mo Sacks 1,400 LG Workers

One thousand and four hundred local governments workers in Imo were sacked last week, according to the state’s chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees.

The chairman, Mr Ndubuisi Uchehara, while confirming the sack on Thursday in Owerri, declared, however, that the union would not confront the state government over it.

He said, “As a responsible union, we only act when the rights of legitimate worker are infringed upon.

“When you are an absentee worker, labour cannot protect you when you are visited with the right punishment.

“When you reside in Abuja and draw monthly salaries from a local government in Imo, such persons are not worth NULGE’s time and efforts.

“But there are also cases of people, who were wrongfully treated; the union is already handling such cases with Gov. Rochas Okorocha.”

He expressed optimism that people with proven cases of injustice would have their situations addressed.

“Such persons should not panic; we shall put in everything to resolve their matters,” he said.

The sack hit workers from across the 27 Local Government Areas of the state.

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How To Make Bathing Soap [bar: Antisceptic & Medicated]

Soap making is a business you can venture into in this period of reccession, with little capital worth of #2000.

Soap making business is lucrative and offers reliable and constant revenue for business men and women who are producing and those marketing soap wholesale or retail. If you are in doubt, please ask the nearest soap seller on your street how often he or she visits the market to replenish his or her stock.

Different types of soap are produced daily and they include – laundry soap, bathing soap, antiseptic soap, detergent and a host of others. The modes of producing them the chemicals used are slightly different.

Our focus here is on how to produce bathing soap on a small scale. There are various methods of production, but two are outstanding. The hot and cold method. The hot method involves boiling the chemicals in a mixture.


CHEMICALS
A Oil: the commonly used oil for soap production includes.

Palm kernel oil
Fatty acid
Bleached palm oil (tests raw palm oil and make sure it does not contain common salt by adding little quantity of fermented caustic soda into it. Then mix with stick, if it blends together the oil is okay for use

B Caustic soda: this is the base chemical used in the production of soap. It is whitish in colour and sugar like

C Soda ash: increases the quantity of soap also acts as a foaming agent improves hardness of soap. It is whitish in colour and garri like

D Sodium sulphate: it increases the quantity of soap and increases the durability of soap. it is whitish in colour and in powdery form

E Kaolin or calcium: it acts as a forming agent. it is whitish in colour and in powdery state

G Colourant: this determine the colour of soap, it might liquid or powder

H Perfume: this determine the odour of soap e.g rose, h&R, B&B, Apple, Lemon, Blue Water, passion etc.


FERMENTATION
This is a process whereby the powdery chemical s e.g caustic soda, ash, sodium sulphate e.t.c is turn into solution before use. Two plastic bowls are required for the fermentation

BOWL (1) CAUSTIC SODA+KAOLIN
One (1) cup of caustic soada plus one sixth (1/6) of kaolin plus 3 cups of water is fermented for atleast 48 hours. For best result, leave it for 5-7 days.

1 caustic soda + 1/6 kaolin + 3 cup of water the least hydrometer reading should be 1275 maximum, if not up to it, add more water and cover the bowl for 48 hours.

BOWL 2- SODA ASH +SODIUM SULPHATE
One (1) cup of soda ash plus one eight (1/ cup of sodium sulphate plus 4 cups of water (i.e 1 soda ash + 1/8 sodium sulphate + 4 cups of water) is fermented for atleast 24 hours. The least hydrometer should be 1200


FORMATIONS

COLD METHOD

NOTE: You make sure you stir continuously and properly as you add each of the elements and it must be in one direction.

Get another empty bowl and add the following: 4 cups of p.k.o + + stirring + colourant (optional) + stirring + 2 cups solution from bowl 1 (caustic soda + calcium) + stirring + 1 cup of solution from bowl 2 (soda ash + sodium sulphate) + stirring + 1/6 silicate ( silicate makes the soap to be lustre and shinning) + stirring + perfume + stirring .
NOTE: You stir until it become pap like before pouring into mould. After 5 hours, remove the soap for cutting to the desired shapes.

HOT METHOD

1 Put on your heating system
2 Put tank or drum on the heating system
3 Measure oil 4 cups into the boiler and allow it to heat up
4 Add colourant and allow it to mix properly with the oil
5 Add the fermented caustic soda + kaolin 2 cups and stir
6 Add the fermented soda ash +sodium sulphate 1 cup and stir
7 Add silicate 1/6 and stir
8 Continue to stir until pap-like mixture is formed and remove boiler from the heating system
9 After the addition of perfume, Stir vigorously again (in one direction)
10 Transfer the mixture into your soap mould
11 After 5 hours cut the soap into tables, if wooden mould is adopted, the other moulds are always on proper shapes
12 Put your identification stamps and package soap for sale

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Lagos Airport Cleaner Who Returned Cash, Phones, Other Items Promoted

Mr Abayomi Oluwole, a cleaner at Murtala Mohammed Airport (MMA2), in Lagos, has been promoted to the position of Supervisor because of his honesty.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), recalls that Oluwole had on July 30, returned a passenger’s items to the security desk.
Oluwole found a bag containing cash, two cheque books, one international passport, two iPhone 5 handsets and car’s papers, among others and handed them over to security officials at the terminal.

They handed them over to the owner, who was full of praises for his honest conduct.


On Thursday, the management of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2), honoured Oluwole.

Capt. Jari Williams, the Chief Executive Officer of BASL, presented Oluwole with a Certificate of Commendation, a table fridge and money.

Williams said the gesture was aimed at promoting the culture of truthfulness and uprightness in the work place.


“What the young man has done, without being prompted, is a reflection of what BASL instills in its staff and service providers: that honesty, service delivery and good customer-relation pay”, he said.


According to him, the vision of the terminal operator is to keep to best practices, doing things the right way, and providing top notch services from time to time to satisfy passengers’ needs and expectations.

Williams advised Oluwole to continue the good work, noting that honesty with hard work have rewards.

Mrs Ikeoluwapo Erinoluwa, Head, Human Resource, BASL, said the gesture was to promote the values that Oluwole’s action symbolised and to encourage others to emulate him.

Oluwole is an employee of Spakleen Professional, the concessionaire in charge of MMA2 upkeep. (NAN)

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Bilkis Rafiu, Female Vulcanizer In Kwara State With Swag

What Man Can Do, Woman Can Do It Better. Bilkis Rafiu, 35, the only female vulcanizer in Kwara State. She hails from Oke-Oyin, Ilorin East LG. She's married to one Aremu & blessed with four children. Her workplace is located at Oke Adini, Kulende area, Ilorin, Kwara state.

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