Looking at him now in the light of everything he has accomplished, you might never even believe that he was once a houseboy! Indeed, his story is very similar to those of other less privileged Nigerians who went from grass to grace. At just twenty three years old, Akan Archibong has seen the unpleasant part
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His name is Oyedele Olalekan and he is a JSS3 student of Ajinare Grammar School in Ido, Ekiti State. Olalekan recently invented his very own radio, a rechargeable one at that which interestingly also serves dual purposes. In other words it is not just a radio, but a dual purpose gadget comprising of the radio with
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The Mind Builders School, a secondary school based in Lagos, has awarded scholarship worth up to three million naira to four of its newly admitted students. The kind gesture by the school’s management is aimed at covering part of the new students tuition fees. This is a follow up to an earlier scholarship scheme by the
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A young girl seeking admission into any of the country’s 104 Federal Government Colleges (Unity Schools) from Anambra State must score 139 points out of a possible 300 to stand a chance of being taken. But her counterpart from Zamfara state only needs to guess two answers right; in order words, she is required to
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A female student of Community Secondary School, Adazi-Ani in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State was at about 10am yesterday, killed by a truck belonging to a bottling company as she walked home after being chased out of school by the principal due to non-payment of fees. The vehicle’s plate number was reportedly removed by
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Every year, many teenagers write JAMB, pass it and get admitted into universities and other institutions of higher learning in the country. Are you one of those intending to register for JAMB and gain admission this year? Which school would you rather attend? What have you been able to learn about your dream school? As
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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday said it will soon begin the sale of application forms for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Its Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, said an estimated 1.7 million candidates are expected to register and sit for the Computer-Based Test(CBT). He added that the board was also increasing
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Some students believe they are not just cut out to be Mathematical geniuses. They believe that they do not have what it takes to be able to solve those equations; because it is not in their genes. They proudly tell you “I’m just not a maths person” just as they also tell you “I do
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Passion is one thing that pushes humans towards accomplishing incredible feats. Just a quick look at the lives of some successful people would reveal that they are very passionate. Now I do understand that passion can also make people do stupid and unreasonable things. But for the purpose of this article, I am focusing on
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As I have pointed out more than once on this platform, Mathematics is the most hated subject in schools. First of all it is abstract and therefore difficult to comprehend, especially when you have not quite opened your mind to understanding it. Moreover, most students constantly wonder why they even need to bother studying Mathematics
How best can Teachers and Parents Get Students to actually love Maths? Read More »