(Read Full Details) New Research – Once You Are Above 40 You Work 3 Times In A Week

According to new research, workers older than 40 perform at their best when they work three days a week. A new study has found that cognitive performance of people over 40 increased as the week progressed up to 25 hours a week, and workers’ performed their best at this peak. The research, which was published in Australia’s Hilda Report, with data taken from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia report, revealed that cognitive function began to decline after 25 hours and that middle-aged persons who worked 55 hours revealed results that were worse than those that are unemployed or retired. One of the authors of the study, Professor Colin McKenzie from Keio University, explained that long working hours cause fatigue and stress, which have a significant effect on cognitive function. “The degree of intellectual stimulation may depend on working hours. Work can be a double-edged sword, in that it can stimulate brain activity, but at the same time, long working hours and certain types of tasks can cause fatigue and stress which potentially damage cognitive functions,” he said in an interview with The Independent. “We point out that differences in working hours are important for maintaining cognitive funtioning in middle-aged and elderly adults. This means that, in middle and older age, working part-time could be effective in maintaining cognitive ability.” The study featured 6 500 participants over 40, 3 000 of whom were men. They were told to recite lists of numbers backwards, read words out loud and to match numbers with letters, all of this under pressure. Participants who did not work over 25 hours were found to have the best scores overall. “It’s very difficult to identify the causal effects of the type of work on cognitive functions. People may be selected into certain occupations according to the cognitive abilities,” McKenzie said. “Working full-time – over 40 hours a week – is still better than no work in terms of maintaining cognitive function, but it is not maximising the potential effects of work.” Speaking to BBC, Professor of Economics at Lancaster University Management School Geraint Johnes agrees with the research to some extent, but feels that the study is not sufficient. “The research only looks only at over-40s, and so cannot make the claim that over-40s are different from any other workers. What the authors find is that cognitive functioning improves up to the point at which workers work 25 hours a week and declines thereafter,” he explained. “Actually, at first the decline is very marginal, and there is not much of an effect as working hours rise to 35 hours per week. Beyond 40 hours per week, the decline is much more rapid.”

New Method Scammers Use To Steal Money From People’s Bank Accounts

A young man, Etuky Abasiono, who fell victim to scammers who now use a new method to wipe out money from people’s accounts, shared the story warned people. He wrote: “Aweek ago, I boarded a bus at Obanikoro (Lagos) heading for Costain/Orile, highlighted at Ojuelegba, on getting past the traffic light, I became conscious of the fact that my phone was missing. I dialed my number and it kept ringing & ringing till it was switched off. I kept faith and was hoping for a possible reunion but that was the biggest mistake of my life. Later in the day I dialed my number and it rang, I was glad thinking the fellow had removed my sim from my phone and inserted it into another phone just to get to me but after 3 trials without picking, switched off was all I heard (my android phone has password, so its either my phone was formatted or sim inserted into another phone that made the ringing possible after it was switched off prior to this time, I should have known). Then I became worried but still kept faith, stupidest mistake. While in a bus heading home, I decided to use the phone of the passenger who was right next to me so as to tell my parents I’m phoneless cos they’d be worried for sure, only for me to be told he faced similar situation & had his account emptied using his number, then it dawned on me that they could have been transacting at the time my phone was ringing that evening. I got home & ran to the nearest ATM machine, on seeing my balance my face dropped, they had emptied my account. Didn’t know when I bursted into tears, seeing yourself loose money you worked hard for to a total stranger is not what I will wish even an enemy. I wept at that ATM stand for almost 20 minutes till I was able to gather strength home, I thank God for taking me home cos I still don’t get how I crossed that Ikorodu Expressway seeing 2 oncoming heavily loaded tankers barefooted. I’m not afraid of starting all over but I’m just scared someone else might not take it as light as I did. So I’m using this medium to bring everyone to alertness. Be conscious of your phone!!! How they did the transaction I have no single idea and if you are using GTbank you sure need to double up. Probably if I’d read or was aware of such occurrences, would have just blocked my account & number immediately.

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Federal Polytechnic, Nekede 16 undergraduates docked for cultism

Enwerem stated that the new commissioner of police in the state, Chris Ezike, is committed to reducing cultism and criminal activities.

News reports have revealed that 16 undergraduates of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, Imo state, have been charged to court by the police over their alleged involvement in cult related activities.

The Imo state police command charged the suspects to court on Friday, April 21, 2017.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Andrew Enwerem, via a statement released in Owerri, on Saturday, April 22, 2017, said that the suspects were apprehended on April 14, 2017, in a bush in the Ihiagwa community of the Owerri West Local Government Area.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police also alleged that the suspects were members of a cult group known as Neo black movement of Africa confraternity.
The statement reads in part, “in a renewed onslaught against the menace of cultism in Imo State, operatives of the state police command on April 14,2017, arrested over 16 suspected cultists in a bush in Ihiagwa in the Owerri West LGA. They are members of the Neo black movement of Africa confraternity. Suspects have been charged to court, accordingly.”
Enwerem also claimed that three live cartridges and expended SMG ammunition were recovered from the undergraduates following their arrest.
He listed the names of the suspects as, Oluwoke Herto , 24, leader Of the Neo black movement Of Africa Onyegbule Chukwunenye, 24, Chibueze Okpara, 17, Uzoma Kingsley 25, Chisom Nwosu, 23, Oscar Ojinaka OSCAR, 25, Ebuka Ejekeme,Uchenna Ehum, Christian Ejekeme.
Others are Lucky Anyanwu, Uche Okoro Chinecherem Okeke, Michael Igbokwe, Chima Agugua, Victor Egbu and Nelson.
Enwerem stated that the new commissioner of police in the state, Chris Ezike, is committed to reducing cultism and criminal activities.