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Jobs/Vacancies / Nigerian Airforce Recruitment 2020 For Airmen/Airwomen Commences (Full Details) by booksdey(m): 5:23am On Jul 24, 2020
Nigerian Airforce recruitment 2020 For Airmen and Airwomen has commenced.

The recruitment portal of the Nigerian Air Force opened for the recruitment of Airmen and Airwomen into the force at exactly 12:00 am on Friday, July 24.

Here are instructions as published by the Force and how to apply for Nigerian Airforce Recruitment 2020.

Qualifications -

1. Applicants Must Be Nigerian Citizens By Birth.

2. Applicants Must Be Medically And Physically Fit.

3. Applicants Must Not Be Less Than 1.66m Tall For Male And Not Less Than 1.63m Tall For Female.

4. Applicants Must Be Free Of Any Previous Conviction(S) On Criminal Ground, By A Court Of Law.


For Non Tradesmen/Women

1. Applicants Must Be Between The Ages Of 18 And 22 Years By 30 June 2021.

2. Applicants Must Possess A Minimum Of 5 Credits, Including Mathematics And English, In Not More Than 2 Sittings In SSCE/NECO/GCE/NABTEB.


For Tradesmen/Women


1. Applicants Applying As Tradesmen And Women Must Be Between 18 And 25 Years Of Age Except For Those Applying As Assistant Chaplains/ Imams And Drivers Who Must Be Between 18 And 28 Years.

2. Applicants Must Possess At Least A Lower Credit In ND/NCE Or Any Relevant Trade Certificates From Reputable And Approved Government Institutions/Organisations, With A Minimum Of 2 Passes And A Credit In English In Not More Than 2 Sittings In SSCE/NECO/GCE/NABTEB.


Applicants Applying As Drivers Must Posses A Minimum Of 2 Passes In SSCE/NECO/GCE/NABTEB, With A Credit In English And Trade Test Certificate.


Applicants Applying As Sportsmen/Women Are To Present Evidence Of Their Professional Experience Which Should Include Certificates And Medals.



Apply Here
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Health / Coronavirus: Disneyland Paris Official Tests Positive For Coronavirus by booksdey(m): 8:28pm On Mar 10, 2020
A worker at Disneyland Paris has tested positive for coronavirus, a spokesman for the theme park revealed on Monday.

Disneyland said the infected person, who wasn’t identified, had worked behind the scenes and was not in contact with those who visited the park.

Le Parisien, a French daily reports that he was, however, taken to a hospital, where he is being treated, while at least three colleagues who worked closely with him were ordered into quarantine.

“He is a night technician who is part of the Ride T1 team. The verdict fell around 8 p.m. Sunday. His colleagues are asked to stay in quarantine,” said Lucas Gheddab for the CFTC Disney.

Meanwhile, the park management said the resort remains open, and that hand sanitisers would be provided to visitors and guests of the park.

The park is said to receive around 15 million visitors a year.


https://www.newsdey.com/latest-news/disneyland-paris-official-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/

Crime / Man Convicted For R*pe Crime Released After Turning To A Woman by booksdey(m): 3:49pm On Jan 30, 2020
A man from Iowa, Felon has been released even after several r*pe cases attached to his name.
The court saw him as “no longer a threat to the society” when he transited from a man to become a woman.
According to the court attorney, he said that he would not comment on the reason for the dismissal other than
“an offender’s hormone levels are an important part of substantiating an offender’s likelihood of recidivism.”

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Source: https://www.newsdey.com/latest-news/man-convicted-for-rpe-crime-released-after-turning-to-a-woman/
Celebrities / Tonto Dikeh Shares Update On Her New Body (PHOTO) by booksdey(m): 3:41pm On Jan 30, 2020
She has never been one to shy away from the press, and mom of one Tonto Dikeh, has given an update on her new body.

The actress revealed she plans on going under the knife again, and according to her new post; it seems Tonto may have just done that.

The actress had many talking months ago when she came out to affirm that she indeed has gone under the knife and will do this again.

In a new post on IG, the mom of one revealed she has a newer and cuter butt.


SEE Photo> https://www.newsdey.com/latest-news/tonto-dikeh-shares-update-on-her-new-body/
Celebrities / Cardi B Stuns In Sexy Bodysuit To Hubby Offset’s Fashion Line Launch by booksdey(m): 8:02pm On Jan 17, 2020
Cardi B makes a bomb ass statement, as she steps out in Paris in a sheer bodysuit with her bra and panties very visible underneath the bodysuit to support her husband Offset. Cardi B And Offset In Paris For Fashion Line Launch. The 27-year-old rapper was in the French capital alongside her
hubby Offset, as they headed to his Laundered Works Corp show during Paris Fashion Week 2020 on Thursday, January 16.

In addition to the sheer bodysuit, Cardi had on a studded face mask. The Bodak Yellow rapper added a big fur coat.

See more photos below:

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Congrats babe on your bomb ass fashion clothing collab with
@chazajordan .I am so proud of you ! From filming on two shows
,recording and working on so many other things .The dick feels
better when is coming from a hard working man ��.I love you


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Cardib (@iamcardib) on Jan 16, 2020 at 10:37am PST

Photo Credit: Offset/Instagram

Source: https://www.newsdey.com/latest-news/cardi-b-stuns-in-sheer-bodysuit-to-hubby-offsets-fashion-line-launch/
Politics / Amotekun: Southwest Governors Turning Amotekun Into A Christian Militia - MURIC by booksdey(m): 7:22pm On Jan 17, 2020


Ishaq Akintola, director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has accused southwest governors of turning Amotekun into a Christian Militia by recruiting only Christians.

This accusation was contained in a statement on Friday, while he further alleged that applicants for the ongoing recruitment have been mandated to submit birth certificates registered only in churches.

He said the five Christian governors are ganging up to turn Amotekun to a “crusader militia”, as one out of the six governors in the region is a Muslim.

His words, “Let us make our stand on Amotekun clear from the beginning. MURIC is not allergic to any state or region taking steps aimed at rubber-cushioning the effect of the security challenges currently facing Nigeria. But the approach must be transparent, assuring and all-embracing. ”

“We have no objection to Amotekun. But ‘good intention’ appears lacking in the preparations for it as a security unit that will complement the work of the conventional security agencies. It appears shrouded in secrecy while attempts are being made to marginalize Muslims in the recruitment exercise.

“Or how does one describe the social media advertisement in which applicants are being requested to bring birth certificates from the church. This is most outrageous. Amotekun has not started, but we are already seeing symptoms of Christianisation and Islamophobia.

“Are the job vacancies which Amotekun is certain to open meant for Christians only? Are the southwest states declaring their state as Christian states? Are they joining Nyesome Wike of Rivers in a Christian enclave? Is Amotekun a secret Christian army? Only one out of the five governors in the region is a Muslim. Are the Christian governors ganging up to form a crusader militia?

“Why then must applicants bring birth certificates from churches? Are we sure that this will not be followed by a request for applicants to bring referral letters from pastors? Handlers of Amotekun owe us an explanation.”

Source: https://www.newsdey.com/latest-news/southwest-governors-turning-amotekun-into-a-christian-militia-muric/
Politics / Ifeanyi Ubah Responds As Court Sacks Him As Senator by booksdey(m): 7:09pm On Jan 17, 2020
Senator Ifeanyi Ubah (YPP-Anambra South) has reacted to his sack by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday for certificate forgery.

Recall that in an earlier judgment, the court sacked the lawmaker representing Anambra South for allegedly submitting a forged National Examination Council (NECO) certificate, to contest the February 23, 2019, senatorial election.



Reacting to his sack from the Red Chambers, Ubah’s lawyer talking to newsmen expressed that the decision of the court is incorrect.

Source: https://www.newsdey.com/latest-news/ifeanyi-ubah-reacts-as-court-sacks-him-as-senator/
Politics / N-power – A Beautiful Idea Of Keeping The Nigerian Youth Busy For Nothing’s Sake by booksdey(m): 12:09pm On Nov 10, 2019
One may reminisce on the paths Nigerians has walked through – the gloomy years of poor standards of living and bundles of unkept promises by our numerous brands of governments. China is pursuing viable policies and frameworks to reduce poverty – and this act of hard work is working, according to reports. It is now common to say that the largest number of poor people who were lifted out of the poverty line in the past 15 years were Asians. On the contrary, the largest vulnerable and poor population will be growing in from Africa of which Nigeria has already taken a stance of harbouring the highest share of poverty in the world. Does this come as a surprise? With the question of a growing population and natural resource-based economy – certain errors need to be fixed.

Of course, the series of anti-poverty schemes rolled out by the previous and current governments may have helped a few numbers of the poor to eat some breakfasts and settle some minute bills. But yet, the number of poor magnifies dauntlessly. Statistics report that about 55% of young people aged 15 to 35 are unemployed and unemployment has increased from 18 percent (2017) to 23.1 percent (2018). Long-term solutions on creating more jobs and entrepreneurs can be an engaging approach to deal with this issue, thus a human capital investment project could be a tool to achieve this.

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has vowed to create more jobs during his campaign. His government-led National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), a social security agency began in 2015 to tackle poverty and unemployment. NSIP manages about four programmes which cover the unemployed youths, traders, vulnerable groups and the school children – partly a typical social protection project. N-Power, one of the four programmes were established to hire unemployed youths to teach in schools, work in health and agro public services or learn some skills to become employable for the labour market. This programme is a 24- month programme with a monthly stipend of $83 – after which their contracts are terminated and the next batch of unemployed youths are hired for another 2 years.

The fact that N-Power beneficiaries are enrolled in a 2-year public service with no framework of employment opportunities after service problematize its notion of sustainability. This programme should be designed not just to help the unemployed to overcome present economic stress but equip them to confront future events. According to NSIP’s website, about 500,000 youths have benefited from this scheme. If the Buhari’s government can harness such numbers in 4 years of NSIP’s inception, then there is a crucial obligation to maximise these figures and apply long term poverty reduction approaches. Instead, N-Power offers short-term means of relieving the stress of unemployment which drives no hope for a stable employment structure. Such an anti-poverty scheme would create more trap of dependency after the 2 years of service.

A beneficiary of the N-Power expresses his fears via a letter to the Nigerian president;

“The bitter truth is the knowledge of going back to the streets with little or nothing at the expiration of the scheme. The 24 months duration of the programme is coming to an end as a frightening nightmare to us. Are we going back to the streets where we were fetched from after dedicated and creative works at our various places of assignments? What happens to us after the scheme and what shall be our fate?”

2 years of training and working in public offices and schools can be of a greater advantage if the most diligent beneficiaries are absorbed into the public service as permanent staffs. Dumping the recipients after undergoing the so-called human capital investment exercise is slightly wasted labour.

Another thought would be to make loans accessible to start their own businesses after the two-year experience and skills acquisition. However, the possibility of becoming entrepreneurs when most of the beneficiaries are sent to teach in schools is scanty. The primary objective of N-Power is to empower youths to become employable or entrepreneurs yet, the end means of the programme has become inconclusive.

Meanwhile, most states where the beneficiaries work and teach have announced that they do not have the obligation to retain them after service. Meaning that beneficiaries are accepted back to their previous job-seeking positions. Likely, most of the participants knew beforehand the conditions of the programme before applying but there is less or no choice of work – it is better to live on a penny than none at all. The $83 monthly stipend is mostly spent on transportation, housing, food and often not enough for savings. They are left with less or no saving income after the programme (not even to start their own businesses or investments). And, what is the future of an average beneficiary who would be living on a daily stipend of $2.27 per day for the next 2 years? N-Power has the potential to become an ideal labour market intervention programme where policies devised to boost employment and the protection of workers is prioritised. It can focus on troubleshooting the cycle of poverty.

While on the subject, President Buhari’s special adviser on social investments, Hajiya Maryam Uwais holds that the $83 monthly stipend and the working experience of the N-Power would push the beneficiaries in becoming entrepreneurs and taking charge of their lives. At a colloquium organised by the Department of Public Law, at University of Lagos, she said,

“They have worked for two years and have been paid N30,000 ($83) monthly and have a device that gives them information on entrepreneurship. We cannot ask a state to employ anybody. We have given them N30,000 monthly, the know-how, and practical experience. For example, if you have been working in the farm, you know all there is to know about agriculture by now and should be able to start something.”

Not long ago, the federal government is considering absorbing N-Power beneficiaries into the police force in their local governments. A sudden veer from teaching and learning entrepreneurial skills to becoming community police officers. This is the temerity of the federal government to reduce the high rate of unemployment without an explicit understanding of human capacity. The current administration is accused of stagflation and amid this economic downpour, manipulates the youths on jobs to pick. Admittedly, when unemployment is high in a country, it influences the capacity to choose jobs. The Nigerian youth is in the dilemma of choosing work over interests and survival over productivity. This suggests that the government is pushing in unfixed short-term safety net programmes that may not contribute to the economy or the welfare of its citizens in the long run. One may think these programmes are politically motivated for electoral purposes since it is based on a brief reality.

This article is written by Dike Okwukwe

Source: https://broadissues.org/n-power-a-beautiful-idea-of-keeping-the-nigerian-youth-busy-for-nothings-sake/
Literature / Re: The Last Dance - A Short Story by booksdey(m): 7:14pm On Jul 20, 2017
Nice one. But call this a short story and not flash fiction. You have great confidence in your written words. Nice one!

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