Minimum Wage: NLC Says Senate Has Lost Trust Of Nigerian Workers

The Nigeria Labour Congress are poised for a show down with the Federal Government as Senate amends the minimum wage bill.

FUNNY OR STUPID - WHY DO COMEDIANS USE STAMMERS FOR JOKES

Today is "WORLD STAMMER'S DAY". 

Stammering is a common speech problem in humans, it involves the repetition of sounds or syllables – such as saying ‘mu-mu-mu-mummy’, prolonging sounds – for example 'mmmmmmummy', pausing or 'blocking' – when a word gets stuck or doesn't come out at all.

It usually occurs at the beginning of speech, and people will often avoid certain words or speaking situations to try to hide it.

We all have the capacity to stammer if pushed far enough. This may happen during a very stressful interrogation say; in a police station, talking to emergency services on the telephone, or trying to respond to a particularly agile and aggressive person during a conversation. It could also result from fear.

Stammering varies in severity from person to person. A person might find that they have periods of stammering followed by times when they speak relatively fluently.

Stammering (also refered to as stuttering) is a relatively common speech problem in childhood but can also persist into adulthood.

Stammering can be categorized into two: Developmental and Acquired

• Developmental stammering is the most common and so a lot of people are familiar with. It develops during childhood as a child is first learning how to speak.
• Acquired or late-onset stammering occurs in older children and adults. This could be a result of severe head injury, stroke, or progressive neurological disease (a type of disease that affects the nervous system). It can also be caused by certain drugs or medication, or psychological or emotional trauma. 

As much as stammering has existed, the exact cause is still unclear especially for developmental stammering, although science has been able to prove that the wiring of the brain involved in speech may be a cause if the brain is wired differently.

Studies have shown differences in the structure and functioning of the brain of people who stammer compared with most other people who don’t.

In young children, the wiring of the brain is still developing, which may be why many children eventually 'grow out' of stammering and why it is usually easier to treat children while they are still young.

Genes are also thought to play a role in many cases of stammering, as research shows that two in every three people who stammer have a family history of the condition. This suggests that the genes a child inherits from their parents might make them more likely to develop a stammer.

Research has identified several genes that may contribute to stammering that runs in families, although exactly how these genes lead to the condition is currently unknown.

It is a good practice to visit a speech and language therapist (SLT) for an assessment if necessary when you discover you stammer or even your child does. This would go a long way helping out in your social or work life.

These are some common signs you need to be worried about to detect stammer, below is a list of common signs and symptoms associated with stuttering:

Problems starting a word, phrase or sentence

•        Hesitation before certain sounds have to be uttered
•    Repeating a sound, word or syllable
•    Certain speech sounds may be prolonged
•    Speech may come out in spurts
•   Words with certain sounds are substituted for others (circumlocution)
•    Rapid blinking (when trying to talk)
•    Trembling lips (when trying to talk)
•    Foot may tap (when trying to talk)
•    Trembling jaw (when trying to talk)
•    Face and/or upper body tighten up (when trying to talk)
•    Some may appear out of breath when talking
•     Interjection, such as "uhm" used more frequently before attempting to utter certain sounds, among others.

Apart from the fact that those affected experiences repetitive pronunciations, stammers are generally ok, healthwise, they are just like those who do not stammer – in fact if they don’t speak you will never know their status.

Bottom line, no need for stigmatization or name calling.

Show some love.   

Farmers, Youth, Women gets Empowerment as Lagos Celebrates World Food Day

The Lagos State Government under the administration of Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola continues to show Lagosians that its Government is people oriented as it celebrates the 2014 World Food Day with hopes for some of its citizens. This information was shared in the states' publication, "Lagos Indicator".

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN on Thursday led Lagosians to commemorate the 2014 World Food Day, where the State also empowered 3,149 small scale farmers, youths, women and the vulnerable through its Agricultural Value Chain Empowerment programme.

The beneficiaries include 73 egg producers, 754 people who got 50 crates of eggs for marketing, 250 poultry farmers who got 40 bags layers mash, 30 people provided with 1,000 kg of maize, 60 kg cat fish for 296 fish marketers, 152 others who got outboard engines and 152 who received bundle nets, 295 people went home with 10 bags of pig feed each, 40 who had 10 bags of sheep and goat feed, 305 who received Personal Protective Equipment and 48 butchers who got meat processing accessories . Read more at The Online Version of the Lagos Indicator.

CARE FOR PARENTS WHILE ALIVE

Akinwunmi Kemi wrote:

Let me borrow this chorus from Jesse king: "Mummy o o o o, wa pe laye, mummy o o o o, wa jeun omo, eni bani ko ni ribe......

Whatever you have in mind for your parent, never wait till you have more than enough, if it is #2 (Two Naira) you can spare him/her from your daily/monthly income, if you haven't started giving, please, start now. Tomorow may be too late, whatever you give to them in thier good/healthy life time is what they will enjoy, all that you may do after their death is for the world and you. 

Another thing we should endeavour to do is "make sure you make your parents happy with you all their lives, so far what you will do to make them happy will not make you to offend God, afterall, God says 

"honour thy parents...." 

tomorrow may be too late. Meanwhile, be not deceived, you cannot mock God, if you can afford to build or do more for your parent, do not pretend and do otherwise, our parents are next to God in building us, especially mothers, for their prayer, moral, physical and financial supports. 

Dear Lord, help me to be good to my parents. For those that do not have any parent, please, accept my sympathy, never get too emotional. " Hmmmm, I had been left wondering and pondering for some days now when I heard about the sudden departure of a close friend to my mum, a woman very dear to her and us, always ready to stand by her and us @ every point in time especially on special occasions, Iya seyi, iya Fatai, well over 60years, I suppose, may her gentle soul rest in perfect peace. I had just come to the conclusion above as i pondered, do have a nice day friends and remember that you can start now.

FOLTECH ENGINEERING COMPANY RECRUITING

An Electrical Engineering firm based in Lagos with project all over Nigeria is in need of Customer Care and Business Development Personnel (up to 6 positions).



Experience on basic knowledge in the following are required

1. Basic Electrical component analysis
2. Ability to prepare and analyse Electrical power need 
3. Good written and oral communication skills
4. Good interpersonal skill
5. BSc. or HND in Electrical  Engineering or Social Science

Curriculum vitae are to be forwarded to 

humanresources@foltechseng.com

before 12 noon of friday October 17th, 2014.