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(By Dotun Onimole) Barely a day after environmentalists and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) warned about the ongoing ocean surge in the coastal area of Lagos State, a teenager was swept away in the surge during the weekend. NEMA had last Thursday warned members of the public to desist from going to beaches […]
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(By Uchechukwu Udoji) Plans may be underway by some Nigerian students to jolt the nation into consciousness through a mass protest aimed at highlighting the woes bedevilling public education in the country. This mass action billed for Tuesday is being organised by the Joint Action Front (JAF). Under their arrangement, protesting students in the
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(By Talise Tsai) John Adams, the second president of the United States once said, “There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.” Ba-boom! What a proverb! If there’s one thing I could tell to all the secondary school students in the world worrying
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(By Danielle Hartman) The Common Core Standards focus heavily on teaching a rich and varied vocabulary. It is expected that, in addition to teaching vocabulary through a wide reading of literature and informational texts, teachers will implement a rigorous programme of vocabulary instruction. Here’s the secret: learning vocabulary is fun! If you vary your
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(John Perkins) Many schools only have basic requirements for hiring a teacher. Generally, they are expected to have their teaching certificate, a degree, and pass a background check. This may, indeed, qualify a person to become a teacher, but not necessarily the most effective teacher they could potentially be. The best modern teachers –
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IF YOU are among the 10 per cent of the population in the Lefty Club, Happy Left-Handers Day! Researchers still don’t understand why one in 10 people turn out to be lefties but studies have shown that most children are either predominantly right or left by the age of three. So don’t feel too
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Gabrielle Turnquest has been called to the bar at the age of 18 She is the youngest person to be called to the bar in 600 years and at just 18, Gabrielle Turnquest has already become used to questions about her age. By 12 she was ahead of her classmates. She started her first
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The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has said that enterprise education will reduce graduate unemployment and enhance the nation’s search for economic development. He spoke at the first Enterprise Day organised by the Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board in Lagos, where stakeholders in the education sector discussed issues that border on
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Supporters of two Nigerian students who have been evading authorities by hiding in Regina churches were planning a national day of action Monday. Victoria Ordu and Ihouma Amadi were ordered deported last year after they violated their student visas by working for two weeks at a Wal-Mart. The two had been studying at the
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Relaxation techniques are an essential part of stress management. If you’re an over-achiever, you may put relaxation low on your priority list. Don’t short change yourself. There are active ways of achieving relaxation. Relaxation is invaluable for maintaining your health and well-being, and repairing the toll that stress takes on your mind and body.
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