DO YOU KNOW THAT 7 STATES IN NIGERIA CROSSED INTO 2020 WITHOUT BUDGET?

At least six of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja are yet to have a budget for the 2020 fiscal year. This is as the Federal Government succeeded in returning the country to the January to December budget circle this year.

According to Media Dimension, an online news media, The states include Anambra and Ebonyi in the South-East, Niger and the Federal Capital Territory in the North-Central, Adamawa in the North-East, Bayelsa in the South-South and Katsina in the North-West.

MediaDimensions gathered that the N137 billion 2020 Appropriation Bill for Anambra State though passed by the House of Assembly is yet to be signed into law by Governor Willie Obianu.

It is a near similar situation with the 2020 Statutory Budget of the FCT which has not been assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari. The two chambers of the National Assembly passed the budget on December 20 which was their last legislative day in 2019. While the Senate passed the budget in the sum of N273.255 billion, the House of Representatives passed the total of N278.355 billion. The figures must be reconciled at the conference committee before forwarding the budget to the President for his assent.

In Niger State, Governor Abubakar Bello only presented the 2020 Budget to the State House of Assembly on December 10, 2019. Since then nothing has been heard about the N148.211 billion budget of inclusion for sustainable development.

The 2020 budget of N178 billion was also only presented to the Ebonyi State House of Assembly on December 13, 2019 and it has not been passed. In Katsina State, though Governor Aminu Masari laid the 2020 budget of N249 billion before the House of Assembly the state lawmakers are yet to pass the bill.

And in Adamawa State, the N183.36 billion budget also remains a bill. Governor Umaru Fintiri who is a former speaker of the State House of Assembly presented the budget to the state lawmakers on November 26. Though the appropriation bill has been passed, the Governor has not signed it into law.

One state without even a budget proposal for 2020 is Bayelsa State where Governor Seriake Dickson leaves office on February 14 after his second term in office. He had reportedly said while laying the 2019 proposal before the state lawmakers in 2018 that he would not prepare a budget for 2020. He said it should be the job for the new governor and his incoming administration. The Nigerian constitution however makes it mandatory for sitting governors to present the budget for the next fiscal year before the 31st of December of the preceding year.

The other 30 states across the country did join the Federal Government in signing their 2020 budget into law before the end of 2019. The records show that Lagos and Cross River States with budgets of N1.168 trillion and N1.1 trillion respectively have the highest appropriation for 2020.

The states with the lowest budgets in 2020 are Yobe with 108.3 billion, Nasarawa N108.4 billion and Osun with N119.5 billion. Others include Ekiti with N124.7 billion, Gombe with N130.83 billion and Zamfara with N135.4 billion.

It has been observed that only 11 states have budgets above N200 billion. These include Lagos N1.168 trillion, Cross River N1.1 trillion, Akwa Ibom N597.735 billion, Rivers N530.8 billion, Ogun N395.735 billion and Delta N395 billion. Others are Kaduna N259.25 billion, Oyo N213.78 billion, Taraba N213.63 billion, Kano N206.2 billion and Sokoto N202.45 billion.

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CHECKOUT JAMB'JAMB's SUBJECTS COMBINATION FOR 2020 UTME

JAMB Subject Combinations 2020 For All Courses (UTME & DE Candidates)

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 James Kase

 Table of Contents

• JAMB Subject Combinations 2020 For All Courses.
• Full List of JAMB Subject Combinations for all Courses | 2020 JAMB Registration Form for UTME & Direct Entry Candidates.
• Faculty of Administration | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021
  • 1. Accountancy:
  • 2. Banking and Finance:
  • 3. Business Administration:
  • 4. Business Management:
  • 5. Cooperative and Rural Development:
  • 6. Human Resources Management:
  • 7. Industrial Relations:
  • 8. Insurance:
  • 9. International Relations:
  • 10. Marketing:
  • 11. Mass Communication:
  • 12. Tourism:
• Faculty of Agriculture | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021
  • 1. Agriculture:
  • 2. Agricultural Economics:
  • 3. Agricultural Engineering:
  • 4. Agricultural Extension:
  • 5. Agronomy:
  • 6. Animal Production and Science:
  • 7. Crop Production and Science:
  • 8. Fisheries:
  • 9. Food Science and Technology:
  • 10. Forestry:
  • 11. Home Science: 
  • 12.  Nutrition and Dietetics:
  • 13. Soil Science:
• Faculty of Arts and Humanities | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021
  • 1. Christian Religious Studies:
  • 2. English and Literary Studies:
  • 3. Fine and Applied Arts:
  • 4. Islamic Studies:
  • 5. Languages and Linguistics:
  • 6. Literature in English:
  • 7. French:
  • 8. Hausa:
  • 9. History:
  • 10. History and International Studies:
  • 11. Igbo:
  • 12. Linguistics:
  • 13. Mass Communication:
  • 14. Music:
  • 15. Theatre Arts:
  • 16. Yoruba:
• Faculty of Education | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021
  • 1. Adult Education:
  • 2. Agricultural Science and Education:
  • 3. Computer Education:
  • 4. Education and Accountancy:
  • 5. Education and Biology:
  • 6. Education and Chemistry:
  • 7. Education and Christian Religious Studies:
  • 8. Education and Computer Science:
  • 9. Education and Economics:
  • 10. Education and English Language:
  • 11. Education and Mathematics: 
  • 12. Education and Physics: 
  • 13. Education Arts:
  • 14. Guidance and Counseling:
  • 15. Health Education:
  • 16. Human Kinetics: 
  • 17. Physical and Health Education: 
  • 18. Vocational and Technical Education: 
• Faculty of Engineering | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021
  • 1. Agricultural and Bio-Resources Engineering:
  • 2. Civil Engineering:
  • 3. Chemical Engineering:
  • 4. Computer Engineering:
  • 5. Electrical Engineering:
  • 6. Electronic Engineering:
  • 7. Marine Engineering:
  • 8. Mechanical Engineering:
  • 9. Mechatronics Engineering:
  • 10. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering:
  • 11. Petroleum and Gas Engineering:
  • 12. Production and Industrial Engineering:
  • 13. Structural Engineering:
  • 14. Systems Engineering:
• Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Technology | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021
  • 1. Architecture:
  • 2. Building:
  • 3. Estate Management:
  • 4. Quantity Surveying:
  • 5. Surveying and Geoinformatics:
  • 6. Urban and Regional Planning:
• Faculty of Law | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021
  • 1. Civil Law:
  • 2. Common Law:
  • 3. Criminology And Security Studies:
  • 4. Islamic / Sharia Law:
  • 5. Law:
• Faculty of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021
  • 1. Anatomy:
  • 2. Dentistry:
  • 3. Medical Laboratory Science:
  • 4. Medical Rehabilitation:
  • 5. Medicine and Surgery:
  • 6. Nursing:
  • 7. Pharmacy:
  • 10. Radiography:
  • 11. Veterinary Medicine:
• Faculty of Sciences | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021
  • 1. Biochemistry:
  • 2. Biological Sciences:
  • 3. Botany:
  • 4. Chemistry:
  • 5. Computer Science:
  • 6. Geology:
  • 7. Industrial Chemistry:
  • 8. Industrial Mathematics:
  • 9. Mathematics:
  • 10. Microbiology:
  • 11. Physics:
  • 12. Plant Science and Biotechnology:
  • 13. Pure and Applied Mathematics:
  • 14. Statistics:
  • 15. Zoology:
• Faculty of Social and Management Sciences | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021
  • 1. Demography and Social Statistics:
  • 2. Economics:
  • 3. Geography:
  • 4. Library Science:
  • 5. Mass Communication:
  • 6. Philosophy:
  • 7. Political Science:
  • 8. Psychology:
  • 9. Public Administration:
  • 10. Religious Studies:
  • 11. Social Works:
  • 12. Sociology and Anthropology:

JAMB Subject Combinations 2020 For All Courses.

Check the right guideline on how to combine subject for any course during JAMB online registration and also see JAMB correct subject combination for admission 2020.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the comprehensive UTME subject combination for Science, Arts and Social Science course and programmes for 2020/2021 academic session admission.

Many UTME candidate has been asking google numerous questions like; Subject combination for Pharmacy, Medicine, Law, Engineering, Accounting, Business Admin, Biochemistry etc. However, this page will provide solutions to your challenge. keep reading through.

However, All candidates seeking for admission into University through JAMB should take note that English Language is compulsory for all and is already an automatic part of the subject combinations.

Full List of JAMB Subject Combinations for all Courses | 2020 JAMB Registration Form for UTME & Direct Entry Candidates.

Note that English Language is compulsory for all. Hence, it is already an automatic part of the subject combinations.

Faculty of Administration | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021

1. Accountancy:

Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject.

2. Banking and Finance:

Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, plus one of Government and Geography.

3.. Business Administration:

Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one of Government and Geography.

4. Business Management:

Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one of Government and Geography.

5. Cooperative and Rural Development:

Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one other subject.

6. Human Resources Management:

Use of English, Economics, Government and any other relevant subjects.

7. Industrial Relations:

Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one other relevant subject.

8. Insurance:

English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject.

9. International Relations:

Use of English, Economics, Literature in English and Geography/Government/History.

10. Marketing:

Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one other relevant Subject.

11. Mass Communication:

Use of English, Literature in English, Economics and Government.

12. Tourism:

English, Mathematics, Economics and any other subject.

Faculty of Agriculture | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021

1. Agriculture:

English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and any one of Physics and Mathematics.

2. Agricultural Economics:

English Language, Chemistry, Biology/ Agricultural Science and Mathematics or Physics.

3. Agricultural Engineering:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

4. Agricultural Extension:

English, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics.

5. Agronomy:

English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics.

6. Animal Production and Science:

Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agric Science and Physics/Mathematics.

7. Crop Production and Science:

English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics.

8. Fisheries:

Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject.

9. Food Science and Technology:

Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics / Physics and Agricultural Science.

10. Forestry:

Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics.

11. Home Science: 

Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics.

12.  Nutrition and Dietetics:

Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics/Physics.

13. Soil Science:

English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics.

Faculty of Arts and Humanities | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021

1. Christian Religious Studies:

Use of English, two Arts subjects including Christian Religious Knowledge and any other subject.

2. English and Literary Studies:

Use of English, Literature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject.

3. Fine and Applied Arts:

Use of English Language, Fine Art and two other Arts subjects or Social Science subject.

4. Islamic Studies:

Use of English, Islamic Religious Studies plus two other Arts subjects.

5. Languages and Linguistics:

Use of English, One Arts subject and two other subjects.

6. Literature in English:

Use of English, Literature-in-English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject.

7. French:

English, French and any other two subjects from Arts and Social Sciences.

8. Hausa:

English, Hausa, Lit in English and any of Economics, Government, History and Arabic.

9. History:

Use of English, History and any other two subjects from Arts and Social Sciences.

10. History and International Studies:

Use of English, History/Government and any other two subjects from Arts & Social Science.

11. Igbo:

English, Igbo and two subjects from Arts and social Sciences.

12. Linguistics:

English, Any Language and two other subjects.

13. Mass Communication:

Use of English, Any three Arts and Social Science subjects.

14. Music:

Use of English, Music, one other Arts subject plus any other subject.

15. Theatre Arts:

Use of English, Literature in English and two other relevant subjects.

16. Yoruba:

Use of English, Yoruba and two other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences.

Faculty of Education | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021

1. Adult Education:

Use of English, Government/History, one Social Science subject, and any other subject.

2. Agricultural Science and Education:

Use of English, Any three subjects from Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture, Physics, Economics, Geography and Mathematics.

3. Computer Education:

Use of English, Mathematics, Economics/Commerce plus one of Chemistry/Physics/Biology.

4. Education and Accountancy:

Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject.

5. Education and Biology:

Use of English, Biology and two other subjects from Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.

6. Education and Chemistry:

Use of English, Chemistry and two other subjects chosen from Physics, Biology and Mathematics.

7. Education and Christian Religious Studies:

Use of English, Two Arts subjects including Christian Religious studies and one other subject.

8. Education and Computer Science:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry and Geography/Physics.

9. Education and Economics:

Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and one other subject from Geography/Physics, History, Government and Lit. in English.

10. Education and English Language:

Use of English, Literature in English and one Arts and any other subjects.

11. Education and Mathematics: 

Use of English, Mathematics and any two of the following Science subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

12. Education and Physics: 

Use of English, Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry plus one other subject.

13. Education Arts:

Use of English, Subject of specialization and any two Arts subjects.

14. Guidance and Counseling:

Use of English, Any three subjects

15. Health Education:

Use of English, and three other relevant subjects.

16. Human Kinetics: 

Use of English, and three other relevant subjects.

17. Physical and Health Education: 

Use of English, Biology and any two relevant subjects.

18. Vocational and Technical Education: 

Use of English, Technical Drawing, a subject of specialization and Mathematics or Physics.

Faculty of Engineering | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021

1. Agricultural and Bio-Resources Engineering:

Use of English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.

2. Civil Engineering:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

3. Chemical Engineering:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

4. Computer Engineering:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

5. Electrical Engineering:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

6. Electronic Engineering:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

7. Marine Engineering:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

8. Mechanical Engineering:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

9. Mechatronics Engineering:

Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

10. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

11. Petroleum and Gas Engineering:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

12. Production and Industrial Engineering:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

13. Structural Engineering:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

14. Systems Engineering:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Technology | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021

1. Architecture:

English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics.

2. Building:

Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry.

3. Estate Management:

Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one other subject.

4. Quantity Surveying:

Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics.

5. Surveying and Geoinformatics:

Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics.

6. Urban and Regional Planning:

English, Mathematics, Geography and one of Economics, Physics, Chemistry.

Faculty of Law | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021

1. Civil Law:

English, Any three Arts or Social Science subjects.

2. Common Law:

English, Literature-in-English and any two other Arts/or Social Science subjects.

3. Criminology And Security Studies:

English, Any three subjects.

4. Islamic / Sharia Law:

English, Any three Arts or Social Science subjects including Arabic or Islamic Studies.

5. Law:

English, Any three Arts or Social Science subjects.

Faculty of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021

1. Anatomy:

English, Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry or Physics.

2. Dentistry:

Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and one Science subject.

3. Medical Laboratory Science:

English Language, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

4. Medical Rehabilitation:

Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

5. Medicine and Surgery:

Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry.

6. Nursing:

Use of English, Physics, Biology and Chemistry.

7. Pharmacy:

Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry.

10. Radiography:

Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry.

11. Veterinary Medicine:

Use of English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry.

Faculty of Sciences | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021

1. Biochemistry:

Use of English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics.

2. Biological Sciences:

Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics.

3. Botany:

Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject.

4. Chemistry:

Use of English, Chemistry and two of Physics, Biology and Mathematics.

5. Computer Science:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, and one of  Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Economics and Geography.

6. Geology:

Use of English and any three Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology and Geography.

7. Industrial Chemistry:

Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and any of Physics/Biology/Agricultural Science.

8. Industrial Mathematics:

Use of English, Mathematics and any two of Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Biology and Agricultural Science.

9. Mathematics:

Use of English, Mathematics and any two of Physics, Chemistry and Economics or Geography.

10. Microbiology:

Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics.

11. Physics:

Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology.

12. Plant Science and Biotechnology:

Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject.

13. Pure and Applied Mathematics:

Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Biology or Agricultural Science or Chemistry or Geography.

14. Statistics:

Use of English, Mathematics and any two of Physics, Chemistry and Economics.

15. Zoology:

Use of English, Biology and any two of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

Faculty of Social and Management Sciences | JAMB Subject Combinations 2020/2021

1. Demography and Social Statistics:

Use of English, Mathematics, Economics/Geography and any other subject.

2. Economics:

Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and CRK/IRK.

3. Geography:

Use of English, Geography and two other Arts or Social Science subjects.

4. Library Science:

Use of English and Any three Arts or Social Science subjects.

5. Mass Communication:

Use of English, and any three from Arts or Social Science subjects.

6. Philosophy:

Use of English, Government and any other two subjects.

7. Political Science:

Use of English, Government or History plus two other Social Science/Arts subjects.

8. Psychology:

Use of English, and any three subjects from Arts or Social Science.

9. Public Administration:

Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other subject.

10. Religious Studies:

Use of English Language, CRK/IRS and any two other subjects.

11. Social Works:

Use of English Language, Mathematics, Economics/Geography and any other subject.

 

UNICEF on birth certificate Says 'A simple little paper that changes lives'lives'

© UNICEF/Côte d’Ivoire/KodjoDrafting of a birth certificate in a primary school in Abidjan.

Copied: blogs.unicef.org

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By Miranda Eleanor Armstrong

For every child, an identity and a future

My name is Miranda Armstrong and I’ve been the Chief of Child Protection for UNICEF, Cote d’Ivoire for the last three years. As a specialist on violence against children and child labour, non-registered children issues — including the fact that many children aren’t registered at all — were new challenges for me and clearly big ones for the country.

In Côte d’Ivoire, one in four children under five years old is not registered at birth and so does not have a legal identity. These children will not be able to progress in school, cannot prove their age, prove who their parents are or where they were born. As they become adults, they will not be able to get a mobile phone, open a bank account, get married or vote.

What would be the future of those children who have to leave school because of a simple little paper?

We decided that something had to be done. First of all, we needed to ensure that all newborn babies are registered at birth to prevent hundreds of thousands of children joining the list of unregistered births within the legally allowed first three months.

UNICEF decided to partner with the Ministry of Health to ensure that all newborn babies can be registered by midwives immediately at birth or when they come to the health center for a vaccination. The midwives collect the information from the mothers and the civil registration officers collect the information on a weekly basis. In Abidjan, the capital of Côte d’Ivoire, this new mechanism for birth registration is working in every public health center and maternity ward.

©UNICEF/Côte d’Ivoire/MilequêmBaby Arnaud and his cousins who came to visit just a few hours after birth.

One story that really touched me was of baby Arnaud. Baby Arnaud was born in Adjawi, a poor peri-urban area in Abidjan. Arnaud is the third child in the family and was born to Carole (30) and Patrick (29).

Just three hours after birth, Arnaud had his medical certificate of birth filled in by the midwife, Nadège. Nadège saw the mother Carole at least 4 times for consultations during the pregnancy and each time she told her to bring her identity papers — or basic information on her name and the father’s name –so that the medical certificate could be completed immediately. “Many parents don’t have identity papers themselves,” she explained, “but we tell mothers that we can register the birth of their child even if they don’t have papers and even if the Monsieur (their husband) does not come forward.” The most important thing is to capture the birth and make sure the baby is registered.

Carole and Patrick said they now understand the importance of registering their children to guarantee their future.

For baby Arnaud the process was free, but for their other children, who are now over three months old, it will be much longer and costlier. In fact, you have to go to court in Cote d’Ivoire and prove your identity – and this can cost over US$60, which is a lot for poor families to afford.

In order to get rid of the backlog of unregistered children, like Arnaud’s siblings, we needed to come up with another bold program. We needed to ensure that the nearly 1 million over-three months old, undeclared children get an identity.

© UNICEF/Côte d’Ivoire/DiarassoubaNadège Yaou, midwife at the Adjahui maternity ward, Abidjan, explaining to Carole the importance of registering baby Arnaud at birth.

Special operation: providing birth certificates to over 630,000 primary school children

In an innovative and truly special operation, UNICEF and the Ministries of Justice, Education and Interior enabled over 630,000 children to obtain a birth certificate, a jugement supplétif, at a fraction of the normal price: US$2.5  instead of US$40–60. In the French system, this document is provided to children and adults who register outside the legally allowed delay of 3 months.

During the operation, we collected information from over 14,000 primary school directors, who have basic information on children provided at enrolment. The information was checked by a private company and then transferred to the local civil registration service where the child was born. Registers were searched to double-check that the child was not yet registered. Then the file was sent  to the justice office  that issued the jugement supplétif that confers the child’s legal identity. A birth certificate follows and that ensures registration. A new law has now been passed to enable other children and adults to obtain a legal identity.

When I was in northern Cote d’Ivoire recently, I met a 10-year-old girl called Sekongo Youhouo Awa. Her life would have been very different without the special operation. Awa, like many girls, was enrolled in primary school without a birth certificate. Education is obligatory in Côte d’Ivoire, so school directors must accept children even without a birth certificate.

© UNICEF/Côte d’Ivoire/DejonghOfficial birth certificate delivery ceremony with the First Lady of Côte d’Ivoire.

Awa was doing really well in school, but she could not pass her final primary exams and would have to drop out. Just before the exams were going to be held, the school director received the forms to register all the children in his school that did not have a birth certificate. A special effort was made to act quickly for the children who were sitting the exam, and Awa’s new birth certificate came just in time.

Thanks to this precious document, she was able to pass the exam with flying colors and get a scholarship for the school year 2019-2020.

AWA’s former primary school director testified: “We can only say a big thank you to UNICEF. This project has been very beneficial for many children in our region. We live in an area where parents are not willing to provide formal education to their children, especially girls. What would be the future of those children who have to leave school because of a simple little paper?”

 

Miranda Armstrong is Chief of Child Protection, UNICEF Côte d’Ivoire.

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PTAD Pays over 11,000 Nitel And Mtel Pensioners

The Nigerian government says it has paid pension to former Nitel and Mtel staff. 

In a press statement posted on the Twitter handle of the Pension trasitional administrative Directorate, PTAD on Friday January,  3, 2020...pls find full release below.

PTAD Paid One (1) Month Pension Arrears in December, 2019 to 11,331 NITEL/Mtel Pensioners

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has paid One (1) Month Pension Arrears to the tune of N842,808,921.52 (Eight Hundred and Forty Two Million Eight Hundred and Eight Thousand, Nine Hundred and Twenty One Naira, Fifty Two Kobo) only, to 11,331 pensioners of the defunct NITEL/Mtel in December, 2019.

The payment was made to the pensioners as part of the Federal Government’s commitment to reduce inherited pension liabilities.

The Executive Secretary, Dr Chioma .N. Ejikeme has assured pensioners that their welfare remains a priority to President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration.

Signed

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ENTERTAINMENT: Was Wiskid Really Paid N1 Billion As Endorsement Deal By UBA?

Afrobeat singer, Wizkid has large sum of $3million which is equivalent to 1 billion naira (N1billion) from endorsement deal he signed with United Bank for Africa (UBA).

NAIJALOADED Recall, the Nigerian singer recently made a statement few months before he signed the deal, that he is about to bag the biggest endorsement deal in Africa.

Wkizkid joined UBA group as a Brand ambassador in July 2019 in a bid to expand already existing long relationship between UBA group and the starboy brand.

It is believed that the starboy fan base is the biggest in Africa, UBA will use the deal to further expand the relationship with the starboy brand thus attracting his fans to join the singer and become a customer of the bank. It is a marketing strategy.

According to Africa facts zone, Wizkid’s UBA endorsement deal is worth 1 billion naira. It covers adverts, performances and partnerships.

Wizkid endorsement deal is the biggest endorsement deal in Africa ever, it is also the first billion naira endorsement deal in Nigeria.

'The days of a national minimum wage are really over,’ staffing expert declares

CNBC TV PUBLISHED MON, DEC 30 20196:01 PM ESTUPDATED MON, DEC 30 20199:46 PM EST

Tyler Clifford@_TYLERTHETYLER_

KEY POINTS

• “The days of a national minimum wage are really over,” thanks to states increasing their base pay laws and companies increasing their hourly wages, LaSalle Network CEO Tom Gimbel says.
• “While [the pay boost] is done by the government, they’re doing it as a result of the organic economic growth,” he says in an appearance on “The Exchange.”
• “It’s an indirect result of the great economy and of the companies doing this,” he says.

LaSalle Network CEO: Wage growth ‘is being fueled’ by state regulations

The need to adjust the federally mandated base pay is moot thanks to the strength and present dynamics of the U.S. economy, staffing expert Tom Gimbel told CNBC on Monday.

“The days of a national minimum wage are really over,” Gimbel, founder and CEO of LaSalle Network, said on “The Exchange.” “That’s why the interesting thing about this economy is [that] now you’re seeing companies out of New York and out of San Francisco, specifically, that are opening up other offices in other parts of the country.”

Wages are already increasing in America, a trend that is “being fueled” by government action and regulation at the state and local levels, he said of the bump in pay that workers reportedly saw last month.

Wages rose 4.5% year over year for the bottom 25% of earners, while pay for the top 25% of earners grew 2.9%, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta statistics show. The numbers came during another reading of stronger-than-expected job gains in November. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.5%, the lowest mark since 1969, according to the Labor Department.

Almost two dozen states boosted their minimum wage laws in 2019, and more wage increases are planned in the new year. Gimbel, whose company is based in Chicago, connected the move to increase the base hourly pay in 21 states, in addition to municipalities such as New York City, to the country’s strong economy.

“While [the pay boost] is done by the government, they’re doing it as a result of the organic economic growth,” Gimbel said. “It’s an indirect result of the great economy and of the companies doing this.”

People gather together to ask the McDonald’s corporation to raise workers wages to a $15 minimum wage as well as demanding the right to a union on May 23, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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The latest developments in pay advances — whether mandated by local governments or increased by individual companies — come years after fast-food workers began grabbing headlines in 2012 by demanding an hourly wage of $15 and the right to unionize.

Income was stagnant during much of the current economic expansion — now the longest on record — that kicked off at the lowest point of the financial crisis about a decade ago. Hiring had picked up during the recovery, but pay had not begun to grow until earlier this year.

A basket of states enacted laws mandating the pay floor gradually increase to $15 an hour over the years, while some cities including New York and San Francisco have raised minimum wage to $15 an hour. The federal bottom pay has remained unchanged at $7.25 since 2009, though some lawmakers are making efforts to raise the national rate to $15 as well.

Although the federally mandated minimum wage has remained flat the past decade despite inflation, the U.S. Department of Labor will enforce new mandatory overtime pay rules expected to extend overtime pay to some 1.3 million salaried workers on Jan. 1.

“If unemployment weren’t at 3.5%, if it were what it was five, six, seven, eight years ago, if it were 7% [or] 8% unemployment, then people wouldn’t be talking about higher wages,” Gimbel contended. “They’d just be talking about getting jobs.”

Lawmakers, however, do not deserve all of the credit for why businesses are paying employees more, according to Gimbel.

In recent years, companies such as Amazon, Walmart, Costco and Target have either increased or announced plans to increase their bottom pay. Walmart began paying employees at least $11 an hour in January 2018, and Amazon began offering at least $15 an hour in November 2018. Costco raised its minimum hourly pay to $15 in June, and Target has plans to increase its base pay to $15 by the end of 2020.

Bank of America earlier this year also revealed plans to lift pay to $20 an hour in coming years. The bank raised its base hourly pay to $17 in May, up from $15 in 2017. CEO Brian Moynihan, by comparison, was awarded a 15% raise to $26.5 million in 2018 after leading Bank of America to a record annual profit.

“So whether it be Amazon or Walmart and the big box retailers that have had to [raise pay] to attract the level of people [they need], or it’s been the local guy down the corner,” Gimbel said, “companies are having to do it because they need to attract people, and you only have to do that in a low unemployment rate.”

Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that that Costco raised its minimum hourly wage to $15 in June

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WORLD STUDENTS ORGANISATION: 22-year-old Nigerian innovator, DAVID ADEYEMI emerges First African Appointee And Nigeria Country Director

22-year-old Nigerian innovator, DAVID ADEYEMI emerges First African World Student Organisation appointee…becomes Nigeria Country Director, trounced 11,000 African candidates

* Had record breaking scores in all the assessments during the interview period

* “His versatility swept us off the floor during our interview session and the entire World Student Organisation community is looking forward to his exploit and contributions”- Dimas Satrio Pradhana, World Student Organisation Founder

* The World Student Organisation is a Berlin-based organisation founded on youths’ concerns towards rising, present global issues, as it seeks to connect students worldwide in order to come up with solutions for these issues

INDEED GOODNEWS FOR NIGERIA AS DAVID ADEYEMI, a creative innovator becomes the first Nigerian and African appointee of The World Student Organisation. 

David, a-22-year old genius, was appointed as the Nigeria Country Director for World Student Organisation, after defeating over 11,000 other African innovators. He had record breaking scores in all the assessments he was put through during the interview period

In the words of Dimas Satrio Pradhana, World Student Organisation Founder: “His versatility swept us off the floor during our interview session and the entire World Student Organisation community is looking forward to his exploit and contributions.

“We have been watching his sustainability, community development, security and environmental projects and innovations for about 3 years now and we are really awed to see such an extremely talented and passionate young Nigerian interested in contributing to the development of his country in his own little way.”

The World Student Organisation is a Berlin-based organisation founded based on the concerns of youths towards rising and present global issues. It seeks to connect students worldwide in order to come up with solutions for these issues. As the country director for World Student Organisation in Nigeria, David will be keened solely on collaborating with social innovators and organizations across the country.

“I will be overseeing other African countries for a very short period of time, because my primary goal is for Nigeria,” David reportedly said.

(The Guardian)

UNDERSTANDING NEW CBN DIRECTIVES ON ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER CHARGES

In case you still do not understand the new charges on electronic withdrawals by CBN, please check out the table below for easy guide.

In line with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) directive to implement provisions in the Revised Guide to Bank Charges (RGBC), we wish to inform you about the reduction in charges for the following transactions effective January 01, 2020.

Electronic Fund Transfer Old Charges New Charges Transfers below N5,000 N50.00 N10.00 Transfers between N5,001 – N50,000 N50.00 N25.00 Transfers above N50,000 N50.00 N50.00 ATM Withdrawals Charge after the 3rd withdrawal on another Bank’s ATM in the same month N65.00 N35.00 Card Maintenance Foreign Currency Account $20 per annum (or its equivalent) $10 per annum (or its equivalent) Savings Account N50.00 monthly N50.00 quarterly Current Account N50.00 monthly No charges