Zuriel Oduwole, a Nigeria wonder girl advocating for education for the girl child in Africa at the age of 10 already became the youngest person ever interviewed by Forbes. Now Zuriel is 11 and she has been appointed Ambassador in Tanzania. It was the girl’s second country stop on her East African leg to launch the acclaimed Dream
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Written expression is a crucial part of communication and critical thinking. For a secondary school student, developing strong writing skills not only helps your school grades, but also prepares you for your academic and professional future. Whether writing essays, taking notes or applying for scholarships, you must learn to develop your ideas and proofread
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(By Obianuju Okafor) You will be shocked by how creatively channelling idleness can help you achieve a lot more and even bring out the positive *not negative* innate hidden abilities you possess. My humble self got very idle and bored one Sunday afternoon after a long nap when I got back from church and guess
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Advice on the best study skills can be found in many books and across the web. However, these sources often gloss over certain memory-related habits that can really help you remember the material much better. On this page I describe five proven study strategies that every student should know and use to maximise their retention
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All-nighters are a bad idea. Whether it is a ten-page paper or a midterm exam, do not put it off for a marathon session the night before. Several previous studies have shown that the reasons often connected pulling an all-night study session are as bad as the actual sleep deprivation itself. Even if the test
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Research from the University of Southampton has shown that young adults, who are more outgoing or more emotionally stable, are happier in later life than their more introverted or less emotionally stable peers. In the study, published in the Journal of Research in Personality, Dr Catharine Gale from the Medical Research Council’s Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit,
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In 2012 John Tambunan became one of the youngest ever publishers on Apple’s iBookstore. His book ‘Little Fish’ has since been downloaded across the world over 7,800 times. It all began when John started telling his mum, Jane Ross, about the lake near their house where he loves to go and catch fish. Such
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The season of the Milo Football Clinic ended on Saturday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City with 32 pupils from various schools in the city and environs securing scholarships. The scholarship awarded was for those who made the final selection and participated in the novelty match for the closing ceremony. Each member of
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We know that there is what is called a ‘gender divide’ (or gender gap) in STEM. In short, there are more men than women in STEM careers. More young men pursue STEM fields in the university than young women. So why don’t more girls pursue technology careers, become scientists, or become computer scientists? Girls get
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(By Alice Martin) Looking at the recent advancement in computer and technology, the education system seems more organised and systemic than ever. Considering this aspect, one can easily predict a more technology-based classroom environment that will benefit both the teachers and students in future. Tablets and Smartphones have reinforced this ideology further by introducing new
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