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Wednesday, 7 November 2018

Minimum Wage: FG clarifies President Buhari’s position on Ama Pepple’s Report

The Federal Government says President Muhammadu Buhari will study the report of the Tripartite Committee on the Review of National Minimum Wage before making his view known to Nigerians.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the clarification when he addressed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), which was presided over by President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tripartite Committee on the Review of National Minimum Wage chaired by former Head of Service, Ama Pepple, had on Tuesday submitted its report to President Buhari with a recommendation of N30,000 as new National Minimum Wage.

While receiving the Tripartite Committee Report, President Buhari pledged that the Federal Government would soon transmit an Executive Bill (on National Minimum Wage) to the National Assembly for its passage within the shortest possible time.

He said: “Our plan is to transmit the Executive bill to the National Assembly for its passage within the shortest possible time.

“I am fully committed to having a new National Minimum Wage Act in the very near future.’’

To this end, some traditional media outfits and the social media reported that the president had endorsed the Pepple’s recommendation of N30,000 minimum wage.

But, the minister said the president was only in receipt of the recommendations of the Ama Pepple’s Report, and he would consider it before making his views known to the public.

He said: “I think it was a recommendation. So, Mr President will consider it and would make his views known in due course.

“So, like I said recommendations have been made and Mr President would get back to the committee after he has studied the recommendations.’’

It would be recalled that the Presidency had also frowned at the misinterpretation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s remarks when he received the report of the Tripartite Committee on the Review of National Minimum Wage from the committee’s chairman, Ama Pepple, on Tuesday.

It said that the president did not endorse N30,000 as proposed by committee as being reported by some sections of the media.

“But the president’s speech at the event was immediately made available to the media and nowhere indicated that the president endorsed N30,000 Minimum wage,’’ a presidential source maintained.

President Buhari had also expressed delight that the Amal Pepple committee had successfully completed its assignment in a peaceful and non-controversial manner.

“Let me use this opportunity to recognise the leadership of the organised labour and private sector as well as representatives of State and Federal Governments for all your hard work.

“The fact that we are here today, is a notable achievement.

“As the Executive Arm commences its review of your submission, we will continue to engage you all in closing any open areas presented in this report.

“I, therefore, would like to ask for your patience and understanding in the coming weeks.�

The president, however, enjoined the leadership of the labour unions as well as the Nigerian workers to avoid being used as political weapons.

“May I therefore, enjoin workers and their leaders not to allow themselves to be used as political weapons,’’ he said.

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MTN Set to Light up Your Weekend with Our Son the Minister

Supported by MTN Foundation, Beeta Universal Arts Foundation is set to present the award-winning play, Our Son the Minister, for the second time at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos from 9th to 11th November, 2018.

 

A masterful work of political satire written by Paul Ugbede and produced by the award winning actor, Bikiya Graham-Douglas, Our Son the Minister tells the story of Doctor Makoji, who secures a ministerial appointment but discovers that his family and friends have made plans on how to share the expected sizable financial benefits he is set to bring home. Alarmed by their plans, Makoji decides to turn down the appointment, setting off a chain reaction within the family.

 

Starring Patrick Diabuah, Soibifaa Dokubo, Inna Erizia, Chris Iheuwah, Biodun Kassim, and directed by Kenneth Uphopho, the play is set to serenade theatre lovers at the Terra Kulture Arena all weekend.

 

Our Son the Minister is part of the MTN Foundation’s Arts and Culture initiative for the last quarter of the year in which the ICT company seeks to sponsor various art, drama and music productions. The initiative has already produced well-loved shows as Fela and the Kalakuta Queens, Legends: the Musical and Life in My City Art Festival in Enugu. This weekend, art enthusiasts can make their way to Terra Kulture to enjoy a superlative performance of Our Son the Minister.

 

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This pushup challenge will pump up your chest and arms

If you need a full-on chest and arm workout, skip out on the heavy weights, hit the deck, and push up.

Getting a good pump doesn't always take a whole gym packed with equipment, according to Men's Health Fitness Director Ebenezer Samuel.

If you need a full-on chest and arm workout, skip out on the heavy weights, hit the deck, and push up.

 

This vicious pushup circuit will blast your upper body – and all your work won't just go to one body part. Since you're alternating hand positions, you'll hone your pecs, shoulders, triceps, serratus anterior, and core, giving you an effective method to target multiple muscle groups.

The routine's simplicity makes it an option for just about everyone. "Advanced lifters, this is your finisher [for a chest/upper body session]," Samuel says. "Beginners, this can be a full workout."

You can do the circuit anywhere, too, since all you need is your bodyweight. If you have a few minutes and enough room to stretch out, you have no excuse to skip out on your chest pump.

How to do it:

Make sure your pushup form is perfect. That means you squeeze your core and glutes to keep your spine straight, keeping your gaze cast down slightly ahead of you. 

  • Perform 1 pushup with your hands in standard position (shoulder width apart).

  • Jump your hands into a tricep pushup position (hands 2 to 3 inches apart). Perform 1 tricep pushup.

  • Jump back to standard and go 2 reps, the jump to tricep position for 2 reps.

  • Jump to standard for 3 reps, then tricep for 3 reps you’re toast.

  • Continue up the ladder, adding reps for each style of pushup, until failure.

"Make it to 5 reps and 5 reps (the video above is my last set and I wasn’t even close on that, it’s tough)," admits Samuel, "and you’ve done 30 reps. 3 sets and you’ll be rocked."

When you're training to failure, make sure you keep the form tight through every rep. If you find your groin sagging and your core flagging, call it a day. "Make the pushups clean and controlled, but don’t drop your chest all the way to the deck," says Samuel.

Beginners shouldn't be overly concerned about nailing the perfect transition between the two hand positions, either. "If you can’t jump your hands you can still do this," says Samuel. "Just move your hands to each position with control."

Just be careful with your form and hand positioning. "On the close-grip jump, don’t think too close," advises Samuel. "Think hand-width just inside of normal pushup position and slightly below your chest. You’ll save your shoulders from unnecessary internal rotation that doesn’t actually benefit the triceps training effect we want." 

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Leicester City players to wear special shirts in tribute to owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha

Leicester will play their first home match since the death of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha with their owner’s name embroidered on their shirts.
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NAHCON Begins Upgrading Of Hajj Camp In Kaduna

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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Wednesday said the upgrading work on the Hajj Transit Camp at Mando, Kaduna, had commenced.

Malam Yunusa Abdullahi, Public Relations Officer, Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Board, made the disclosure in a statement in Kaduna.

Abdullahi said the contract for the renovation of mosque, building of toilets and places of ablution for males and females were also at advanced stages of completion.

He said “Inspecting the project early this week, the Chairman of NAHCON, Alhaji Abdullahi Muhammad, said the projects were being executed from development levy of N5,000 charged each pilgrim since 2012.’’

Abdullahi said that the ongoing project at Mando was the first phase of upgrading the hajj camp with modern facilities.

He disclosed that the process of awarding the second phase would include the building of a five-star hotel and a clinic at the camp.

The PRO gave assurance that similar projects would be awarded in other pilgrims’ shelters across the country.

He said Muhammad urged the contractor to execute the project according to the contractual agreement and speed up its completion.

He also said that the overseer of Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Imam Hussaini Tsoho –Ikara, thanked the NAHCON chairman for ensuring the upgrading of the camp.

According to him, Tsoho-Ikara promised to closely monitor the execution of the project and ensure that the contractor did not compromise quality in executing the job.

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Read Nigerian Senate’s proceedings of November 7th, 2018

Read Nigerian Senate’s proceedings of November 7th, 2018

Below is the full proceedings of the Nigerian Senate for today, Wednesday 7th September, 2018.

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'I don't know what Mourinho means!' – West Ham's Diop staying grounded amid Man Utd & PSG links

The French centre-back has made an impressive start to life in the Premier League, earning praise from a notoriously hard to please manager

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Just In: Trump fires Jeff Sessions as US attorney general

Embattled U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned at the “request” of President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

Sessions’s chief of staff Matthew Whitaker will serve as acting attorney general, Trump announced.

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Whitaker also will assume oversight of the ongoing investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, and possible collusion by Trump’s campaign in that meddling.

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Sessions, 71, lasted about two years in the job. But in that brief period, the former Alabama senator managed to usher in a new era at the Justice Department.

“Most importantly, in my time as Attorney General, we have restored and upheld the rule of law — a glorious tradition that each of us has a responsibility to safeguard,� Sessions wrote in his resignation letter. “We have operated with integrity and have lawfully and aggressively advanced the policy agenda of this administration.�

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Senate investigates NHIS, NPHCDA over alleged high-handedness, corruption

The Senate, Wednesday, directed its relevant committees to probe the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) over allegations of high-handedness and corruption. The resolution followed an adopted motion sponsored by Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa (Abia North). The NHIS has been embroiled in crisis over allegations of fraud and […]

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The FDA just approved an opioid that's 1,000 times stronger than morphine

Many people have expressed concern that this drug could make the opioid crisisworse, wondering “do we really need this on the market?� As with most medical advances, there are pros and cons.

The FDA approval of Dsuvia means there’s now another opioid on the market-an extremely powerful one. It’s 1,000 times more potent than morphine and 10 times more potent than fentanyl.

Many people have expressed concern that this drug could make the opioid crisisworse, wondering “do we really need this on the market?� As with most medical advances, there are pros and cons.

The drug is a sublingual (under the tongue) version of sufentanyl, which was first made in 1974 and is given intravenously. On the benefit side, Dsuvia has a unique ability to provide high-level pain relief in a short time, without need for IV access. That means that trauma victims can get relief quickly, so one use for Dsuvia will be for medics who are literally on the battlefield; the Pentagon strongly supported approval of this drug. It may also be useful in the operating room to provide sedation and anesthesia, especially in people for whom it is difficult to get an intravenous line in, such as some people with cancer.

What are the downsides? Well, a drug so powerful that can be taken by mouth has the potential for abuse. Synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, provide a “high� for many. However, just because the drug is a thousand-fold more potent doesn’t mean the “high� is a thousand times stronger: it just means that the dose that’s needed to have the effect is much less.

 

The FDA has taken some common-sense steps to reduce the likelihood of abuse. The drug is going to be supplied in a single-use disposable container. It will not be available for home use or through retail pharmacies; only in “medically supervised� settings, such as hospitals or the military. The FDA has also mandated that Dsuvia will be “reserved for use in patients for whom alternative pain treatment options have not been tolerated, or are not expected to be tolerated, where existing treatment options have not provided adequate analgesia, or where these alternatives are not expected to provide adequate analgesia.� It will also contain a “black box� warning, the highest warning the FDA issues to indicate there are serious hazards associated with the drug. None of these guarantee that the drug will not be abused, people being as they are, but it reduces the likelihood of misuse and diversion.

While the US continues to have a serious opioid problem, I don’t believe that the approval of Dsuvia is likely to significantly escalate it, given the precautions around it. While its uses in the ER and OR are marginal, it’s not a thousand or even ten times more dangerous than fentanyl, which is being synthesized and sold illicitly on the street. It does have unique benefits in certain situations that are worth adding to the medical toolkit, and in my opinion, those outweigh the risks in this case.

Keith W. Roach, M.D., FACP is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell.

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