Day 3 - December 10, 2015 (morning Session)
Word 4
Minister – Bishop David Abioye
Topic: Understanding the wonders of spiritual stewardship (Part 2): Benefits of partnership with God

Stewardship in the kingdom is business. Serving God is big time business. The objective of every business is profit. Jesus presented service as business, Luke 2:49. Everyone serving God is in kingdom business. Serving God makes you a partner with God.

What is partnership?
Partnership means co-ownership. We must move from being just members into partners with God. A partner thinks of what to add, not what to take, Matt 6:33. Be motivated by what you will add to the kingdom, Ex 23:25 - 27. A partner is a stakeholder and a collaborator. He works in agreement with God, Mark 16: 17 – 20, Matt 28: 18 – 20. Go for God and he will go with you. If God goes with you, no one can be against you.
For us to secure our partnership, we must do it in love. Love meaning, passion for him and compassion for others. Partnership with God functions effectively on the platform of love.

Benefits of Partnership with God
1. Partnership with God makes a believer more than a conqueror: When you go for Jesus, he gives you the victory over the battle that he has already won, Romans 8:31, Matt 28:20, Luke 10: 17 -19. Partnership with God secures you in the day of trouble Daniel 3:24 - 28. Stewardship is partnership with God. Abraham established partnership with God. Abraham was an intercessor for soul preservation, Gen 18: 20 -25, Isaiah 41:8.
2. Partnership with Christ makes us supernaturally wise: Proverbs 13:20, when you are in partnership with God, there is an influence of God on you, Jude 1: 25. People give God their time and skill and God gives them his wisdom. 1st Samuel 13:14, 2nd Samuel 14:20, Daniel 5:11. When you are in partnership with God, his kind of wisdom will be found in you, Daniel 6: 1-3.
3. Partnership with God triggers supernatural favor: When you serve in Gods kingdom, you become a candidate for favor. Favor is receiving things as you require, Exodus 3:21, Exodus 12:36. Favor distinguishes people.

Testimony
Bishop Abioye shared the testimony of a man who received a car on returning from an outreach. He shared another testimony of a man who received his letter of interview after returning from an outreach. The last testimony he shared was of a man who just got a job and received wardrobe allowance from his boss after he returned from an outreach.

Partnership with God triggers supernatural favor, Psalm 102: 13-15, Psalm 5: 12. The package of favor is never released until our set time, when we walk in partnership with God. We receive favor from God when we partner with him.
It is not enough to be in partnership with God, we must do it delightsomely and excitedly. When we don’t serve God excitedly, we destroy the harvest, 2nd Corinthians 9:7. We should serve God with joy and with a smile.

Day 3 - December 10, 2015 (morning Session)
Word 3
Minister – Bishop David Oyedepo

In all labor there is profit. When you engage in prayer labor, you have committed God to the profits that accrue, Col 4:12, Proverbs 14:23. Praying for church growth is making spiritual investments that carry unmatchable returns. Jesus is only committed to building his church, Matt 16:18. Pastors must refuse to own the church or the church will never grow. Pastors should not say it is “my” church. Let it be God’s church.

Benefits of making it God’s church:
1. The Gates of Hell cannot stop it.
2. Peace will reign as in heaven
Allow Jesus to own the church. If you are on any outreach, pray and fast for the outreach to produce. You should pray on tracts, fliers and media used for outreaches so that people can be blessed through them.

Testimony
Bishop Oyedepo gave a testimony of a madman who was healed through a woman on outreach. The woman told the madman to hold a tract, he put his hand on the picture and then she prayed for him. He was healed immediately. A church member’s son afflicted with insanity was healed when a flier was placed on his head.

We should pray kingdom advancement prayers for at least 30 minutes every day. Kingdom advancement prayer is a spiritual investment in promoting the kingdom of God in our local church. The people represent the church, not the building. The church should not be seen as a private company with an MD/CEO unless crises will step in. You can have a crisis free ministry if you allow the Prince of Peace to reign over his church and direct its affairs. Philippians 4: 6.

Day 3 - December 10, 2015 (morning Session)
Word 2
Minister – Bishop Aremu
Topic: Why pray for supernatural church growth?

We are in the multitude era of the church, Isaiah 2:1-3, Micah 4: 1-4. Prayer is a principal requirement for generating supernatural church growth. Prayer triggers and sustains church growth. Where prayer stops, is where growth stops, Acts 6:4. Prayer is a principal weapon for growing strong churches, Acts 2: 47.

Why pray for supernatural church growth?
1. Church growth is warfare: A praying church is a winning church. Prayer and fasting is a vital weapon in the battle against the forces of darkness, Matt 16:18, Matt 17: 20 – 21, Luke 11: 21-22, Romans 16:20. Grace to subdue the opposition and cause your church to grow is at God’s throne – the throne of Grace, Hebrews 4:16. It takes the prayer of faith to move the arms of God, Isaiah 53:1.
2. Pray for God to keep drawing the people, John 6:44: Your strategies for church growth have to be anointed. Even the handbills must be soaked in power before it is shared. We have to keep praying for God to continue to add to the church, Psalm 127:1 – 2, 1st Corinthians 3:6, Jeremiah 30:19.
3. Continuous Prayer is what makes the Holy Ghost step into the affairs of your church, Luke 11:13. We must pray that the Holy Ghost continues to convicts and converts sinners into the church’s territory, John 16: 8, Isaiah 5:26, Numbers 11:31, Acts 4: 29-33.
4. A prayerful church is full of signs and wonders, John 4:48, Acts 4: 1-4, Acts 9: 34 – 35.
5. A prayerful man will not lack revelation. The word and revelation brings people to the church. God gives the word, Psalm 68: 11. We must pray for continuous flow of revelation of God’s word, Matthew 7:8, Acts 6:7.

How to pray for church growth:
1. Repent of every known sins, John 9:31
2. Approach the throne of God with a forgiving heart, Matt 5: 23 -24.
3. Come before God joyfully, Isaiah 56:7, Psalm 100:1 - 4.
4. Pray with the word, 1st John 5: 14.
5. Pray with faith Matt 21:22, Romans 14: 23.
6. Pray with desperation, Matt 11:12. Desperation is the mother of manifestation
7. Pray with expectation, Acts 13: 44, Proverbs 23:18

Day 3 - December 10, 2015 (morning Session)
Word 1
Minister - Pastor (Mrs) Faith Oyedepo
Topic: Understanding the blessedness of Kingdom Promotion Endeavors
Anchor Scripture: Psalm 65:4

Kingdom promotion is an avenue created by God to release his blessings into our lives. Only those in service are eligible for change of levels. If you are not in the service of the kingdom of God, the blessings that is destined for those who are there may never become a reality for you. The kingdom of God is not a place for idle/lazy people. God’s kingdom is the kingdom for active people.

What is kingdom stewardship?
It is the engagement of your spirit, soul and body in promoting the kingdom of God on earth. It is the use of your divine endowment in terms of your strength, time and talent to see to the promotion of the kingdom of God. When you begin to serve the interest of God, God begins to serve your own interest, Ex 23:25-26. God is not looking for who to stress but who to make whole, Prvs 13:17. God is not looking for whom to humiliate but who to elevate, Habakkuk 3:19. God is not looking for whom to disgrace but whom to honor, John 12:26. God is not looking for who to punish but who to furnish, Job 36:11. God is not looking for whom to impoverish but whom to empower for wealth Matt 6:33. A peaceful home is a benefit of kingdom stewardship. Parents should allow their children partake in kingdom stewardship at their level by allowing them to grow with it. God is not looking for whom to diminish but for whom to distinguish, Malachi 3:17.

The most humbling aspect of kingdom stewardship are:
1. God has other people better than us to engage, 1st Sam 15:28. So we should not abuse the privilege God has given to us and we should make ourselves available for the promotion of the kingdom of God.
2. God can do without all of us to deliver his plan and purpose on the earth.
Only stewardship rendered willingly are rewarded by God, 1st Cor 9:17. Only cheerful service qualifies for return, Joel 1: 11-12.

Avenues for kingdom stewardship:
1. Spiritual stewardship – Engaging in soul winning, praying for the promotion of the kingdom of God at least 30 mins every day, Fasting.
2. Physical stewardship - Making yourself available in service groups with the attitude of a servant.
3. Financial and material stewardship - Giving your tithe, offering and resources to those that are in need.

Day 2 - December 9, 2015 (Evening Session)
Word 1
Minister - Bishop David Oyedepo
Topic: Engaging the wonders of divine visitation (Part 2)

Every time you pray according to the will of God, you have committed his integrity to respond. Sanctification is the will of God. When you seek sanctification, you are committing Gods integrity for response. One way to maximize this wave of Glory is to access the grace for sanctification, 1st Thess 4, 1st John 5:14. The blessings accrued to us in a revival are rewards for our engagement. Without sanctification, our engagements have no worth, Hebrews 12:28, 2nd Tim 2:20. There is no unforgivable sin with God, Psalm 66:18, 1 John 1:9-10. When we repent of our sins, our engagement will be profitable. Whatever won’t take you to heaven is not worth it, 1st Cor 6: 9-11. Every encounter with God opens a new chapter in a man’s life. It takes sanctification to enjoy all round profiting, 1st Tim 4:8.

There is a particular lifestyle for your seed to be acceptable to God, Mal 3:3-4. Unrighteousness devalues your seed to God, Isaiah 66: 1-3. You don’t steal to give an offering, Jer 17:11. It takes sanctification to flow in revelation, Mark 4:11. It takes the ministry of the Holy Ghost to live a sanctified life, Rom 8:13.

Every divine visitation (revival) is ordained for man’s change of position, Ex 3:8, Prvs 4:18. If your church is not growing, you are not in a revival. If your life is not changing level, you are not in a revival. Every true revival changes the position of those who engage in it. We must personally engage with the move of God in a revival so that we don’t miss it.

How do we know when a revival is in place?
1. When serving God with our time, strength and skill becomes a thing of pleasure Matt 19: 27 - 29.
2. When going to church becomes a lifestyle. Acts 2: 42 -47, Psalm 122:1, Psalm 84: 1, 10. As of writing this, Bishop Oyedepo said since he got saved in 1969, you can count the number of times he was not in the church with his two hands.
3. When divine visitation among the people begins to translates into supernatural turnaround testimonies, Zech 3:17. When things are turning in your favor by reason of your engagement with the move of the spirit, then you are a partaker of the revival not an onlooker
4. When every home is fast becoming a church (house fellowship centers). There is no megachurch that has a future without a home cell system.
5. When serving God with our financial resources becomes a delight, Acts 2:45. When giving becomes your lifestyle, Luke 8: 1 -3, Luke 4: 1-7.
6. When multitudes begin to flow into the church, Acts 13:44. Acts 4:4, Acts 5:14, Acts 6: 7
7. When there is an outbreak of signs and wonders and diverse miracles among the people.

Every revival advances the nation that hosts it. Every move of God restores the glory of God’s people. Joel 2: 21-25. If you will sign up to seek first the kingdom of God and all its varied demands, every other thing will start being added to you. Every revival is accompanied with his glory. Every move of God is accompanied by waves of financial fortune, 2nd Chronicles 15:12-15, Hebrews 6:12.

Day 2 - December 9, 2015 (Morning Session)
Word 3
Minister – Bishop David Abioye
Title: Understanding the Wonders of spiritual stewardship

Serving God is God’s wisdom for our desired change of story. If your life looks useless, give it to Jesus to use Luke 5: 1-8. God uses non – entities to despise the wise. When you are termed useless let God use you. If you want breakthrough, serve God 2nd Chr 15:12-13. Serving God should be an issue of life and death. Serving God is key to rest.

Who is a servant of God? One who is serving the interest of God Gen 26:24. A man of God is not one who is titled but one who is manning things for God. A servant is an addict of God Matt 6:33, Psalm 34:10. You cannot be crazy for God and not be crowned by God. Get addicted to God to secure your additions from God. Kingdom Stewardship is the platform for rendering spiritual services.

Revelations 1:6 we have been given the privilege of son ship with responsibility of servanthood. As kings we rule, as priests we serve. If we suffer with him, we shall reign with God. As we look through scriptures, God does not call leaders but he calls servants and makes leaders out of them after they have faithfully served. Stewardship is a platform for leadership. All great leaders emerge from the platform of stewardship. Leaders are known by their service not by their position e.g. Moses Ex 11:3, Job 1:8 and David 1st Samuel 18: 30, Psalm 89:20.

What are the avenues for serving God:
1. By praying kingdom advancement prayers
2. Soul winning
3. Serving God with our time, strength and skill (physical endeavors). Deut 10:12, Deut 11:13, Matt 22:37.
Serving God with your strength is the security for your health Isaiah 38: 3. If you serve God with your skill he will give you wisdom e.g. Daniel. Serving God is not a gift but a choice Joshua 24:15. Stop being just a seat occupier in church, start looking for services to render. A requirement for serving God is your availability.

Day 2 - December 9, 2015 (Morning Session)
Word 2
Minister – Pastor David Oyedepo (Jnr)
Title: Investing in Kingdom Advancement Endeavors

If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. Job 36: 11
Kingdom stewardship is the highway to supernatural affluence and enviable success. When the kingdom of God become our priority, the struggles of life depart Matt 6: 33. Our commitment to the enlargement of the kingdom determines our ultimate enlargement in life and destiny. Heb 12: 2, Phil 2: 8-9. In the kingdom of God, you are born a child, you grow a son but you are sent a servant. A son has authority but a servant has responsibility. Until you take responsibility, greatness is not attained. Responsibility is the pathway to greatness. Stewardship in the kingdom is a demonstration of spiritual responsibility. Luke 14: 8 we are expected to be servants Ex 8:1, Heb 9: 13 – 15 We are saved to serve.
You do not need to be a preacher to be a servant of God e.g. Abraham - Psalm 105: 42, Daniel - Dan 6: 20, Job - Job 1: 8, David - Psalm 89: 20.

Who is a servant of God?

A true servant is one who is committed to the interest of another. He is one who is all out to serve God and the interest of his kingdom Phil 2: 5-11. Service is not a gift but a choice Joshua 24: 15. Availability is the product of making room for kingdom responsibility. You make room for whatever you decide is a priority. Kingdom advancement is divine business Luke 2: 49. Ex 23:26 If you are pursuing divine plan preservation is your portion.
The stewardship of soul winning is the most critical in the kingdom of God Luke 15:7. Heaven celebrates when a soul is won. To God, one soul is worth more than the whole world Matt 16:26. It is a sign of irresponsibility to require encouragement for soul winning Jer 20: 9. We are sent as kingdom emissaries in our places of work. Matt 13:33 every child of God is Gods investment for the harvest of the world. God is a rewarder of men, no one goes on assignment for God without something to show.

Benefits of Soul winning
John 4:36
1. Guaranteed answers to prayers John 15:16. Your pursuit of soul winning guarantees access to answered prayers. If you don’t want to suffer prayer frustration, get involved in kingdom assignments Isaiah 65:24.When your heart pants after God, God will look out for you.
2. Divine Favor Psalm 102:13 – 15. Every time you favor the cause of God, God will favor you. Favor is a spiritual magnet Prvs 18:22. Favor brings forth marriage, children and resources Psalm 44:3.
Your stewardship answers according to the quality of your engagement to God’s assignment. Eze 29:18-19. There is nothing God will not spare when it comes to his assignment, all that is required is a commitment from the heart.

Minister – Bishop David Oyedepo
The answer to the questions of life is obtained by engaging in what is in Matt 6:33. Serving God offers things that money or position cannot buy. You cannot go from glory to glory except you are truly in service. We are ordained to bear fruits John 15:16, we should share the testimony of our salvation with our friends and neighbours. We should be an asset to our church and bring more people into Gods Kingdom.

Day 2 - December 9, 2015 (Morning Session)
Word 1
Minister - Bishop Aremu
Topic: Engaging the mystery of Kingdom Advancement prayers
A mystery is a divine secret, a hidden truth.
When you engage in kingdom advancement prayers, you are giving prayers. It is more blessed to give than to receive. Through Kingdom advancement prayers, you are giving souls to the kingdom Psalm 2:8. You are energising the life of the church. In personal prayers, you receive, in kingdom advancement prayers, you give.
You pray for the kingdom of heaven to be established in the life of humanity. Jesus still intercedes (prays) for us Rom 8:34. You can’t be in partnership with Jesus and not experience the duplication of his glory in your life. Praying for the kingdom makes you a blessing to your church and your ministry.
God wants to work through us by engaging in Kingdom advancement prayers Jer 51: 20 – 24. Jesus still prayed at the garden of Gethsemane and while there, he encouraged the disciples to pray Matt 26:40. We are expected to pray daily for the will of God to be done on earth. Prayer frustrates the devils plans. For ministers, preaching without praying makes you just a lecturer.
A gift you can give your pastor is to keep praying for him. Even Paul encouraged the people to pray for the disciples 2 Thessalonians 3:1. We are Gods watchmen Isaiah 62:6-7. You can bring changes to your church and your personal life through prayers John 15:2. When you pray, put the kingdom first Matt 6: 10.
We can change people and situations through prayer. A fire filled ministry is provoked on the altar of prayers. We should give ourselves continually to prayer Acts 6:4. The Lord said his house shall be a house of prayer Matt 21: 13. A praying church is a growing church. Praying kingdom advancement prayers is stewardship with Jesus. Praying kingdom advancement prayers lead to prosperity Psalm 122:6.
Where praying stops is where growing ends. Prayer is every believers business. Every believer must be given prayer responsibilities. One way to build up the congregation is by schooling them in kingdom focused prayers so that they can develop their spiritual muscle. The prayer altar is the altar of supernatural empowerment Acts 4: 29 - 33. In prayers, we can give order to the Holy Ghost to effect Gods plan and purpose.
Acts 13: 1 – 8 Barnabas and Saul were sent out after prayers. Don’t go out for evangelism without committing it into Gods hands first. No matter how busy you are, engage in kingdom advancement prayers. Pray for minimum of one hour in the day or night.

What do you pray for?
Pray for the salvation of souls, for multitude to be drafted in the church, for revival, for outburst of signs and wonders, for ministers, for the necessity of the saints , for revelation of the word Jer 33: 3 Acts 6: 7, for fresh oil upon the church, ministers, choir and unit, for fulfilment of prophesy, and for divine wisdom.

Minister – Bishop David Oyedepo
Testimony – Wonder Double Job. A man in this commission desiring a change of status in his career participated in operation rescue agenda. During this period, he engaged aggressively in kingdom focused prayers, praying for 5hours in the day and 2 hours every night. He also allowed God to engage him in soul winning. He eventually got a miracle job with a good salary and an official car.

As ministers, it is not enough to ask people to pray, we must also teach them what to pray. Every event in the Winners church has intercessory guidelines. There are prayer guidelines for the year. Before Shiloh, there was a 40 point prayer guidelines distributed among members of the church. Every prayer line must have a scriptural guideline. You enforce very change you desire through prayers. Make Matt 6:33 a lifestyle.

Day 1 - December 8, 2015

Minister - Bishop David Oyedepo
Shiloh 2015: From Glory to Glory and From Glory to Glory - That’s where I’m going
Shiloh Mandate was delivered May 1998: Every year, you gather the whole of you at Shiloh. Set up the tabernacle of the congregation there and the land shall be subdued before you. Joshua 18:1.
• Shiloh is not a church event but a mountain of empowerment.
• Shiloh is not a church conference but a place of encounter with divine presence 1st Sam 3:21. Shiloh is not a church program but a mountain of answered prayers. That is where Samuel came out from. What you ask God at Shiloh 2015, you will return with definite answers. 1st Samuel 1: 13 – 19.
• Shiloh is not a church anniversary but a prophetic platform to take delivery of our inheritance in Christ. Joshua 18: 3.
• Shiloh is not a church convention but a platform for divine visitation. Expect to be visited like Sarah was visited. On this ground, every issue of shame shall be turned to a testimony of glory. Shiloh is ordained for the rise of giants, dominating their world.
• Shiloh is ordained a mountain of prophetic instructions that will launch you into a realm of from glory to glory Deut 28: 1. Abraham, Moses, and Isaac where successful because they obeyed instructions. It is by instructions that giants are raised. Those who don’t have value for instructions don’t have a future with God. May we receive grace to align with divine instructions all the days of our lives. Every divine instruction is for our change of position. You are in for the best of time 1st Cor 15: 41.
In the Name of God the father, the Son and the Holy Spirit…….. Shiloh 2015 is declared Open!!!!!

Bishop David Oyedepo
Topic: Engaging the wonders of Divine Visitation
Luke 19:44
Divine visitation is also called a revival. Every divine visitation is ordained to change man’s position. Gen 50: 24. Every divine visitation is ordained for man’s change of story. A revival can be defined as a manifestation of divine visitation among God’s people Zeph 3: 17. Every divine visitation is to fulfill divine agenda Micah 4: 1-2. The ark of revival has landed on our shores. Nigeria will be a vital force in driving Gods end time agenda. A revival has begun. Ex 3: 7-8.
How do we know we are in a revival?
1. When the move of the spirit covers all age groups. Every move of God covers all categories of people. Joel 2:28-30. We must learn to engage divine visitation till it delivers.
2. When men’s heart begin to pant after God Psalm 42:1. When we are God focused. Everything God turns us on. When people pray with passion for souls to be saved. When people fast so that souls will be saved Matt 6: 33. The answer to all your issues is in Matt 6: 33. Serving God is not a gift but a choice Joshua 24:15.
3. When living and walking in the fear of God becomes a way of life among the people. To please God is your greatest desire.
4. When Gods people take pleasure in the things of the kingdom as way of life. Psalm 102: 13-16. Revival is the platform to walk in the realm of from glory to glory. Make kingdom advancement/ enlargement your sole reason for living.
What are the blessings that accompany a revival?
1. Every move of God moves people forward. Habbakkuk 3: 17. Every move of God moves people from the valleys into their high places Jer 30:19.
2. Every move of the spirit advances the church of Christ Acts 4:4.
3. Every revival rescues people from the dungeon of satan to serve the living God. Habakkuk 3: 4-5. Engagement with the move of God is your rescue line.

We have to prove our dedication to God in order for him to show us his glory John 12: 24, Daniel 12: 3.

Your rent expired on the 31st of May.
You went to pick your things the 26th of June.

Between the 31st of May and the 26th of June did you pay rent or communicate with her. I think she is right to lock the apartment.

You should have made an agreement with your landlord that you would be coming later (26th of June) to pick your things.

Solution: speak with your landlord and let her know why you did not completely pack out on the 31st of May. If your reasons are good, I'm sure she will understand.

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May God take control of this situation

Mercy's dress is so beautiful..

I was smiling throughout .

Loved it when Falz said "I'm moving to MTN with immediate effect". Very innovative advert!

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A total of 50 women formerly suffering from the consequences of Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF) have been given a chance to live normal lives again. This tremendous change was brought about by the recent Extended Hands Foundation’s Pool effort in Kebbi state sponsored by SNEPCO/NNPC.

Since its inception, the goal of the Extended Hands Foundation founded by Nollywood star actress Stephanie Linus has been to restore hope and put smiles on the faces of women. The women had the repair surgeries done at no cost to them and their families. ​The project was headed by the Chief Surgeon - Dr Sa’ad Idris, a seasoned VVF Surgeon with over 20 years experience in the field. He was assisted by Dr Halima Bello, a Consultant and other doctors and nurses at the VVF Center.

Against the backdrop of her recently released movie, DRY, Stephanie Linus who has been an advocate for issues concerning child brides has taken the message of restoration and hope to real women suffering from VVF. This pool effort goes a long way to show that DRY is more than just a movie, but a tool for touching the lives of women actually living with this condition.

Source: http://www.stelladimokokorkus.com/2016/04/stephanie-linus-foundationsnepconnpc.html

God Bless You Stephanie and SNEPCO/NNPC for raising awareness and helping victims of VVF

Why did he withdraw all the money, I thought NYSC pays it directly into our bank accounts. His shirt looks well ironed though..

Goodluck Jonathan likes her like that.

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As part of their Corporate Social Responsibility, MTN Foundation recently launched the Maternal Ward Support Initiative. Under this project, the Foundation has taken up the mandate to renovate 24 maternal centres in the six beneficiary states. The beneficiary states are Oyo, Cross River, Abia, Sokoto, Kaduna and Niger. The pictures here are from the Maternal Ward Project that has been completed in Oyo State. The four beneficiary hospitals in Oyo State are Ring Road State Hospital, Ibadan; Adeoyo Maternity Hospital, Ibadan; General Hospital Oyo and General Hospital, Igbeti.

Source: http://www.bellanaija.com/2016/04/update-on-mtn-foundation-maternal-ward-support-project-installation-ongoing-in-4-oyo-hospitals/

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The National Coordinator of the World Bank’s Nigeria State Health Investment Project (NSHIP) Dr. Lekan Olubajo has said the government of Ondo state is laying a strong foundation in its efforts at achieving Universal Health Coverage which ensures that all people have access to healthcare they need without suffering financial hardship.

The World Bank Disbursement Linked Indicators team was in Ondo state on a week-long assessment exercise against which states and Council Areas are rewarded. Olubajo commended Governor Mimiko for Abiye Safe Motherhood which is Ondo’s homegrown program designed to tackle Infant and Maternal Mortality ratio which, according to the World Bank, was the highest in Nigeria before 2009. “One of the things I admire most about you is the confidence you exude, that is the confidence of a man with purpose and your knack for excellence” Olubajo said.

Giving highlights of his tour, the NSHIP Coordinator said he was amazed when a set of twins that were rescued from a woman with psychiatric issues were showed to him at one of the hospitals. And what’s more surprising is that the woman was helped to deliver with effort of the ABIYE Vanguard. Olubajo said the case described above shows how the Mimiko-led government has improved healthcare delivery system in Ondo state with respect to Universal Health Coverage. He said Ondo state is also a model for Emergency Medical Services (EMS). According to him: “Anyone who wants to see emergency medical services in action, should go to Ondo. It works live”.

While thanking Gov Mimiko for using his good office to absorb SURE-P medical staff that were supposed to be laid off by the new Government and recruitment of new set of Medical staff, Olubajo wants Gov Mimiko to show case his achievements for other Nigerian governors to emulate. Reacting, Gov Mimiko reiterated that his government will continue to fund healthcare despite the harsh economic conditions being experienced in Nigeria.

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/ondo-a-model-for-emergency-medical-services-world-bank/

More than 2,500 residents of Ogun on Thursday benefitted from the free health initiative organised by the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the initiative included checking of Body Mass Index, screening of the eye and blood sugar level as well as distribution of free eye glasses and drugs.

The programme, which was meant to cater for 2,500 persons, saw more than 5,000 in attendance. Speaking at the flagging off ceremony, Buhari said the programme was to cater for the health of young and old Nigerians. The First Lady, who was represented by Dr Abdulrahaman Kamal, said she had also organised similar initiatives targeted at women and children, particularly those in hard to reach areas.

According to her, it is part of efforts towards complementing government’s efforts in providing improved health care services to the citizenry.
She expressed the hope that the initiative would contribute to the realisation of the WHO Vision 2020 global initiative aimed at eliminating major causes of preventable and treatable blindness.
“This exercise is not about how many people are in need of this service, but it is about how many people will benefit from this exercise.
This is a reminder on the importance of regular medical checkups. Let me also urge the people of Ogun State to take advantage of this exercise as the beginning of an attempt to improve their health and health seeking behaviour” she said.

Gov. Ibikunle Amosun, in his address, said the state had continued with its free healthcare system for pregnant women and those in 0-5 and 70 years and above category. He, however said, healthcare could not be completely free although various initiatives were being deployed to assist the people. Amosun challenged well-meaning individuals to support the health initiative of Buhari while assuring her of the support of the state.
He also thanked her for coming up with the programme, saying “like Oliver Twist, we want more.’’

The wife of Ogun Governor, Mrs Olufunso Amosun, said health challenges remain a major concern to government and individuals. She said that no nation could achieve much development without prioritising the health needs of its citizens. Amosun said health interventions were designed to identify diseases in people with the hope of reducing mortality. She urged the people to take advantage of the programme, adding that it was imperative for them take their health seriously.

Some of the beneficiaries, who spoke with NAN, commended the wife of the president over the initiative, saying it enabled them to access medical care.

Source: https://www.today.ng/news/national/97307/2500-benefit-from-aisha-buharis-health-initiative-in-ogun

Congratulations to the Entrepreneurs!!. Of the 45,000 entrepreneurs from 54 African countries that applied, Nigeria had the highest number of entrepreneurs selected!

Launched in 2015, the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) is the largest African philanthropic initiative devoted to entrepreneurship and represents a 10-year, $100 million commitment, to identify and empower 10,000 African entrepreneurs, create a million jobs and add $10 billion in revenues to Africa’s economy.
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​Over 45,000 entrepreneurs from 54 African countries applied for the 2016 cohort, more than doubling the number of applications received in 2015. Successful candidates represent diverse industries, led by agriculture, ICT and fashion. The highest numbers of applicants came from Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda and Cameroon. All five regions – North, East, Southern, Central and West Africa are represented.

Over the next nine months, the 2016 cohort will receive the intensive online training, networking and mentoring, that provide a tool kit for success and sustainability. They will also participate in the three-day Elumelu Entrepreneurship Forum later in the year, the largest annual gathering of African entrepreneurial talent.

Parminder Vir OBE, CEO of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, said: “We saw phenomenal success with the first cycle of TEEP – the success stories of the TEEP 2015 alumni are a testament to the transformative power of the programme we have built. Through TEEP, we are proving to the next generation of entrepreneurs that their ideas can change their communities, their countries and their continent.”
For a full list of the selected Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs for TEEP 2016, please visit http://tonyelumelufoundation.org/teep/meet-the-selected-1000-tony-elumelu-entrepreneurs-for-teep2016/

About The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme

The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme represents a decade- long commitment to supporting African start-ups and entrepreneurs. We are committing $100 million to help launch an initial 10,000 entrepreneurs throughout Africa over the next 10 years, creating 1,000,000 new jobs contributing to $10 billion in revenue across Africa.

Source: www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/TEEP

Nairalanders selected, please share your experience. Let us rejoice with you.

Thanks for the reply Seun.

I wasn't aware of the benefits of the report button, that's why I never used it. I think this topic will help in creating more awareness so that people will use the button consistently.

I'm happy there is a dedicated employee for fighting spams and I do not think she is doing her job poorly. I believe attacking this menace is a collective effort between Dominique and Nairalanders. It will be great if you or a moderator can create a topic on the front page so that people will be aware of the use of this button.

A lot of Nairalanders have been complaining about the inappropriate content and I think this is a step in the right direction.

Anytime I see these pornographic materials, I usually exit the topic immediately because the bible says in 1st Thessalonians 5:22 "Flee from every appearance of evil" and in Proverbs 4:23 "Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life".

This menace has reduced the frequency at which I visit Nairaland because I come to Nairaland for informative, educative and entertaining topics which I believe was your aim of creating this forum.

Such content on a public forum will affect its image negatively. Hence, advertisers may not want to associate with an organization that promotes inappropriate content.

Seun, I think you should have a moderator specially dedicated to monitoring and taking care of such spams. I know it will cost you more but it will be of benefit to the young people that come here to view educative posts. Social networks like Facebook have a dedicated team for spams.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/my-first-year-fighting-spam/10150513440403920/
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-internal-culture-of-Facebooks-Site-Integrity-team-like
https://www.facebook.com/help/287137088110949/

Another way you can reduce this disgusting practice is by calling the attention of all Nairalanders to the use of the "Report" button to create awareness of its features. You can have a separate post to raise this issue so that we can all join hands to stop this menace.

Nairaland has been a huge resource for me and I do not want it to go down the drain.

The Nelson Mandela international day was launched by the UN General Assembly to recognize Nelson Mandela's birthday on the 18th of July .

As part of the activities to celebrate the 2015 Nelson Mandela day in Nigeria, the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) Lagos in collaboration with Femi Arts warehouse exhibited the world's largest African inspired T-Shirt 'Dansiki'. This T-Shirt was hand finished with some of the most inspiring quotes from Nelson Mandela.

Some of the quotes included on the 12 feet wide, 16 feet length 'dansiki' are:

'Do not Judge me by my Successes, Judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again'.
'Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world'.
'Live life as though nobody is watching and express yourself as though everyone is listening'.

-Nelson Mandela

Source:
http://lagos.sites.unicnetwork.org/2015/07/17/unic-lagos-partner-unveil-worlds-largest-african-shirt-on-mandela/

The Federal government has sent food and clothes to victims of Boko Haram menace in Borno State through two of its intervention initiatives, the National Emergency Management Agency and the Presidential Initiative on the North East (PINE). PINE sent foodstuffs to 63,308 households in over 35 communities of Borno and Bauchi states. The distribution started in Magumeri and Nganzai on Monday and continued in Maiduguri on Tuesday.

The exercise was part of the efforts of PINE to make those affected by the Boko Haram insurgency to celebrate Sallah.

The Secretary of the initiative, Alhaji Umar Gulani, said the present distribution was a follow-up on an earlier exercise that would ensure that the team was able to fill the gaps that might exist during the initial accelerated relief distribution programme. Gulani said, “The Federal Government is willing to alleviate the plight of those affected by the insurgency in the North-East with all the possible machinery available.”

He said in Borno State, five local governments areas were visited by the team and nine councils in Bauchi. “We, in partnership with NEMA and the Red Cross, are reaching out to the targeted beneficiaries, who have not only been displaced but affected. They lack food because they have not been able to farm this year,” Gulani said.

On its part, NEMA on Tuesday began the distribution of clothes to displaced children and women in all the Internally Displaced Persons camps in Borno State. Director General of the agency, Alhaji Sani Sidi, said his recent visits to some of the IDPs camps informed the need to provide clothes for children and women, adding that the distribution would be continuous as many of the IDPs lacked good clothes.

source: http://www.punchng.com/news/sallah-displaced-persons-get-fgs-clothes-food-donations/