TOPIC: Praising God
Monday 30, June 2014
TEXT: PSALM 117:1,2
KEY VERSE: “O praise the Lord, all ye nations, praise him, all ye people” (Psalm 117:1).
The leper out of the ten who were healed by the Lord Jesus Christ had an exceptional perspective on gratitude. They all cried to the Lord for help. But when the assistance came, the Lord did not hear from them again, except from one who “turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God” (Luke 17:15). What touching and deep-seated show of appreciation!
In the passage before us today, we consider these short but ennobling verses of praises to God for His unlimited love. No wonder John the Beloved in his epistle (1 John 4:8), declared that God is love. His nature is love; His attributes can be condensed into love.
His love is so great when we consider how He bore patiently with apostle Paul (when he was Saul, the archenemy and tormentor of the early church). In spite of the havoc he did to the early church, God, in his sovereignty and love, still arrested, saved and utilized him to expand the frontiers of the gospel. What a great God indeed!
For many of us who were rascals and whose destiny would have been hell, He was patient with us until we became born again. In the fullness of time, He saved and transformed our lives; He lifted us to be seated in the heavenly places with Christ Jesus, enjoying the benefits of the Kingdom - pardon, peace, purity, promotion, preservation, protection and eventually, paradise. We need to praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord!
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Praise unbars the gates of heaven.
Monday 30 June 2014
Sunday 29 June 2014
TOPIC: Respect The Word. Sunday 29, June 2014
TOPIC: Respect The Word
Sunday 29, June 2014
TEXT: JEREMIAH 23:33-40
KEY VERSE: “And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God” (Jeremiah 23:36).
The Bible warns in Proverbs 17:19, “In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.” The prophets in Jeremiah’s time disdained this precious admonition. Predictably, this made them slip, not only into falsehood and wrong doctrine, but also into divine judgment. In the preceding verses, God had been speaking against the excesses of Judah’s false prophets. The Lord also sent Jeremiah to warn the deceivers to be wary of their deceptive acts.
In the passage under consideration, God decided to warn everybody, and not just the false prophets, to desist from unguarded utterances. At this time, the people had begun to wonder about what really annoyed God and what their offences actually were. But they were speaking tongue-in-cheek because they knew why God was not happy with them. God indeed considered their utterances as idle words which He hated.
In our dealings with God, He has always drawn a line between what He expects of us and otherwise. It amounts to sin for anybody to pretend to be in doubt when he or she falls short of such expectation. That was one of the sins of the people of Judah. The almighty God considers such pretence as transgression. Jesus says: “every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”
In this era of permissiveness, many people try to silence their guilty hearts by trying to rationalize the gravity of their sin. When they sin, they find a Bible passage and wrongly apply same to justify their transgression. We must ask the Spirit of God to direct our paths and let the word of God be our mirror.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: God’s immutable precepts is the believers’ mirror and shield.
Sunday 29, June 2014
TEXT: JEREMIAH 23:33-40
KEY VERSE: “And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God” (Jeremiah 23:36).
The Bible warns in Proverbs 17:19, “In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.” The prophets in Jeremiah’s time disdained this precious admonition. Predictably, this made them slip, not only into falsehood and wrong doctrine, but also into divine judgment. In the preceding verses, God had been speaking against the excesses of Judah’s false prophets. The Lord also sent Jeremiah to warn the deceivers to be wary of their deceptive acts.
In the passage under consideration, God decided to warn everybody, and not just the false prophets, to desist from unguarded utterances. At this time, the people had begun to wonder about what really annoyed God and what their offences actually were. But they were speaking tongue-in-cheek because they knew why God was not happy with them. God indeed considered their utterances as idle words which He hated.
In our dealings with God, He has always drawn a line between what He expects of us and otherwise. It amounts to sin for anybody to pretend to be in doubt when he or she falls short of such expectation. That was one of the sins of the people of Judah. The almighty God considers such pretence as transgression. Jesus says: “every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”
In this era of permissiveness, many people try to silence their guilty hearts by trying to rationalize the gravity of their sin. When they sin, they find a Bible passage and wrongly apply same to justify their transgression. We must ask the Spirit of God to direct our paths and let the word of God be our mirror.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: God’s immutable precepts is the believers’ mirror and shield.
Friday 25 April 2014
Daily Manna - The Repercussion. Saturday 26, April 2014
Daily Manna - The Repercussion
Saturday 26, April 2014
TEXT: JEREMIAH 21:1-14
KEY VERSE: “And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people...into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life...” (Jeremiah 21:7).
The axiom, to every action there is a reaction, is not true only in scientific experiments. It holds true in every facet of life and in all generations. If you live all your life in sin without repentance, be prepared to reap the wages: death. And if by God’s grace you live a life of righteousness, expect the reward: eternity with the Lord in heaven.
Pharaoh, king of Egypt in the days of Moses, could have saved himself and his subjects all the agonies they passed through if he had heeded God’s earlier warnings. In today’s passage, we see the message of God to Zedekiah King of Judah. The entire nation had consistently and willfully sinned against the Lord. The King raised the bar of transgression when he refused to show the people the right path. God decided that they must go into captivity in Babylon. This message was delivered by Prophet Jeremiah, but the response was the persecution of the prophet by the king’s acolyte, Pashur the son of Immer.
God’s word is unchanging. The more Judah resisted the message, the firmer it stood against them. Those who felt they could circumvent the message, the Lord explicitly said: “He that abideth in this city should die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.”
As believers, we must not harden our hearts when God speaks to us. Consistent disobedience will only lead to perdition. If Judah and her king had repented of their sins and called upon God for mercy, he would have abundantly pardoned.
Today, you have the privilege of going to God in earnest supplication for grace that brings salvation. Remember, there is eternal banishment for all those who live and die in sin.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Sow in righteousness and reap in mercy.
Saturday 26, April 2014
TEXT: JEREMIAH 21:1-14
KEY VERSE: “And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people...into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life...” (Jeremiah 21:7).
The axiom, to every action there is a reaction, is not true only in scientific experiments. It holds true in every facet of life and in all generations. If you live all your life in sin without repentance, be prepared to reap the wages: death. And if by God’s grace you live a life of righteousness, expect the reward: eternity with the Lord in heaven.
Pharaoh, king of Egypt in the days of Moses, could have saved himself and his subjects all the agonies they passed through if he had heeded God’s earlier warnings. In today’s passage, we see the message of God to Zedekiah King of Judah. The entire nation had consistently and willfully sinned against the Lord. The King raised the bar of transgression when he refused to show the people the right path. God decided that they must go into captivity in Babylon. This message was delivered by Prophet Jeremiah, but the response was the persecution of the prophet by the king’s acolyte, Pashur the son of Immer.
God’s word is unchanging. The more Judah resisted the message, the firmer it stood against them. Those who felt they could circumvent the message, the Lord explicitly said: “He that abideth in this city should die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.”
As believers, we must not harden our hearts when God speaks to us. Consistent disobedience will only lead to perdition. If Judah and her king had repented of their sins and called upon God for mercy, he would have abundantly pardoned.
Today, you have the privilege of going to God in earnest supplication for grace that brings salvation. Remember, there is eternal banishment for all those who live and die in sin.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Sow in righteousness and reap in mercy.
Thursday 24 April 2014
Man Utd shares jump 6% after manager Moyes’ sack. On April 22, 2014 at 11:05 pm in sports
NEW YORK (AFP) – Shares of Manchester United jumped six percent Tuesday after the struggling Premier League giant sacked manager David Moyes just 10 months into the job.
Shares of the popular British football team, traded on the New York Stock Exchange, leaped in opening trade and rose to $19.18, before closing at $18.78, their best level since May 2, 2013.
David Moyes
The company announced Moyes’s departure ahead of the market opening, a much-anticipated move after the club’s poor showing this season.
Moyes was recruited to replace legendary manager Alex Ferguson last year, inheriting a team that had romped to the Premier League title — United’s 20th English League crown — by 11 points.
But under Moyes, 50, United have slumped to seventh place in the league table and been eliminated from both domestic cup competitions and the Champions League.
The club’s owners announced that veteran midfielder Ryan Giggs will serve as interim manager while they look for a permanent replacement.
Shares of the popular British football team, traded on the New York Stock Exchange, leaped in opening trade and rose to $19.18, before closing at $18.78, their best level since May 2, 2013.
David Moyes
The company announced Moyes’s departure ahead of the market opening, a much-anticipated move after the club’s poor showing this season.
Moyes was recruited to replace legendary manager Alex Ferguson last year, inheriting a team that had romped to the Premier League title — United’s 20th English League crown — by 11 points.
But under Moyes, 50, United have slumped to seventh place in the league table and been eliminated from both domestic cup competitions and the Champions League.
The club’s owners announced that veteran midfielder Ryan Giggs will serve as interim manager while they look for a permanent replacement.
Saturday 1 March 2014
Council shortlists 42 bidders for 10 power projects under NDPHC
Abuja – The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) said on Friday that 42 bidders were shortlisted to acquire 80 per cent shares of each of the 10 power plants of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC).
A board member of the NDPHC, Gov. Gabriel Suswam of Benue, said this, Friday, while briefing State House correspondents after a joint meeting of the NCP and NDPHC presided over by Vice-President Namadi Sambo.
“On Nov. 8, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company received 66 proposals for the offer of sales of the 80 per cent of the shares in each of the 10 generating companies developed under the National Integration Power Projects.
“The evaluation team carried out an exercise following the approved criteria and guidelines and subsequent due diligence reports have now been reviewed and approved by the joint transaction board.
“Of the 66 proposals received, 54 met the criteria to be technically qualified based on the findings of the subsequent due diligence exercise.
“Forty-two proposals have qualified for the financial bids opening.
“Of the 66 proposals submitted, 24 failed either the technical evaluation or the due diligence assessment.’’
Suswam stated that the 42 qualified bidders, who were selected from the 66 applicants, were recommended and approved by the Joint Transaction Board after passing an evaluation exercise.
According to him, number of proposals received and qualified for each of the Niger Delta power generating companies will subsequently be published.
On the epileptic supply of electricity in some parts of the country, Suswam said efforts had been intensified to address the problems by the appropriate authorities.
“There are difficulties in any transition.
“ Since Independence, government has controlled the monopoly of power generation and distribution.
“This is the first time that they are going to transit from government to private sector.
“So, you should ordinarily expect some teething problems. These teething problems are being addressed by the ministry of power.
According to Suswam, some of the generating companies are experiencing some hiccups with gas supply which is being attended to in conjunction with the NNPC and the ministry of power.
He criticised the vandalism of crude oil pipelines for material gains.
“This is purely sabotage because in crude, people who vandalise these crude pipelines are lifting the oil and selling it.
“But when you vandalise the gas pipelines, there is no way you can scoop it. It is like air.
“These are people who are economic saboteurs and they should be treated as such,’’ he added.(NAN)
A board member of the NDPHC, Gov. Gabriel Suswam of Benue, said this, Friday, while briefing State House correspondents after a joint meeting of the NCP and NDPHC presided over by Vice-President Namadi Sambo.
“On Nov. 8, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company received 66 proposals for the offer of sales of the 80 per cent of the shares in each of the 10 generating companies developed under the National Integration Power Projects.
“The evaluation team carried out an exercise following the approved criteria and guidelines and subsequent due diligence reports have now been reviewed and approved by the joint transaction board.
“Of the 66 proposals received, 54 met the criteria to be technically qualified based on the findings of the subsequent due diligence exercise.
“Forty-two proposals have qualified for the financial bids opening.
“Of the 66 proposals submitted, 24 failed either the technical evaluation or the due diligence assessment.’’
Suswam stated that the 42 qualified bidders, who were selected from the 66 applicants, were recommended and approved by the Joint Transaction Board after passing an evaluation exercise.
According to him, number of proposals received and qualified for each of the Niger Delta power generating companies will subsequently be published.
On the epileptic supply of electricity in some parts of the country, Suswam said efforts had been intensified to address the problems by the appropriate authorities.
“There are difficulties in any transition.
“ Since Independence, government has controlled the monopoly of power generation and distribution.
“This is the first time that they are going to transit from government to private sector.
“So, you should ordinarily expect some teething problems. These teething problems are being addressed by the ministry of power.
According to Suswam, some of the generating companies are experiencing some hiccups with gas supply which is being attended to in conjunction with the NNPC and the ministry of power.
He criticised the vandalism of crude oil pipelines for material gains.
“This is purely sabotage because in crude, people who vandalise these crude pipelines are lifting the oil and selling it.
“But when you vandalise the gas pipelines, there is no way you can scoop it. It is like air.
“These are people who are economic saboteurs and they should be treated as such,’’ he added.(NAN)
Wednesday 19 February 2014
Power: TCN gets $1.2bn from FG, donor agencies
BY CHRIS OCHAYI
ABUJA — THE Board of Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, yesterday, revealed that it had received over $1.2 billion from the Federal Government and donor agencies with which it intends to increase power capacity from 5,000 to 10, 000 megawatts by 2017.
The management of TCN, which made this disclosure at a media briefing in Abuja, explained that the company had over 165 ongoing initiatives and projects, aimed at doubling the power wheeling capacity from 5000 to 10,000MW by 2017 but on balance of 7,000 megawatts delivery as of now.
The company, while giving a breakdown of the funds, said it got $150 million from African Development Bank, ADB; $170 million from France agency; 135 billion euros as quantum to fund projects; $200 million from JAIC; and $500 million from Exim Bank of China.
A budget proposal of N24.9 billion for the company is currently receiving the attention of the members of the National Assembly for the 2014 fiscal year.
Chairman, Board of Trustees of TCN, Mr. Ibrahim Dahiru Waziri, who addressed journalists, expressed readiness to welcome investors in the transmission sub-sector of Nigeria’s Electricity Supply Industry, NESI, in order to attain the vibrancy required to meet the expectations of the growing economy.
He noted that the TCN needed investors who had a long term view of their returns to enable the company efficiently achieve its set objectives.
He said the company was willing to share its strategic national grid growth and stabilisation plans with investors wishing to key into the transmission sub-sector of the economy.
Waziri disclosed that frameworks for such partnership were being finalised to obtain legal backing and safeguards.
He said: “It is very clear to us that for the sector to attain the vibrancy required to fully meet and exceed the expectation of our rapidly growing economy and Nigerians, we need and indeed welcome investors who have a long term view of their returns.
“We are open to sharing our strategic national grid growth and stabilisation plans with investors wishing to key in. Frameworks for such partnership are being finalised to obtain legal backing and safeguards.”
The new TCN board chairman said the board had asked the management to review and prioritise the raft of ongoing projects to ensure a more prudent focus of limited resources to key projects with immediate tangible impact.
He added that about 522 engineers were recently employed and undergoing off and on-the-job trainings, while old staff were being trained to bring about the necessary revitalisation of the work force.
ABUJA — THE Board of Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, yesterday, revealed that it had received over $1.2 billion from the Federal Government and donor agencies with which it intends to increase power capacity from 5,000 to 10, 000 megawatts by 2017.
The management of TCN, which made this disclosure at a media briefing in Abuja, explained that the company had over 165 ongoing initiatives and projects, aimed at doubling the power wheeling capacity from 5000 to 10,000MW by 2017 but on balance of 7,000 megawatts delivery as of now.
The company, while giving a breakdown of the funds, said it got $150 million from African Development Bank, ADB; $170 million from France agency; 135 billion euros as quantum to fund projects; $200 million from JAIC; and $500 million from Exim Bank of China.
A budget proposal of N24.9 billion for the company is currently receiving the attention of the members of the National Assembly for the 2014 fiscal year.
Chairman, Board of Trustees of TCN, Mr. Ibrahim Dahiru Waziri, who addressed journalists, expressed readiness to welcome investors in the transmission sub-sector of Nigeria’s Electricity Supply Industry, NESI, in order to attain the vibrancy required to meet the expectations of the growing economy.
He noted that the TCN needed investors who had a long term view of their returns to enable the company efficiently achieve its set objectives.
He said the company was willing to share its strategic national grid growth and stabilisation plans with investors wishing to key into the transmission sub-sector of the economy.
Waziri disclosed that frameworks for such partnership were being finalised to obtain legal backing and safeguards.
He said: “It is very clear to us that for the sector to attain the vibrancy required to fully meet and exceed the expectation of our rapidly growing economy and Nigerians, we need and indeed welcome investors who have a long term view of their returns.
“We are open to sharing our strategic national grid growth and stabilisation plans with investors wishing to key in. Frameworks for such partnership are being finalised to obtain legal backing and safeguards.”
The new TCN board chairman said the board had asked the management to review and prioritise the raft of ongoing projects to ensure a more prudent focus of limited resources to key projects with immediate tangible impact.
He added that about 522 engineers were recently employed and undergoing off and on-the-job trainings, while old staff were being trained to bring about the necessary revitalisation of the work force.
Monday 17 February 2014
Electricity: Power plants in 1bn SCF gas shortfall
By SEBASTINE OBASI
THERE are indications that about 1 billion standard cubic feet (SCF) of gas shortfall may stall the early realisation of constant power in Nigeria, as stakeholders in the energy industry have said that it will take at least five years before uninterrupted power supply could be achieved.
Speaking on the issue of gas supply in the power industry, Austin Avuru, Chief Executive Officer, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Limited, said that gas demand in the last four years has gone up from under 500 million SCF, to over 1 billion SCF, per day and by the end of 2016, it will be approaching 2.5 billion SCF, to 3 billion SCF, per day.
According to him, “As we speak today, there is a shortfall of 400 million scf supply of gas a day to the power sector. The demand is 400 million SCF, higher than what we can supply. By the end of this year, when the last batch of the NIPPs would have been sold, the short fall will be 1 billion SCF.
“There are probably one or two companies that are investing in gas development. If you start investing today in gas development, you are targeting that production for 2016 to 2017. By 2017, we are talking about over 1 billion SCF shortfall in a very critical sector as the power sector. It is already a national emergency. Everybody in Abuja knows there is no immediate solution,” he said.
On his own part, the Chief Executive Officer of Sahara Group, Tonye Cole, said it will take at least five years from now before Nigerians begin to experience uninterrupted power. Cole explained that there were certain areas needed to be improved upon before stable power would become reality.
According to him, one of such would be improvement in the way information is shared among key players in the sector for the next couple of years. He also said that pipeline vandalism in Nigeria had contributed hugely to the poor power supply.
“Anybody that vandalises a pipeline may vandalise the pipeline to go and sell crude somewhere thinking that he is making money, but each time he vandalises a pipeline, whether it is a gas pipeline or an oil pipeline, it affects everyone.
“But before we can get to a point where we don’t have to think about power because it is just there, it requires a lot of investment, a lot of capital has to go into that,” he stated.
Cole further explained that the power sector had taken a new shape with the taking over of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria by private owners, saying that the private companies still have to work with the government and the regulators to achieve realistic results.
“It is a new area and it is expected that laws and relationship between the regulators, investors and customers will be shaped along the way.
According to him, people need to understand the difference between generation and transmission and then the difference between transmission and distribution.
“Most people don’t know what these things are and as far as the customer is concerned, he wants just one thing, power. That is all. We will begin to see improvement within six months, but improvement in communication is the first thing that we need,” he explained.
Due to inadequate supply of gas operations of the new power stations built under the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP), which are currently undergoing privatisation, have been stalled, Vanguard learnt.
It was gathered that some units of most of the 10 medium-sized gas-fired power stations, which are expected to add 4,774MW of electricity to the national grid, have been completed and ready for test-firing. However, insufficient gas supply from NNPC is threatening the operations of the power plants.
Though the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) confirmed the repair of its gas-to-power supply pipeline that would lead to the re-injection of an equivalent of 1,505 MW of electricity into the national grid, the power plants would still have to contend with gas shortfall.
For example, the 634.5MW-capacity Calabar Power Plant, operated by Calabar Generation Company Limited, which has since been completed technically, has not been able to secure gas to test-run the plant for its inauguration as there are no indications that Addax Petroleum, which is billed to supply 100 million SCF, of gas per day to the facility, would deliver the gas this year.
Inadequate gas supply has also stalled the operation of the six-unit, 1,131 MW capacity Alaoji Power Plant in Abia State, which is the biggest plant under the NIPP. Vanguard learnt that four out of the six units of the plant, built by Rockson Engineering Limited, an indigenous contractor, have been technically completed but only two units are producing at sub-optimal capacity due to gas shortage.
Sources told Vanguard that without adequate gas to fire the four gas-powered units, the remaining two units, which will run on steam, cannot generate power. It was also learnt that as a combined cycle power plant, which runs on both steam and gas, the two steam turbines can only generate electricity when the four gas turbines generate enough steam to fire the two steam turbines.
According to a source “It is the four gas turbines that will fire the water boilers to produce steam that is used to operate the steam turbines to avoid waste of energy. Without gas to fire the four completed gas turbines, the two steam turbines cannot generate power.”
Source: Vanguard
THERE are indications that about 1 billion standard cubic feet (SCF) of gas shortfall may stall the early realisation of constant power in Nigeria, as stakeholders in the energy industry have said that it will take at least five years before uninterrupted power supply could be achieved.
Speaking on the issue of gas supply in the power industry, Austin Avuru, Chief Executive Officer, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Limited, said that gas demand in the last four years has gone up from under 500 million SCF, to over 1 billion SCF, per day and by the end of 2016, it will be approaching 2.5 billion SCF, to 3 billion SCF, per day.
According to him, “As we speak today, there is a shortfall of 400 million scf supply of gas a day to the power sector. The demand is 400 million SCF, higher than what we can supply. By the end of this year, when the last batch of the NIPPs would have been sold, the short fall will be 1 billion SCF.
“There are probably one or two companies that are investing in gas development. If you start investing today in gas development, you are targeting that production for 2016 to 2017. By 2017, we are talking about over 1 billion SCF shortfall in a very critical sector as the power sector. It is already a national emergency. Everybody in Abuja knows there is no immediate solution,” he said.
On his own part, the Chief Executive Officer of Sahara Group, Tonye Cole, said it will take at least five years from now before Nigerians begin to experience uninterrupted power. Cole explained that there were certain areas needed to be improved upon before stable power would become reality.
According to him, one of such would be improvement in the way information is shared among key players in the sector for the next couple of years. He also said that pipeline vandalism in Nigeria had contributed hugely to the poor power supply.
“Anybody that vandalises a pipeline may vandalise the pipeline to go and sell crude somewhere thinking that he is making money, but each time he vandalises a pipeline, whether it is a gas pipeline or an oil pipeline, it affects everyone.
“But before we can get to a point where we don’t have to think about power because it is just there, it requires a lot of investment, a lot of capital has to go into that,” he stated.
Cole further explained that the power sector had taken a new shape with the taking over of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria by private owners, saying that the private companies still have to work with the government and the regulators to achieve realistic results.
“It is a new area and it is expected that laws and relationship between the regulators, investors and customers will be shaped along the way.
According to him, people need to understand the difference between generation and transmission and then the difference between transmission and distribution.
“Most people don’t know what these things are and as far as the customer is concerned, he wants just one thing, power. That is all. We will begin to see improvement within six months, but improvement in communication is the first thing that we need,” he explained.
Due to inadequate supply of gas operations of the new power stations built under the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP), which are currently undergoing privatisation, have been stalled, Vanguard learnt.
It was gathered that some units of most of the 10 medium-sized gas-fired power stations, which are expected to add 4,774MW of electricity to the national grid, have been completed and ready for test-firing. However, insufficient gas supply from NNPC is threatening the operations of the power plants.
Though the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) confirmed the repair of its gas-to-power supply pipeline that would lead to the re-injection of an equivalent of 1,505 MW of electricity into the national grid, the power plants would still have to contend with gas shortfall.
For example, the 634.5MW-capacity Calabar Power Plant, operated by Calabar Generation Company Limited, which has since been completed technically, has not been able to secure gas to test-run the plant for its inauguration as there are no indications that Addax Petroleum, which is billed to supply 100 million SCF, of gas per day to the facility, would deliver the gas this year.
Inadequate gas supply has also stalled the operation of the six-unit, 1,131 MW capacity Alaoji Power Plant in Abia State, which is the biggest plant under the NIPP. Vanguard learnt that four out of the six units of the plant, built by Rockson Engineering Limited, an indigenous contractor, have been technically completed but only two units are producing at sub-optimal capacity due to gas shortage.
Sources told Vanguard that without adequate gas to fire the four gas-powered units, the remaining two units, which will run on steam, cannot generate power. It was also learnt that as a combined cycle power plant, which runs on both steam and gas, the two steam turbines can only generate electricity when the four gas turbines generate enough steam to fire the two steam turbines.
According to a source “It is the four gas turbines that will fire the water boilers to produce steam that is used to operate the steam turbines to avoid waste of energy. Without gas to fire the four completed gas turbines, the two steam turbines cannot generate power.”
Source: Vanguard
Tuesday 4 February 2014
Daily Manna 2014: Are You In The Number? Tuesday 04, February 2014
Daily Manna 2014: Are You In The Number?
Tuesday 04, February 2014
TEXT: NEHEMIAH 7:5,6
Key verse: “These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city“ (Nehemiah 7:6).
Recording and strict documentation of events, incidents and dates are integral parts of accountability. They are inevitable in human life. More often, accounts relating to births, deaths, admission, dismissals, debts and payments are kept. God keeps a record of names of every believer in the Lamb’s Book of Life (Revelation 20:15).
In our text, Nehemiah thought it fit to have an account of the people. He found a register of the genealogy of those who had come up at the first. He found written therein those who had come back from the captivity. He called the rulers and the people, that he might have an account of the present state of their families: the number, strength and where they were settled. Having revived the old register to get the new established, he then compared the present account with the old.
We dare not underestimate the fact that God in heaven keeps and updates His records concerning us. It is evident from Scripture (Revelation 20:11-15), that God has a book of life and other books of reckoning. A believer’s name is removed immediately the person sins against God (Exodus 32:33). At the Great White Throne Judgment, people would be judged by God out of those things which are written in the books, “according to their works”. Whosoever is not found written in the book of life will be cast into the lake of fire.
Are you in the number of those whose names are in the Book of Life? Is your name already blotted out from the Book because of sin? What account is God keeping concerning your deeds? You need to settle the matter now and get your name written or restored in the only Book that matters, ‘THE BOOK OF LIFE.’
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Those who take heed to their souls will be spared the tremor of hell-fire.
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Tuesday 04, February 2014
TEXT: NEHEMIAH 7:5,6
Key verse: “These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city“ (Nehemiah 7:6).
Recording and strict documentation of events, incidents and dates are integral parts of accountability. They are inevitable in human life. More often, accounts relating to births, deaths, admission, dismissals, debts and payments are kept. God keeps a record of names of every believer in the Lamb’s Book of Life (Revelation 20:15).
In our text, Nehemiah thought it fit to have an account of the people. He found a register of the genealogy of those who had come up at the first. He found written therein those who had come back from the captivity. He called the rulers and the people, that he might have an account of the present state of their families: the number, strength and where they were settled. Having revived the old register to get the new established, he then compared the present account with the old.
We dare not underestimate the fact that God in heaven keeps and updates His records concerning us. It is evident from Scripture (Revelation 20:11-15), that God has a book of life and other books of reckoning. A believer’s name is removed immediately the person sins against God (Exodus 32:33). At the Great White Throne Judgment, people would be judged by God out of those things which are written in the books, “according to their works”. Whosoever is not found written in the book of life will be cast into the lake of fire.
Are you in the number of those whose names are in the Book of Life? Is your name already blotted out from the Book because of sin? What account is God keeping concerning your deeds? You need to settle the matter now and get your name written or restored in the only Book that matters, ‘THE BOOK OF LIFE.’
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Those who take heed to their souls will be spared the tremor of hell-fire.
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Wednesday 29 January 2014
Daily Manna 2014: Warn the People. Thursday 30, January 2014
Daily Manna 2014: Warn the People
Thursday 30, January 2014
TEXT: ISAIAH 6:9-13
Key verse: “And he said: Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not” (Isaiah 6:9).
Few things are as despairing as when there is a prior knowledge that one’s action will have little or no effect on the situation at hand. Not surprising, many people would avoid getting involved in what appears to be a waste of time.
Not so for Isaiah. He had just offered himself to run errands for the Lord. So, when he was handed a very strange message to convey to his people about their impending ruin, he had no choice. He received no assurance of great success, but that the people will defiantly ignore him and the word of God - their only means of reconciliation with God. Isaiah’s message was to foreshadow the rejection of Jesus Christ by the Jews of His time. They would neither recognise nor accept Him. Startled by this message, Isaiah wondered whether his labour was to be totally in vain. Not so, the Lord responded. A few would listen. They would serve to show that God’s mercy is available for those who turn away from their despicable ways.
Today’s Christians have the same task to preach the gospel. They should not become despondent because fewer people are accepting the good news. In Noah’s time, only eight people were saved from the deluge. Only four people escaped from Sodom and Gomorrah, while only three made it to safety.
Far from being despondent, we should encourage people not to wait until disaster strikes before turning to God. We should tell them that His mercy and love can avail for them if they show the willingness to amend their evil ways. Spreading the gospel is not only because of Christ’s command to all Christians, it is the only worthwhile activity with which the Lord expects us to occupy ourselves.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The greatest gift you can give is a timely warning
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Thursday 30, January 2014
TEXT: ISAIAH 6:9-13
Key verse: “And he said: Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not” (Isaiah 6:9).
Few things are as despairing as when there is a prior knowledge that one’s action will have little or no effect on the situation at hand. Not surprising, many people would avoid getting involved in what appears to be a waste of time.
Not so for Isaiah. He had just offered himself to run errands for the Lord. So, when he was handed a very strange message to convey to his people about their impending ruin, he had no choice. He received no assurance of great success, but that the people will defiantly ignore him and the word of God - their only means of reconciliation with God. Isaiah’s message was to foreshadow the rejection of Jesus Christ by the Jews of His time. They would neither recognise nor accept Him. Startled by this message, Isaiah wondered whether his labour was to be totally in vain. Not so, the Lord responded. A few would listen. They would serve to show that God’s mercy is available for those who turn away from their despicable ways.
Today’s Christians have the same task to preach the gospel. They should not become despondent because fewer people are accepting the good news. In Noah’s time, only eight people were saved from the deluge. Only four people escaped from Sodom and Gomorrah, while only three made it to safety.
Far from being despondent, we should encourage people not to wait until disaster strikes before turning to God. We should tell them that His mercy and love can avail for them if they show the willingness to amend their evil ways. Spreading the gospel is not only because of Christ’s command to all Christians, it is the only worthwhile activity with which the Lord expects us to occupy ourselves.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The greatest gift you can give is a timely warning
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Tuesday 28 January 2014
Daily Manna 2014: Success In Service. Wednesday 29, January 2014
Daily Manna 2014: Success In Service
Wednesday 29, January 2014
TEXT: ISAIAH 6:1-8
Key verse: “Then said I, Woe is me! For I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts” (Isaiah 6:5).
Priding ourselves on our spiritual state is one of the commonest temptations faced by Christians. We readily count how old we are in the Lord and what He has done through us. This usually results in stunted growth, complacency and backsliding.
God knew Isaiah well enough. He was soon to become one of Israel’s greatest prophets. He was being called to a special assignment in which he needed a special preparation. His effectiveness was to be hinged solely on his close acquaintance with the Lord. His experience at the time of the vision was clearly inadequate to carry him through the tasks ahead; he must have been unaware of this. He needed to catch a glimpse of the great God in glory, in order to appreciate his own insignificance and insufficiency.
Faced with this wonderful sight, Isaiah finally saw his own inadequacy; he was weak, but God is strong, he was unclean and living among sinful men but God is holy. In terror and humility, he realised how unqualified he was to speak the word of God. But God will always exalt those who humble themselves. Hence, he received the touch of fire to purge him from all inward sinful tendencies and dispositions. Thereafter, he was ready to receive God’s call to higher service.
Most times, our daily experiences, pressures from society and our personal spiritual inadequacies narrow our view of God. They also limit our service to Him. But God’s word shows the lofty height He occupies, how perfect and powerful He is. This should drive us to our knees, with the resolve to die to self. We should be humble and admit our spiritual shortcomings as well as subject ourselves to God’s purging.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The man God uses must be cleansed, cut and cultivated.
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Wednesday 29, January 2014
TEXT: ISAIAH 6:1-8
Key verse: “Then said I, Woe is me! For I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts” (Isaiah 6:5).
Priding ourselves on our spiritual state is one of the commonest temptations faced by Christians. We readily count how old we are in the Lord and what He has done through us. This usually results in stunted growth, complacency and backsliding.
God knew Isaiah well enough. He was soon to become one of Israel’s greatest prophets. He was being called to a special assignment in which he needed a special preparation. His effectiveness was to be hinged solely on his close acquaintance with the Lord. His experience at the time of the vision was clearly inadequate to carry him through the tasks ahead; he must have been unaware of this. He needed to catch a glimpse of the great God in glory, in order to appreciate his own insignificance and insufficiency.
Faced with this wonderful sight, Isaiah finally saw his own inadequacy; he was weak, but God is strong, he was unclean and living among sinful men but God is holy. In terror and humility, he realised how unqualified he was to speak the word of God. But God will always exalt those who humble themselves. Hence, he received the touch of fire to purge him from all inward sinful tendencies and dispositions. Thereafter, he was ready to receive God’s call to higher service.
Most times, our daily experiences, pressures from society and our personal spiritual inadequacies narrow our view of God. They also limit our service to Him. But God’s word shows the lofty height He occupies, how perfect and powerful He is. This should drive us to our knees, with the resolve to die to self. We should be humble and admit our spiritual shortcomings as well as subject ourselves to God’s purging.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The man God uses must be cleansed, cut and cultivated.
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NNPC/CHEVRON JV Scholarship / 2014
Chevron Nigeria Limited, in collaboration with its Joint Venture partner, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), is offering a number of University Scholarship Awards to suitably qualified Nigerian students.
2014/ 2015 NNPC / CHEVRON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Requirements / Eligibility
E-applications are invited from full-time SECOND YEAR (200 LEVEL) degree students of the under-listed courses, in Nigerian Universities:
1.) Accountancy
2.) Agricultural Engineering/Agricultural Science
3.) Architecture Copied: hotnigerianjobs.com
4.) Business Administration/Economics
5.) Chemical Engineering
6.) Civil Engineering
7.) Computer Science
8.) Electrical/Electronics Engineering
9.) Environmental Studies/Surveying
10.) Geology/Geophysics
11.) Law
12.) Mass Communication/Journalism
13.) Mechanical/Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
14.) Human Medicine/Dentistry/Pharmacy
15.) Petroleum Engineering
Application Closing Date
Closing date for receipt of e-applications is strictly 21st February, 2014.
Method of Application
Application procedures:
1.) Before you start this application, ensure you have clear scanned copies of the following documents:
Passport photograph with white background not more than 3 months old (450px by 450px not more than 200kb).
School ID card. Copied: hotnigerianjobs.com
Admission letter.
Birth certificate.
O' Level result.
JAMB Result.
2.) Ensure the documents are named according to what they represent to avoid mixing up documents during upload
3.) Ensure you attach the appropriate documents when asked to upload.
Click here to start application online
To apply, follow the steps below:
1.) Click on "Apply Now" tab.
2.) Click on "Register Now" to create an account.
3.) Proceed to your email box to activate your account
4.) Click on http://www.scholastica.ng/Schemes/cnlawards to return to Scholarship site.
5.) Enter your registered email and password to upload your information.
6.) Enter your personal information, National Identification Number (if available), educational information, other information and upload required scanned documents.
7.) Ensure the name used in applications matches the names on all documentation in same order. Upload a sworn affidavit or certificate if otherwise.
8.) Ensure you view all documents after uploading, to eliminate errors during uploading.
9.) When asked to upload photo, upload a pass-port photograph with a white background.
10.) Recheck application information to avoid errors.
11.) Click "Apply Now" to submit information
12.) You will receive an email and a sms that confirms your application was successful.
13.) Return to www.scholastica.ng, enter your Email and Password to download your profile and proceed to have your Head of Department sign the document.
14. Upload a scanned copy of the signed profile, this would be used for verification.
15. If National Identification Number (NIN) number was not available in step 6, to obtain your National Identification Number (NIN).
Visit http://ninenrol.gov.ng to register and learn more about the National Identity Number.
Click "Create Account" and fill in the required fields.
Login with Email and Password to complete the form.
After completion, schedule a date for photo and finger print capture.
Visit any of the 37 capture centres www.nimc.gov.ng/pages/general/enrolmentcentres.htm to complete the registration process and obtain your National Identity Number .
You can also do your total registration at the NIMC office.
16.) Return to http://www.scholastica.ng/Schemes/cnlawards and update application with National Identification Number (NIN) to ensure completion.
Note: That we will accept applications through this web site address only. Hard copies of any document submitted will not be processed. All interested students are advised to click on 'How it Works' tab to proceed. Copied: hotnigerianjobs.com
In line with our e-scholarship administration system, selected students will be invited for computer-administered qualifying tests in selected examination centers nationwide. Short-listed candidates for the qualifying test will be invited by email and SMS text messages. All applicants are therefore advised to ensure that GSM telephone numbers and personal email addresses are properly entered into the e-forms on the web site.
Multiple applications attract a disqualification penalty from the Scholarship board. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Click the link for details:
http://scholastica.ng/schemes/cnlawards
2014/ 2015 NNPC / CHEVRON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Requirements / Eligibility
E-applications are invited from full-time SECOND YEAR (200 LEVEL) degree students of the under-listed courses, in Nigerian Universities:
1.) Accountancy
2.) Agricultural Engineering/Agricultural Science
3.) Architecture Copied: hotnigerianjobs.com
4.) Business Administration/Economics
5.) Chemical Engineering
6.) Civil Engineering
7.) Computer Science
8.) Electrical/Electronics Engineering
9.) Environmental Studies/Surveying
10.) Geology/Geophysics
11.) Law
12.) Mass Communication/Journalism
13.) Mechanical/Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
14.) Human Medicine/Dentistry/Pharmacy
15.) Petroleum Engineering
Application Closing Date
Closing date for receipt of e-applications is strictly 21st February, 2014.
Method of Application
Application procedures:
1.) Before you start this application, ensure you have clear scanned copies of the following documents:
Passport photograph with white background not more than 3 months old (450px by 450px not more than 200kb).
School ID card. Copied: hotnigerianjobs.com
Admission letter.
Birth certificate.
O' Level result.
JAMB Result.
2.) Ensure the documents are named according to what they represent to avoid mixing up documents during upload
3.) Ensure you attach the appropriate documents when asked to upload.
Click here to start application online
To apply, follow the steps below:
1.) Click on "Apply Now" tab.
2.) Click on "Register Now" to create an account.
3.) Proceed to your email box to activate your account
4.) Click on http://www.scholastica.ng/Schemes/cnlawards to return to Scholarship site.
5.) Enter your registered email and password to upload your information.
6.) Enter your personal information, National Identification Number (if available), educational information, other information and upload required scanned documents.
7.) Ensure the name used in applications matches the names on all documentation in same order. Upload a sworn affidavit or certificate if otherwise.
8.) Ensure you view all documents after uploading, to eliminate errors during uploading.
9.) When asked to upload photo, upload a pass-port photograph with a white background.
10.) Recheck application information to avoid errors.
11.) Click "Apply Now" to submit information
12.) You will receive an email and a sms that confirms your application was successful.
13.) Return to www.scholastica.ng, enter your Email and Password to download your profile and proceed to have your Head of Department sign the document.
14. Upload a scanned copy of the signed profile, this would be used for verification.
15. If National Identification Number (NIN) number was not available in step 6, to obtain your National Identification Number (NIN).
Visit http://ninenrol.gov.ng to register and learn more about the National Identity Number.
Click "Create Account" and fill in the required fields.
Login with Email and Password to complete the form.
After completion, schedule a date for photo and finger print capture.
Visit any of the 37 capture centres www.nimc.gov.ng/pages/general/enrolmentcentres.htm to complete the registration process and obtain your National Identity Number .
You can also do your total registration at the NIMC office.
16.) Return to http://www.scholastica.ng/Schemes/cnlawards and update application with National Identification Number (NIN) to ensure completion.
Note: That we will accept applications through this web site address only. Hard copies of any document submitted will not be processed. All interested students are advised to click on 'How it Works' tab to proceed. Copied: hotnigerianjobs.com
In line with our e-scholarship administration system, selected students will be invited for computer-administered qualifying tests in selected examination centers nationwide. Short-listed candidates for the qualifying test will be invited by email and SMS text messages. All applicants are therefore advised to ensure that GSM telephone numbers and personal email addresses are properly entered into the e-forms on the web site.
Multiple applications attract a disqualification penalty from the Scholarship board. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Click the link for details:
http://scholastica.ng/schemes/cnlawards
NDDC FOREIGN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2014
INTRODUCTION
As part of our Human Resource Development initiative, NDDC is embarking on Foreign Post-Graduate Scholarship Scheme to equip Niger Deltans with relevant training and skills for effective participation in the local content programme of the current administration as well as compete globally in various professional fields. The Scheme is for suitably qualified applicants with relevant Bachelor's/Master's Degrees from recognized Universities in the following professional disciplines:
Engineering
Medicine (M.sc. Public Health Excluded)
Computer Science/Technology
Geology
Geosciences
Environmental Sciences
Agriculture
Applicants must have gained Post Graduate admission into a recognized university abroad.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
First Degree with minimum of 2nd Class Lower Division for those wishing to undertake a master’s Degree programme and a good Master’s Degree for PhD candidates from a recognized University.
Applicants must have gained Admission into a Post Graduate Programme in any of the listed disciplines in a foreign University.
Applicants who have not already enrolled in overseas' universities are not eligible to apply.
Bond of good conduct from any of the following persons from the applicant’s community/clan.
a. Member of National Assembly
b. Chairman of the LGA.
c. First class traditional ruler.
d. High Court Judge
Persons with evidence of cult membership or criminal record shall not be considered for the award.
Applicants must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service
MODE OF APPLICATION
Application must be made On-line at the Commission’s website: ( www.nddc.gov.ng) with the following attachments:
Recent passport photograph
Local Government identification letter.
Post Graduate (PG) admission letter from Oversea Universities.
Relevant degrees from recognized Universities.
NYSC Discharge Certificate
Successfully completed applications will be assigned a registration number automatically.
Print the hard copy of the on-line generated acknowledgement for ease of reference.
All shortlisted applicants will be posted on NDDC website.
(www.nddc.gov.ng)
For Further Enquiries please contact :
Director, Education Health and Social Services (NDDC)
scholarship@nddc.gov.ng
Select Your Preferred Program From The Links Below:
http://www.nddc.gov.ng/scholarship/index2.html
As part of our Human Resource Development initiative, NDDC is embarking on Foreign Post-Graduate Scholarship Scheme to equip Niger Deltans with relevant training and skills for effective participation in the local content programme of the current administration as well as compete globally in various professional fields. The Scheme is for suitably qualified applicants with relevant Bachelor's/Master's Degrees from recognized Universities in the following professional disciplines:
Engineering
Medicine (M.sc. Public Health Excluded)
Computer Science/Technology
Geology
Geosciences
Environmental Sciences
Agriculture
Applicants must have gained Post Graduate admission into a recognized university abroad.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
First Degree with minimum of 2nd Class Lower Division for those wishing to undertake a master’s Degree programme and a good Master’s Degree for PhD candidates from a recognized University.
Applicants must have gained Admission into a Post Graduate Programme in any of the listed disciplines in a foreign University.
Applicants who have not already enrolled in overseas' universities are not eligible to apply.
Bond of good conduct from any of the following persons from the applicant’s community/clan.
a. Member of National Assembly
b. Chairman of the LGA.
c. First class traditional ruler.
d. High Court Judge
Persons with evidence of cult membership or criminal record shall not be considered for the award.
Applicants must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service
MODE OF APPLICATION
Application must be made On-line at the Commission’s website: ( www.nddc.gov.ng) with the following attachments:
Recent passport photograph
Local Government identification letter.
Post Graduate (PG) admission letter from Oversea Universities.
Relevant degrees from recognized Universities.
NYSC Discharge Certificate
Successfully completed applications will be assigned a registration number automatically.
Print the hard copy of the on-line generated acknowledgement for ease of reference.
All shortlisted applicants will be posted on NDDC website.
(www.nddc.gov.ng)
For Further Enquiries please contact :
Director, Education Health and Social Services (NDDC)
scholarship@nddc.gov.ng
Select Your Preferred Program From The Links Below:
http://www.nddc.gov.ng/scholarship/index2.html
Thursday 16 January 2014
News: JAMB Scraps 2nd Choice Options For Candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) - Candidates filling the 2014 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, forms are to be careful, as second choice institutions options have been scrapped by the Board. Therefore, all intending JAMB UTME candidates are hereby advised to carefully make the best choices of their institutions in the 2014 UTME registration which has begun and will end March 14, 2014.
In the light of the foregoing, applicants must only choose one university, one polytechnic, one college of education and one innovation enterprise institute while applying for the UTME. It implies that the UTME candidates stand a chance of attending the post-UTME screening of only one university, one pol1echnic, and one college of education. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com
Applicants are, therefore, enjoined to be careful while making their choices as changes cannot be made once the application form is submitted.
Also, JAMB has reiterated that all intending candidates of 2014 JAMB, irrespective of their choice of course of study or method of testing, will be tested on these two general books: The Successors by Jerry Agada and The Potter's Wheel by Chukwuemeka Ike.
Source: Vanguard
In the light of the foregoing, applicants must only choose one university, one polytechnic, one college of education and one innovation enterprise institute while applying for the UTME. It implies that the UTME candidates stand a chance of attending the post-UTME screening of only one university, one pol1echnic, and one college of education. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com
Applicants are, therefore, enjoined to be careful while making their choices as changes cannot be made once the application form is submitted.
Also, JAMB has reiterated that all intending candidates of 2014 JAMB, irrespective of their choice of course of study or method of testing, will be tested on these two general books: The Successors by Jerry Agada and The Potter's Wheel by Chukwuemeka Ike.
Source: Vanguard
Tuesday 14 January 2014
Daily Manna 2014: Rest Assured In God. Wednesday 15, January 2014
Daily Manna 2014: Rest Assured In God
Wednesday 15, January 2014
TEXT: EXODUS 6:1-13
Key verse: “And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty; but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them” (Exodus 6:3).
Some people are simply ignorant of just how awesome God is. They underestimate His strength and power, and therefore, believe they can literally get away with any action. They would have been more cautious had they known the attribute of God as Elohim, the Creator and Controller of heaven and earth.
God had in fact introduced Himself to Abraham as El-shaddai, the Almighty. Now He showed Himself to Moses as Jehovah, the covenant-keeping God. Seven times in our text, He declared “I will”, to express the certainty of His ability and power in accomplishing whatever He wants.
It was time now for Pharaoh to see what God would do. He says, “I will do unto Pharaoh”, “I will bring you out” of bondage, “I will rid you out of their bondage”, “I will redeem you”, “I will take you to me”, “I will be to you a God” and “I will bring you in unto the land”. Moses and Israel were becoming discouraged by the increased burden, coupled with the threats and audacious words of Pharaoh. Then, God spoke to reassure them that He would surely fulfill His promise to bring them out of Egypt.
We learn that, in times of disappointment and discouragement, we should turn to the Lord and seek solace in His warm embrace. God answered Moses’ questions about the delay, the bondage and the problem in a single verse. “Now thou shalt see what I will do to Pharaoh...” In perplexing situations, wait patiently and expect God to act on your behalf.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Storms are for a moment.
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Wednesday 15, January 2014
TEXT: EXODUS 6:1-13
Key verse: “And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty; but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them” (Exodus 6:3).
Some people are simply ignorant of just how awesome God is. They underestimate His strength and power, and therefore, believe they can literally get away with any action. They would have been more cautious had they known the attribute of God as Elohim, the Creator and Controller of heaven and earth.
God had in fact introduced Himself to Abraham as El-shaddai, the Almighty. Now He showed Himself to Moses as Jehovah, the covenant-keeping God. Seven times in our text, He declared “I will”, to express the certainty of His ability and power in accomplishing whatever He wants.
It was time now for Pharaoh to see what God would do. He says, “I will do unto Pharaoh”, “I will bring you out” of bondage, “I will rid you out of their bondage”, “I will redeem you”, “I will take you to me”, “I will be to you a God” and “I will bring you in unto the land”. Moses and Israel were becoming discouraged by the increased burden, coupled with the threats and audacious words of Pharaoh. Then, God spoke to reassure them that He would surely fulfill His promise to bring them out of Egypt.
We learn that, in times of disappointment and discouragement, we should turn to the Lord and seek solace in His warm embrace. God answered Moses’ questions about the delay, the bondage and the problem in a single verse. “Now thou shalt see what I will do to Pharaoh...” In perplexing situations, wait patiently and expect God to act on your behalf.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Storms are for a moment.
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Daily Manna 2014: Remain Focused. Tuesday 14, January 2014
Daily Manna 2014: Remain Focused
Tuesday 14, January 2014
TEXT: EXODUS 5:15-23
Key verse: “And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us” (Exodus 5:21).
No lasting achievement ever comes easy. There will be resistance and obstacles to overcome. You may have to endure the misunderstanding of friends and close associates. Above all, if the task is of God, the devil will seek to discourage you and present His promises as unreliable. But in it all, you must remain focused.
After repeated visits to Pharaoh with the demand to free the Hebrews from slavery, all Moses and Aaron got was more pain and suffering for their people. A furious Pharaoh commanded his taskmasters not to give them any breathing space. They were beaten and punished mercilessly for not accomplishing what is clearly an impossible task. Had Moses remembered God’s prediction of Pharaoh’s obstinacy, he would not have felt any sense of failure. Nor did the children of Israel see any respite from their cruel bondage. They cried unto Pharaoh instead of crying to God. As they murmured, their oppression increased.
When believers murmur and complain, they forget God’s past dealings and mercy and become blind to His promises. This displeases God and dishonours Him in the sight of unbelievers. Moses was almost overwhelmed by the situation. Although he presumed to be praying but he was complaining. How often we act like Moses!
Praying should reflect our faith in God and in His promises. Whatever the challenge you face, stop complaining and simply trust God to keep His promises. Ask for mercy and pardon now for past complaints and murmurings, and remain focused on the job He has given you. He will neither leave nor forsake you.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: In trying times, trust in the Lord and take heart.
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Tuesday 14, January 2014
TEXT: EXODUS 5:15-23
Key verse: “And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us” (Exodus 5:21).
No lasting achievement ever comes easy. There will be resistance and obstacles to overcome. You may have to endure the misunderstanding of friends and close associates. Above all, if the task is of God, the devil will seek to discourage you and present His promises as unreliable. But in it all, you must remain focused.
After repeated visits to Pharaoh with the demand to free the Hebrews from slavery, all Moses and Aaron got was more pain and suffering for their people. A furious Pharaoh commanded his taskmasters not to give them any breathing space. They were beaten and punished mercilessly for not accomplishing what is clearly an impossible task. Had Moses remembered God’s prediction of Pharaoh’s obstinacy, he would not have felt any sense of failure. Nor did the children of Israel see any respite from their cruel bondage. They cried unto Pharaoh instead of crying to God. As they murmured, their oppression increased.
When believers murmur and complain, they forget God’s past dealings and mercy and become blind to His promises. This displeases God and dishonours Him in the sight of unbelievers. Moses was almost overwhelmed by the situation. Although he presumed to be praying but he was complaining. How often we act like Moses!
Praying should reflect our faith in God and in His promises. Whatever the challenge you face, stop complaining and simply trust God to keep His promises. Ask for mercy and pardon now for past complaints and murmurings, and remain focused on the job He has given you. He will neither leave nor forsake you.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: In trying times, trust in the Lord and take heart.
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Sunday 12 January 2014
FG pays former PHCN staff N361bn
Emma Ujah,Abuja Bureau Chief
The Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, said, yesterday, that 43, 375 former staff of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, have been verified and paid their terminal benefits totaling N361,024,432,338.48.
The image maker of the bureau, Mr. Chigbo Anichebe, said, in a statement in Abuja, that their gratuity and pension entitlements were paid into their Retirement Savings Accounts.According to him, those paid so far represented 94.79% of the former PHCN staff strength. He was reacting to media reports credited to the General Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, Mr. Joseph Ajaero, that 25, 000 former PHCN staff were yet to be paid.According to Anichebe, the “validation of another 2,382 has been concluded and payments are in process”. He continued: “This brings the total number of staff verified to 45, 757 or 95.5% of the purported staff strength of PHCN.
Furthermore, the Committee chaired by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Power is still working tirelessly to validate the remaining 4.5% of the work force.
Source: Vanguard
The Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, said, yesterday, that 43, 375 former staff of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, have been verified and paid their terminal benefits totaling N361,024,432,338.48.
The image maker of the bureau, Mr. Chigbo Anichebe, said, in a statement in Abuja, that their gratuity and pension entitlements were paid into their Retirement Savings Accounts.According to him, those paid so far represented 94.79% of the former PHCN staff strength. He was reacting to media reports credited to the General Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, Mr. Joseph Ajaero, that 25, 000 former PHCN staff were yet to be paid.According to Anichebe, the “validation of another 2,382 has been concluded and payments are in process”. He continued: “This brings the total number of staff verified to 45, 757 or 95.5% of the purported staff strength of PHCN.
Furthermore, the Committee chaired by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Power is still working tirelessly to validate the remaining 4.5% of the work force.
Source: Vanguard
Thursday 9 January 2014
Daily Manna 2014: Case Against The Wicked. Friday 10, January 2014
Daily Manna 2014: Case Against The Wicked
Friday 10, January 2014
TEXT: PSALM 10:12-18
Key verse: “Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble” (Psalm 10:12).
In the court of law, the prosecuting attorney must convincingly present his facts to the judge, giving reasons why the judge should rule against the defendant. Likewise, the righteous has a plea to make in the court of heaven against the wicked and the oppressors.
David, apparently at his wits’ end, by the conduct, temper and the very thoughts of the wicked, turned and pleaded with God to rise to vengeance.
The Psalmist knew that “because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore, the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil” (Ecclesiastes 8:11). The wicked are more determined in their wickedness because they believe God does not see them. Contrary to their thoughts, God sees, notes and bears in mind every act of wrong doing that men commit. This explains why the Psalmist urged the Lord to deal with the wicked and frustrate his evil plans. He pleaded for the wicked to be tried and punished in the full glare of everyone.
God always respond to the numerous pleas against evil workers by delivering their victims. So, sinners will be punished and separated eternally from the Lord. There is full assurance that as God heard the prayers of the afflicted in the past, so also will He hear the cries of the oppressed. Part of our calling is to expose, fight and eradicate evil wherever it is discovered, be it in our lives, families, and secular engagements or in the larger society.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The wicked cannot go unpunished.
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Friday 10, January 2014
TEXT: PSALM 10:12-18
Key verse: “Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble” (Psalm 10:12).
In the court of law, the prosecuting attorney must convincingly present his facts to the judge, giving reasons why the judge should rule against the defendant. Likewise, the righteous has a plea to make in the court of heaven against the wicked and the oppressors.
David, apparently at his wits’ end, by the conduct, temper and the very thoughts of the wicked, turned and pleaded with God to rise to vengeance.
The Psalmist knew that “because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore, the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil” (Ecclesiastes 8:11). The wicked are more determined in their wickedness because they believe God does not see them. Contrary to their thoughts, God sees, notes and bears in mind every act of wrong doing that men commit. This explains why the Psalmist urged the Lord to deal with the wicked and frustrate his evil plans. He pleaded for the wicked to be tried and punished in the full glare of everyone.
God always respond to the numerous pleas against evil workers by delivering their victims. So, sinners will be punished and separated eternally from the Lord. There is full assurance that as God heard the prayers of the afflicted in the past, so also will He hear the cries of the oppressed. Part of our calling is to expose, fight and eradicate evil wherever it is discovered, be it in our lives, families, and secular engagements or in the larger society.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The wicked cannot go unpunished.
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Wednesday 8 January 2014
Daily Manna 2014: Effectiveness In God's Work. Thursday 09, January 2014
Daily Manna 2014: Effectiveness In God's Work
Thursday 09, January 2014
TEXT: EXODUS 18:13-27
Key verse: “Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee. Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God” (Exodus 18:19).
We take so much on ourselves that it is a miracle in itself that many of us do not break down often. We see ourselves as champions or superstars and come to the inexplicable conclusion that we alone are capable of handling things. In the process, however, we often create more problems than we tend to solve.
Moses thought he was doing a great job as he sat daily from morning to evening, judging the cases brought by the Israelites in the wilderness. He didn’t know any other way to handle the matters they brought to him, and thought it was his responsibility to personally attend to their needs. But his father-in-law, Jethro, came on a visit and promptly told him: “The thing that thou doest is not good”. But not stopping at mere criticisms, Jethro advised that Moses learn how to delegate responsibilities to other “able men such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness”. Their role was to handle the small issues affecting the people in sets of thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens, respectively. Only the difficult and delicate matters would be brought to Moses. This way, the assignment God had given him would be easier as he shared the burdens of leadership with others.
Jethro then told Moses: “If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.” Quite promptly, Moses, heeding the advice of his father-in-law, chose other capable men and assigned tasks to them at different levels, thereby lightening the burden of his work both on himself and on the people of Israel.
It is not a mark of effectiveness to concentrate responsibilities on oneself. If anything, we run the risk of failing to live up to the expectations both of those who gave us the assignment and those we lead. We must never get to a point where we begin to think that without us, nothing can be done well. When we take so much on ourselves, we risk burning out. Worse still, we become ineffective and therefore, unsuited for the responsibility given to us.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: God does not need superstars; He needs servants.
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Thursday 09, January 2014
TEXT: EXODUS 18:13-27
Key verse: “Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee. Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God” (Exodus 18:19).
We take so much on ourselves that it is a miracle in itself that many of us do not break down often. We see ourselves as champions or superstars and come to the inexplicable conclusion that we alone are capable of handling things. In the process, however, we often create more problems than we tend to solve.
Moses thought he was doing a great job as he sat daily from morning to evening, judging the cases brought by the Israelites in the wilderness. He didn’t know any other way to handle the matters they brought to him, and thought it was his responsibility to personally attend to their needs. But his father-in-law, Jethro, came on a visit and promptly told him: “The thing that thou doest is not good”. But not stopping at mere criticisms, Jethro advised that Moses learn how to delegate responsibilities to other “able men such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness”. Their role was to handle the small issues affecting the people in sets of thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens, respectively. Only the difficult and delicate matters would be brought to Moses. This way, the assignment God had given him would be easier as he shared the burdens of leadership with others.
Jethro then told Moses: “If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.” Quite promptly, Moses, heeding the advice of his father-in-law, chose other capable men and assigned tasks to them at different levels, thereby lightening the burden of his work both on himself and on the people of Israel.
It is not a mark of effectiveness to concentrate responsibilities on oneself. If anything, we run the risk of failing to live up to the expectations both of those who gave us the assignment and those we lead. We must never get to a point where we begin to think that without us, nothing can be done well. When we take so much on ourselves, we risk burning out. Worse still, we become ineffective and therefore, unsuited for the responsibility given to us.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: God does not need superstars; He needs servants.
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TCN TRAINS 522 ENGINEERS FOR BETTER CONSTANT POWER SUPPLY
Abuja, Jan. 6, 2014 (NAN)
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Monday began the training of 522 of its newly employed engineers as part of plans to ensure constant power supply across the county.
The TCN Managing Director, Mr Mack Kast, disclosed this in Abuja at the orientation programme for the newly recruited staff.
He explained that the training programme, which is in partnership with the National Power Training Institute (NAPTIN), was geared toward transforming the TCN in line with international best practice.
The TCN boss said that the two weeks programme would simultaneously take place in eight centres across the country before the engineers would be deployed to the field.
``I am indeed delighted to have you gather simultaneously in eight different NAPTIN training centres nationwide for two weeks before your formal deployment to your place of primary assignment.
Kast, who expressed optimism on transforming the TCN into a world class electricity company, charged the engineers on the need to lead the change process.
``You are all important in this new era of TCN as we work toward ensuring that TCN is transformed into a world class electricity transmissions company,’’ he said.
He said that the TCN was committed to capacity building and growing of its workforce to meet the current challenges in the nation’s electricity sector.
He said that the management of TCN was working hard with other stakeholders to ensure the realisation of the Federal Government Power Sector Reform Initiative and provision of uninterrupted power supply to Nigerians.
Earlier, the NAPTIN Director General, Mr Reuben Okeke in his remarks thanked the TCN for partnering NAPTIN in the training of the engineers.
He decried what he called the frequent systems collapse in the power sector and stressed the need for engineers to be more
pro-active in tackling the problem.
He pledged to ensure meticulous and professional training of the new engineers in line with international best practice (NAN)
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Monday began the training of 522 of its newly employed engineers as part of plans to ensure constant power supply across the county.
The TCN Managing Director, Mr Mack Kast, disclosed this in Abuja at the orientation programme for the newly recruited staff.
He explained that the training programme, which is in partnership with the National Power Training Institute (NAPTIN), was geared toward transforming the TCN in line with international best practice.
The TCN boss said that the two weeks programme would simultaneously take place in eight centres across the country before the engineers would be deployed to the field.
``I am indeed delighted to have you gather simultaneously in eight different NAPTIN training centres nationwide for two weeks before your formal deployment to your place of primary assignment.
Kast, who expressed optimism on transforming the TCN into a world class electricity company, charged the engineers on the need to lead the change process.
``You are all important in this new era of TCN as we work toward ensuring that TCN is transformed into a world class electricity transmissions company,’’ he said.
He said that the TCN was committed to capacity building and growing of its workforce to meet the current challenges in the nation’s electricity sector.
He said that the management of TCN was working hard with other stakeholders to ensure the realisation of the Federal Government Power Sector Reform Initiative and provision of uninterrupted power supply to Nigerians.
Earlier, the NAPTIN Director General, Mr Reuben Okeke in his remarks thanked the TCN for partnering NAPTIN in the training of the engineers.
He decried what he called the frequent systems collapse in the power sector and stressed the need for engineers to be more
pro-active in tackling the problem.
He pledged to ensure meticulous and professional training of the new engineers in line with international best practice (NAN)
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