A member of the House of Representatives, Chief Yomi Ogunnusi, has identified the erratic power supply in the country as a major factor for the perennial students’ poor performance in public examinations. It will be recalled that only 31.28 percent of candidates that sat the 2014 West African Secondary School Certificate , WASSCE, had credits
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The umbrella body that represents vice-chancellors in the UK, Universities UK has put universities on alert to be ready for a potential Ebola outbreak, as West African students arrive for the new semester, which commences in September. The Independent UK reports the body has written to every university giving detailed guidance on how to deal with an outbreak. The decision was made to
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It seems phone batteries always die at the same moment you need to make an important call. But while shouting at your mobile in frustration might seem pointless, a new gadget could soon mean your screams won’t be in vain. Researchers in London have created a new technology that uses sound, such as chants at
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Eight out of the Nigerians infected with the deadly Ebola disease will benefit from an experimental treatment in Lagos, Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu has announced. Chukwu, who made the announcement, today at a world press conference in Abuja, said a Nigerian scientist has offered Nigeria the drug, ‘NanoSilver’, for testing on those infected
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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, attributed mass failure recorded by Nigerian students in the May/June 2014 West African Examinations Council to the non-chalant attitude of government to education from primary to university level. He described failure of the students as the nation’s failure. According to him, the failure of the students is no surprise
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Ever feel like your besties understand you better than anyone? As in, it’s hard to believe you’re not actually related? Yup, us too—which is why we were thrilled (and yet a little unsurprised) that it turns out they might be more linked to us than we think. Geneticists at Yale University and the University of
To prevent an outbreak of the Ebola Viral Disease (EVD), the Federal Government has reportedly approved the extension of the current holiday of primary and secondary schools across the country until further notice. NewTelegraph reports that the development, government stated, is part of measures to curb the spread of Ebola. Senior Special Assistant to the
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The first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan was photographed on her arrival at Sopoto, Northern Poland to commission a training ship built for the Nigerian Oceanographic Institute for Marine and Research purposes, greeting officials and aides in the new vogue of Ebola greeting. She greeted them at respectable distance with ”palm-rubbing acknowledgement. Other Ebola Greeting Style
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A 13-year-old has created a project that could actually stop cyberbullying. Trisha Prabhu, an Illinois middle schooler, was recently selected as a finalist for the 2014 Google Science Fair, according to Business Insider. Her project sought to reduce rates of cyberbullying among teens by creating an alert system that would ask teens to rethink their
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True love waits. If a boy or girl truly loves you, they will want the best for you. They will not want you to suffer fear of disease, unwanted pregnancy and the psychological difficulties of premarital sex. They will want to experience love with you only in the very best place of all – the
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