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See Onions My Wife Bought For 500 In Portharcourt Today (Photos) by Chisaedhor(Nairalander)

My people the prices of food stuffs is on the rise in Rivers State. I don't know about other cities.

Look at the Onions my wife bought at Oil Mill Market In Portharcourt for 500 naira today.

On a normal day these onions should cost 50 naira or less.

How is it in your area

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FG Slams ASUU For Using UTAS As Condition For Ending Strike.

Ministry of Education's spokesperson, Ben Goong, said the demand of the body is ridiculous

- Goong further stressed that ASUU cannot dictate how varsity lecturers should be paid their salaries.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has come under attack as the federal government described the condition set by the body before it can end its strike as "unreasonable."

It would be recalled that ASUU said it would end the strike action after its home-grown University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) has passed the federal government's integrity test.

Speaking in an interview with The Punch, the association's national leader and president, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, gave the assurance with questions popping up on when the lecturers will resume back to classrooms.

ASUU was expected to call off its strike and mandate lecturers to resume back to lecture rooms on Wednesday, October 21, after striking a unilateral agreement with the representatives of the federal government.

The federal government said the demand of ASUU is ridiculous. Credit: BBC Pidgin

But Ogunyemi said UTAS, which is a payment system developed by ASUU in place of the controversial Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), is still going through an integrity test handled by NITDA.

Reacting to the ASUU's stance, spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, said ASUU's demand is ridiculous because varsity lecturers cannot determine how they should be paid by their employers which is the federal government.

"I don't know whether you know how many groups, organisations and associations receiving a salary from the federal account. So, if everybody is doing their own platform, imagine how many payment platforms government will have to deal with it."

Meanwhile, ASUU has raised an alarm over what the body termed as a deliberate attempt to strangulate public education in Nigeria.

Speaking during a Town and Gown meeting at the African Hall in the University of Ilorin, Kwara state, ASUU president Ogunyemi said the lecturers' body is being neglected by the federal government because "there were plans to make education inaccessible to the poor."

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All Dogs Go To Heaven: How Belief In Pet Afterlife Has Risen Over The Last 150Yr

- Belief of owners and pets being reunited in the afterlife has risen over 100 years
- Pet gravestone analysis reveals a surge of references to reunions in the afterlife
- The Victorians pioneered pet cemeteries and referring to their pets as friends
- But only since WWII have Brits commonly referred to them as family members

A British belief in a pet afterlife has risen since the Victorian era, according to an analysis of pet graves in London and Newcastle.

Researchers examined pet graves in four British pet cemeteries, spanning burials from Queen Victoria's reign through to the 1980s.

They found a growing number of references to owners and pets being reunited after death, just like humans refer to a deceased partner or spouse.

In the Victorian era, pets were more often referred to as companions or friends, gravestones from that era suggest.

But since the Second World War, Brits have treated pets like family members, by adding the family surname to their graves.

'References to animals as family members increase after the Second World War, coinciding with a rise in the use of family surnames on pet gravestones,' said Dr Eric Tourigny from Newcastle University.

'Some early adopters of surnames put them in parentheses or quotation marks, as if to acknowledge they are not full members of the family.

'Few 19th-century gravestones reference an afterlife, although some may "hope" to see their loved ones again,' said Dr Tourigny,

'By the mid-20th century, a greater proportion of animal gravestones suggesting owners were awaiting a reunion in the afterlife.'

The first public pet cemetery was established in the UK in 1881 when the owner of a recently deceased dog called Cherry asked the gatekeeper of Hyde Park if the pooch could be buried there.

The dog was buried in the gatekeeper's personal garden and over the next few decades, hundreds of other dogs were also interred.

This research focused on four sites – the original Hyde Park cemetery, the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals cemetery in Ilford, London, Jesmond Dene in Newcastle and Northumberland Park, also in Newcastle.

Dr Tourigny documented more than 1,000 animal headstones spanning a century of burials, from their founding in the 1880s through to the 1980s.

The results show 'the transition of animals from being pets and companions to becoming family members' and the changing beliefs about animals' role in the afterlife, he claims.

More than 100 years ago, a hesitancy to acknowledge pets as family members may stem from conflict between personal feelings towards the animals and social norms.

'The need to express grief following the loss of a beloved animal, however, was at odds with socially acceptable beliefs of the time,' says Dr Tourigny.

But the Victorian era was 'a watershed' for human-pet relationships, marked by a growing discourse on animal welfare and the changing role of dogs in a typical British household.

Clues from Victorian pet gravestones looked at in the study suggest signs of fondness and love for their dearly departed.

Some gravestones describe the relationship either with introductory statements like 'in memory of my dear pet' or through epitaphs like 'a faithful friend and constant companion'.

Victorians referred to their animals as friends rather than simply pets, but only later did Brits start to consider them as family, the evidence revealed.

In all periods analysed, most stones were found to be quite simple, featuring only the name of the animal, dates and in some cases an opening statement such as 'in memory of'.

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth-century, pet gravestones often featured the names or initials of those erecting the monuments – the pet owner.

These references – such as a reference to their 'sorrowing mistress' – occasionally featured more prominently than any reference to the buried animal.

This trend continued throughout the twentieth century until around the 1940s and 1950 when names and initials were often replaced with pronouns such as 'mummy', 'dad', 'nan' or 'auntie', suggesting a more personal and familial relationship with the animal.

Many of the animal graves at Hyde Park mimic human burial of the same era by including both kerbstones and a headstone, as if depicting a bed.

Following the Second World War, noticeably more crosses and epitaphs invoking God's care and protection appeared, along with the family surname.

However, one thing that did not change is how people perceived death, which was viewed as sleep-like throughout the entire study period.

Understanding death through the metaphor of sleep featured prominently in the late Victorian era and continued to the modern era.

'Society's attitudes towards death have changed little, as the sleep metaphor is used continuously throughout the twentieth century,' said Dr Tourigny.

Whilst many archaeologists have explored changing social trends from human cemeteries, few have studied the animal equivalent, he claims.

His new research reveals how pet cemeteries can provide a unique insight into the past and the people who lived in it.

'Such information can help us understand how our current attitudes towards animals developed and how we have historically struggled to cope with grief following the loss of a pet, as many continue to struggle today,' said Dr Tourigny.

Dr Tourigny and London charity The Royal Parks will be providing a free virtual tour of the Hyde Park pet cemetery on Wednesday, October 28.

The fascinating analysis has been published in the journal Antiquity.

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Krystal Okeke Bags Doctorate Honour In Chicago (Photos)

Nigerian-American model, journalist and philanthropist, Dr. Queen Krystal Okeke, Former Ms. (Illinois) USA Universal, CEO of America Kids Multicultural World, Founder of America Nation Multicultural Foundation and CEO of Miss and Mrs. America Nation beauty pageant, has bagged a Doctorate Degree Honour in Philanthropy and Humanitarianism. She received the Doctorate Honour in Chicago on Sunday 18, October 2020.

She was decorated and presented her certificate of Doctor in Philanthropy and Humanitarianism by Apostle Dr. Bridget C. Outlaw, during the Doctorate Degrees Graduation Ceremony of Shekinah Glory Theologically Seminary and Institute, which is accredited by Bible Institute of America.

Queen Krystal Okeke was honoured for her endless commitment to global service, especially in underprivileged Communities. She has been incessantly involved in several development initiatives for children, youths and underprivileged persons across the world. She was recently nominated for two meritorious and distinguished awards, including the Leadership Excellence Awards 2020, holding on the 10th of December and the prestigious National Peace Awards 2020, holding on the 12th of November's at ICC, with customised vehicle plate numbers as Peace Ambassador.

Queen Krystal Okeke is one of the few young and prospectively successful Diaspora who has remained commited to the advancement and improvement of humanity, while engaging several interventional programs to support vulnerable societies, thereby salvaging displaced persons and misplaced destinies.

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Meet Angel Onuoha, Associate Manager At Google

This young Nigerian man, Angel Onuoha, has had a big breakthrough after coronavirus pandemic forced him out of business

7 months ago I was devastated to shut down my startup due to Covid-19

Today I’ve officially accepted an offer
@Google as an Associate Product Manager
All good things come with time

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The federal government has approved funding for the training of 500,000 youth on digital skill acquisition.

Sunday Dare, minister of youth and sports, disclosed this while speaking at the inaugural edition of the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) youth summit.

Speaking on the topic ‘Strategic Roadmap for Youth Development post-COVID-19’, Dare said the programme was part of the ministry’s DEEL initiative – Digital skills acquisition, Entrepreneurship, Employability and Leadership — introduced in November 2019.

Dare said the programme, which will run for the next 12 months, has been captured under the economic sustainability plan of the federal government.

“The Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) has taken into cognizance the DEEL initiative, and I am glad to announce that we have gotten approval for the funding of a 12-month programme under the initiative that will see 500,000 of our youths upskilled in different digital skills,” he said.

At the summit which was held virtually, the minister also launched the Nigeria Business League for Youth, introduced by the NBC and endorsed by several corporate bodies.

The Nigeria Business League for Youth is a private sector initiative aimed at addressing challenges impeding opportunities for youth in the country to succeed in their chosen career paths.

Among chief executive officers (CEOs) of various companies who endorsed the initiative include Matthieu Seguin of the Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd; Jordi Borrut Bel of Nigerian Breweries; Oyeyimika Adeboye of Cadbury Nigeria Plc; Dipo Faulkner of IBM, and Danladi Verhijer of VEROD Capital Management.

In his remarks, Dare expressed optimism that the newly launched initiative would provide Nigerian youth with the needed insight and enabling environment to thrive in the post-COVID-19 era.

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'List Of Celebrities Who Shared Fake News Online' - JJ Omojuwa Reacts

JJ Omojuwa who was included on a poster shared online showing a number of celebrities reported to have shared fake news and details of the Lekki shootings inciting the carnage that ensued, has taken to twitter to lament and condemn the people behind the poster.

The Nigerian Online Celebrities And Personalities Who Shared #fakenews And Incited Carnage in Lagos State.
@EUinNigeria @UN @UN_Spokesperson @ilo @HillaryClinton @MaEllenSirleaf @realDonaldTrump @Brexit

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You can tag other International Community handle for the World to see.

This looks like a hit list. If you are on this list, by all means, protect yourself. May God birth us a nation of free people who are able to see that country first, before any partisan interests!

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