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It is no longer news that the world has become a global village and with the help of the internet various boundaries and barriers have been broken down, one of such barriers is learning.Now we can actually take courses from top universities like Harvard, MIT etc from the comfort of our homes. And recently, we can now do that for FREE. Thanks to the generosity of some individuals. Here is a top 5 list of where you can get an online education and a university degree. 1.EDX This is an education platform created by the combined effort of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T) in collaboration with EDX. EDX offers the best courses from these universities and students are allowed to join from all around the world. PRICE: Free CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE: yes ADDRESS: www.edx.org Ratings: 9/10 2.COURSERA A free learning platform created by Stanford University PhDs Daphne Koller and David. It offers free online courses from the best Universities all a...

The U.S already warned that experimental drug Nanosilver is a pesticide...and now Nigerian Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu says the drug, developed by a Nigerian in diaspora, has failed health requirements and will not be used on Ebola patients in Nigeria. The minister said this today August 18th while receiving the US Ambassador, Mr James Entwistle, in his office in Abuja. "The experimental drug, Nano Silver did not meet the requirements of the National Health Research Ethics Code. Accordingly, the approval was withheld by the National Health Research Ethics Committee,” Chukwu said. @SWIPHT_MH

  The governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, has lashed out at the PDP-led Federal Government on Thursday, saying it has failed Nigerians, with its gross incompetence. Delivering an address at former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylvia’s birthday lecture in Abuja, Fashola said that Nigerians are worse off than they were four years ago before the present administration came in. He said he found it strange for the government to invite parents of the abducted Chibok girls to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa for commiseration, which he said was totally un-African. “The event has been followed by other round of lies. The abduction of the girls have been enmeshed in lies. They have also lied about the economy, within the same household, within the central bank and the federal ministry of finance, we had very clear difference, whether $48 billion or $20 billion...we are waiting for their forensic audit.  “The ideas of the freedom to think, to sleep and to ask questions is ...

A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Sunday justified his defection from the opposion All Progressives Congress to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, saying the APC was not better than the PDP. Ribadu, who was the 2011 presidential candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, forerunner of the APC, said there was no difference between the PDP and APC, in terms of the character of the people who constituted both parties. The ex-EFFC chairman, who spoke through his spokesman, Mr. Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, said this while fielding questions from one of our correspondents in Abuja. He said, “In Nigeria, especially in politics, you can’t say that this is an exclusive party for the people who are thieves or this is for good people. “It’s just like saying that all Yorubas are this or all Igbos are this. In every group of people, there must be good people and there are bad people. Of course, the good may be more than the bad or ...

Having a mobile food business gives you lots of flexibility to literally position yourself where the people are.  But running a food truck also means you also run the risk of coming up empty some days.  With things like weather and holidays all potentially impacting your customer flow and thus your bottom line, it may make sense to diversify your revenue streams.  Today we’re taking a look at what some food entrepreneurs are doing to keep their businesses rolling smoothly both in and outside of their food trucks.   Building Your Catering Business This is probably a given as it’s something many mobile food businesses already do, but catering can help even out your revenue streams because you know that on certain days you have guaranteed sales rather than simply hoping passersby stop to grab something from you.  What’s more, with catering you also know – more or less – how much revenue to expect so that you can plan accordingly from a staffing and production sta...

I’ve been reading through some of the responses to the Small Food Business Reader Survey and I’ve gotten a few questions asking about margins vs. markup and the general confusion between the two.  So let’s tackle that today.  Also, next week, per reader demand, I’ve got a series of articles called “Why Margins Matter” that will look at margins at every step in the sales channels which is critical information if you want to price your products so that you make money both now and as you grow. But first let’s address the difference between Margin and Markup because these are two terms you don’t want to get confused. Markup is a term you hear tossed around from time-to-time – such as “that store really marks-up their products” but what does that actually mean?  A Markup is, technically, the amount that’s added to the cost of a product to derive the selling price.  For example, a plaintan chips retailer that wants to have a minimum of 50% markup on every product i...

Microsoft Corporation and Nokia Corporation today announced that the Boards of Directors for both companies have decided to enter into a transaction whereby Microsoft will purchase substantially all of Nokia’s Devices & Services business, license Nokia’s patents, and license and use Nokia’s mapping services. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will pay EUR 3.79 billion to purchase substantially all of Nokia’s Devices & Services business, and EUR 1.65 billion to license Nokia’s patents, for a total transaction price of EUR 5.44 billion($7.2billion)in cash. Microsoft will draw upon its overseas cash resources to fund the transaction. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014, subject to approval by Nokia’s shareholders, regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. $7.2 billion??? Thats a LOT of money! Here's hoping Microsoft's recent entry into the very competitive, ever developing smartphone market will be more profitable fo...

Power can intoxicate some people and make them act like Gods.Am not supporting Uche Ekwunife but at least Willie Willie's wife should have minded her  business and accorded her some respect. If not for the intervention of the First Lady, Dr. Patience Goodluck, the member representing Anaocha, Dunukofia and Njikoka Federal Constituency of Anambra State, Hon Uche Ekwunife would have been attacked by the Wife of Anambra State Governor, Mrs Ebele Obiano in faraway Poland.  Both women were on the entourage of the First Lady to Poland. Trouble started when on arrival with the First Lady, who was accompanied by Uche Ekwunife, Bola Shagaya and others, Ebele Obiano who was among those at the airport to receive the First Lady greeted every other person except Uche Ekwunife.                               Later in the day, when Ebere Obiano came to see the First Lady, according to source...

What have you been up to? Work work work… Movies and music but I’m still recording You and Afro-candy were recently seen together, are you guys doing a movie? Yes, we are. We’ve not done the job yet. She did an audition and I was invited over to help in the casting. We did an audition at Excellence Hotel so I went there to help her cast and I’m part of the movie too. Do you believe Nigerians are hypocritical about séx? Oh yes they are, some of them do worse things behind closed doors. So don’t judge me. I do what I want to do but I can’t do po'rn. Anita is crazy, Anita is this, Anita is that, but I can’t do po'rn. There are some kinds of things I can’t do. If I’m doing business with Afrocandy, it’s movie business not po'rn and it’s my business. Nobody has the right to tell me I shouldn’t do it because she’s this, she’s that. That’s their business. Is it a po'rn movie you are doing with Afrocandy? God forbid. It’s an African movie. Afrocandy does other movie...

President Goodluck Jonathan pictured above with actress Omoni Oboli at the private screening of her new movie 'Being Mrs Elliot', at the state house yesterday August 14th. Other dignitaries in attendance included Vice President Namadi Sambo, PDP Chairman Adamu Muazu, Elder Statesman Chief Edwin Clark, Governor-Elect of Ekiti state Ayo Fayose, former First lady of Edo state Eki Igbinedion and many others.Check out  more photos below @SWIPHT_MH na wa ooO

Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has revealed the reason why her marriage failed……. The mum of two revealed that her first marriage would have lasted longer if she had married at a much older age. Speaking  at the one year anniversary of her Fespris beauty and spa in Lagos on Sunday, the Actress who got married to her first husband at age of 21, admitted that her first marriage crashed because of her immaturity, but was quick to add that she had since grown up to correct mistakes that led to the break up.  “It was not an easy decision but I had to take it because it was getting to a point that I was not finding fulfilment in the marriage, so I had to move on with my life. I never knew what marriage entailed when i embraced it at first and it was difficult for me to handle it very well. @SWIPHT_MH

That Wizkid loves his son dearly is no news as the father even went as far as tattooing his son’s name, Boluwatife on his arm and is always with his son anytime he is free. The young father cuddles his son in this photo…. @SWIPHT_MH

Troops who stormed a terrorist camp in Balmo Forest, Bauchi State last week and destroyed it were reportedly said to have found identity cards and other incriminating items of some top politicians. The politicians who have been arrested are presently being interrogated over evidence of their ties with the dreaded terror sect, Boko haram, according to vanguard. The Coordinator of the National Information Centre, NIC, Mr. Mike Omeri, told newsmen in Abuja, yesterday: “Following the last successful operation carried out by security forces to dislodge terrorists from their forest bases in Darazo Local Government Area end of Balmo Forest, some politicians are currently being interrogated following the recovery of some sensitive registration cards and other materials of a prominent political party that were found in the possession of some of the suspects arrested. “Those who are being interrogated are prominent politicians belonging to a frontline political party. Troops even recover...

He shared this on his instagram page “Women are like apples on trees, the best ones are on the top of the tree. The men don’t want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and don’t want to get hurt. Instead they get the cold manipulating easier climbs. So, the apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality they are amazing. They just have to wait for the right man to come along, the one who’s brave enough to climb all the way to the top because they value quality away from d spotlight. #bae #angeleyes  Do you agree with him? @SWIPHT_MH

Virginia’s Richmond Outreach Center (ROC) saw the loss of their senior pastor Geronimo Aguilar, who resigned after the allegations surfaced, creating a gap in leadership that lasted four months.  Known as “Pastor G,” Aguilar was charged with seven felonies in the incident, which allegedly took place all the way back in 1996, before his church was founded in 2001. If he is convicted, the pastor may face life in prison. Even worse, the church found out later about several extramarital affairs that took place within the church during the pastor’s time in leadership. “After our former pastor was arrested related to charges in Texas, the board of directors became aware of his multiple extramarital affairs with members of our church and community,” the statement said.  “This biblically disqualified him from the office of pastor and leadership of the ROC in any capacity. The board of directors is committed to providing godly leadership at all levels of ministry.” Several ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s may be a hard player to deal with at times, but his compassion knows no bounds. Sweden’s national football team for the intellectually disabled had qualified for the INAS World Cup – an international football tournament for athletes with intellectual disabilities (aka mental retardation). But the team (known as “The Unknown Team”) needed funds to travel to the competition in Brazil. Hard of cash, the team’s staff contacted many Swedish footballers to help by donating boots and autographed shirts which could be auctioned off to raise money. When they contacted the Swedish striker to donate his shirt for the auction, Ibrahimovic asked, “What the hell are you going to do with a shirt? How much is it to go?” The PSG striker may have failed to lead his country to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. But he wasn’t going to allow this team to fail in their endeavour to go to their World Cup. “When we said that we needed 350,000 Swedish krone [£30,000], he asked for the a...

Taking a look at some of the events that gave Team Nigeria the lead in Morocco includes the 100m women event which was won by Commonwealth Games record holder Blessing Okagbare. She won the event in a new championship record, defeating her closest rival to the title. Also, the men and women’s 4x100m and 4x400m relay was also won as well, with Okagbare anchoring the female team to gold in 43.56secs, while Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana won silver and bronze with 43.99secs and 44.06secs respectively. Other members of the quartet include Gloria Asumnu, Dominique Duncan and Lawreta Ozoh. It was Nigeria’s fourth consecutive win of the title. In the men’s race, it was Nigeria all the way as Ogho-Oghene Egwero, Monzavous Edwards, Obinna Metu and Mark Jelks stormed to first position in 38.80secs. Ghana and Algeria completed the top three spots. In the men’s 400m hurdles, Amaechi Morton expectedly picked the silver behind reigning Commonwealth Games champion, Cornel Fredericks (48.92s) while t...

Reports reaching us claim that founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide aka Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has been barred from entering the United Kingdom. A source at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport told ‘ThisisAfrica’, that Oyedepo’s barring was communicated to airlines via an ‘Airline Alert’ on Saturday, 9 August. The alert stated that any airline that acts against the ban will be fined £2000 (N542,000). According to a recent Daily Mail and Guardian report, an inquiry by the UK Charitable Commission accused the UK branch of Winners Chapel of cynically exploiting supporters. In addition to the report of Oyedepo’s barring on ‘ThisisAfrica’, there was also a photo of the alleged ‘Airline alert’. Daily Mail’s report stated that the church received £16.7 million (N4.5 billion) in donations from followers who were told that God would give them riches in return’ and that ‘Followers are ferried in double-decker shuttle buses to the church, handed slips...

Who knew Pokello had such splendid curves??! The Big Brother 8 housemate is on vacation with her fiancee,Elikem, who was also a member of the Big brother 8 house. The mother of 1 flaunted her curves in this beach attire…… #enjoy

According to reports by FrontPage Africa, the last acts of Patrick Sawyer, the Ebola infected Liberian who died in Lagos, might have resulted in the transfer of the virus to innocent health workers, now suffering from the virus. Disturbing reports have it that the infected Liberian went into a rage when hospital workers informed him of the diagnosis. Mr. Sawyer died on July 25th in Lagos State. Mr. Sawyer is said to have had an "indiscipline" encounter with nurses and health workers at the First Consultants Hospital in Obalende where he was being treated. According to the report, Mr. Sawyer was asked if he had come into contact with anyone who had the virus but he answered in the negative. Doctors at the hospital decided to test him anyway and when they told him he had Ebola, he allegedly went into a rage and urinated on the health workers attending to him. "Upon being told he had Ebola, Mr. Sawyer went into a rage, denying and objecting to the opinion of ...

Liberian Minister Sebastian Muah Omar, who approved late Patrick Sawyer's trip to Nigeria has angrily reacted after he was criticized for letting Sawyer, a staff of the Liberian government, leave Liberia for Nigeria despite Liberian health officials placing him on Ebola danger list.  Sebastian Muah Omar told a Facebook user who asked him why he made such a decision that he does not owe him any explanation. He also said he wasn't late Sawyer's doctor to stop him from traveling. One of the minister's followers queried him, saying, “As his superior, if a man tells you his sister died from Ebola and he could have been exposed do you not think it is your duty to ask the hard questions or maybe you could have reported this to the health officials?... See the minister's reply after the cut... The Minister said... "A friend is dead, I do not owe you any explanation. POS (Patrick Sawyer) was a public health practitioner if you must know. The Ugandan doctor ...

She may be Daddy’s Little Girl but DJ Cuppy wants to be known for her talents rather than just the daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola. The father and daughter have such a sweet relationship. Every time, the fast rising DJ has an event, her proud papa drops all to support her. In an interview with #Encomium Weekly , Cuppy who has been making headlines for months chats about her plans for the music industry, her background and being in a male dominated industry.  On if people take her serious as a DJ : “There are times when I go to an event and I am with my manager, they look at him and not me. There is this assumption that I can’t be the DJ. It’s something they don’t expect. But I love my job, yes!”  On how long she plans to be a DJ: “That is why I started my music company. As far as Nigerian musical content is concerned, there is so much potential here. I want to take Nigeria to other places that have different sounds, and with my job I am so fortunate to ...

I am so sure so many of you don't know this but it is the fact and you can take advantage of it. With a Nigerian international passport, you can visit 44 countries around the world VISA FREE or VISA ON ARRIVAL? See the list countries below: 1. Bangladesh (Visa on arrival) 2. Barbados ( Visa free for 6 months) 3. Benin Republic ( Visa free) 4. Burkina Faso ( Visa free) 5. Burundi ( Visa on arrival for 30days) 6. Cameroon ( Visa free) 7. Cape Verde ( Visa on arrival) 8. Chad ( Visa free) 9. Comoros Island ( Visa on arrival)  10. Cote d'ivoire ( Visa free ) 11. Djibouti ( Visa on arrival ) 12. Dominican ( Visa free for 21 days ) 13. Fiji Island ( Visa free for 4 months)  14. Gambia ( Visa free for 90days ) 15. Georgia ( Visa on arrival )  16. Ghana ( Visa free ) 17. Guinea ( Visa free ) 18. Guinea Bissau ( Visa free for 90 days ) 19. Haiti ( Visa free for 90 days ) 20. Iran ( Visa on arrival )  21. Kenya ( Visa on arrival f...

The Central Bank Nigeria(CBN) has re-introduced ATM charges for cash withdrawals made on other banks’ Automated Teller Machines. In a circular dated August 13rd 2014 and signed by the Director, Banking and Payment Systems Department, CBN, Mr. Dipo Fatokun , the re-introduced ATM deduction pegged at N65 per withdraw would take effect from September 1st 2014. The circular states that the first three withdrawals in the month of September on other banks ATM would be free but the charges would start counting from the fourth withdrawal. Read report below..... "The CBN hereby issues the following directives: The re-introduction of ‘Remote-on-us’ ATM cash withdrawal transaction fee, which will now be N65 per transaction, to cover the remuneration of switches, ATM monitoring and fit-notes processing by acquiring banks; the new charge shall apply as from the fourth ‘Remote-on-us’ withdrawal (in a month) by a cardholder, thereby making the first three ‘Remote on us’ transaction...

One of the nurses, Obi Justina Ejelonu, that cared for Patrick Sawyer during his stay at First Consultant Hospital Obalende, has recounted her experience with him. She was previously working at Otunba Tunwase National Peadiatric Centre Ijebu Ode in Ogun state before relocating to Lagos to work at First Consultant Hospital Obalande months ago. First Consultant Hospital Obalande months ago. Last week she posted the message below on a Facebook group page that organises free medical services: “I never contacted his fluids .i checked his Vitals, helped him with his food.(he was too weak)…..i basically touched where his hands touched and dats d only contact. not directly wt his fluids.@a stage, he yanked off his infusion and we had blood everywhere on his bed…..but d ward maids took care of that and changed his linens with great precaution. Every patient is treated as high risk ….if it were airborne, by now wahala for dey. i still thank God.” “Friends, up to our uniforms n all linens w...

The woman on the left is a mother from Miami who was so desperate to feed her hungry family that she was trying to steal a lot of food. The woman on the right i s Miami-Dade County Police Officer Vicki Thomas. Officer Thomas was about to arrest Jessica Robles but changed her mind at the last minute. Instead of arresting her, she bought Robles $100 worth of groceries: “I made the decision to buy her some groceries because arresting her wasn't going to solve the problem with her children being hungry.” And there’s no denying they were hungry. Robles’ 12 year old daughter started crying when she told local TV station WSVN about how dire their situation was: “[It's] not fun to see my brother in the dirt hungry, asking for food, and we have to tell him, ‘There is nothing here.’" Officer Thomas says she has no question that what she did was right: “To see them go through the bags when we brought them in, it was like Christmas. That $100 to me was worth it....

In an interview with City People Magazine, actress Mercy Johnson-Okojieopened up about criticism in both her personal and work life as well as what success means to her as an actress. On if she is distracted by criticism: “Haaa! I couldn’t have been distracted. For several reasons. One, because I grew up knowing what Tears and Hunger mean. One of my biggest phobias was failure. Because people will keep criticising when they want exactly what you have. They hate and they talk, but they want what you have. They crave to have what you have. So when they talk, the only way to shut them up is to even do better and up your game. The criticisms you get mostly are not constructive. They are just bitter. When you see the one that is just bitter you know.” On rising above criticism: “It’s easy. We are in an environment where people who have boils all over their faces will look at me that has just 1 pimple on my cheek and try to tell me what cream to use. People hide in the shadow and say stuff...

The last time Koko_Master (D’banj) talked about marriage was when he turned 34 in June, and he hinted that he might have been engaged. There are now reports that D’banj may already have proposed to Adama Indimi as a diamond ring was spotted on her left finger at Dbanj’s mum 61st birthday celebration. The birthday celebration was a private event and only very close family attended, the celebrants children, their significant others, and children were presented. Adama Indimi was there as Dbanj’s lady love…