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Bad at maths? Blame your mum: Numerical skills are decided in the womb, scientists discover

If you have always found doing sums a struggle, you might just be able to blame your mother. Because research has linked a woman’s hormone levels in pregnancy with her child’s maths skills at age five. Boys and girls whose mothers were very low in the hormone thyroxine were almost twice as likely to do

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Ebola: S-West governors direct schools to re-open Monday

Lagos and other South West states besides Osun, have directed the resumption of primary and secondary schools on Monday as directed by the Federal Government, with a  stern warning from Lagos State government that it will sanction schools that default in implementing the basic preventive measures Ebola Virus Disease EVD, as directed by the Minister

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Meet UnlockYourBrain – The app that will double your MATHS SKILLS within 14 days

If you’re keen to learn a new language, or improve your number skills, a new app claims to make you a pro in a matter of weeks. The free UnlockYourBrain Android app teaches languages, history, plus a range of other tailored subjects – and independent tests found it can even double maths skills in 14

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Ebola Fears: Private school proprietors back Sept 22 resumption date

As the new resumption date  by the Federal Government for the nation’s public and private schools continues to generate controversy,  the National Association Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPS,  in Bauchi State has thrown its weight behind the new resumption date, saying schools should adopt preventive measures against the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, instead keeping students

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Ebola: NUT asks teachers to ignore Sept. 22nd resumption date

Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Tuesday , directed it members to ignore the 22nd of September, 2014, resumption of primary and secondary schools in Nigeria. National President of NUT, Comrade Micheal Olukoya, gave the directive while briefing journalists in Abuja. He said the teachers should only resume if the Federal Government sufficiently trained and provide

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