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e-voting, the time is now.

As the 2011 general elections approach, the question on everybody’s mind is how do we curb rigging in elections and guarantee free and fair elections.
The answer is e-voting.
Sceptics would naturally ask, is e-voting feasible in Nigeria? We can confidently affirm that e-voting is indeed very possible and feasible in Nigeria.
Polling place electronic voting or Internet voting examples have taken place in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Venezuela, and the Philippines. Why not Nigeria?
A senator representing Ekiti North, Mr. Ayo Arise, has said that electronic voting remains the antidote to election rigging in the country.
Arise stated this in an interview with journalists in Lagos.
“E-voting is not rocket science. People will get used to it. All they need is proper education on usage. When the Global System for Mobile Communications was introduced into the country, there was initial scepticism, but today, most Nigerians have known how to operate GSM. The advantages of e-voting far outweigh its disadvantages.
“The system is equipped with a lot of devices to check rigging. The machines are equipped with 12 hours of battery life in case of power outage.
“This is one solution that will guarantee free and fair elections,” he said.
An electoral voting machine forms a critical part of the fundamental process. All over the world, a well planned and executed election process allows the populace to choose their leader representatives thereby, expressing their franchise and preferences on how they will be governed.
It is therefore significant to emphasize that election e-voting system must be professionally planned, organized, transparently executed and indeed the operational framework must be sufficiently robust to withstand a variety of fraudulent activities. Also, the entire process must be sufficiently transparent and comprehensible to ensure that voters and candidates can accept the results of an election.
Plus they are implemented in such a way that they are much easier to operate than the normal paper ballot system.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM) has successfully used an electronic voting application developed by Naira.com, a business unit of Nigeria's leading ICT firm, Chams Plc.

Naira.com, developed the e-voting application to facilitate the conduct of a transparent, cost-effective and efficient voting exercise.

The application afforded the members of the Institute the chance to vote electronically at the April election of new council members during the Institute's annual general meeting held a few months ago in Lagos using the high-end all-in-one Mac Computers provided by Naira.com.

According to the Registrar of the Institute, Mallam Musa Rabiu, the decision to adopt an e-Voting application is in line with the Institute's vision to be the foremost people management Institute in Africa, respected across the world. He said he was very convinced that application of Information Technology could simplify a lot of things that are currently done manually. “I am a convert of electronic voting and wish that it is deployed in other elections in the country. It has really made things easier and transparent for all to see,” he said.
Of course there would be a lot of challenges involved if this is done in a large scale (nationwide elections) but if it is brought into the system gradually through various organizations, associations then local government and national assembly polls. Who says we cannot have a fully electronic voting process in the 2015 general elections.

In this thought-provoking book, Basil Davidson, a prolific, longtime writer of African history and politics, discusses not only Africa and its overwhelming problems but also draws comparisons of the conditions and the causes of Africa's malaise with those of Central and Eastern Europe both in 1918 and today. He details the legacy of imperialism and the failures of the nation-states of Africa after independence. In a surprising conclusion, Davidson sees the ground for hope "in one or another mode of the politics of participation." He points to the Economic Community for West African States and the Southern African Development Coordination Conference as proposing projects that have "supposed a gradual dismantlement of the nation-statist legacy derived from imperialism, and the introduction of participatory structures within a wide regionalist framework." He reminds us finally that "even those most nationalist of peoples, the English and the French, might before long find themselves without sacred and sovereign frontiers between them." Recommended as a thought-provoking purchase. This insightful book can be purchased at Naira.com.

Watch "The Lion and The Jewel Stage Play".

The Lion and the Jewel, one of the earliest efforts of Wole Soyinka as a playwright, is a fine piece of drama that subverts existing perceptions of love or romance as something meant for the ideal couple, usually a young man and a woman who triumph at the end after a tortuous attempt by a wealthier and older male character to win over the love of the lady in contention. In this play, however, the “civilised teacher”, Lakunle, fails to convince the village beauty, Sidi, to abandon her tradition. He insists that the tradition of paying bride price is “outdated, savage, and primitive”. Sidi, he suggests, should abandon such antiquated custom and marry him so that they will live their lives like white people who drink “tea with milk and sugar” instead of the “primitive palm-wine” associated with African peoples of Ilujinle extraction.
Sidi finds his proposal derisive, and scorns him with reckless abandon. On the other hand, the old traditional ruler, Baroka or the Bale, known in the community as the Village “Lion” deploys native wisdom, traditional etiquette, charm, and verbal vigour to trick the village beauty into taking a trip to his royal bedroom. At the end, he succeeds in deflowering the village jewel while the deluded “modern” teacher continues to fantasize his ideal marriage to her.
Stage plays are a very educational and entertaining form of relaxation for the whole family, (more educational than most of the movies we take our children to see in the cinemas), endearing us with our culture and taking us back to the mindset of people at the time the book was written. The Lion and the Jewel stage play is a classic once in a lifetime experience, you would not want to miss.
This Stage play, directed by Wole Oguntokun promises to be one that would keep the audience spell bound, and leave them yearning for more, two plays come up every Sunday in the month of August at Terra Kulture, visit Naira.com for more information and online ticket purchase.

You may be a victim of software counterfeiting...

People who see the dreaded "you may be a victim of software counterfeiting, ask for genuine Microsoft software" message on the screen of their computer and do nothing, are similar to parents who see their child losing weight and having a temperature rise and ignore it.
This type of negligence is unacceptable, and a lot of us are guilty of 'maltreating' our computer systems by using counterfeited or pirated software and antivirus.
Why should you care that your computer is running on a counterfeit Operating system or software?
Nowadays, you rely on your computer to work for you and to run your business. You store thousands of important documents, photos and music; plus you make purchases entering your paying card information, also entering personal information, such as passwords, and you regularly search the Web.
Imagine what it would be like to lose all these information to hackers or thieves, and have your financial data stolen as a result of malicious or unwanted software running on your computer.
Market research firm IDC reported in a recent study (English only) that obtaining and using pirated/counterfeit software can pose a serious security threat to organizations and individuals. Often, counterfeit software is bundled with malicious and unwanted software that can lead to a corrupted system, a loss of data, and even identity theft. THE RISK OF RUNNING COUNTERFEIT SOFTWARE IS REAL.
Windows is the operating system and the brain behind everything you do on your computer; you can help protect your data by installing only GENUINE Windows Microsoft software on your computer systems.
And we should also not forget Software piracy is an industry-wide problem that has significant impact on the global economy, and affects legitimate businesses that have to compete with those selling counterfeit software. The Global Software Piracy Study (English only) stated that software piracy contributed to nearly $40 billion in global losses.
We should not let another $40 billion go to pirates while risking the safety of our computers and vital information therein while watching legitimate software companies go out of business.
Naira.com is highly in support of curbing piracy and identity theft,
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CHAMS plc signs Concession Agreement with NIMC

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has flagged off the earlier agreed mandate of ensuring that over 100 million Nigerians are captured in the next chrome://foxytunes-public/content/signatures/signature-button.pngNational Identity enrolment exercise in the next two and a half years with the signing of a concession agreement with Front End Partners, the Chams Consortium and Iris One Secure Card Consortium.
Signing the agreement in July 28 in Abuja, the Chairman, Board of Directors of the NIMC, Prince Uche Secondus, stated that the action marked the beginning of the process to delivery of the National Identity Database of 100 million enrolments over the next 30 months from the date registration commenced at the proposed model registration centres to be established across the country by the partners.
This giant stride, he noted, was a necessary commitment that signified governments' resolve to partner with the private sector in order to supply important social infrastructure that would enable government to deliver on its responsibilities: security of lives and properties, and access to consumer credit.
This, he said, would enhance sound economic development through contributing to growth in Gross Domestic Product GDP), creating new economic and employment opportunities, revenue collection and generation among other services that would touch the lives of the poor and improve the image of the nation.
Prince Secondus observed that the task ahead was challenging, from sourcing for funds to financing the roll-out plan, and instituting the necessary security controls and protocols as well as the need for technology transfer.
He assured that there would be no job losses for those who had integrity and the right mindset for the operation of a National Identity Management system in Nigeria and promised the support and cooperation of the board at all times.
In their response, Mr. Demola Aladekomo, Chams Managing Director, and Mr. Mitchell Elegbe, Managing Director of Interswitch and head of IRIS consortium, observed that the task ahead was huge and promised to deliver an effective, efficient, secure and transparent identity management system for the country.
They requested the cooperation of the Federal Government, noting that the project was a sensitive and important for both the government and the concessionaire.

Naira.com is a business Unit within CHAMS plc.

'Arugba' The movie

The film “Arugba” written and directed by Tunde Kelani from the stables of Mainframe Film & Television Productions premiered at major cinemas and film festivals around the world in 2009.
The story potrays a king who brays against corruption while rigorously prosecuting economic reform and handily welcoming foreign investors, (there's no mistaking the spoof of former President Obasanjo here) the leadership portrait and political undertone emerges as the key sub plot in an ornate romance featuring the Arugba - the virgin who carries the sacrificial calabash during the Osun Osogbo festival - and a young dancer intent on winning her. Set against the backdrop of a corrupt society seeking cleansing, rebirth and nationhood, with all the attendant intrigues

Synopsis:
Adetutu is on the threshold of responsibility. She must juggle her role as Arugba in the annual community festival with her studies in the university, she must care for an ailing and grieving friend, contend with a demanding king, a blossoming musical career and her growing fondness for Makinwa- himself a gifted performing artiste - which places a strain on her relationship with other members of her all female musical group. Set against the backdrop of a corrupt society seeking cleansing and rebirth with all the attendant intrigues, Arugba achieves a rare blend of traditional values with urbane sensibilities in a beautiful motion picture that will be talked about for a long time to come.

It is a must watch for the movie-lover, it is sold by Dada store and can be purchased on Naira.com.