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  • Software Developer Urges School Owners to Deploy NAITS-ASMS to Reduce Running Cost, Become Profitable

    Software Developer Urges School Owners to Deploy NAITS-ASMS to Reduce Running Cost, Become Profitable

     

     

    Good News For Private Schools,; Ease your Operations with – NAITS School Management ICT Technology at incredibly low price

    By Biola Lawal

    Abuja (Flowerbudnews):  Nigerian Software Engineer, Engr. Bashir Sani who developed an Automated School Management System (NAITS-ASMS), has urged school owners to embrace the system to reduce running cost and be profitable.

    Speaking in an interview with Flowerbudnews on Wednesday in Abuja, Engr Bashir Sani said NAITS-ASMS helped to digitalise all facets of the operation of a school.

    Engr. Bashir Sani described the NAITS-Automated School Management System as user-friendly, cost-effective, and scalable.

    He urged school owners and administrators to ”:embrace a seamless and efficient educational management experience with NAITS Automated School Management Technology,”

    The Software Engineer said that NAITS-ASMS, developed by his ICT company, New Age IT Solutions (NAITS) had unique and comprehensive applications and features that made it very suitable for Modern City Schools as well as Schools in the rural communities.

    (Contacts: 0803 404 9619.  0703 344 8148 and 08035550938 https://www.sms.naits.com.ng)

    ” We deliberately made NAITS-ASMS affordable and moderately priced as an indigenous technology and as part of our contributions to the achievement of a sound educational system for our children,” Engineer Sani said

    The Software Engineer disclosed that some of the very unique features of NAITS-ASMS is its capability to integrate parents and other stakeholders of schools into the platform.

    ””When PARENTS are configured on the platform, they can login from the comfort of their homes, offices etc to monitor the academic performance of their children” Engr. Bashir Sani stated

    (Contacts: 0803 404 9619.  0703 344 8148 and 08035550938 https://www.sms.naits.com.ng)

    ”School Owners, Managements, parents, teachers and other relevant stakeholders can function seamlessly on NAITS-ASMS on their mobile phones,:’ Engr Sani said.

    He explained that ”the driving force behind the creation of our innovative NAITS Automated School Management System originated from a strong aspiration to make technology accessible and affordable for modern and grassroots communities. ”

    Engr Bashir Sani said: ”this vision took root during my time as a committed schoolteacher in 2014.,” adding,. ”at the heart of this endeavor was the realization that existing school software were often exorbitantly priced, rendering them inaccessible to the average Nigerian school.

    (Contacts: 0803 404 9619.  0703 344 8148 and 08035550938 https://www.sms.naits.com.ng)

    ‘:Moreover, these solutions were not tailored to the smaller screen sizes of mobile phones, limiting their reach and practicality.

    Witnessing the transformative impact of an automated result processing application within the school, which seamlessly integrated student passports, school logos, form master signatures, continuous assessment scores, and other essential computations into concise A4-sized reports, I was inspired to revolutionize the educational technology landscape,”, he stated.

    Contacts: 0803 404 9619.  0703 344 8148 and 08035550938 https://www.sms.naits.com.ng

    ‘:Our NAITS-ASMS not only streamlines administrative tasks, but also alleviates the burden of manual report generation, which often proved to be error-prone and time-consuming for educators., ‘ the Software Engineer explained.

    Engr Bashir said further; ”by developing a user-friendly, cost-effective, and scalable platform, we are committed to empowering educational institutions across Nigeria, enabling them to harness the full potential of technology in their daily operations”.

    Contacts: 0803 404 9619.  0703 344 8148 and 08035550938 https://www.sms.naits.com.ng
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    It is imperative to emphasize that over time, NAITS ASMT has undergone significant evolution, expanding its scope beyond result processing to encompass comprehensive teacher and student record management, along with efficient school accounting management.

    (Contacts: 0803 404 9619.  0703 344 8148 and 08035550938 https://www.sms.naits.com.ng)

    ‘Join us in embracing a seamless and efficient educational management experience with NAITS Automated School Management Technology,” the Engineer urged school.owners (Flowerbudnews)

  • Your victory heart-warming, Makinde congratulates Bayelsa gov

    Your victory heart-warming, Makinde congratulates Bayelsa gov

    Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has felicitated the governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Duoye Diri, on his re-election as the governor of the state, describing the victory as heart-warming for all members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    Governor Makinde stated this on Tuesday, following the announcement of Governor Diri as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State.

    The governor congratulated his colleague, Diri, the PDP family in Bayelsa and the people of the state, adding that the governor would be able to consolidate on the good development his administration had put in place in the state since he first assumed office almost four years ago.

    Governor Makinde equally commended the Bayelsa electorate on their peaceful conduct before, during and after the poll.

    He said: “I congratulate my brother and governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Governor Duoye Diri, on his re-election as governor of the state for another term of four years.

    “This victory is heart-warming for us in the PDP and it is a testament to the fact that our party remains a credible platform with people-oriented leaders, who always put their people first.

    “I commend the great people of Bayelsa State for retaining Bayelsa in the PDP by re-electing Governor Diri and also for their peaceful conduct before, during and after the poll.”

  • Sydam Concept Partners Rep’ Member, Makanjuola, To Empower Constituents With Electronic Items, Cash Gifts

    Sydam Concept Partners Rep’ Member, Makanjuola, To Empower Constituents With Electronic Items, Cash Gifts

      

     

    Sydam Concept Partners Rep’ Member, Makanjuola, To Empower Constituents With Electronic Items, Cash Gifts

    By Adewale Owowade

    In it’s bid to aid proper representation of the people ,especially through collaboration with key political office holders, Sydam Concept Nigeria limited, has partnered with a member of House of Representative, to deliver dividends of democracy to his constituency.

    Hon Ojo Sunday Makanjuola, representing the people of Ogo Oluwa/ Surulere Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, empowered
    members and leaders of his constituency, at an event held in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.

    At the programme, Rep Makanjuola, also known as ‘SMATO’ ,
    a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member, distributed 64 deep freezers and 64 generating sets, which were supplied by Sydam Concept Nigeria limited.


    He also presented cash gifts not less than 2millions naira to the beneficiaries, as part of ways to appreciate them for their support during the last general election.

    The beneficiaries include the party leaders, youths and others, who are from the two local governments that make up the Constituency.

    Honourable SMATO also commissioned four newly constructed modern boreholes for
    the usage of the people in his constituency

    Speaking to journalists after the event, Hon SMATO, said, “Before now, I aspired for this position that I currently occupied, the party gave me the platform whereby I was chosen among many to represent our people at the green chamber in Abuja, and as a way of paying back to my people I have to organise this to say thank you to my party leaders.

    “I started with the leaders of the party, but I’m promising all the people in my constituency, that I’m going to reach out to them all, for their welfare is my top and number one priority at the the House.

    ” But we just have to start somewhere, the women leaders, and party leaders in Ogo Oluwa and Surulere have been attended to today, some of them received generating set and cash, while some received cash and deep freezers.


    “This empowerment is a token, and it is meant to cushion the effect of the current economic hardship that is facing our people in the country right now. So, those that received the freezer will use the money given to them to buy drinks and other items to start up a small scale business which I believe shall keep them running in this harsh economy.

    ” And for those that are using electricity on daily basis to power their businesses, they can start using the generating set given to them to support the powering of their business centers especially when there is power outage while the money given to them can serve as a start up capital for fueling their generating sets.

    “This will help them to boost their businesses and enhance the economy of their communities, aside from the national palliatives the federal government and the state government rolled out for them.


    “Also we commissioned two boreholes in Ogo Oluwa local government and two in Surulere local government to assist our people to have access to portable water.

    “In Ogo Oluwa local government we commissioned a borehole in Otamokun, and Aiyegun Yemetu, while in Surulere local government, we commissioned one in Onikoko town and another one at Atapa town.

    “So, before first quarter of next year my people should be expecting something better than this, as their welfare remains paramount to me.”

    Some of the beneficiaries that spoke with journalists expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Hon SMATO for remembering them at this critical period.


    The event was graced by party leaders from both Ogo Oluwa and Surulere local government areas such as Chief John Famakin, Prince Lasisi Oladimeji Olagbemileke, Executive Chairman of Ogo Oluwa local government, Honourable Seun Ojo, his Surulere counterpart, Hon. Isaiah Adegbite among others.

  • Old Naira Notes to Remain in Use Indefinitely- CBN

    Old Naira Notes to Remain in Use Indefinitely- CBN

    By Biola Lawal

    Abuja: (Flowerbudnews) The old Naira Notes will now remain in use as legal tender in the country indefinitely,

    A Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statement by Isa AbdulMumin, the apex bank’s spokesman said that the indefinite extension was in line with international best practices and to forestall a repeat of earlier experiences.

    This meant the old design of N200, N500 and N1,000 denominations would remain in use.

     

     

    AbdulMumin said that the CBN  was working with the relevant authorities to vacate the subsisting court ruling on the same subject. (Flowerbudnews)

  • Breast Cancer: Early detection key to cure, survival — Expert

    Breast Cancer: Early detection key to cure, survival — Expert

     

    By Suleiman Shehu
    Ibadan:  A Nurse Clinician, Mrs Omolara Olaosebikan, says early detection of breast cancer is key to breast cancer cure and improving the survival rate of patients.

    Olaosebikan stated this during a lecture on breast cancer, organised by the women committee of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Oyo State chapter, to mark the second anniversary of the union, on Tuesday in Ibadan.

    The nurse clinician, who worked with Adeoyo Maternity Teaching Hospital, Ibadan, said that women must conduct self-examination of their breast once in a month, particularly after menstruation, to be able to detect any abnormality.

    “As women, we are supposed to be doing self breast examination once in a month after menstruation to be able to detect any lump, swelling, discharge from the nipples or change in colour of their breasts.

    “These are the things we should look for on monthly basis and see healthcare provider if there is any abnormal change,” she said.

    Olaosebikan called on women above 40 years to do mammogram (x-ray of the breast) to detect any abnormal change in their breasts.

    She identified four stages of breast cancer, adding that it was better to get it treated at early stage before getting to the last stage.

    Olaosebikan said that breast cancer cure might be difficult if it should be allowed to get to the last stage.

    “Early detection will reduce treatment cost, improve quality of life and survival rate,” she said.

    Earlier, the Oyo State NLC Chairperson (Women Committee), Mrs Kikelomo Ayedun, said that the health talk was organised to sensitise members on how to live a healthy life.

    Ayedun said that what members had gained at the programme would go a long way in improving their health conditions.

    In his own remarks, the state NLC Chairman , Kayode Martins, appreciated the women for organising the lecture, adding: “health was wealth.”

    According to Martins, breast cancer is one of the fastest killing diseases in Nigeria and the world generally, adding that it should not be taken for granted.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that highlight of the event was blood pressure check and sugar level test.

    NAN also reports that the programme was attended by all women affiliates of NLC, both from the public and private sectors. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

  • AGF complies with court order, takes over Stella Odua, CCECC’s trial

    AGF complies with court order, takes over Stella Odua, CCECC’s trial

     

    Abuja:   The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has taken over a N5 billion fraud case filed by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, and others in compliance with a court order.

    David Kaswe, the Chief State Counsel from the AGF’s Chambers, told Justice Inyang Ekwo shortly after the matter was called for hearing.
    Upon resumed hearing, Kaswe notified the court that the AGF was taking over the matter and that his office had written to the EFCC but the commission was yet to release the case file to enable them commence the trial.

    He, therefore, sought an adjournment.
    But Justice Ekwo reminded the lawyer that it was the order of the court that the AGF should take over the case.

    The judge, who said that the office of the AGF did not need to write the anti-graft agency, said the EFCC was bound to obey the order.

    Kaswe, however, said that his office took into cognisance the fact that the EFCC had just had a change of leadership.  Justice Ekwo adjourned the matter until March 28.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the judge had, on July 21, ordered the AGF’s office to take over the N5 billion fraud case shortly after the arraignment of Oduah, a Chinese construction giant, CCECC, and others.
    The development occured after the anti-corruption agency’s lawyer, Offem Uket, was unable to provide a direct answer to the judge’s question on why the agency failed to produce in court persons behind breaching his privacy through text messages on his phone and another group who petitioned the chief justice of Nigeria regarding the ongoing case
    “I will give a date for trial and make a consequential order because you have allowed this matter to degenerate this way.

    “You think you can shield any of these persons who have interfered in these proceedings?” he asked rhetorically.

    “I make an order that the AGF shall take over this case and the EFCC shall hand over the records of proceedings to the office of the AGF,” the judge had ruled.

    NAN reports that Oduah, a former senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District at the 9th National Assembly, and others were arraigned on July 21 on 25-count charge.
    She was arraigned alongside CCECC Nigeria Ltd, the Nigerian subsidiary of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) established by the Chinese government to execute international contracts and economic cooperation.

    Also joined in the charge are Gloria Odita, Nwosu Emmanuel Nnamdi and Chukwuma Irene Chinyere.

    Others include Global Offshore and Marine Ltd, Tip Top Global Resources Ltd, Crystal Television Ltd and Sobora International Ltd.
    They all pleaded not guilty to the counts and were admitted to bail in terms of the administrative bail earlier granted them by the anti-graft agency.

    In the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/316/2020 and filed by the EFCC on December 17, 2020, the defendants are being accused of laundering various sums of money totalling about N5,052,415,984 between February and June 2014.

    The EFCC accused the defendants of conspiracy to commit money laundering, transferring, taking control and taking possession of proceeds of fraud, aiding and abetting money laundering and opening anonymous bank accounts.

    Specifically, the prosecution alleged in two of the 25 counts that Oduah, a former Aviation Minister, and Odita opened anonymous “Private Banking Nominee” dollar and naira accounts with First Bank Ltd, thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 11(1) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 11(4) (a) of the same Act.

    In the charge, CCECC Nigeria Limited was alleged to have transferred over N2.5 billion into the naira account of a Private Banking Nominee between March 31 and June 6, 2014.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng) / Flowerbudnews

  • Strike: EEDC is not responsible for the prolonged power outage in Imo – Mgt

    Strike: EEDC is not responsible for the prolonged power outage in Imo – Mgt

    By Flowerbudnews

    Enugu:  The Management of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says the company is not responsible for the prolonged electricity power outage in Imo.

     

    It would b recalled that Imo had been without electricity for about two weeks following the humiliation and merciless beaten of the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, during his intervention in a labour matter in the state.

    The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu said that it “customers should totally disregard any misleading publication as EEDC is not responsible for the prolonged power outage”.

    “Our attention has been drawn to a publication making the rounds on the social media, initiated by some mischief makers who have chosen to take advantage of the loss of power supply in Imo State caused by the industrial action to misinform our customers.

    “They are trying to incite our customers against our organisation,” Ezeh said.

    According to him, for the benefit of our esteemed customers affected by this unfortunate situation, we wish to set the records in proper perspective.

    “In the early hours of Nov. 1, 2023, EEDC’s source of supply at Egbu Transmission Station was shut down by the Labour Union following an industrial action caused by the face-off between the Union and the government of Imo State.

     

    “As a result of this development, all the feeders serving our customers in the state were out of supply, thereby crippling our operations and leaving us helpless.

     

    “It is important to note that EEDC only distributes the electricity it receives from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).

     

    “Our performance as a Distribution Company is dependent on other members of the electricity value chain (that is the Generation Company and the Transmission Company of Nigeria),” he said.

     

    The EEDC spokesman said that with its source of power at Egbu TCN shut down, there was no way EEDC could get power to serve its customers in Imo.

     

    This, he said, is a situation that has impacted heavily on its revenue and service to customers.

     

    Ezeh noted that as a matter of responsibility, immediately this happened, we notified our customers and deployed several communications across various media channels, explaining the situation and our position in all of these.

     

    He said that the company was mindful of the inconveniences this prolonged situation had caused our esteemed customers in Imo and hope that the issue is resolved so that normalcy can return to the state.

     

    “We urge our customers to remain vigilant and ensure that the electricity infrastructure serving them are protected, as vandals might take advantage of the outage to attack these equipment.

     

    “We empathise with our esteemed customers in Imo State and assure them of our continued commitment to ensuring that we provide them with quality service,” he said. Flowerbudnews

  • National grid intact, supplying bulk electricity to DisCos — TCN

    National grid intact, supplying bulk electricity to DisCos — TCN

    The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Tuesday denied reports of nationwide blackout occasioned by the commencement of the strike actions by the National Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress(TUC).

     

    It said the national grid is intact and currently supplying bulk electricity to distribution companies.

     

    The TCN Spokesperson, Mrs Ndidi Mba stated this in a statement issued in Abuja.

    She noted that the National Control Centre Osogbo which controls bulk power transmission nationwide, is actively operational.

     

    “We hereby note that the nation’s grid is intact and supplying bulk electricity to distribution load centres nationwide,” she said.

     

    The two major labour unions, NLC and TUC, had declared the strike, following the brutalisation of the NLC president, Joe Ajaero, in Imo State on 1 November. Ajaero was attacked in Owerri, the state capital, during an NLC protest against the Imo State government over alleged maltreatment of workers in the state.

    The unions on Monday directed their members to down tools across the country as from Tuesday.

  • Wike inaugurates task force on issuance of C of O, land use contravention

    Wike inaugurates task force on issuance of C of O, land use contravention

    (NAN) The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated a Task Force on the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) for mass housing and the recovery of land use contravention fees.

     

    Wike explained while inaugurating the task force in Abuja on Tuesday that the measure was to ensure that each of the houses in mass housing estates has its own C of O and pay for it.

     

    He lamented that virtually all the residential areas have been turned to commercial, adding, “something must be done about it.”

     

    He said that those who contravened the Land Use Act must be recertified and pay the appropriate penalties.

     

    Wike explained that those given approval for residential buildings have converted to commercial structures, while those given for commercial also contravene by building residential houses.

     

    “So, there must be a recertification and there must be penalties.

     

    “The only way people can be deterred from doing this is to make sure that we discourage them and discouraging them means that if you want to build, you have a penalty to pay, and that penalty must be severe.

     

    “In as much as we want to generate revenue, we also want to control the development of areas.

     

    “Abuja has to go back to the original Master Plan. If there is need to have some amendment, it is the government that will do such amendment, it is not for the allottees to do so on their own,” he said.

     

    The minister said that government agencies in charge of land administration in the FCT were part of the problem, adding that the agencies were included in the task force to solve the problem they created.

     

    He said: “Part of the problem we are having is the agencies: development control is part of the problem; the land registry is part of the problem; Abuja Geographic Information System AGIS is part of the problem.

     

    “That is why they are part of the task force to face the problem they have caused and solve the problem. No outsider will do it.

     

    “So, you must be diligent. Of course, you know, I will monitor what you are doing, and this assignment will not last more than one month from today.

     

    “Whatever fund you require, let us know, Zenith bank will provide you the fund, but I must approve the fund.

     

    “You write to me, and I will tell Zenith Bank what I need.*

     

    Wike directed the task force to open two dedicated bank accounts for the assignment, saying, “one for non-compliance with the land use act and the other for the C of O.”

     

    He also asked the task force to include people who were given land by the Area Councils but without C of O, adding that those concerned should be asked to apply and be informed about the amount to pay.

     

    Wike explained that Abuja depended on Internally Generated Revenue to execute projects in the FCT.

     

    “I am not interested in who did not comply and I don’t want anybody to write to me that the task force came. All I need is results. I don’t want excuses,” he added.

     

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the committee would be chaired by Mr Michael Chinda, Senior Special Assistant to Wike on Lands, Urban and Regional Planning.

     

    The Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority, Mr Shehu Ahmad, would serve as the secretary.

     

    Other members of the taskforce include the Director, Department of Development Control, Director, Department of Land Administration and the Director, Department of Surveying and Mapping.

     

    Others are the Director, Department of Mass Housing, Director of AGIS, and Director, Department of Urban and Regional Planning.

     

    Also included are two estate surveyors, Dr Emmanuel Mark and Mr Emma Okas.

     

    Responding on behalf of the members, Chinda expressed the readiness of the task force team to get to work and promised not to disappoint the minister.

     

    The chairman further promised to deliver on the task within a month.

     

    He described C of O as an “indispensable requirement” for land ownership, adding that the land belongs to the government and the people using it must pay.

     

    “We will not spare anyone that has contravene and we will do the needful

     

    “I can assure you that we will do this job with precision, diligence and a high level of professionalism so that we will meet your expectation and possibly exceed