulrahman Dambazau and the comptroller general of Nigeria Prisons Service Ahmed Ja’afaru to launch and investigation into the matter.

However, the source said that Major Chima has reached out to Kanu’s counsel requesting a meeting with the lawyer and all the victims of the soldiers’ harassment. The meeting, the source said would take place at an army barrack in Abuja. “The interview is aimed at getting further insight into the petition,” the source said. Meanwhile, the IPOB has said it will embark on a worldwide protest on Friday, September 23.

The group has called on all Nigerians from the South East and South South region to participate in the protest, irrespective of their locations. However, the Nigerian police in a statement has also warned the group members and all Nigerians against the proposed protest.

Wednesday 21 September 2016

Trump praises 'stop-and-frisk' police tactic



U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would consider using "stop-and-frisk" policing methods to cut crime if elected, according to two people who attended a Fox News "town hall" taping at a predominantly African-American church in Cleveland.
With the race tightening between Trump and Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton in the final weeks before the Nov. 8 election, the Republican candidate recently began wooing African-American voters.
Stop-and-frisk, however, has been the target of protests and successful legal challenges in New York and other big American cities in recent years as a tactic that unfairly singles out minority citizens and violates their civil rights.
In the tactic, officers stop pedestrians, question them and then search them for weapons or contraband.
At the town hall, Trump praised stop-and-frisk, according to an excerpt of the interview released by Fox News.
He made his statement in response to an audience member's question about what the New York businessman would do to reduce crime in predominantly black communities across the nation, said the two people, Geoff Betts and Connie Tucker.
Betts, 38, who is black, said he felt dismayed by Trump's response.
Tucker, who is white and supports Trump, said she sensed discomfort in the room when the candidate gave his answer.
"I felt like there was a pause," she said.
The town hall, moderated by Fox News anchor Sean Hannity, taping was closed to journalists. Betts and Tucker both described their experiences after it ended.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment about his statement, nor did Clinton's.
Trump has portrayed himself as the "law-and-order candidate." But Clinton has criticized many of his proposals as unconstitutional attacks on American freedoms.
According to Tucker, Trump said he liked stop-and-frisk because it had worked well during the administration of New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Republican who served from 1996 to Dec. 31, 2001 who is now a major Trump supporter. The tactic was supported by Giuliani's successor, Michael Bloomberg.
In appealing to African-American voters, Trump has lamented the woes of black communities in speeches and invited people who traditionally vote for Democratic candidates to take a chance on him. But his often-dire portrayals of life for African-Americans have fallen flat with some black voters.

Anger over police tactics has escalated since the stop-and-frisk controversies, as the deaths of African-Americans, many of them unarmed, at the hands of police have sparked unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, Baltimore and other cities.
The opposition to "stop-and-frisk" led police departments in New York, as well as Chicago and Newark, New Jersey to agree to cut back on its use, in some cases submitting to outside monitoring and improving police training. In New York, ending the practice was a key plank of Democrat Bill de Blasio's successful 2013 run for mayor.
Tucker, a pastor at Father Heart Ministries in Columbus, Ohio, said she liked policies that yielded results, so if stop-and-frisk helped reduce crime, she was for it.
Betts, a distributor of hair products, said he is registered to vote as an independent and that he attended the town hall because he was curious about what Trump would say to try to win over black voters. He said he thinks police unfairly discriminate against black citizens and he is against stop-and-frisk.
"We are victims," he said, adding he walked out of the town hall while it was still under way.
"I just couldn't take it anymore, I had to go," he said. "I don't think that Donald Trump gets it."

Married women reveal the craziest things mothers-in-law have said to them


The saying goes that when you marry a man, you marry his family. It is not however guaranteed that every member of that family will be as warm and loving as their son who stole your heart. In a new thread on secret sharing app, Whisper, married women have revealed the most surprising and bizarre things their husband's mother said to them before they married. See more revelations  below:












Zuckerberg and Chan aim to tackle all disease by 2100


Priscilla ChanImage copyrightAP
Image captionPriscilla Chan was trained as a paediatrician
Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have pledged $3bn (£2.3bn) to fund medical research over the next decade.
At a press conference in San Francisco, they said their ultimate goal was to "cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of the century".
The funds will be distributed by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which they created in December 2015.
Tech leaders are increasingly turning their attention to health.
Earlier in the week, Microsoft said it intended to "solve" cancer by using artificial intelligence tools.
Google's DeepMind unit is working with the NHS to find a way to use computers to more accurately diagnose diseases.
And IBM and MIT announced a tie-up earlier this week to develop AI-based systems that could help clinicians improve the care of elderly and disabled patients.
Even so, the Chan Zuckerberg plan is marked by its ambition.

Biohub projects

Mr Zuckerberg said that at present 50 times more money was spent on treating people who are sick than on curing the diseases that would stop them getting ill in the first place, and added that this needed to change.
Mark ZuckerbergImage copyrightFACEBOOK
Image captionMr Zuckerberg believes today's newborns will typically live beyond 100
He outlined three principles that will guide the couple's investments:
  • to bring scientists and engineers together
  • to build tools and technology that advance research
  • to grow the movement to fund more science around the world
Ms Chan added that they had already committed $600m to creating a new research centre called the Biohub, which will bring together engineers, computer scientists, biologists, chemists and other innovators.
The Biohub will initially work on two projects.
The first is the Cell Atlas, a "map" that describes the different types of cells that control the body's major organs.
The second is the Infectious Disease Initiative, which will try to develop new tests and vaccines to tackle HIV, Ebola, Zika and other new diseases.
Mr Zuckerberg predicted that by 2100 the average life expectancy would be beyond 100 years.
But he cautioned that it would take years before the couple's fund led to the creation of new medical treatments and further time before they could be applied to patients.
Bill GatesImage copyrightFACEBOOK
Image captionBill Gates said his hosts were making an "incredible commitment to research and development"
Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates - who has funded his own health research via the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - appeared at the event to praise the announcement.
He described it as "very bold and ambitious" but added that "we desperately need this science".

Long-term goals

Mr Zuckerberg and Ms Chan announced in December 2015 that they planned to give away 99% of their shares in Facebook to fund good causes following the birth of their daughter.
The organisation's stated mission is to make long-term investments in work that advances human potential and promotes equality.
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla ChanImage copyrightGETTY IMAGES
Image captionMr Zuckerberg and Ms Chan set up their philanthropic company following the birth of their daughter Max
They had previously announced investments in education-related start-ups.
One expert said that dealing with all disease was "clearly ambitious" but added that deep-pocketed philanthropists were defined by the fact they could take such risks.
"The Chan Zuckerberg announcement is unusual in size but is in keeping with trends amongst today's biggest donors who want to achieve transformational change, prefer funding prevention over cure and tend to invest in causes and organisations with which they have prior connections," commented Dr Beth Breeze, director of the centre for philanthropy at the University of Kent.
"Most donations reflect the 'philanthropic autobiography' of the donor and this is no exception.
"Chan is an alumni of the University of California, San Francisco.
"So, the couple will already know and trust the people who will spend the money.
"She is trained as a paediatrician and recently became a mother so is aligning her professional and personal experiences with her philanthropic priorities."

How did Disney get Moana so right and Maui so wrong?


MoanaImage copyrightDISNEY
Image captionSome people have been annoyed by the portrayal of the demigod Maui as fat, saying it is stereotypical
A forthcoming Disney movie tells the story of Moana, a Polynesian girl who teams up with demi-god Maui to save her people. But some people have said the film and its merchandise are appropriating Samoan culture.
Arieta Rika, who founded a website called Talanoa as a home for Pacific stories, told the BBC how she wants her culture to be celebrated.
As a Pacific person, I can't tell you how excited I am to see this movie. Seeing faces that look like mine, telling a story that relates to me. I just don't have the words.
I haven't felt this excited about a Disney film in decades.
I am excited that the film has given a voice to many Pacific people who might have otherwise gone unheard when discussing issues about culture, people and place in the context of the Pacific and our stories.
It has also raised important questions about cultural appropriation and misappropriation. Is Disney doing it right?
Is there a way to celebrate Moana and Pacific culture, without offending Pacific people?

What is Moana?

  • The second Disney film set in the Pacific Islands (after Lilo and Stitch, set in Hawaii)
  • The story of a Polynesian girl who teams up with a Samoan demi-god Maui to go on a quest and save her people
  • Maui - voiced by Dwayne Johnson, stage name The Rock - is based on a Polynesian legend
  • According to myth, Maui created the Pacific Islands by fishing them from the sea
  • He is a hero and spiritual guide to many Samoans
  • Some say portraying him as fat is unfair and stereotypical
  • I've yet to watch the movie, but so far, it looks like Disney has applied four important aspects of Pacific culture: awareness, context, relationship and respect.
    This week, Disney released a children's costume for Maui, a character in the Moana film. I get it - Disney knows and appreciates that children across the world will fall in love with Maui, and like many other Disney characters, they'll want nothing more than to look exactly like him.
    Online page for Moana costumeImage copyrightDISNEY
    On paper, it seems like a pretty logical decision to create a costume.
    There is not much to work with in terms of clothes though, as he only wears a grass skirt and a necklace made of shells. Hence the final product that Disney released - a body suit with brown skin, tattoos, Maui's necklace, and a grass skirt.
    In reality, it has offended many Pacific people. I understand the reasoning behind the grass skirt and the necklace, but the brown skin is too far, and the tattoos are culturally misappropriated.
    Tattoos are deeply meaningful to Pacific people. Like a fingerprint, a tattoo is unique to each person.
    Our markings tell a personal story that we carry with us on our skin, everywhere we go - constantly reminding us of our values, our people, and our identity.
    File pic of Pacific Islander woman with facial tattoosImage copyrightGETTY IMAGES
    Image captionTattoos are personal and individual in Pacific Islander culture
    It is considered taboo and extremely disrespectful in many Pacific cultures to wear the markings of a people or place that you are not spiritually or physically connected to. After the release of Moana, Maui may be a Disney character to some, but to many Pacific people, he is very real - a hero, ancestor, demi-God and a spiritual guide.
    Even for Pacific people who don't believe in Maui, replicating a Polynesian tattoo and offering it to children for a price is belittling and trivializing an intimate aspect of Pacific people and culture.
    Knowing this, Disney could have reconsidered their decision to include tattoos on Maui's costume. That would have also eliminated the need for the brown skin body suit that many consider "brownface". They also would have anticipated the backlash from Pacific people who interpret their decision as inappropriate and disrespectful at best - and at worst, a way to make money from a particularly significant aspect of Pacific culture.
    Samoa's players perform the haka during the rugby union Test match France vs Samoa at the Stade de France on November 24, 2012 in Saint-Denis, north of ParisImage copyrightGETTY IMAGES
    Image captionLike the New Zealand team, Samoa's rugby players do the haka
    You need not be a Pacific person to enjoy and respect Moana, Maui and Pacific culture. Many Pacific people welcome questions. Taking initiative and starting these conversations creates trust, shows respect and ultimately, could be the start of a meaningful relationship between you and Pacific culture, and a Pacific person.
    In the meantime, I will be eagerly waiting for the release of Moana. If anything, I appreciate the opportunity it is giving me and many other Pacific people to share our thoughts, our opinions, and our stories.
    After all, having these conversations on a global scale is important, and it is what I and many Pacific people who have gone before me have been waiting for, for centuries.

    map of Samoa showing capital, Apia

    Samoa

    • One of the Pacific Islands, thousands of miles from Australia's eastern coast
    • Made up of volcanic islands
    • Population: 185,000
    map of Samoa and Australia