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NFF Proposes N7.2bn Budget for 2016

.To spend N369 m on Rio 2016 campaign
From Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) board has proposed a budget of N7.2 billion for the 2016 year. The board tabled the amount before the football stakeholders at the Annual General Assembly (AGA) held in Abuja on Wednesday.

Much of the federation's revenue is expected to be generated via government subventions, local sponsorship, FIFA grants and local competitions.

The federal government remains the biggest revenue stream for the 'Glasshouse' with its expected subvention for the forthcoming year put at N6.1 billion. Out of that amount, N5.8 billion is the money proposed to be spent on sporting activities, while N324,795,509 is budgeted for recurrent expenditure.

The football campaign by Dream Team VI at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will gulp N369 million. The team handled by Samson Siasia recently won the African U-23 Championship in Senegal and will targeting Nigeria’s second soccer gold medal since the unmatched feat by their forerunners at Atlanta 1996.

The federation has estimated N89 million as the cost of international friendly matches to tune up the team,
while another N279 million is set aside for the team during the Olympic football competition proper in Brazil.

Sponsorship fees from Globacom, Guinness and other companies, amounting to N792 million will substantially augment the federation's revenue.

International football bodies FIFA and CAF will provide as grants $250,000 and $100,000, estimated at N79million while income from the local league will amount to N34.5 million.

Top 10 facts about The Moon

ON December 14, 1972, Eugene Cernan became the last astronaut (so far) to stand on the Moon’s surface.

Top ten things you did not know about the moon

1. He was the last man to leave the Moon but only the 11th of 12 to arrive there. Harrison Schmitt exited the lunar module of Apollo 17 after Cernan.

2. Although other planets have larger satellites than our Moon, the ratio of our Moon’s diameter to that of Earth is the largest in the solar system.

3. The Moon’s origin is unclear but the most likely theory is that it resulted from a collision between Earth and another planet over 4 billion years ago.

4. The hypothetical body that collided with Earth all those years ago has been given the name Theia, the mythological mother of Moon Goddess Selene.

5. The Moon is slowly moving further away from Earth at about 4cm a year.

6. The average gravitational pull on the Moon is only a sixth of that on Earth.

7. The same side of the Moon always faces Earth but only 41 per cent of its surface is never seen.

8. The highest point on the Moon is higher above its surface than Mount Everest on Earth.

9. Of the 12 men who walked on the Moon between 1969 and 1972, eight are still alive. They are all in their 80s.

10. “You seen one Earth, you’ve seen them all.” (Harrison Schmitt).

Fashion For The Plus Sized Man- Rock To Work

Rock To Work takes a walk down plus size lane. We embark on a virtual journey of loving the fashion sense of bigger than average men. Plus, we’ll give you Five pointers on what’s best to wear if you are on the plus size.

Tip 1: Always wear pants that allow your thighs breath. When pant material becomes damp and sticks to the skin, it looks like wearing foil paper.

Tip 2: Every plus sized man must own a hat and glasses. Those two accessories can change a man’s appearance in a minute. Revamp from norm to stylish.

Tip 3: Folded pant bottom trend is very fashionable for the plus sized man and the best part of it all is he even gets to choose what length he wants it folded to.

Tip 4: Shorts never looked better on any man than the plus sized. In this piece of clothing, his body hugs the shorts fabric while defining his powerful things and legs.

Tip 5: When rocking a suit, the suit pant doesn’t have to be as slim fitted as required for an average sized guy.

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Smoking linked to earlier menopause & increased risk of infertility by new study

Being exposed to second-hand smoke causes the menopause to start up to two years earlier, a study has warned.
Smoking and living with heavy smokers brings on the change quicker before the age of 50 than non-smokers.

And one of the largest studies of its kind found an increased risk of infertility.

Current or former smoking was associated with a 14 per cent greater risk of infertility and a 26 per cent heightened risk of menopause before the age of 50.

The average age at the start of the menopause was significantly earlier among smokers than it was among those who have never smoked and who hadn’t been exposed to second-hand smoke.

CURRENT OR FORMER SMOKING
14%
26%
Greater risk of infertility
Raised risk of menopause before age 50
(Roswell Park Cancer Institute)
For heavy smokers, defined as over 30 a day, the menopause arrived almost 22 months earlier for those who said they had started smoking before their 15th birthday and 18 months earlier among those who smoked at least 25 cigarettes a day.

Women exposed to second-hand smoke at the highest level – 10 or more years of living with a smoker as a child, 20 or more years of living with a smoking partner who smoked at home, and 10 or more years working with a smoker – were 18 per cent more likely to have had infertility problems than women who had never been exposed to passive smoking.

The highest level of passive smoke exposure was associated with the arrival of menopause 13 months earlier than those never exposed to it.

HIGHEST LEVEL OF PASSIVE SMOKING VERSUS NEVER EXPOSED TO IT
18%
13
More likely to have had infertility problems
Earlier arrival of menopause in months
(Roswell Park Cancer Institute)
Danielle Smith, of the Department of Health Behavior at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in the US, said: “Our study demonstrates significant associations between lifetime tobacco exposure – by active smoking of current and former smokers and by independently studied secondhand smoke exposure – and women’s health issues of infertility and menopause occurring before the age of 50 years.

“It is one of the first studies of this size and statistical power to investigate and quantify active and passive smoking and women’s health issues.

“It strengthens the current evidence that all women need to be protected from active and passive tobacco smoke.”

The study was based on lifetime smoking habits, fertility problems, and age at natural menopause of 93,676 women taking part in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study.

All had gone through the menopause and were aged between 50 and 79 when they were recruited to the study between 1993 and 1998.

Details of tobacco exposure and fertility including that of the partner were available for 88,732 women.

And 79,690 had had a natural menopause.
Although the clinical significance of earlier menopause was not clear other studies have linked earlier menopause to a heightened risk of death from any cause.

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And there are plausible biological explanations for the results as the toxins found in tobacco smoke are known to have various deleterious effects on many aspects of reproduction and to disrupt hormone production and activity.

Ms Smith added: “Our findings support the association between active smoking and infertility.

“The suggestive dose-response relationship between heavier smoking and infertility found in our analysis are similar to measures of association found in another large prospective cohort study.

“Associations between secondhand smoke and infertility have been studied since the 1980’s with mixed results, perhaps due to small sample sizes and/or methodological limitations.

“Using data from a large prospective cohort, our study adds to the evidence base by demonstrating significant associations between the highest secondhand smoke exposure during reproductive life and delayed conception.”

The study was published in the journal Tobacco Control.

Fire engulfs Victoria Island police barracks

News reports have revealed that the police Barracks in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State was engulfed in flames, yesterday, December 16.

The fire outbreak occurred in one of the block of apartments in the Police barracks situated at Kofo Abayomi street ,Victoria Island in Lagos.

As at the time the photos of the flames were taken, the fire services were yet to arrive at the scene, while residents did their best to put out the flames.

The cause of the fire outbreak has yet to be determined, although there was no mention of any loss of lives.

The extent of the damage caused by the fire is also yet to be determined.

This fire incident follows the fire outbreak which occurred at the Spar shopping Mall, lekki, earlier this week.

Mourinho to receive £10m in compensation

Roman Abramovich could be forced to pay Mourinho up to £10million after the Portuguese manager signed a four-year deal this summer.

With that deal only a few months old, and no clause in Mourinho’s contract, Sportsmail understands that the sacked manager will be paid by Chelsea until he lands another job.

As part of the settlement to leave by ‘mutual consent’, he is being paid £250,000 a week up to a maximum of £10m.

If he were to take a job next week they would only pay him nominal compensation, but an extended break from football would see him earn the full £10m.

Mourinho’s management career

Benfica (2000)
Uniao de Leiria (2001-02)
Porto (2002-04) 2 League titles, 1 Cup, 1 Champions League
Chelsea (2004-07) 2 Premier League titles, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cups
Inter (2008-10) 2 Serie A titles, 1 Coppa Italia, 1 Champions League
Real Madrid (2010-13) 1 La Liga title, 1 Copa del Rey
Chelsea (2013-15) 1 Premier League title, 1 League Cup

7 Ways Men Break Up With Women That Are Completely "Off The Hook"

There are some uncool ways to want to end a relationship and if you are considering using some of these ways, we enjoin you to reconsider. Here are 7 common ways that you may have used or experienced.

The “Things are Just Not Normal Right Now”
This one usually comes out with the routine “you’re a great person, but it’s not you, it’s me” version of ending things. This is said as an alternative “ I like you, but I’m just not that into you.”

The Gentle Fade
This happens quite a bit and a number of us are guilty of this. When you find out things are not working out and you just allow the relationship to slowly and gently fade away. It’s one of those places where you both keep trying to make it work but it never just seem to gell. Nonetheless, it’s not a pretty way to let a relationship go.

Text Message
This method of ending a relationship became innovative by the turn of the millennium. In truth, using this medium to break up with your partner is relieving since it eliminates face to face and voice conversation. The downside with this however is that the person you’re breaking up with will feel disrespected. It gives off an “I don’t owe you anything” attitude which usually comes with the “sex was good but I don’t want us to do it again” attitude.

Ghost Method
This one is akin to disappearing without saying a word! The only method that’s more terrible than being dumped by a phone is not having someone to tell you it’s over. It’s more courageous to tell a person “no” than to leave without saying a word. Whatever you want to do when you want to breakup, don’t be a ghost please.

Improperly Timed Ending
Some people tend to unconsciously schedule their breakup to a period that would hold much memories for their partners. It could be Christmas, last day of the year or Valentine’s day. For some others, it could be the period their partners just lost a loved one, their job or something dear to them. This is very much uncool but still remains something to be done because there will always be a special occasion coming up that will probably make you justify the logic of not breaking up again. Find the appropriate time and spill the beans.

Quick And Sudden Goodbye
This one is pretty common too. It tells your partner that you’re done with them and you never want to see them or whatever you have left over in their possession. On the other hand, it could mean that you finally built the courage to walk out of the relationship but your partner is left alone going through all the gifts and stuffs you left behind at their place. Try doing it the appropriate way, so that the both of you can move on.

The Best Friend Betrayal
This one hurts in more ways than one. Not just because you’d lose a partner you love but you might also be saying goodbye to a long term friend you love. If you however feel they will make a good pair, your breakup may not just be uncool.

Breaking up these ways are not that good but if you’re certain you want to end a relationship, do it in a subtle manner that you both can remain civil to one another. A lot of the time, you’re usually better off without the person you breakup with but it is nonetheless, a difficult pill to swallow.

Pharmacists Urge Nigerians to Take Multivitamins

As part of efforts to curb malnutrition in the country, pharmacists have encouraged Nigerians to take advantage of Reload Multivitamin syrup, as it was said to contain over 24 veggies and fruits that will help in the nourishment of the human body and reduce nutritional deficiency in children.

The multivitamins, according to a Professor of Paediatrics, University of Calabar, Emmanuel Eyo Ekanemin, meets the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) criteria for micro-nutrients and vitamin mixed for optimum intellectual and neurological development of the child, especially in the first 1000 days of life.

Made in various forms for children and adult of all ages, he affirmed: “The infant multivitamin drop and syrup are formulated with an enriching taste to reduce the chances of nutritional deficiency in kids.”

This was disclosed at the 88th Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria in Abuja to celebrate the first anniversary of the liquid range of Reload Multivitamin.

Speaking at the conference, the Chief Operating Officer, Pharmacy Plus, Mr. Chukwuemeka Obi, affirmed that the Reload Multivitamin brand was enjoying huge support from the members of the pharmaceutical society.

“It is appropriate to make them see that Reload appreciates the efforts of members of the community of pharmacist in ensuring that the average Nigerian family get the best out of such multivitamin that has been designed and produced to cater for all phases of life,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Reload Multivitamin was first introduced into the market in 2012 and the need to ensure that our children are better acquainted with the syrup in 2014 at the PSN conference in AkwaIbom State.

Impressed by the effect of the syrup, another pharmacist, Gbemi Oladipupo of Chrislad Healthcare Ltd, lauded the brand. “It is such a great service the Reload brand is providing with their support for the conference,” he added.

For participants, guests and exhibitors at the anniversary, a cafe was specifically built to attend to their needs, under the management of Pharmacy Plus Ltd, the Product Licence Holders of Reload Multivitamins.

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‘Smartphones to become extinct by 2020

GOING by the latest insight from Ericsson ConsumerLab study, Smartphones adoption is expected to go into extinction in five years time.

In its place will be artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is one exhibited by machines or software. It is also the name of the academic field of study, which studies how to create computers and computer software that are capable of intelligent behaviour.

According to the study, half of the respondents examined said they thought mobile technology would be redundant by 2021 as the growth of artificial intelligence starts enabling interaction with objects without the need for a phone or tablet.

According to Ericsson ConsumerLab’s Rebecka Cedering Angstrom, “A smartphone in the hand, it’s really not that practical. For example, not when one is driving a car or cooking. And there are many situations where display screens are not so good. Therefore, one in two thinks that smartphones will belong to the past within five years. The research lab surveyed 100,000 people across Sweden and 39 other countries.

Though, the United Nations put global population as at 2015 at 7.3 billion, the study disclosed that there are currently 1.9 billion smartphone users worldwide.

While record has it that about four million mobile phones enter Nigeria monthly, former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Eugene Juwah, had put the number of smartphones in the country at a meagre 12 million. He called for more adoption to aid mobile ecosystem growth.

Meanwhile, the International Data Corporation (IDC) disclosed that 2015 would be the first full year of single digit worldwide smartphone growth. IDC predicted worldwide smartphone shipments would grow 9.8 per cent in 2015 to a total of 1.43 billion units. IDC updated its previous forecast to reflect slowing growth in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Western Europe.

IDC said the slower growth is expected to intensify slightly over the 2015-2019 forecast period and is largely attributed to lower shipment forecasts for Windows Phone as well as “alternative platforms” (phones running operating systems other than Android, iOS, and Windows Phone).

According to it, China has been the focal point of the smartphone market in recent quarters, as its economic slowdown has dampened worldwide growth due to the sheer size of the market. However, IDC maintained its view that China has largely become a replacement market. As a result, shipment growth in China is only forecast to be in the low single digits. The Middle East and Africa (MEA) region will see the highest growth in 2015 with shipments expected to increase nearly 50 per cent year over year, surpassing “hot growth” markets like India and Indonesia.

“With the smartphone market finally slowing to single-digit growth, maintaining momentum will depend on several factors,” said Program Director with IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, Ryan Reith, “the main driver has been and will continue to be the success of low-cost smartphones in emerging markets. This, in turn, will depend on capturing value-oriented first-time smartphone buyers as well as replacement buyers. We believe that, in a number of high-growth markets, replacement cycles will be less than the typical two-year rate, mainly because the components that comprise a sub-$100 smartphone simply do not have the ability to survive two years. Offering products that appeal to both types of buyers at a suitable price point will be crucial to maintaining growth and vendor success.”

Research Manager with IDC’s Mobile Phones team, Anthony Scarsella, said as shipment volumes continue to slow across many markets, consumers will be enticed by both affordable high-value handsets as well as various financing options on pricier models.

Vendors will look to push device financing and trade-in options across many of the developed markets as growth in these markets is expected to primarily come from replacement purchases and second devices. Apple has taken the lead with its iPhone Upgrade Program, and several other vendors are expected to implement similar plans in the months ahead. These plans could represent the most effective way to get flagship devices into the hands of consumers while speeding up the upgrade cycle through trade-in and incentives”,
Scarsella stated.

2015 WAEC GCE Result Statistics: 48% Passed

Gentlemen of the media, on behalf of the Management and staff of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), I welcome you all to this press briefing which is my first with you. Permit me to use this opportunity to express our deep appreciation to you all for your support and cooperation in our efforts at fulfilling the Council’s mandate to the nation.

As part of the efforts of the Council to continue to protect the integrity of its examinations, and to remain many steps ahead of perpetrators of examination malpractice, the Council, beginning with the November/December 2015 WASSCE, deployed another cutting-edge technology in the conduct of its examinations. This newly deployed technology is called “CredenceOne”.

It is the intersection of mobile communications and biometric technology. It is a mobile biometric identification and verification system, built on the Android Operating System. Using “CredenceOne” is as simple as using a mobile phone. It is used to initiate and complete the biometric verification of candidates’ fingerprints. The device is programmed to compare the scanned fingerprint template with the initial templates captured during registration and display the candidate’s details to check impersonation. The system also takes candidates’ attendance and automatically sends the records online to the remote central server for reporting. With this innovation, we can boldly say that WAEC, Nigeria now has its biometric fingerprint identification and verification system on a mobile device.

The November/December 2015 WASSCE was concluded on October 9, 2015, while Coordination of examiners and Marking of candidates’ scripts for the examination took place between October 29 and November 19, 2015 at 20 marking venues. The Council also undertook the electronic marking of the scripts of candidates in some subjects at two venues.

May I use this opportunity to express our profound gratitude to all the supervisors, invigilators, custodians, security agencies and other ad-hoc personnel for their commitment and dedication to duty during the conduct of the examination. I, equally, thank our Chief Examiners, Team Leaders, Assistant Examiners and Checkers for their dedication and commitment during the Coordination and Marking exercise.

Today, gentlemen of the media, I am glad to announce the release of the results of the November/December 2015 WASSCE for Private candidates in Nigeria.

A total of 237,154 candidates sat the
examination, consisting of 124,512 male and 112,642 female candidates. This number included 37 visually challenged candidates. Out of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, 235,542 candidates, representing 99.32% have their results fully processed and released. 1,612 candidates, (representing 0.68%) have a few of their subjects still being processed due to some errors, traceable mainly to the candidates in the course of registration or writing the examination. Such errors are being corrected by the Council to enable the affected candidates have their results.

Of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, 79,490 candidates, representing 33.51% obtained 6 credits and above; 113,573 candidates, representing 47.88% obtained 5 credits. In addition, 146,253 candidates, representing 61.67% obtained credits and above in 4 subjects, while 175,718 candidates, representing 74.09% obtained credits and above in 3 subjects. A total of 200,304 candidates (84.46%) obtained credits and above in 2 subjects.

Furthermore, the results of 28,768 candidates, representing 12.13%, are being withheld for further investigation in connection with various cases of examination malpractice. The reports of the investigations will be presented to the Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC) of the Council for consideration. The Committee’s decisions will be communicated to the affected candidates in due course.

Candidates in the examination will be able to check the details of their performance on the Council’s results website: www.waecdirect.org within the next 24 hours.
Gentlemen of the media, I owe it as a duty and responsibility to commend the staff of the Council, for their dedication to duty. This contributed immensely to the successes recorded during the conduct of the examination, marking of scripts and processing of the results of the November/December 2015 WASSCE (Private). I most sincerely thank these worthy staff.

Gentlemen of the media, once again, on behalf of the Management of the Council, I thank you very much for coming. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year in advance.