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Cool: 16-Year-Old Invents A New Way To Communicate — Using Only Your Breath

Sixteen-year-old Arsh Shah Dilbagi has found a way to convert human breath into speech, and he says his invention could transform the lives of an estimated 1.4 percent of the world’s population who have conditions that prevent them from communicating verbally. The Indian teen recently earned a spot as one of 18 finalists in the […]

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Police launch hunt for violent teacher who beat pupils with textbook so badly he fractured one child’s skull

Chinese police are hunting a violent teacher who beat four terrified children with a textbook in his office. The pupils, the eldest of whom is just seven, were rushed to hospital after being found cowering and covered in blood by another member of staff at the school in Ankang in Shaanxi province. The art teacher,

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Lagos okays September 22 for schools’ resumption

The Lagos State government says all is set for schools’ resumption on September 22. The government, in a statement issued yesterday, explained its support for the date announced by the Federal Government. The statement reads: “Concerning the resumption of all public and private nursery, primary and secondary schools for the 2014/2015 session, Lagos State Government

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Ebola Fears: Obafemi Awolowo University bars Liberian students

Controversy generated by case of an Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, female student, who was rumoured to have contracted Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) was, on Thursday, finally laid to rest, as the vice chancellor of the institution, Professor Bamitale Omole, disclosed that confirmatory test proved she was negative. Addressing a press conference, on Thurday in

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Ebola Fears: Teachers threaten strike over September 22 resumption date

Nigerian teachers have threatened to go on strike over the government’s plans to re-open schools across the country on September 22 amid claims that the authorities are yet to put in place measures to protect its members and pupils from the Ebola virus disease (EVD). Last month, education minister Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, instructed all public

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Cool: 120 Nigerian teachers get UNESCO, Microsoft certifications

In line with up-skilling Nigerian teachers for 21st Century skills , no fewer than 120 teachers of Doregos Private Academy and St Bernadette Schools have become the first schools in Africa and Nigeria to certify their teachers in UNESCO Standard, Digital Literacy and Microsoft certifications. With the certification, students will be prepared for the new

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Be wary of fake Int’l school recruitment agents, educationist warns parents

Worried by the proliferation of swindlers who pose as recruitment agents to international schools, the Principal, Babcock University Schools, Ogba, Lagos, Elder Gabriel Fasanu,has urged parents seeking admission for their children abroad to be wary of people who often promise scholarships and other educational facilities, abroad. Speaking at the school’s maiden graduation and prize giving

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Federal Govt insists on Sept 22 resumption date for schools

The Federal government, Wednesday, said the September  22 resumption date for Primary and Secondary schools in the country would not be extended. Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu who stated this while briefing state House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting insisted that those who have reasons to believe that the schools should

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