ASUP Strike: Minister, poly lecturers trade words; fail to resolve issues

The seven month-old strike by Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, took a dramatic dimension yesterday at a meeting to resolve issues at stake as the union and Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, got entangled in a verbal war over invitation of students and the media for the talks. While ASUP accused the minister

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First images of Nokia’s Android design emerge (Photos)

  The images, published by @evleaks, show an interface that looks much more like Windows Phone than previous leaks. Earlier rumours had suggested that Nokia’s custom version of Android would bear more than a passing resemblance to Microsoft’s rival Windows Phone software. The future of Nokia’s Normandy project has been up in the air since

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Improve Your English: 18 Common Grammar Mistakes Nearly Everyone Makes

Below are 18 common grammar mistakes I see routinely, not only in editorial queries and submissions, but in print: in HR manuals, blogs, magazines, newspapers, trade journals, and even best selling novels. If it makes you feel any better, I’ve made each of these mistakes a hundred times, and I know some of the best

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Your brain really IS faster than you think: It takes just 13 milliseconds to see an image, scientists discover

  It might seem impossible to identify a dozen images flashing by in a fraction of a second. But a team of neuroscientists has found that the human brain can do just that at record-breaking speed. U.S. researchers discovered that the human brain can interpret images that the eye sees in just 13 milliseconds –

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How secure are YOUR online passwords? Researchers find 123456 is now the most common password online

  ‘Password’ is no longer the worst password on the internet, researchers have discovered. However, they warn the new ‘worst password’, 123456, is just as insecure. The team at SplashData analysed millions of stolen passwords posted online in 2013 to compile their annual list of the worst. ‘For the first time since SplashData began compiling

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ALERT: DON’T GO FOR STUDIES IN CYPRUS UNIVERSITY – Reps Warn Nigerian Students

The House committee on Diaspora has drawn the attention of Nigerians to a suspicious move by the authorities of the Cyprus International University, Nicosia North Cyprus, to lure Nigerian Students to their University. The Committee warned on the dangers of sending Nigerian students to Cyprus International University, Nicosia, North Cyprus, as one Gabriel Soriwe recently

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Beyond Google, Yahoo,… 30 Search Engines Perfect For Student Researchers

When you need to research something, where do you start? Most of us answer this question with “Google“, and “Wikipedia“. But if you’re researching online with Google and Wikipedia as your main tools, you’re only hitting the tip of the iceberg. While these offer some great basic information on a huge variety of subjects, if

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