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Nigeria Emerge Third In FDI Global Dental Health Index [2016]

World Dental Federation (FDI) has ranked Nigeria third in global dental health index.

President of Nigerian Dental Association (NDA), Dr. Olabode Ijarogbe, disclosed this at the 2016 World Oral Health Day (WOHD) commemoration.

Ijarogbe said that the feat was made possible with supports from Unilever, dental therapists, dental technologists and other dental auxiliaries.

The WOHD which is celebrated in March 20 has its theme: “It all begins here, healthy mouth, healthy body”.

This year’s theme, according to the president, reflects the major contributions that oral health makes to our lives and focuses on Nigerians with the view to changing our attitudes with respect to oral health.

He also explained that the theme reminds us that our mouth is an integral part of the body and as such, should be properly taken care of. Healthy smile and the ability to speak and eat without pain or discomfort are critical to general health and wellbeing. Easily preventable or treatable oral diseases left unchecked can lead to major negative health consequences.

According to him:

“WOHD is celebrated every year to remind us that healthy teeth, gums and mouth generally play a crucial role in our ability to relate, work or study without constant nagging and painful toothache, boost in our self-confidence and in the health of our whole body at large.

WOHD celebration is aimed at increasing awareness for oral health as well as the impact of oral diseases on general health, well-being and national economies. It provides an opportunity to raise awareness and encourage individuals, families, communities and governments to take measures to lower the incidence of oral disease.”

Meanwhile, Vice President, Unilever Nigeria PLC, Robert de Vreede said that about 1.8 million children have been educated on how to take better care of their teeth.

In his words:

“Our vision this year would be reaching out to one million. Unilever is a big supplier of oral care products in Nigeria. We produce. We manufacture them here and we also have all our brands of oral care in Nigeria.

We believe it is of extreme importance to carry out the measures of brushing twice a day, morning and night because we know from experience that that would help massively to reduce the problem that people are experiencing from oral health problems and by doing this, we believe we are building towards a better Nigeria and that is what we are committed to as a company by whole.”

Winners Of Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) 2016 Top Prizes

Two Nigerians, Mr. Peter Hunnoho Moses and Ms. Odinaka Abel Favour, have won the top prizes at the ninth graduation congregation of the Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), a leading technology-focused private university in Ghana.

According to a statement released by the university, Moses, who graduated with a first class degree in Information Technology, was adjudged the overall best student with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.99 while Favour, who also had first degree in Business Administration with a CGPA of 3.90, emerged the overall best student in the female category.

President of the university, Prof. Clement Dzidonu, observed that it is a major achievement given that AIT has the toughest and the highest grading system within the university system in Ghana.

According to Prof. Dzidonu:

“To get an A grade in a subject at AIT you must score above 90 and to get a First Class with a CGPA close to the maximum of 4.2, means that a student must consistently get A grades across the board.”

While congratulating the duo for their feat, Deputy Minister for Education, (Tertiary) Mr. Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa, stated that Ghana is currently attracting over 7,000 foreign students from close to 60 countries to its private and public universities yearly.

He announced that the government is mindful of the internationalisation of higher education and the Ministry of Education is empowering its statutory higher education regulatory bodies to ensure that the high academic standards of a number of the Ghanaian universities, including Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), are internationally benchmarked to continue to attract more foreign students.

Muntaqa Umar-sadiq Emerge WEF 2016 Young Global Leader

Muntaqa Umar-sadiq, has been announced the 2016 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum (WEF). It is an international organization for public-private cooperation committed to improving the state of the world.

By this selection, the 2016 Young Global Leader joins a community of past Young Global Leader (YGL) honourees that include David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Chelsea Clinton, Board member of Clinton Foundation; Larry Page, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Google, USA; Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Facebook, among others.

Klaus Schwab and John Dutton, Executive Chairman and Head respectively of the Forum of YGL in a statement explained that the honour bestowed each year by the WEF recognizes and acknowledges the most outstanding young leaders, under the age of 40, from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.

Muntaqa Umar-sadiq is a graduate of the University of Cambridge, England and Imperial College School of Medicine in London, and also a holder of Chartered Alternatives Investment Analyst (CAIAI) charter.

He is currently the CEO of the Private Sector Health Alliance, and prior to this position, he was the Senior Technical Advisor to the former Minister of State for Health in Nigeria, Muhammad Ali Pate and commenced his career as a healthcare M & A investment banker at Morgan Stanley in the UK where he focused on the Healthcare & Pharmaceutical sector.

Together with business and public sector leaders in Nigeria, including Aliko Dangote, President/CEO, Dangote group; Muhammad Ali Pate; Jim Ovia, chairman, Zenith Bank; Aig Imoukhuede, President, Nigerian Stock Exchange; Kelechi Ohiri of HSDF and other corporate leaders, Umar-sadiq has led a pioneering work that has developed a Private Sector Health Alliance.

The pioneering work has also catalyzed a model convergence platform for leveraging private sector innovation, capabilities and impact investments to complement government’s efforts in reaching millions of women and children in Nigeria to advance health outcomes.

His selection and recognition by WEF as a 2016 Young Global Leader are anchored on his record of professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world through leadership and, according to Schwab and Dutton, as an honouree, Muntaqa Umar-sadiq has been invited to become an active community member of the Forum of Young Global Leaders for a period of five years.

According to WEF:

“The community forms a unique global network of peers from diverse backgrounds and fields with a highly visible opportunity to significantly impact world affairs and shape the global agenda.

Your five year experience is accompanied by a community manager representing the Forum of YGL who will identify unique and personalized opportunities for you to engage.”

Alex Igbineweka Develops Guosa Language

Alex Igbineweka develops the Guosa language as a unified language for Nigerians and West African countries.

GUOSA LANGUAGE, THE KEY TO NIGERIA AND ECOWAS UNITY, IDENTIY AND POLITICAL STABILITY

The colonial lingua franca monopoly of the indigenous independent West African nations, or the Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS) did not only destabilize and destroy the socio-linguistic anthropology and industrial strategies of the countries; it raised questions which borders on the basis for cohesion, comprehension, industrial and technological revolution and unity in such diversity. Language plays a unifying role in the beginning, development, beliefs, and customs of any nation. There are about 400 different ethnic languages in Nigeria and about twice this number in other West African countries. The evolution of Guosa Language consist at least 120 of these diverse tongues, with developing rules for the evolution of other West African Languages, dialects and cultures. This conference will address the colonial lingua franca monopoly with a neutral yet indigenous common language “Guosa” for inter-ethnic and international communication needs. This is like the Swahili language for the East African bloc. Few examples of Guosa Language are:

ò chètó ájì ‘wá tí shìengá gídá ………….our class Monitor has gone home
ó tí shìhé kófà? …………………………..Have you opened the door?
báasì, mó tí shìhé kófà …………………..yes, I have opened the door.

NOTE: “shienga” meaning: (go/going/gone) is anthropological roots of words evolution from the Yoruba, Zingo and Igbo languages. Similarly, the word: “gida” (house) is from Hausa, Nupe, Kanuri, Fulfulde languages etc. Thus the Guosa is a language evolution from all the West African nations to foster linguistic and anthropological democracy, unity and international communication.

Guosa language will serve as the communication bridge between the United States of America, the ECOWAS and the rest of the world. The ultimate goal is to enhance faster, easier, united and politically stable international tourisms, culture, trade, industries etc. This conference will also focus on the various language roots which made up the Guosa language evolution, bringing about a sound academic platform for the studies and spread of the language. In other words, breaking a new ground in the anthropological science for long lasting solutions to a peaceful African Independent nations.

There comes a time in life when man must set the history aside to make history. Support and Donate for the Guosa Language Train-The-Trainers Program and set a new historical beginning for the unity, identity, political stability and African Industrial Revolution, AIR.

CONTACT:

Alex G. Igbineweka
Guosa Educational, Scientific & Cultural Inst., Inc.
Teliwaya: (510) 225-9172 Ext. 1
www.guosa-language-tv.com

Nigeria: EIU Democracy Index 2015

Nigeria’s rating in global democracy and governance has recorded a boost from 121 positions in 2014 to 108 last year according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s, EIU Democracy Index 2015.

The EIU is an independent business within the UK based The Economist Group. The EIU Democracy Index measures the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states.

The index is also based on 60 indicators grouped in five different categories measuring pluralism, civil liberties, and political culture.

The report said the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) made scant democratic progress since the Democracy Index debut in 2006, with the indicators of democracy improving from around 20 per decade in 1960–2000, the number of successful “coups from within” dropping dramatically in the 2000s, and regular elections becoming commonplace.

Harrison Chinedu Enters Guinness Book Of World Records As The Man With The Farthest Distance Who Travelled With Football Balance

Harrison Chinedu has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the man with the farthest distance who travelled with football balance.

Harrison Chinedu, after walking the distance of 48.04 km with a ball on his head from the Redemption Camp, Mowe, Ogun State to the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos in six hours, 15 minutes, broke the previous record set by an Indian soldier, Naib Subedar Azad Singh, who in 2014 travelled a distance of 45.64 km to erase the record set by Abdul Halim of Bangladesh, who travelled a distance of 15.2 km on October 22, 2011.

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