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First on this list is Africa . There are many different theories as to the origin of Africa’s name. After the Romans defeated Carthage (which is in modern-day Tunisia in Northern Africa) in the third Punic War, they called their new province “Africa.” The most popular theory as to the origin of the name is that it was named for a native tribe there—the Afri, with “Africa” then being the feminine form of “Africus”, literally meaning “land of the Afri”. An alternate theory, which has a hole in it due to when the name was first used, is that it comes from the Phoenician word “afar” which means “dust.” Put together with the Latin suffix –ica, sometimes used to denote “land”, the name could mean “a land of dust.” Given Africa’s hot, desert-like climate in the north, which is where the Romans claimed their province, the Phoenician root is considered by many to be a plausibl...

Today I found out why we have a seven day week and the origins of each day’s name. Two of the earliest known civilizations to use a seven day week were the Babylonians and the Jews. The Babylonians marked time with lunar months and it is thought by many scholars that this is why they chose a seven day week (though direct evidence of this being why they did this is scant). That being said, each lunar month was made up of several different cycles—on the first day, the first visible crescent appeared; on approximately the seventh, the waxing half-moon could be seen; on approximately the fourteenth, the full moon; on approximately the twenty-first, the waning half-moon; and on approximately the twenty-eighth, the last visible crescent. As you can see, each notable cycle is made up of about seven days, hence, the seven-day week. You’ll notice I used the word “approximate” a lot in there.  This is because the moon phases don’t line up perfectly with ...

This is to inform aspirants of University of Portharcourt (UNIPORT) that the institution has resumed admission screening exercise for 2016/2017. In respect of the above subject, the University Management has directed as follows: 1.    Friday, 26th  August  to mid-night on Sunday, 4th   September,  2016:  Re-opening  of the  Portal for online registration 2.    Wednesday, 7th to Friday, 9th  September, 2016: Screening Exercise in the College of Health Sciences and respective Faculties/School (the respective venues will be published on the University website in due course and via sms to candidates) 3.    Documents Needed for Screening  Exercise: (i)    A clear copy of the Photo card printed online (ii)    JAMB Original Result that nears candidates' passport photograph. If you do not have this document, click here to get yours (iii)    Original and photocopies of O'Lev...

This is to inform all 2016/2017 UTME candidates that they can now proceed to JAMB Portal to check their admission status. Below are the guidelines to check your admission status; -Visit the checking portal by  clicking here -Enter your JAMB Registration Number in the space provided. -Click on your “Check admission status” to view your admission details. Candidates are to note that  2016 JAMB admission letter printing  has not yet commenced. From indications it may commence anytime soon. Once it commences we will inform you and equally help you obtain yours. All you need to do is to place a request for it by  clicking here  once it becomes available. You can also use this medium to share your admission details (that is the course and the institution you have been admitted to study). Goodluck!

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday has disclosed that it will not remove, add to or alter in any way the list of admitted candidates forwarded to the Board by various institutions. This was disclosed by the JAMB Registrar Prof. Is-haq Oloyede during the ongoing technical meeting with stake holders at kano. He further stated that he is committed to ensuring that the admissions for 2016 were concluded before or by the approved deadline of November 30, 2016, since to whom much is given much is expected. He added that the 2016 admissions, will be as smooth as ever.

The University Management of Ambrose Alli University (AAU) has approved the Cut-Off marks for the 2016/2017 admission exercise as shown below: FACULTY/DEPARTMENT/CUT-OFFMARKS AGRICULTURE Animal Science 45 Crop Science 45 Agric. Economics/Extension 45 Soil Science 45 ARTS English 45 History/ISD 45 Modern Languages 45 Philosophy 45 Religious Studies 45 Cultural Management 45 Theatre & Media Arts 45 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE Medical Lab. Science 50 Physiology 45 Nursing 53 Anatomy 45 Medicine & Surgery 56 EDUCATION Curriculum & Instruction 45 Educational Found. & Management 44 Guidance & Counselling 45 Physical & Health Education 45 Voc. & Tech. Education 45 ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY Civil Engineering 52 Elect/Elect. Engineering 51 Mech. Engineering 50 Industrial & Production Engineering 45 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Architecture 45 Building 45 Fine & Applied Arts 45 LAW 52 ...

The management of Imo State Polytechnic (IMOPOLY) has announced the screening exercise for ND and HND prospective candidates for 2016/2017 admission exercise holds as follows; 1). Monday 29th August to Wednesday 31st August 2016 All HND and ND candidates in school of Business management technology. 2). Thursday 1st September to Friday 2nd September and Monday 5th September 2016 ALL HND and ND candidates in school of science technology and school of Engineering 3). Tuesday 6th September to Wednesday 7th September 2016 all HND and ND candidates in school of Agriculture and school of Environmental Technology. NB: 1). All candidates are to come with original online printout of both their WAEC and JAMB Original Result Slip that bears cabdidates' passport photograph. 2). All HND candidates must present their original ND result 3). Candidates are expected to submitted three photocopies of each of their credentials.

The management of Babcock University has released the Batch B,C,D and Supplementary Admission Lists For 2016/2017. Candidates can now access these lists online. To access the lists, click on the links below; 2016/2017 UNDERGRADUATE PROVISIONAL ADMISSIONS: BATCH B 2016/2017 UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION LIST: BATCH C 2016/2017 UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION LIST: BATCH D BABCOCK UNIVERSITY 2016/2017 SUPPLEMENTARY ADMISSION LIST I 2016-2017 UNDERGRADUATE PROVISIONAL SUPPLEMENTRY ADMISSION LIST II

Academic Activities is set to resume at the Niger Delta University, (NDU) Bayesla State as the Academic Staff Union of Universities NDU chapter has called off its strike action. This Followed the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) by Government and ASUU-NDU in the presence of ASUU Benin Zonal Coordinator and the Majority Leader of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly as witnesses on Monday the 22nd of August, 2016. An emergency ASUU-NDU Congress meeting was held on Tuesday the 23rd of August, 2016 at the Faculty of Law campus to suspend the Active Non-Compliance (ANC) action that lasted for 16 weeks with immediate effect. Academic activities will resume on September 2nd, 2016.

The management of University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has released admission screening registration instructions for 2016/2017. However, the registration portal is yet to be enabled for that purpose. Similarly, the admission cut-off marks for the various departments is yet to be released. We will keep you updated on that. Meanwhile, below are the admission screening registration instructions; Instructions: -Candidates are to visit http://www.uilugportal.unilorin.edu.ng/putme_instruction.php -On Admission Menu displayed on the left-hand side, click "Pre-Admission Screening Instruction" and read carefully. -Type in your JAMB Registration Number and SURNAME in the boxes provided. Carefully type in your JAMB Registration Number as any error committed will not allow your details to be displayed. Thereafter, -UTME candidates should click on the Get Details button for your JAMB information; -DE candidates should click OK button on the dialog box displayed and enter you...

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the One-year Preliminary Degree/IJMB programmes of the Federal University of Technology, Minna for the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 academic session. The University runs various Science and Technology based degree programmes in the following Schools: (1) Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (2) Engineering and Engineering Technology (3) Environmental Technology (4) Entrepreneurship & Management Technology (5) Information & Communication Technology (6) Life Sciences (7) Physical Sciences (8) Science and Technology Education Entry Requirements:- To qualify for admission a candidates must have at least five (5) credits including English Language, Mathematics and in any three of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Biology/Agricultural Science/Health Science /Technical Drawing, and Geography at SSCE, GCE O’ Level, NECO and NABTEB. The results obtained should not be at more than...

While, in isolation, bogies might be the source of much amusement, picking your nose is something we can all agree is 'frowned upon'. As a child , you probably had your hand swatted away by a parent as you furtively tried to have a good pick. It's not uncommon to see children have a good nasal root around, but by the time we reach adulthood, the understanding is that we've grown out of it (or have become better at doing it in private). There's no official figure on how many adults occasionally have a quick pick, but our estimation would be '99 per cent of them'. But aside from the fact it's seen as a bit gross and uncouth, IS having a surreptitious little pick such a bad thing? Stop picking your nose Yes, according to Dr Erich Voigt. Not just bad either - but dangerous. Speaking on a Business Insider video, Dr Voigt explains how introducing germs into your nose such as Staphylococcus aureus ("a germ which can live in the front of the nose...

One day a school teacher wrote on the board the following: 9×1=7 9×2=18 9×3=27 9×4=36 9×5=45 9×6=54 9×7=63 9×8=72 9×9=81 9×10=90 When she was done, she looked to the students and they were all laughing at her, because of the first equation which was wrong, and then the teacher said the following: "I wrote that first one wrong on purpose, because I wanted you to learn something important. This was for you to know how the world out there will treat you. You can see that I wrote RIGHT 9 times, but none of you congratulated me for it; you all laughed and criticized me because of one wrong thing I did. So this is the lesson... 'The world will never appreciate the good you do a million times, but will criticize the one wrong thing you do... But don't get discouraged. Always Rise Above All The Laughter And Criticism. Stay strong, accept the challenge and move on to higher pedestal!

Good-bad, right-wrong, once you tag things like that, you lose the ability to see the complete truth.... A murderer can also be a loving father. Don't tag things. Words are insufficient to describe the picture in totality. Try not to get trapped in the dictionary meaning of words. - Vijay Tendulkar

Human beings often limit their prowess in life but this i potentials are often forced out by hardship.        The peculiarity of Nigerians is our "first class survival instinct".   A friend of mine would always says NIGERIANS CAN ADAPT TO ANY SITUATION. The above claim was complemented by a scenario in a polytechnic.          The recent increase in the price of kerosene has rendered many students STOVELESS and FIREWOODFUL or CHARCOALFUL. The students at a villa, identified as "Prominent Villa" has concurred to the trend thereby opting for charcoal pot because it is cost effective and health wise.        At inception of this trend, many of them still collect the remaining oil from their stoves to start the fire but at latter stages the slogan changed to "boys have to survive"        On this fateful day, they all woke up to discover that there wer...

The Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Ms Irina Bokova will on Wednesday arrive Abuja on an official visit to discuss and strengthen UNESCO’s programmes in Nigeria. Bokova will have discussions with President Muhammadu Buhari, according to a statement issued by the UN National Information Officer, Mr Oluseyi Soremekun, on Wednesday. According to the statement, the UNESCO boss will also, during the visit discuss ways to strengthen its programmes in education, the sciences, culture, communication and information, and in preventing violent extremism. “She will engage with Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Education and Chairman, Nigeria National Commission for UNESCO, Adamu Adamu and other ministers responsible for UNESCO’s areas of competence. “The official visit will provide an opportunity to discuss ongoing cooperation with UNESCO in a number of key priorities for the organisation and in relations t...

Both home and abroad, Nigerians have continued to set great standards in their respective fields, breaking and setting records. A Nigerian Electrical/Electronic Engineering graduate, Cookey Kingsley from Opobo Nkoro LGA of Rivers State, has scored an unprecedented grade to graduate from Ghana’s Accra Institute of Technology (AIT). The Nigerian who scored 4.1 out of 4.2 CGPA with grades of As and A+ from the university, was the cynosure of all eyes where more than 20 Nigerian students graduated with First Class honours at the convocation ceremony. Cookey Kingsley The Nation reported that Cookey attributed his unprecedented feat to hard work and perseverance, adding that the university also provided a convenient atmosphere that aided his study. According to him: “It wasn’t an easy thing to do but I think that one of the key things that aided me was the study environment provided by my university.   “Graduating from AIT has aided me with all the necessary skills th...

Authorities of the Lagos State University (LASU) have expelled 69 students for engaging in examination malpractice, gross misconduct and cultism. A statement from LASU Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations (CIPPR), disclosed that the university senate ratified the expulsion of 69 students for examination misconduct, gross misconduct and cultism but did not state the period the offences were committed. It reads: ‘’The university Senate on the recommendation of the Committee of Provost, Deans and Directors on Examination Misconduct at its 228th Statutory Meeting held on Thursday, 2nd June, 2016, considered and ratified the expulsion of 69 students and the suspension of 25 others for the 2015/2016 academic Session.’’ Breakdown of the 69 suspended students indicate that the bulk of them are from the university numerous External System and many are final year students (500 level). Political Science recorded the highest with 19, Computer Science and Business Adminis...

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso hereby invites candidates who made the university their first choice of institution and scored 200 and above in the 2016 UTME LAUTECH to log on to LAUTECH, Ogbomoso admissions website www.admissions.lautech.edu.ng and register for the screening exercise. UTME candidates who also participated in the 2015/2016 PDS programme of LAUTECH and scored at least 180 in the 2016 UTME are also to log on the same website for information on the screening exercise Direct Entry[DE] candidates who chose LAUTECH, Ogbomoso their first institution and have a minimum of Upper Credit in the National Diploma, Credit in NCE and Lower Credit in HND in relevant courses are also to visit the admissions website as well The screening process for both UTME and DE candidates is scheduled to commence from Wednesday, July 20 to Wednesday, August 3, 2016. METHOD OF APPLICATION Candidates are required to; (i) proceed to log on to the university...