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2015 November/December WASSCE Results Are Out!

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released results of the November/December 2015 WASSCE, while it has kept mum about the performance data of candidates who scored five credits in subjects including English Language and Mathematics. The Head of its National Office (Nigeria), Mr Isaac Adenipekun said: Of the 237,154 candidates that sat the examination; ‎ 79,490

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14 Year Old Anthony Ike Okoro Wins the 2015 PZ Cussons Chemistry Challenge

The 2015 PZ Cussons Carex Chemistry Challenge (PZCCC) winner is Master Anthony Ekene Ike-Okoro. The 14 year old SS3 student of Top Grade Secondary School, Surulere, Lagos, was crowned champion after a series of practical and theory sessions, making him the competition’s youngest winner since it debuted in 2013. He emerged winner with a total

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Schools Where Students Learn Standing….and Enjoy It!

While the concept of standing desks is still a new one in education, there are examples that schools are moving away from the traditional “sitting all the time” approach to a standing and moving environment, says a CNN Tech article. One of the first schools in the United States to provide adjustable standing desks in every

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2015 UBA Essay Competition: 15 Year Old Uduak Pips Two Others To Emerge Winner

Miss Emediong Uduak Uko, 15, of the British Nigerian Academy, Abuja has won the prize of N1m in education grant from the United Bank of Africa, UBA. Emediong who beat ‎over 3,326 contestants in the National Essay Competitions emerged the overall best. Though, having a natural ability for writing, she aspires to be a medical

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Yaya Toure Wins 2015 BBC African Footballer Award

Yaya Toure, the 32-year-old Manchester City midfielder is now the the third player after Nwankwo Kanu and Jay-Jay Okocha, to receive the honour twice. Toure won this year’s edition ahead of Yacine Brahimi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Andre Ayew and Sadio Mane. Shortly after receiving his award, Toure disclosed to the BBC that he is so proud to

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Writers Corner, Vuvuzela and Greenlife Inaugurate Students Literary Competition

Pupils endowed with skills in story writing and poetry are in for a good time, as the maiden edition of the Rising Star Writing Competition and Awards begins. Writers Corner, Vuvuzela Communications Limited and the GreenLife Pharmaceuticals Limited are sponsors of the initiative. The Writers Corner Project Co-ordinator, Mrs. Uche Udoji, made this known at

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Can You Let Your Dad Read Your Texts? These Girls Did and it Wasn’t Pretty!

A teen website seventeen.com reported how Elite Daily (an American online news platform) carried out a social experiment which may not have been a really brilliant idea. Why? They had dads read their daughters’ text messages on camera and somehow succeeded in getting actual girls – gasps – to agree to do it. (There had to be some bribery involved, right?)​

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When is Your Phone Getting the Latest Android 6.0 MarshMallow?

The Android 6.0 Marshmallow is finally here! This means manufacturers are in a rush to determine which of their phones will have Google’s latest version of its mobile operating system, and which will be left out!! There are bound to be casualties, but most of the big-name phones will get the update. Kyle Wiggers of digitaltrends.com

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