Facebook to test ‘sad’ and ‘angry’ buttons on their sites; rejects ‘dislike’ button

Most times I’ve had some kind of reactions to someone’s post or comments on facebook and I was like, “why does facebook has no so and so button?” I know I’m not alone in this, that many of us have been there, but not to worry, facebook will soon start testing some new features which can allow its users to show or express some certain range of emotions while they update their status or comment on any post. But a bit of the little unfortunate thing is that they have said that there will not be any ‘dislike’ button.

Facebook recently said in a statement, “we are testing Reactions, an extension of the ‘like’ button, to  give you more ways to share your reactions to a Facebook post in a quick and easy way.” The world’s largest social network, Facebook, have been pressed for years to launch a ‘dislike’ button to make up for the existing ‘like’ button which helps users show that they like the post.

A trial had already begun in Ireland and Spain which allowed users to select six emotions as well as the ‘like’ button on their posts which included: sad, angry, love, yay, wow and haha.

When contacted on this, Mark Zukerberg, Facebook Chief Executive said, “users wanted the ability to express empathy because not every moment is a good moment.” “

Now, it’s a much broader range of human emotions you can express, Reactions would give users greater ways of engaging with stories and contents” said Chris Toss, Facebook product manager, as spoke to the Irish national broadcaster RTE.  He also said that the social network decided a ‘dislike’  button would not ‘add value’ to the site.

For social network algorithms, ‘liking’ something especially on facebook has a way of engaging users with stuff they like  and also provides for targeted advertising. Toss continuing also said, “if you are coming for humorous content and saying ‘haha’ to lots of funny cat videos, down the road we might use that to show you more cat videos, but as of the initial test, you won’t see any of that”.

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Jumia Nigeria ‘Collabos’ with MTN Nigeria for Complete Zero Free Data

The biggest and fastest-growing online shopping mall in Africa – Jumia, has collaborated with MTN Nigeria to dole out a zero-data app called Jumia zero-data app. This was done in  a bid to reducing data costs which, of course, is the greatest Goliath facing mobile internet access in Nigeria.

In recognition of the above fact, Jumia’s Zero Data app will offer, for free, a full access to online shopping on the app provided it was run on a device using and MTN sim.

Commenting on this development, the CEO of Jumia Africa, Mr. Martin Nicholas said, “we are proud of this new partnership with MTN that will undoubtedly lead to an increasing value for our customers. We believe that a better internet access and even more mobile will foster economic development for both small businesses and Nigeria as a whole; therefore, in  order to provide the best customer experience, it is time for jumia to make its services available for more people anywhere at any given time.”

One can download the Jumia app free of charge and enjoy zero data access charges while roaming about on the Jumia online shop for various products; other sites like Kaymu and Jovago can be accessed through this app.

So what are you waiting for? Download the Jumia app on your phone using your MTN sim or send JUMAPP to 131 (SMS) to get the download link.

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The best and most-proven ways to conserve the power on your smartphone’s battery

One of the greatest disappointments you may have practically witnessed with your smartphones is the reckless abandon with which the battery of your smartphone runs down. This should be of no amazement to you given the varying capabilities and multi functionality of the type of smartphones prevalent in our market nowadays. 

Until we get those ‘out of this world’ phones which can run continuously for weeks without running down, the only option we have now for getting the best out of those mobile devices is to find ways to maximize the battery life of the device we now have. Let us look at the ways we can excellently manage the power on our mobile devices.

Switch off your data connection

The chief battery sucker on your smartphones is unarguably the status of your data connection. There are many advantages of putting off your data connection when you are not using it but for the benefit of staying within our context, we will be looking at how it helps to secure our battery life.

Off course we know that when the data connection is on, many things like automatic update of applications, notifications from some apps, updates on latest news, high scores on some games and many other things inevitably come in. the big gist there is that each time we get that notification or update, your phone lights up, vibrates and probably makes some kind of sounds. All these take a particular chunk of power in your phone. Also, for your phone to receive those notifications, it has to take extra power to connect to the base station and this takes power.

Deactivate radio functions when not in use

Whenever your smartphones searches for signals, energy is highly consumed from your smartphone. Things like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, hotspots, 3G etc will always continue to scan and search for signals and stronger connections anytime they are on whether you are using it or not. The hook is that these repeated searches always take a greater chunk of your battery power.

The point is that you switch them off when not in use or look for zones with very high signals for strong connection and receptivity to stop the constant searching and connection to the radio networks.

Close every app you are not using

Applications running in the background of your phone must be ‘drinking’ the energy on your battery whether you like it or not. The fact is that as that application is running,  your battery power is going. Many folks just go ahead to minimize the apps or click on the home icon thinking that they closed the app but they actually did not.

So take your time and locate the ‘exit’ or ‘close’ button on that application and click on it; confirm the closure with a ‘yes’ if required.

Turn off vibrations

You might require the phone vibrations when you are in a meeting or a place where it might be embarrassing for your phone to ring out. But when not in such a condition, it is advisable to have your phones ring out than vibrate because it takes more energy from your phone. Some games also have vibrations on them, you can deactivate them also.

The hook there is that your phone’s speakers alone vibrate when the phone is ringing but it is your entire phone that is vibrating courtesy of a motorized vibrator inside your phone; put it off.

Maintain optimal temperature on your smartphones

Simple observation tells us that our battery runs down faster when it is hot. So do everything possible to reduce the temperature of your phone. Some of us either by omission or commission, some of us leave our phones under direct sunlight e.g. car dashboards or leaving your phones inside a closed parked car.

Also, using the 3G network connectivity can increase the temperature of your phone at times. So minimize it or use it only when necessary. The last thing your smartphones need is heat; so expel them.

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Have you activated your own MTN FREE unlimited calls?

Have You Activated your own MTN FREE Unlimited Calls?

I still find it hard to believe that this is MTN Nigeria! Imagine when everyone around me here since last week have been making unlimited, I mean unlimited calls on their MTN lines. I was actually skeptical about it because I could not believe this was a promo from MTN of all networks.

In a jiffy, I dashed out to get my MTN line and tried my luck; all to my great surprise, MTN gave me free unlimited calls for one week just for N150. I immediately called one of my old school friends, an opposite sex; guess what, we spoke for 1 hour, 45 minutes at a stretch, and since then, I have almost called all my friends who use MTN numbers on my phonebook.

The good news is that you too can enjoy this and it is very, very simple to activate but the little ‘not too good’ news is that not everyone is qualified for this beautiful promo, the criteria they use in selecting  qualified MTN subscribers for the promo, I can’t just tell. Just follow these easy steps to check whether you are eligible and then activate it if successful.

From your MTN line, dial *142# and you will immediately receive a response telling you that you are eligible or ineligible for the offer. If you are eligible, you will see something like this:

1.      Pay N50 and enjoy FREE MTN to MTN  calls daily

2.      Pay N200 and enjoy FREE MTN to MTN calls for 7 days

Reply with either 1 or 2 according to how and what you want and you are good to go… make calls like a big man which you are.

Please, this is not a cheat and will never be; it is an official promo from MTN Nigeria to their faithful subscribers.

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Corps Members to smile to the bank as NYSC secures N200 million bank loan facility

Corps Members with the entrepreneurial mindset who have also undergone the SAED training in the NYSC camp will soon have a cause to rejoice as the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brig.-Gen. Johnson Bamidele Olawumi has made it known that The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) had secured over N200 million bank facility for disbursement to corps members as loans to enable them start their businesses.

He made this known when the Commander, Guards Brigade, Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Musa Yusuf, paid him a courtesy call in the NYSC Headquarters in Abuja on Friday.

“That has been a challenge;" he said,  "we train these corps members in the camp after the camp we have partners all over the country where corps members also receive training throughout the service year.

According to Olawumi, the National Youth Service Corps has so far trained over 400,000 corps members since the commencement of its skills acquisition programme in over twelve (12) different skills.

He said that the NYSC, under the sponsorship of the World Bank, is currently partnering with an international organisation to train corps members who are interested in going into the building and property development sector.

“Now, the issue is that when they get this training they don’t have start-up capital but we have been doing a lot to see there is opportunity for them to get startup capital. We have the NYSC foundation as we speak, the NYSC foundation has just approved loan worth N10 million for corps members and Corps members based on the business plan they submit could get as much as N250, 000 and N400, 000”.

The Director-General said that they have also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bank of Industry though it is yet to take off but are working on it. He also made it clear that an agreement has been reached with the Heritage Bank to set aside a budget of N200 million package where Corps Members can have access to soft loans  with their discharge certificate as the only collateral they need.

Further more on the issue, he said, “ We are also talking with Central Bank Governor to see that a micro credit loan could be arranged specially to address corps members in this category.”

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Why You don’t need Recharge Cards

Why You Don’t Need Recharge Cards

With the level of technological advancement hitting the Nigerian banking sector, don’t be surprised that in the future (not so far from now), recharge cards will be a thing of the past.

We have had several technological developments in banks, the latest being the mobile recharge system. No matter where you are, all you need is just an account with the bank and a registered phone number with which you receive alerts. As a matter of fact, if you are receiving alerts already on your phone, you are already seconds away from delving into this life-easing and enjoyable auto-recharge system.

Since I came in contact with this information, I can’t remember the last time I bought a physical recharge card as this has relegated the idea.  You can decide to top up your account directly or get the recharge pin sent to your phone or the phone number you want to bless.

This also relegates to oblivion the idea of borrowing airtime credit from service providers only for them to sweep your airtime the moment you load them; how annoying this can be especially when you have forgotten you are owing them.

We’ll be giving you the procedures for some of the Nigerian banks

First Bank

Just dial *894* amount #

You can also download the FirstMonie app to recharge directly from there

First City Monument Bank (FCMB)

Just dial *389*214* amount #

You can also download the FCMB mobile app to download to recharge directly from there

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB)

Dial *737* amount #

Also download the GTB mobile app for mobile phone recharge and funds transfer

Fidelity Bank

Just dial *710* amount #

Sterling Bank

Dial *822* amount #

Wema Bank

 Dial *322*035* amount #

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NYSC Federal Allowance Increase – Why all the Fuss?

NYSC camp

Trending on social media now is the issue of the purported increase in the federal government monthly allowance of National Youth Service Corps members.

Hardly will you visit any forum of corps members on the internet without seeing multiple posts in that line either trying to pull the legs of members or trying to insinuate something they think should be the right thing to be done by Mr. President at the moment.

We hear different things like “the ‘allawee’ has been increased from N19,800 to N49,800” while others leave it at a modest N39,800. Some bloggers have also not helped issues as they have gone to the extent of publishing false and misleading information with some illegal ‘proofs’ about the increase on them. Some corps members have also posted things that suggest they already have it all sorted out with all the information they need to be sure that the rumours were true.

So the big question follows – does this matter warrant all these noise being made about it or not? Is it worth all the anxiety being accorded it?

Common sense should tell us that if such thing is on the table, it can never be a hidden news or agenda; even the birds will carry the news. Such things should not be a clandestine idea that will keep us refreshing social media web pages; our national dailies and the electronic media will surely pounce on this kind of information and do a great job of making sure that every ant on the street gets a wind of the information even before the bloggers get such news.

So for the benefit of our corps members, please relax and enjoy the little allowance you have now, zero your mind concerning the ‘allawee increase’ to save yourself the trauma and heart attack that comes with this kind of rumours. The increase will come when it will come and there is absolutely little or nothing you can do about it; so relax and serve your nation – Under the Sun or in the Rain! 

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New Gmail’s ‘Undo Send’ feature; Users Can Now Recall Sent Mails

We all know how important our words can be whether spoken or written. Imagine sending a beautifully constructed romantic love letter to your mother instead of your girlfriend or a strictly official letter meant for your boss to someone else. Have you ever sent a mail to someone and after a second thought regretted sending it? Maybe because it was sent to the wrong recipient or you forgot to add attachments or something. Google inc. has got the solution.

Gmail users can now have their sent messages retrieved with this ‘undo send’ feature so long as it is clicked within 30 seconds of hitting the ‘send’ button.

It was in its testing stage before but has been officially added as one of the official Gmail features but for one to be able to use this feature, you must have enabled the undo send feature in the Gmail settings.

How to enable Gmail ‘Undo Send’ feature

1.       Click the gear in the top right

2.       Select Settings

3.       Scroll down to Undo Send and click Enable

4.       Set the cancellation period i.e. the amount of time you choose to decide to unsend an email

5.       Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Save Changes

Peradventure you turned on Undo Send in Gmail Labs, you need not worry because your Undo send feature will still be turned on by default

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There are plans to make the NYSC scheme voluntary – NYSC DG

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier-General Johnson Bamidele Olawumi has made it known that plans are already underway to make the NYSC scheme voluntary.

Speaking to President Muhammadu Buhari on the issue when a delegation of the Federal Ministry of Youth Development led by Mrs.  Rabi Jimeta, the Permanent Secretary, paid a courtesy call on the president Wednesday, the DG said, “This, is to reduce the corps population and make the programme more sustainable.”
Speaking further on the issue, the permanent secretary made it clear that the number of corps members participating in the scheme has been on the increase since after its inception. “The annual enrolment of corps participants had increased from 2,364 at its inception in 1974 to 229,016 in 2014.

Given the increasing number of tertiary institutions, our projection is that the number of corps participants may rise to 300,000 by year 2020”, Jimeta said.
The president also affirmed that his administration firmly believes in the NYSC and its vision of national integration.

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Buhari - I firmly believe in NYSC

  President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that his administration is committed to taking all necessary action in maintaining the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme.

He made this known on Wednesday 5th August, after receiving a briefing from a delegation of the Federal Ministry of Youth Development led by Mrs.  Rabi Jimeta, the Permanent Secretary; saying that the NYSC programme was still relevant for national integration and unity and also expressed his trust that the objectives of its formation in 1973 was still very relevant.
Rightly commenting on the issue, Buhari said, “I firmly believe in NYSC and I think it should remain a national programme to promote integration.

Whenever I go home to Daura, I look out for Corps members from Lagos, Aba and other parts of the country and I am always thrilled to learn that except for the NYSC, some of them have never left their states of origin to visit other cities in the country.”
Jimeta had earlier on brought to the notice of the president the increasing number of participants in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)n scheme which is posing a challenge to the scheme due to the dwindling revenue accruing from the national budget which is failing  to cater for their needs.

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HOW TO STOP UNSOLICITED MESSAGES FROM MTN

I know how much you hate it when you hear the message tone on your phone and the accompanying buzz of your phone's vibration only to see one useless message from MTN advertising one of their services or telling you to subscribe to a certain this or that while maybe you were expecting an alert or a romantic text from a sweetheart.

If you get such messages, you are not alone. As I write this, I have not less than 300 messages on my father's phone all from MTN and their allies.

So if you normally get messages from numbers like 5021, 5030, 5032, 5031, 4100 and their likes, just do this simple thing and you are on your way to 'ahaa!'

• Just send STOP to 33111 

You should get a text that resembles this "You will be removed from our campaign database within 24hours, thank you"

Yeah! You just did it, so enjoy your peace from their 'wahala'.
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CORPS MEMBER DIES IN IMO STATE

News reaching our news desk reports that the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced the murder of another corps member,  Akpanika Hope Frampton, who until his death served in Imo State. This news came barely two weeks after the murder of a female corps member, Yetunde Shukurat Idowu, in Ilorin, Kwara State.

A statement from the national secretariat of NYSC reports that Akpanika,  who hailed from Calabar Municipal Local Government Area of Cross River State, was  murdered at his residence about 5p.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2015 with stabs of knife on his body.
Until his death, The late corps member, was mobilised for the 2014 Batch ‘C’ and deployed to Imo State, and was subsequently posted to Christ the Saviour Secondary School, Aboh Mbaise, for his primary assignment. 

The statement also records that the Director General of NYSC, Brig. General Johnson Olawumi, had dispatched a team of officers from the NYSC Directorate Headquarters, Abuja, led by the Director, Corps Welfare and Inspectorate, Mr. Michael Ahile, accompanied by the Head of Legal Unit, Mr. Ahmed Tijani Ibrahim and Assistant Director Protocol and Publicity, Mr. Eddy Megwa, to among other things visit the scene of the murder, liaise with security agencies and traditional institutions in Imo State to ensure that those responsible for the murder of the said corps member are fished out and brought to book.

He (The DG) further appealed to the security agencies, traditional rulers, and the good people of Imo State to do everything within their power to safeguard lives and property of corps members deployed to their states.

“The DG also called on corps employers and corps members’ host communities to see the safety and welfare of corps members posted to them as their primary responsibility.  He warned that henceforth the NYSC will not fold its hands and allow criminal elements to continue to threaten its operations by mindless and senseless killing of corps members serving the nation.” He furtherThe management of NYSC however sympathised with the family and friends of the late corps member  over the irreparable loss of a compatriot on national service.

EVERYTHING YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE YOU GO TO THE NYSC ORIENTATION CAMP

As we go into an endless wait for the call up letters, I think we should use this opportunity to spell out some of the things we need to put in place to ensure a hitch-free and enjoyable camp. Knowing these things will sure get you relaxed and help you avoid the mistake of being sent  back to wherever you came from. So watch out for these things and adhere to them

1.       YOU MUST PREPARE YOURSELF

First of all, just know that the NYSC orientation camp is not your father’s home. You are going into a life purposely packaged to prepare you to be able to meet the challenges of life and be able to adapt to any life condition wherever you find yourself. First, military men are everywhere, so prepare your mind to face the disciplined life of the army and be ready to keep the rules of the camp that will be spelt out to you to the letter.

2.       YOU WILL BE NEEDING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS

a.       Statement of Result or Original Certificate:  This is very important. If you don’t have it, you can be sent back or out of camp

b.      Call-up Letter:  Please don’t forget this one and don’t ever try laminating it

c.       School ID cards:  if you have submitted this, carry your school alumni ID cards

d.      Passports:  you’ll be registered once you come into camp. 15 pieces can serve.

e.      Your spiritual book…

3.       YOUR KITS

You’ll definitely be given some in the camp but please, carry your own while going. These include:

a.       2 pairs of white shirts and shorts

b.      White pair of canvass 

c.       Waist bag

d.      Two pairs of white socks

4.       YOUR CONVENIENCES

Take them with you as a matter of necessity

a.       Your bathroom slippers

b.      White bedsheets and pillow cases

c.       Your disinfectants

d.      Handkerchiefs

e.      Coolers

f.        Cutleries

g.       Add-ons

h.      And so much money(I bet you’ll not enjoy the food in camp)

i.         Ladies’ things (Ladies only)

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6 THINGS YOU MUST DO BEFORE YOU CAN PASS POST-UTME EXAM (THE UNN SPECIMEN)

Thank God you made it by passing your JAMB and reaching the cut-off marks of your choice institution; but there is still a very heavy and high hurdle to cross.  You might not know, but hundreds of thousands of students are still jostling for that admission slot you are envying. So you need an added advantage that will give you an extra edge over them as the purpose of that screening is the get the best out of the best of all the students that applied for admission in the institution.

Since it is no longer news that Post UTME exams is now the order of the day in Nigeria before one can be eligible to be admitted in any higher institution of learning in Nigeria just prepare your mind to scale through the Post-UTME exams as this  can be a daunting task considering the intricacies and logistics that hugely underscores it. So for one to be sure of his high marks that will guarantee him admission into any Nigerian higher institution of learning especially UNN, which we are using here as a case study,  you must be able and willing to do the following:

1.       CHANGE YOUR MINDSET

This is very important especially if you have ever tried writing the PUTME before but did not reach the desired cut-off marks for your choice course of study. You need to understand that this is a whole new start and another fresh opportunity for you to grab what you are seeking for. 

Even if you have not written before, prepare your mind very well knowing that this is a fresh endeavour for you and it is not as hard as you may have heard or anticipated. If you do what you need to do and follow some of the other things that I will still tell you, nothing can stand on your way to gaining your desired admission.

2.       COVER YOUR JAMB SYLLABUS 

Truth be told, students are now so lazy to read and they in turn expect high marks in their exams. Let me categorically state here that this will not work; so first things first: make sure that you have covered the topics and notes on them as stipulated in your JAMB syllabus.True, you must have attempted this to an extent and that is why you reached the school cut-off marks but you really need to give it a more detailed attention since you are fighting for a very important thing.

3.       SOLVE A LOT OF PAST QUESTIONS

In addition to covering your syllabus, you need to try out your hands with JAMB past questions. A school like UNN have been known to draw its PUTME questions directly from JAMB past questions. I must confess this really helped me a lot. If you diligently bulldoze those questions and have them at the very tips of your fingers, it will save you a whole lot of time in the exam proper – making it much like one of your practice sessions.

UNN TVSS solutionn set

Another thing the past questions do is that it helps you to access yourself and know your level of preparedness to face the exams. It tells you which of the topics you have to revisit again for a memory refresher. Believe me it can boost your confidence level and place you in the correct frame of mind to face the exams.

Be sure to also check out how the school sets its previous exams by also looking for their past questions and studying them. for UNN, the one specified
is a good example. call 08068829255 to get a copy for yourself

4.       ACCLIMATIZE WITH THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

This is very important. Make sure you leave for the school for at least one week before the exam, especially if you have not been to the school before or ever taken PUTME. This singular act has a lot of psychological impact. It can be a serious motivating factor as proximity to the system can be a huge advantage.  Here, you can easily have access to information which flies like wildfire among students in the school.

Moreso, use this period to know your way around the school, your exam procedures and schedules, your exam centre and whatever may be of essential help to you during the exam. 

5.       CONDUCT YOURSELF IN THE EXAM HALL

Also have it at the back of your mind that hundreds of thousands of people are jostling for a limited number of admission slots; so the institution will devise a number of tricks and devices to shove off a lot of people. I know a lot of people who prepared very well, did everything that was supposed to be done but just one flimsy thing denied them the fruit of their labour. Resist every temptation to flout their orders or cheat in the hall or jump around in the hall; I promise you, UNN lecturers will not waste time in tearing your script and sending you out of the exam hall and sincerely, that will be all for you if you are caught in any misconduct.

6.       EXCEPT THE LORD BUILDS A HOUSE

No matter what ever preparation you have made, God has the final say. The Holy Book says, “Except the Lord Builds a house, the builders build in vain’.  You need to crown your efforts with prayers for God desires to favour you.

Thanks for dropping by and I believe this would help you. Watch out for other helps and updates on the registration, directives and the buildup to the Post UTME on this blog (especially if you applied for UNN). We will sure keep you posted. Good luck!

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