The Bauchi State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) said it would re-train 2,250 teachers in the 20 Local Government Areas of the state to improve the quality of their teaching. The Acting Chairman of the board, Alhaji Isa Narabi, made the announcement in Bauchi on Friday at the commencement of the re-training programme. Narabi said […]

(Sarah May Bates) We often measure the success of our lives by whether or not we’re happy enough, taking the slightest lull in our mood as a sign that something is wrong. However, those long stretches of “middle” are often where we are processing who we are: making decisions about how we feel about our

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

  Reading a book or studying a lesson sometimes takes so long because of poor comprehension. But did you know that there are some guidelines to improve your comprehension or to boost your understanding of what you are reading? First, you should set your purpose in reading a particular material. Ask yourself what you want

Remember when you were younger , your mum was probably your best friend and you told her everything and but  now as a  teenager you barely converse with your mum. We do understand that teenagers  today are highly obsessed with their Phones, facebook and  Twitter accounts, and barely converse with their parents, but there are

The Kano State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr Sanusi Abdulrasheed, has said that about 89 per cent of corps members could not write good application or communicate effectively in English Language, rather they prefer to communicate in “broken English.” Making the assertion during the corps members passing out parade in Kano on

  President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday announced cash rewards and national honours for the Golden Eaglets and their handlers who won the FIFA U-17 World Cup on Friday in the UAE. Jonathan made the announcement at a special reception in honour of the victorious Golden Eaglets, held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa

  There are indications that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may call off its lingering strike on Thursday. Barring a last-minute change, the National Executive Committee of ASUU will meet on Wednesday night to consider the position of the congresses of the over 50 public universities regarding the offer made by the FG

A 17-year-old secondary school student, Ismaila Suraju, has built a planting machine and a locally-made power generator that uses water and batteries, among others. The boy doesn’t plan to stop, he says his next goal is to build an aeroplane. Ismaila also claims to have a know-how to create a gadget that can frustrate election

Omega 3 oil is an essential fatty acid that is now being used as a brain booster by many individual aside from the fact that it is a popular supplement to maintain a health heart. Omega 3 oil is derived from fish, walnuts and flaxseed. Some researches say that Omega 3 is good for our