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November 22, 2013

Finally, NUC approves Engineering courses for UniAbuja, accredits Medicine, others

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  (By NAN) The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Tuesday announced the accreditation of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and Agriculture. The commission also announced the approval for Engineering courses for the University of Abuja. The Chairman of the Task Team on the accreditation of the College of Medicine and Visiting Professor to NUC, Eugene Okpere, made […]

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INSPIRING: 6th Grade Boy’s Speech About Having Autism Provides Powerful Insight (VIDEO)

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  (By Mairo Danlami) We hear a lot about autism in the news and from families who care for children with autism. We don’t hear nearly often enough, however, from children who actually live with autism. A speech by one young man, Eli Rosenberg, shows that we should do more to help one another. He

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10 Innovative Educational Programmes Run By Google

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  (By Emily Lucas) Google has undoubtedly become one of the world’s leading corporations. They have changed the way we access information and how we learn. It is this last point that has become more predominant for Google in the last few years with their innovative educational programmes from elementary school children to university professors.

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Is the answer to engaging and empowering global youth simpler than we think?… Kiran Sethi – Youth Empowerment Advocate Speaks On Experiential Learning And The ‘I Can’ Teaching Model (VIDEO)

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  (By Uchechukwu Udoji) Last month at the Ideas Festival in Aspen, Design For Change founder Kiran Sethi shared with HuffPost Live the two words that can open doors for children around the world: “I can.” Sethi first spoke about the ‘I Can’ teaching model in a 2009 TED Talk. She then brought the idea

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You Won’t Believe This!… Proof That Babies Know The Scientific Method

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  (By Jeff Dunn) Do you know what the scientific method is? If it’s been awhile since your last science class, you may be saying to yourself ‘oh yeaaa … a little help?’ That’s okay. Turns out you actually knew it as a baby, even if you don’t know it now. That’s because this little

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‘Ghana commits 31% of budget to education as against Nigeria’s 8%’

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  (By NAN) The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities has recommended necessary policy interventions to address the challenges of universities and other higher institutions in the country. Prof. Michael Faborode, Secretary-General of the committee, said that the policy was necessary due to the challenges of weak governance structure and process in the Nigerian higher

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Justin Bieber Advises Teens: ‘In life you’ll make mistakes but you have to be positive and stay strong’

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  (By Mairo Danlami) Justin Bieber has been getting philosophical on Twitter. The Canadian superstar, 19, this morning took to his page to tell fans to keep their chin up even when times are hard. ‘In life u will make mistakes and people will try and tear u down…but u gotta stay positive. Stay strong..and

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Courageous Teen Designs Special Pair of Air Jordan Sneakers After Conquering Cancer

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  (By Dotun Onimole) After weeks in the hospital with a tumour big as the size of a grapefruit in his stomach, 9-year-old Cole Johanson’s parents looked down at him in that Oregon hospital bed and they weren’t sure whether their son would live or die. There was so much pain, and the boy was

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Researchers Finally Develop Device That Translates Sign Language Into Text

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  (By Dotun Onimole) Researchers have developed a novel computer system that enables deaf people to translate gestures used in sign language into text. Using the new technology, people who are deaf or hard of hearing can simply type words and sentences using a keyboard and read those typed to them, researchers said. Researchers Microsoft

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We could soon be paying for shopping using just our FACES with recognition software set to replace bank cards

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  (By Mairo Danlami) Bank cards are already being replaced by phones and wristbands that have payment technology built-in but the latest threat to the lowly plastic in your pocket could be your face. A Finnish startup called Uniqul has launched what it calls the first ever payment platform based on facial recognition. The system

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