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March 6, 2014

#PNN E-MENTORING (Onyeka Nwelue): How Dropping Out of School May Affect Your Life

Last week, someone commented and wanted to know if I’m encouraging ‘teens to drop out’ from schools. The answer is, NO. I do not encourage anyone to do what they don’t want to do. I’m only retelling my experiences; they might help young people or may not help them. The question is: are Nigerian young […]

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Tragedy In Lagos As Secondary School Students Inhale Unidentified Poisonous Fumes (Photos)

Thirteen students of Ogba Junior Grammar School, Ogba, Ojodu Local Council Development Area, LCDA, fainted as a result of inhaling an unidentified poisonous fumes coming from the nearby cottage factory in Ogba Shopping Arcade. This incident took place just a few months after students of the same school collapsed after inhaling an unidentified chemical waste discharged

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#PNN E-MENTORING (Olabisi Ogunwale): Start Smart – Tips On Money Management For Teens

While growing up my grandmother (God bless her departed soul) bought me my first mini ‘bank’ – clay Money Pot. I was probably in Primary 2 or so then. I was made to put all the money that was given to me by visitors or uncles and aunties we visited in that pot. By the

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Why Every Student Wants A University Placement

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has decided that candidates in the 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, would compulsorily register only one university, one polytechnic, one college of education and one innovative enterprise institute. It is considered a solution to challenges with admissions to higher institutions. Candidates formerly had a second preferred institution.

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Peeing in the pool could be bad for your health, study finds

Researchers have warned that urinating in swimming pools could lead to health problems. Scientists found that compounds in urine mix with chlorine can cause chemicals that have been linked to respiratory effects in swimmers to form. They warned swimmers to stop the common practice after analysing samples. ‘If swimmers avoided urinating in pools, then air

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Don’t worry, Sir, it’s only a nuclear reactor: Boy of 13’s record-breaking experiment in school science lab

All the best school science experiments carry at least a hint of danger. But when 13-year-old Jamie Edwards informed his stunned headmaster of his plan to build a nuclear reactor in a classroom, the obvious question was: ‘Will it blow the school up?’ Fortunately, in a victory for the spirit of amateur scientific discovery over

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