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(By Dotun Onimole) Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, said his administration has employed 1200 new teachers to boost teaching and learning in the state public secondary schools. Fashola disclosed this as he presented cheques worth N256 million to 128 public secondary schools in the state, as reward for academic excellence. The Governor […]
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This is a big week for Selena Gomez. Monday was her 21st birthday and in celebration of the special milestone, the “Come and Get It” singer surprised fans with a special video — appropriately titled “Birthday” — to thank them for their love and support. In honour of the pop star celebrating the big 2-1,
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A senior Saudi cleric said the Prophet Mohammed’s marriage to a nine-year-old girl some 14 centuries ago cannot be used to justify child marriages today, a Saudi newspaper reported Thursday. The comments by Sheikh Abdullah al-Manie, a member of the Council of Senior Ulema (scholars), followed the marriage of a 11-year-old girl to a man
Tens of thousands of teachers in India’s Bihar state have boycotted a free school lunch scheme to protest against the arrest of the head teacher of a school where 23 children died after eating a meal last week. A teachers’ spokesman said 90% of the 300,000 employed at state-run primary schools took part in the
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(By Obianuju Okafor) The earthquake-proof table is a notable invention in the endless list of technology advancements. This was designed by a Young Israeli, Arthur Brutter and his former lecturer, Ido Bruno. It is shocking to note that the chair can resist even the most severe of earthquakes and help to offer immediate and
(By Dotun Onimole) Poor sleep – as anyone who suffers from it knows – can make life a misery. And it is taking its toll on the nation’s health. Even worse, persistent poor sleep can increase the risk of developing conditions including diabetes, depression, high blood pressure and strokes. Research at the University of British
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(By Folksy) Following a successful hosting of the Milo Basketball Championship, Nestle Nigeria Plc in conjunction with International Association of Athletics Federation, IAAF has flagged off a Healthy Kids Athletics initiative with the aim of developing the skills of Nigerian children at the grassroots. Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, said that the partnership, first of
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(By Katie Lepi) What makes an effective teacher? It’s difficult to tell, but when you’ve had one, you know. Some states are trying very hard to measure “good” teaching, but how can we do this? It’s been argued that it’s hard to pinpoint just what good teaching is. Margaret Danielson is an expert on
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(By Jeff Dunn) Do you use cursive? Do you know what graphology is? Kerning and slanting? There’s a lot to know about how you draw your letters. Your penmanship says a lot about you. Through the study of it, you can learn a lot about yourself. From rounded letters to pointed letters, it’s interesting
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(By Mairo Danlami) Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has described as speculative reports that the strike embarked upon by the union over the inability of the Federal Government to implement the 2009 agreement it willingly entered into with the union would be called off this Thursday. National President of ASUU, Dr. Nasir Fagge,
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