Teenagers who adopt a daily cannabis habit before the age of 17 are 60 per cent less likely to finish secondary school or university, compared to peers who have not used the drug, researchers claim. The study also found that regular teenage cannabis users are seven times more likely to attempt suicide and eight times
Diego Costa has been rewarded for his fine Premier League start by being named August’s Player of the Month. The Chelsea striker scored four goals in three games as he began his English stay with a bang. After a similarly strong showing early on in the season with Swansea Garry Monk has scooped the manager’s
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The World Health Organisation, WHO, and Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State have warned the Federal Government on its decision that primary and secondary schools across the country should resume academic activities on 22 September, 2014. Speaking during a courtesy visit to Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, at the State House in Alausa on Thursday, 11 September, 2014, WHO Country Representative
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Controversy generated by case of an Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, female student, who was rumoured to have contracted Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) was, on Thursday, finally laid to rest, as the vice chancellor of the institution, Professor Bamitale Omole, disclosed that confirmatory test proved she was negative. Addressing a press conference, on Thurday in
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Former Super Eagles coach Christian Chukwu has said that it was going to be difficult for the Super Eagles to qualify for next year’s AFCON in Morocco. While expressing disappointment with Nigeria’s 0-0 draw against South Africa in Wednesday’s 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, Chukwu said that the Eagles have put themselves in a
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Nigerian teachers have threatened to go on strike over the government’s plans to re-open schools across the country on September 22 amid claims that the authorities are yet to put in place measures to protect its members and pupils from the Ebola virus disease (EVD). Last month, education minister Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, instructed all public
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In line with up-skilling Nigerian teachers for 21st Century skills , no fewer than 120 teachers of Doregos Private Academy and St Bernadette Schools have become the first schools in Africa and Nigeria to certify their teachers in UNESCO Standard, Digital Literacy and Microsoft certifications. With the certification, students will be prepared for the new
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Worried by the proliferation of swindlers who pose as recruitment agents to international schools, the Principal, Babcock University Schools, Ogba, Lagos, Elder Gabriel Fasanu,has urged parents seeking admission for their children abroad to be wary of people who often promise scholarships and other educational facilities, abroad. Speaking at the school’s maiden graduation and prize giving
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Last February at the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa provided the best scene for Nigerian football as the Super Eagles were crowned kings of African football. But 18 months after their triumph in South Africa, the story is a different one as the champions of Africa are steeped in a deep struggle to
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The current trend of education technology is nothing to sneeze at. There are iPads and Android devices popping up in classrooms around the world. From BYOD to 1:1 to flipped classrooms, there are a lot of trends that leveraging the power of technology in education. Aside from these few popular trends, there are other signs
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