Germ-ridden towels could be the worst culprits for spreading bugs around the home, researchers have warned. And it’s not just kitchen towels that are to blame – bath towels can also spread diseases. The problem is twofold: first, towels retain moisture for long periods of time, allowing the bacteria to survive. Secondly, they are used
Teachers in both public primary and secondary schools in Osun state yesterday commenced a three-day warning strike to register their grievances over alleged non-payment of running and examination grants to secondary schools for the past three terms. In a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo by the Principal Secretary, the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Osun State
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If you’re genuinely concerned about the declining standard of Education in Nigeria, this is your chance to ameliorate the situation. Over the years, results of various O level (WASSCE, JAMB and NECO) examinations conducted in the country have not brought much happiness for parents, guardians, citizens and students due to the poor performance recorded across
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Six teenagers, Kabiru Awolu; 18, Oyerogba Pelumi; 18, Quadri Adegbe; 18, Sunday Oyedele; 19; Moshood Otapo; 19 and Esther Lawal; 19, have been charged before an Ikeja Magistrate Court in Lagos, for belonging to an unlawful society known as “AWAWA”. The teenagers who were charged alongside Okere Toyin; 35 and Olusola Abiodun; 24, are also
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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed plans to extend the online marking of theory papers to more subjects taken in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). At a seminar to interact with examiners on the e-marking scheme last Friday held at WAEC International Office, Agindingbi, Lagos, the council’s Head of National
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Government Girls’ Secondary School, Abaji has earned the ticket to represent Nigeria at the 2014 African Company of the Year Competition scheduled to take place in Harare, Zimbabwe in December. This was due to their superlative performance which placed them at the number one position at the just concluded 2014 National Junior Achievement Company of
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I’m kind of obsessed with my teeth, and I pride myself in having excellent oral hygiene. I was always into my teeth and loved brushing as a kid, but once my braces came off I vowed to take incredible care of my teeth. And I did. You’d be surprised how many people I know who
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“Keep smiling” may not be the best piece of advice or coping strategy for some people after all, suggests new research. The researchers found that smiling frequently may actually make people feel worse if they’re sort of faking it — grinning even though they feel down. When people force themselves to smile because they hope
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There is the very interesting story of a young boy who was such a nuisance to his dad. The dad was working on his office assignment he had brought home, but his son wanted to play with him. So to keep the little boy busy, his dad took a magazine centre spread with the map
So maybe you were too embarrassed to ask, but we’re guessing you’ve been wondering why your flatulence is so much less offensive than that of other people. It turns out that science has several explanations, according to a new video (above) from the YouTube series ASAPScience. For starters, “the more familiar you are with something,
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