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March 3, 2015

Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between ACRONYM and ABBREVIATION

Many students, even writers and speakers, believe these words can be interchanged and will not readily believe they do not mean the same, until they read this. ABBREVIATION (noun) 1. A shortened form of a word or phrase. (e.g. SKU is the abbreviation for Stock Keeping Unit) 2. The process of abbreviating something.     […]

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JAMB: 1.4m Candidates To Write Computer-based UTME Starting Monday

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said that the 2015 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examinations, UTME, will commence next week March 9, across the country. Its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Fabian Benjamin, told Vanguard, yesterday: “All the logistics for the examination have been put in place and the examination will start on March

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Are we becoming smarter? Research suggests Humans’ IQ scores are getting steadily higher

Contrary to an earlier report that said humans’ IQ scores are decreasing due to advancement in technology, scientists have now claimed that the average intelligence of the human race has actually been steadily increasing. In research looking back over IQ tests from the past few decades, they found that the tests were becoming harder –

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Police arrest 50 protesting JAMB candidates in Benue

The Benue Police Command on Monday arrested 50 candidates of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for violent protests and stoning of security officials. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Hyacinth Dagala, said the police intervened to prevent breakdown of law and order when the candidates started throwing stones at JAMB officials. According

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