TOP REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD RELOCATE TO AUSTRALIA

TOP REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD RELOCATE TO AUSTRALIA You may know of Australia only as that huge continent/country that is located somewhere far south; a place so far that it is almost at the edge of the world. That way of thinking, however, is far from what’s real because Australia is one of the best places to live in. It’s better yet if you are a skilled worker and looking for an ideal nation to call home, somewhere to settle down with a family and to seek financial stability. For workers, there are about a hundred different reasons to relocate to Australia. The following are just some of the most important reasons why you, too, should go there. SKILLED WORKERS ARE IN DEMAND Aside from the excellent lifestyles, manageable standards of living in addition to the desirable climate in Australia, the work opportunities are also vastly available to skilled individuals. If you have a skill and you consider yourself to be good at it, then Australia is most definitely a perfect place for you. HIGH RESOURCES-TO-POPULATION RATIO It’s a fact that Australia is a big country. Geographically, it scopes a land area about nearly as large as North America. The best part is that Australia is not as populated. The sporadic infrastructures, settlements and cities have made it possible for the country’s natural resources to be preserved. In turn, the resources in Australia are part of its selling qualities. Keep in mind that the resources of a country are directly related to its wealth. AN ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRY PAYING HIGH AVERAGE WAGES Australia is among the first-world English speaking countries. Along with that fact is the high salary rates for experienced professional workers. Provided you have the skills and experience necessary to get a decent employment, you can expect to make anywhere around AU$45,000 per salary year. NO SHORTAGE OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES There is also no shortage of career opportunities. If you prefer pursuing a specific career to finding a stable employment, then you will have no trouble with that, too. As said before, skilled workers are in demand in Australia, so skilled employees, business owners or budding entrepreneurs are able to carve out a niche for themselves easily. AFFORDABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE LIVING Immigrant workers from around the world settle in Australia for many reasons, one of the most important being the expenses. It’s not expensive to live in Australia. The prices of daily commodities and personal accommodation don’t stray too far from what you would expect in other countries. Needless to say, you need only to change currencies and expect to allocate the same budget after relocating to Australia. Of all the positive things you will like about living in Australia, nothing beats the cost-effectiveness of living. You can have nearly any lifestyle you want and not bother with making ends meet. As long as you have a job, which is very likely for everyone, you can maintain a lifestyle that best suits you. The costs of education, travel, commodities and accommodation are just far too appealing to let slip from your grasp. In summary, Australia is an ideal place to live if you are a skilled worker. There’s no need to struggle finding a viable job opportunity elsewhere when possibilities like mentioned above wait for you in a better country - Australia. Live & Work in Australia and New Zealand!

Cigarette: One stick, 7000 dangers, by Hyelni Dauda Ndahi

Cigarette: One stick, 7000 dangers, by Hyelni Dauda Ndahi They saying: ‘one man’s food is another man’s poison’ does not hold truth here. Therefore, the next time you want to make some fume like a mill exhaust, remember that there is nothing good in a stick of cigarette. Also, each time you miss your buddy (the cigarette), take a look at this page and consider how you could be smoking life out of yourself. Cigarette smoking and tobacco use are acquired behaviors − activities that people choose to do – smoking is the most preventable cause of death in our society. But, the smokers perish because they lack knowledge; they simply don’t know of the dangers they cause their systems each time one more stick of cigarette is smoked. It is abundantly frightening to know that there are approximately 600 ingredients (additives) in cigarettes (American Lung Association, 2014). When burned, they create more than 7,000 chemicals. At least 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, and 100 are poisonous. Many of these chemicals are also found in consumer products, but these products have warning labels. While the public is warned about the danger of the poisons in these products, there is no such warning for the toxins in tobacco smoke. One significant issue is that while all these chemical compounds have been approved as additives to food, they were not tested by burning. Burning changes the properties of chemicals. More than 7,000 chemical compounds are created by burning a cigarette, 69 of which are carcinogenic (capable of causing cancer). Toxic gases such as carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen oxides and ammonia are found in cigarette smoke. Many governments impose restrictions on smoking tobacco, especially in public areas. The primary justification has been the negative health effects of second-hand smoke. Laws vary by country and locality. Bhutan is currently the only country in the world to completely outlaw the cultivation, harvesting, production and sale of tobacco and tobacco products under the ‘Tobacco Control Act of Bhutan 2010′. Well, since Nigeria has not illegalised the cultivation, transaction and use of tobacco products, one has to fall back on sensitization to help smokers see the dangers in smoking cigarette – perhaps; this will help redefine their attitude towards smoking. In verity, when a stick of cigarette is burned, a cancer-causing substance called Polonium 210 is produced. This Polonium 210 is Radioactive and very toxic. Another substance which is capable of causing cancer found in each burned stick of cigarette is Formaldehyde which is used to embalm dead bodies in morgues. Benzene, found in gasoline and rubber cement, is also produced when a stick of cigarette is smouldered. Cadmium is an active component in battery acid but, ignorant minds have gladly consumed this substance with glee in the name of smoking. A little we know about battery acid is that it is corrosive – having the ability to eat into materials and tissues. Each smoked stick of cigarette producer Tar, a substance used in paving roads hence we have tarred roads. Methanol – a main component in rocket fuel and Toluene – used to manufacture paint are also produced when a stick of cigarette is smoked. Ammonia is used to increase the absorption rate of nicotine. It’s also used to clean toilets, helps to treat wastewater (poop and pee) and is a key ingredient in liquid fertilizer. Lead and Nickel are metals and are all found in each stick of cigarette that is burned. Only a person with suicidal intent will drink or inhale insecticide. However, each stick of burned cigarette produces Nicotine which is used as insecticide to kill the likes of cockroaches, flies, mosquitoes yet people still smoke with reckless abandonment. Insects don’t like in the human lungs; do they? As earlier stated, these ingredients are approved as additives for foods, they were not tested by burning them, and it is the burning of many of these substances which changes their properties, often for the worse. Forty-three known carcinogens are in mainstream smoke, side stream smoke or both. It’s chilling to think about not only how smokers poison themselves, but what others are exposed to by breathing in the second hand smoke. Honestly, smoking does not endanger you alone; the people around you also stand a risk of being affected – your wife, kids, friends, family, mates; everyone stands a risk. So how does your body digest these toxic, corrosive and foul smelling things? It really doesn’t – which is the problem with cigarettes. The human anatomy is not designed to digest these chemicals; and if the human body cannot digest them, they will digest the human body. After all, that’s what cancer is. Right? Hyelni Dauda Ndahi, Department of Mass Communication, University of Maiduguri.

Rape victims besiege National Assembly

Rape victims besige NASS By Okechukwu Jombo Tears of woe rained supreme as Female Federal National Assembly members allowed emotion take the better part of them as they listened to the painful stories of rape victims who besieged the National Assembly complex to share their agonizing experiences in the hands of rapists. The girls, mostly young ladies were in the legislative arm of government to push members of the Senate and House of Representatives on the need to save them from further assault by passing the bill against sexual offences. The ladies participated at the mock tribunal/court on sexual and gender based violence organised by the National Assembly Women Affairs Committee and the Legislative Advocacy Coalition for Violence in Nigeria. Most of them recalled with nostalgic pains, how they were sexually assaulted by older men while efforts made by them to seek redress legally had been frustrated due to weak laws against such crime. The victims, who spoke with their faces covered, passionately appealed to female lawmakers in the meeting to save other ladies either of their ages or much younger than them. The duo of Senators Chris Anyanwu and Oluremi Tinubu, who spoke at the occasion, condemned the criminal act which they described as the most wicked crime against the womenfolk. They vowed to do everything within their powers to ensure that relevant bills that seek to protect women and children against violence, are passed before the end of the current legislative year. The Founding Director, Women Aid Collective, Dr. Joy Ezeilo, said the purpose of staging the mock tribunal/court, at the National Assembly, was to spotlight cases of gender based violence Nigeria. Ezeilo also explained that organisers also wanted to use the event to raise the voices of victims and survivors towards eliciting urgent action in enacting protective laws, especially the one that had made significant progress in both chambers of the National Assembly. She said, "Sexual and gender based violence unarguably affects women disproportionately. Women and girls experience sexual violence in their homes, communities, schools, workplaces, streets, markets, police stations and hospitals. "The national survey on torture in Nigeria carried out by Women's Aid Collective indicated that rape and sexual abuse are forms of torture mostly experienced by women." She added that the survey put the rate at which women are raped and sexually abused at 64.4 percent which according to her presented a high risk to women development. "In addition to serious psychological effects, sexual violence creates heightened vulnerability to unintended pregnancy, and life threatening sexually transmitted diseases" , She added.

Military charges 59 soldiers with mutiny, insubordination

Military charges 59 soldiers with mutiny, insubordination A military court martial on Wednesday began the trial of 59 soldiers in Abuja for criminal conspiracy to commit mutiny and for disobeying the order of their commanding officer in Maiduguri. The soldiers are being charged with offences which include criminal conspiracy to commit mutiny on August 4, 2014 in Maiduguri. The accused soldiers were also charged with mutiny for refusing to obey the orders of their commanding officer, Lt. Col. Timothy Opurum, of the 111 Special Forces Battalion, to take part in an operation. The judge advocate, Lt. Col Ukpe Ukpe, who read the charges to them, said the operation in question was meant‎ to recapture Yelwa, Bellabulini, and Damboa in Borno State. The Commander of the 111 Special Forces Battalion is currently testifying before the military panel. Although, the Army authorities initially planned to charge 60 soldiers for mutiny, the charges against one of the accused was dropped because of ill health. The lead prosecutor, Capt. Joseph Nwosu, called the attention of the court to the fact that the 11th accused person, CPL Anthony Simon, was too sick to be arraigned. He said the list of accused had to be amended to reflect that 59 people are being arraigned for mutiny. The 59 accused soldiers are being defended by the law firm of Mr. Femi Falana

Benefits of starting your own business

Benefits of starting your own business I want to share with you today the benefits of starting your own business. Starting a business can be scary. But great rewards await entrepreneurs lucky enough to create successful small businesses --benefits you may miss out on if you remain a wage earner for the rest of your life. Although only you can decide if you're ready to quit your job and plunge into running your own business, here are some of the rewards of going out on your own: Independence and flexibility. You'll have more freedom and independence working for yourself.And once your business is firmly established, you'll probably have the flexibility to make sure you don't miss the moments and events that matter most to you in life. Personal fulfilment. Owning and running your own business can be more satisfying and fulfilling than working for someone else. Many successful small business owners find they enjoy the respect they earn from their peers for having the courage to go out on their own. Power. Don't be surprised if power is one of your goals. When it's your business, you can have your employees do it your way. If power is important to you, think about how to use it in a constructive way. Money. The risks of forgoing a steady pay check can pay off when you own your own business.You can get rich in a small business, or at least do very well financially. Okey , to find more information on businesses you can start -lick

Compel CBN to name Boko Haram sponsors -SERAP

Compel CBN to name Boko Haram sponsors -SERAP The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project on Tuesday asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to compel the Central Bank of Nigeria to name the persons behind an alleged money laundering for the purpose of funding Boko Haram. The group, in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/1547/2014, argued that it would only be fair for the CBN to expose the sponsors in the light of unlawful killings of innocent Nigerians and the continued destruction of properties by the insurgents. SERAP explained that the suit was necessitated by the alleged refusal of the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to oblige its request for the list in line with the Freedom of Information Bill. It further argued that the continued denial by the CBN is in opposition to social justice since “the subject matter bothers on an issue of national interest, public peace and security, public concern, social justice, good governance, transparency and accountability.” It insisted that the CBN has nothing to lose if the information was made available to it. According to the group, being a public office, the CBN is legally bound to oblige its request for information on the persons who allegedly laundered money through the bank for the purpose of sponsoring Boko Haram. In its originating summons, SERAP argued, “By virtue of Section 4 (a) of the FOI Act, when a person makes a request for information from a public official, institution or agency, the public official, institution or agency to whom the application is directed is under a bound legal obligation to provide the plaintiff with the information requested for, except as otherwise provided by the Act, within 7 days after the application is received. “The information requested for by the Plaintiff does not come within the purview of the types of information exempted from disclosure by the provisions of the FOI Act. “CBN has so far failed, refused and/or neglected to provide the plaintiff with the details of the information requested. “By virtue of Section 1(1) of the FOI Act 2011, the plaintiff is entitled as of right to request for or gain access to information which is in the custody or possession of any public official, agency or institution.” No date has yet been fixed for the hearing of the suit.

Akpata lived for a viable Nigeria - Mark

Akpata lived for a viable Nigeria - Mark By Okechukwu Jombo The Senate president, Senator David Mark, has described the late Chief Tayo Akpata as a nationalist who lived for a viable and united Nigeria. Senator Mark in a condolence message to the family of late Chief Akpata said the deceased was a fulfilled Nigerian who devoted his life to the service of humanity. He recalled the services rendered by late Akpata while in active service to the nation, noting that, "Chief Akpata lived a life full of passion for our country. He was a nationalist to the core. "When he served as the Executive Secretary of the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund, (PTF), he was outstanding. He was ever ready to teach the younger generation from his vast experiences. He preached love, peace and unity to every Nigerian. We will miss his bluntness and panache. Senator Mark however urged the family of Chief Akpata, people and government of Edo State to take solace, “in the landmarks that this great son of Benin Kingdom has left in the sand of time. According to a statement made available to Nigerian Pilot yesterday, the family confirmed the passing on of the elder statesman and astute administrator yesterday monday. An alumnus of Edo College, Benin, and University of Hull, United Kingdom, Chief Akpata served as the deputy registrar of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State. He was also director of Bendel Feeds and Flower Mills (BFFM), and chairman of I.B.M (Nigeria) Ltd. The late octogenarian was also a one-time chairman of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Pipeline and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of NNPC, as well as the chairman of Siemens Nigeria. Akpata is survived by his wife, Olabisi, children and grandchildren. Burial arrangements would be announced in due course, according to the press statement.