90% of our pilots, co-pilots are Nigerians – Dana Air

Dana Air on Thursday said that 90 per cent of its pilots and co-pilots were Nigerians in line with the Executive Order on Local Content Procurement.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the airline’s Director of Flight Operations, Segun Omole, made the disclosure at the decoration of the five newly-trained pilots and co-pilots in Lagos.
Mr. Omole said the airline had boosted its Nigerian pilots from 20 per cent when it started to almost 90 per cent.
“When I joined Dana Airline, we were only two captains who were Nigerians while the rest were foreigners, and Dana believed that in the long run, they will have to transfer the management of the office to Nigerians,’’ he said.
Mr. Omole said that Dana Air had a total of 33 pilots comprising 16 captains and 17 co-pilots.
He said that 27 of them were trained and retrained in 2017 to meet up with the flight standard regulations.
“Of course, on the corporate side, it is a very expensive cost to train and retrain pilots every six months, and Dana Air has not shied away from the training,” he said.
Mr. Omole said the airline had been training its pilots year in, year out.
“We still have seven pilots that are still under training, and about a month from now, we will be doing more decorations,’’ he said.

Mr. Omole said the five pilots that were decorated had gone through various flight trainings in and outside the country.
He said that three of them were First Officers while the two pilots had been promoted to Captain.
According to him, Dana Air remains committed to safety and comfort of its passengers, and will continue to do that by building the capacity of its workforce.
While congratulating the pilots, he urged them to maintain the airline’s safety records and serve the best interests of passengers.
NAN reports that the trainees are Ayotunde Ilesanmi, Afolabi Damilola, Wahab Lawal, Ibrahim Kazeem and Slyvester Kalu.
One of the trainees, Slyvester Kalu, thanked the management on behalf of the trainees for giving them the opportunity to serve the airline better.
Mr. Kalu promised that they would always ensure safety standards for the benefit of the airline’s esteemed passengers.






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Download Tonee_C - Bad Like That!!! Out Now

Port Harcourt-based fast-rising rap artiste drops his first single for the year (2K18) titled, "Bad Like That", a follow-up of his first hit jam "Lyrical Gentleman" and a trap refix of Olamide's "WO" he dropped sometime ago October/November last year. 

"Bad Like that" confirms Tonee C's 'rumored' lyrical prowess and versatility and he is no doubt an artiste to watch out for in 2018. 

This jam would definitely get you dancing on your feet. The afro-hip hop song was self produced and mixed/mastered by two of Port Harcourt's finest; Obosaino & Tami Tamx.

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Port Harcourt monorail...A fairytale

 

The fate of the Port Harourt monorail, which was the pet project of the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi now hangs in the balance, as Governor Nyesom Wike has revealed that a committee has been set up to review it and advise his administration, accordingly.

Speaking with journalists, in Abuja, the governor said the committee has been empowered to do a cost/benefit analysis of the project, to see whether it was economically advisable to continue it or halt further works, given the current financial position of the state.

Governor Wike  said; “We have set up a committee to look at the cost/benefit analysis of the project.  We want to see how much it will take to complete the project vis-à-vis the financial situation of the state-especially looking at the drop in oil revenue.

“I won’t just go ahead.  We will go or we won’t go on. Because we have to allow the experts to sit down, look at it critically and advise us.  And we have to harvest the inputs of Rivers people.  The money is not my money.  So if they come up and tell us it will take so much to finish, we will look at our financial position. Like I said, if we had a proper handover, we would have already done a financial analysis of the monorail.

“I won’t say here we will not continue and I will not say we will continue, until the committee comes with their findings.

“Part of the problem we have in our society is that people don’t do cost/benefit analysis of projects before they undertake them.

The fate of the Port Harourt monorail, which was the pet project of the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi now hangs in the balance, as Governor Nyesom Wike has revealed that a committee has been set up to review it and advise his administration, accordingly.

Speaking with journalists, in Abuja, the governor said the committee has been empowered to do a cost/benefit analysis of the project, to see whether it was economically advisable to continue it or halt further works, given the current financial position of the state.

Governor Wike  said; “We have set up a committee to look at the cost/benefit analysis of the project.  We want to see how much it will take to complete the project vis-à-vis the financial situation of the state-especially looking at the drop in oil revenue.

“I won’t just go ahead.  We will go or we won’t go on. Because we have to allow the experts to sit down, look at it critically and advise us.  And we have to harvest the inputs of Rivers people.  The money is not my money.  So if they come up and tell us it will take so much to finish, we will look at our financial position. Like I said, if we had a proper handover, we would have already done a financial analysis of the monorail.

“I won’t say here we will not continue and I will not say we will continue, until the committee comes with their findings.

“Part of the problem we have in our society is that people don’t do cost/benefit analysis of projects before they undertake them.

- See more at: http://www.kingsleyigbinosablog.com/2015/06/port-harcourt-monorail-may-not-continue.html#sthash.e1bcnFE1.A8hFKAfB.dpuf

The fate of the Port Harourt monorail, which was the pet project of the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi now hangs in the balance, as Governor Nyesom Wike has revealed that a committee has been set up to review it and advise his administration, accordingly.

Speaking with journalists, in Abuja, the governor said the committee has been empowered to do a cost/benefit analysis of the project, to see whether it was economically advisable to continue it or halt further works, given the current financial position of the state.

Governor Wike  said; “We have set up a committee to look at the cost/benefit analysis of the project.  We want to see how much it will take to complete the project vis-à-vis the financial situation of the state-especially looking at the drop in oil revenue.

“I won’t just go ahead.  We will go or we won’t go on. Because we have to allow the experts to sit down, look at it critically and advise us.  And we have to harvest the inputs of Rivers people.  The money is not my money.  So if they come up and tell us it will take so much to finish, we will look at our financial position. Like I said, if we had a proper handover, we would have already done a financial analysis of the monorail.

“I won’t say here we will not continue and I will not say we will continue, until the committee comes with their findings.

“Part of the problem we have in our society is that people don’t do cost/benefit analysis of projects before they undertake them.

- See more at: http://www.kingsleyigbinosablog.com/2015/06/port-harcourt-monorail-may-not-continue.html#sthash.e1bcnFE1.A8hFKAfB.dpuf

Cell phones are dangerous

Cell phones have long surpassed being a just a device to make calls and receive messages. Our dependency on its numerous features has got us enslaved. Today, almost all of us can’t survive without our indispensable communication gadget. And it has gone a step further, whether single or not, mobile phones have becoming a sleeping companion to people globally.  There’s hardly any of us who goes to bed without it. Despite health warnings of radiation, we still keep it next to our faces near the pillow or at the most, within an arm’s reach on the bed side table. Well, it’s time to change all of that...
Health warnings
Recently, the California Department of Health warned that the public need to keep their mobile phones several feet away from them to reduce health risks and radiation exposure. The state released guidance for reducing exposure to cell phone radiation, surrounded by mounting evidence that mobile use may be linked to cancer, attention, mental health and reproductive health issues. Using low frequency radio signals to transmit information, cell phones put us at risk of unhealthy radiation, especially when streaming or downloading large files.
Though research has not definitively proven cell phone radiation is dangerous, there have been enough studies linking the two to exercise caution, especially for children. The California statewide notice issued warnings that citizens should make some distance between their mobiles and their bodies. The radio frequency (RF) energy cell phones use to transmit information are at the bottom of the radiation totem poll, but research suggests that our frequent, close-range exposure to cell phones may be enough to endanger us.
“Keeping a phone directly on the body has never been a good idea,” says Dr Devra Davis of the Environmental Health Trust. In fact, cell phone makers themselves seem to agree. Apple, for example, includes an ‘RF exposure’ notice in the iPhone’s settings. Health studies have shown evidence that mobile phone exposure may cause tumours in the brain or ears, where the body is frequently in contact with the gadget. Though research on RF’s effects on children specifically is fairly limited, many psychologists have already warned that cell phone use may be linked to poorer attention, mental health and sleep for adolescents.
International studies “have show that men who keep their phone in their pockets the longest have lowest sperm count, with most damage,” says Dr Davis. “Many people keep their phones in their pockets for hours a day, especially in the summer with thinner exposures will be far greater,” she adds. Contemporary cell phone signals use “the weakest signals, but strength of the signals is not an issue when comes to biological effect. It’s not the power, it’s the irregular nature of signal,” says Davis.
Experts speak
Dr Ramakant Deshpande, oncologist, Asian Cancer Institute, says, “Ionisation can impact children; studies have shown it’s effects on the central nervous system is higher. Children have greater exposure to cellphones and this needs to be reduced to avoid any long term health hazards.”
Radiation from cellphones have the potential to cause cancer; there has been an increase in benign tumours but not all cancers. Cellphones are very useful in daily life and it is not possible to completely stay away from them. It is suggested that a balance should be maintained and cellphones have to be used with care and precaution, cautions Dr Deshpande.
Reproductive health
Dr Bandita Sinha, gynaecologist and infertility specialist, World of Women clinic, says that cell phone radiation can be harmful and will affect fertility, although there are no studies that prove the statistics of this radiation and its impact. However, it is advisable to keep cell phones several feet away from one’s body.
“If cell phones are kept closer to one’s body for a longer period, it can.

£142m deal: Barcelona sign Liverpool ace

Barcelona have signed Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool for a reported £142 million

FC #Barcelona and #Liverpool FC have reached an agreement for the transfer of #PhilippeCoutinho. The player will sign a contract for the remainder of the season and five more, and will have a #buyout clause of 400 million euros

9ice debunks pregnancy rumours

The gongo aso crooner who has made it publicly clear several times that he wants many kids has gone ahead to debunk the pregnancy claims circulating round.

He posted this on his Instagram page below.

@9iceofficial -  @instablog9ja @pulsenigeria247 please make una promote pabanbari #Pabanbari  #tonight and #loveyoulikekilode. I know bad news sell more but please help an upcoming.  Mind you no one is pregnant for me. If anyone is I will be the first to tell you not Stelladimokokus.....na 20 I deh go na 4 I still get...happy new @pulsenigeria247 happy new year @instablog9ja happy new year @officiallindaikeji .. Thank you.
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Ross Barkley becomes Antonio Conte's first January signing

Ross Barkley joins Chelsea from Everton on a five-and-a-half-year contract and the 24-year-old midfielder will wear the number 88 shirt.