(By Katie Lepi)
Yep, we’re still pushing to get girls more involved in studying STEM subjects and going on to STEM based careers. We’re like broken records, right?
But we have a good reason, we promise! The wor […]

(By Solaade Ayo-Aderele)
Holiday is over and some schools have reopened for the new academic year.
While the long vac lasted, knowledgeable parents allowed their children to enjoy the holiday full blast by […]

(By Yushau Shuaib)
This missive is to appeal to members of Academic Staffs Union of Universities, ASUU, individually and collectively, to consider the plight of innocent students and their helpless parents and […]

 
If you’ve ever listened to a recording of yourself and thought you sound completely different, you’re not alone. But more than that, you were also correct. Here’s why it sounds different.
You see, when you […]

Details of a new law issued by China’s supreme court are bound to make loose talkers on Sina Weibo* and other social media platforms think twice before speaking freely.
The law says that any libellous posts o […]

Colleges of education lecturers have issued a final strike notice to the Federal Government, urging it to address the problems in the sector or risk an industrial action.
The teachers, under the auspices of the […]

(By Katie Lepi)
More and more educators are leveraging technology in their classrooms, which is one aspect of being a 21st century teacher helping their students (and probably themselves, too) to develop 21st […]

(By Katie Lepi)
If you haven’t taken an online course yourself, have you ever wondered what online learning is really like? While the online learning platforms used from school to school may differ slightly, o […]

 
A number of schools in the Netherlands are pioneering a revolutionary method of learning – replacing teachers and textbooks with tablet computers. The country has seven such “digital schools” already running, […]

(By Tori Molnar)
I started my company, Utoria, when I was only 13, and my mum has always given me guidelines about what I should and shouldn’t be posting on social media. However, through speaking to audiences […]

 
Essay contests are fantastic to enter, because the prizes are big, the odds are good, and they feel really great to win. Here are ten steps to follow to win essay contests.
1. Read the Essay Contest Rules
The […]

 
(By Mairo Danlami)
If you’re struggling to come up with the answers, then a glass of water could be the best solution.
Drinking water can sharpen your mind, research shows. The effect is particularly marked if […]

(By Katie Lepi)
Guys, there are haters out there. We all know it. Some of them are just negative people who hate everything. Others hate specific things. Today, I’m addressing the folks out there who are online e […]

Digital citizenship is one of the big things we talk about on Passnowow. It’s basically being a good person online. Being a good person involves a lot more than just not spamming or trolling, mind you. It i […]

Hi, my name is Elise, and I am an affirmation addict. Wow. That was hard. But, hey, they say the first step toward recovery is admitting you have a problem.
Okay, let’s be honest, an affirmation addict isn’t a […]

 
On Tuesday Oct. 1st, Nigeria turned 53. Nigeria is home to about 170 million people of diverse cultural and ethnic origins. But how much do Nigerian Teens know about their mother country? Below are 13 im […]

Do you feel like you are in an endless struggle to drop your dress size or squeeze into that lovely  dress? Are you perplexed that your consistent diet and exercise efforts have yielded less than optimal r […]

A Dietician in the Department of Dietetics, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Mr Peter Stephen, on Tuesday advised against peeling of yam before cooking it.
According to Mr Stephen, cooking yam with the […]

 
Approximation and Errors
Approximations are very useful when calculating. Numbers can be approximated to varying degrees in order to obtain rough estimates of calculations.
Example: If the tax deducted from a […]

 
(By Igbinoba O. Tony)
It is a principle of law that the welfare of the people is the supreme law. This piece is not to cast aspersions on any individual or groups but rather to tackle the catastrophic menace […]