EDUCATION

Two Brilliant students denied admission because of their Rastarlian Dreadlock

THE AFRI GIST March 19, 2021 0

Admission into the Achimuta Senior High School based in Ghana has been withheld from these two bright students with dreadlocks despite being admitted into the school by the ‘Computerised School Placement System’. According the school authorities, their rasterlian hairstyle is

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THREE SKILLS TO LEARN IF YOU HAVE JUST GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY

Mary Adole December 18, 2020 0

If you have just graduated from university, my guess is that you want to start working with an organization that would help you start a successful career immediately.You have even probably started putting in your applications in a few places, in a bid to fast track your progress, which is a good thing. But before […]

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“Sometimes Avoid Fighting Your Enemies Even If You’re Stronger” – Reno Omokri Advises

THE AFRI GIST November 16, 2020 0

Nigerian Author and poet, Reno Omokri took to his social media page to dish out a valuable piece of advice to his fans and followers stating that they should avoid fighting with their enemies all the time. According to the former presidential aide, people should endeavour to be resilient like water when dealing with their […]

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How To Save During NYSC: The Unusual Guide

THE AFRI GIST November 11, 2020 0

The first money step at NYSC isn’t to save. Here’s a list of what to start with:  1. Gather as much information as you can on mandatory living expenses. What will it cost you to eat, rent a house, and move around in your place of primary assignment (PPA)? 2. Estimate the monthly cost, and […]

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60 years of Nigeria’s Independence: Assessing Education in Nigeria.

THE AFRI GIST October 1, 2020 0

As Nigeria turns 60, how good has education fared in the country? After the colonial and Post colonial era, are Nigerians proud of what is left of the educational sector? The British left us with quality education that can only enable us to read and write with no form of technology or technical education. With […]

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Barack Obama announces his new memoir, A Promised Land, will be out in November 2020

THE AFRI GIST September 18, 2020 0

Former President Barack Obama’s long-awaited presidential memoir is coming this November. The former US President made the book announcement on Instagram on Thursday morning. He said the book will be released on November 17. The book is titled “A Promised Land – The Presidential Memoirs, Vol. 1.” Sharing a photo of the book, he wrote: […]

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WAEC exams begin Aug 17, NECO Oct 5 — FG

THE AFRI GIST July 30, 2020 0

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, exams for Senior Secondary School 3 (WASSCE) will start on August 17, according to a comprehensive schedule for various national examinations for exit classes spanning August 17 to November 18, 2020, as released by the Federal Government. Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajuiba, who made the

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Meet The Nigerian Researcher Who Won A Grant Of N90m For Virtual Reality Project (Photo)

THE AFRI GIST July 23, 2020 0

Dr Eugene Ohu, a faculty at Lagos Business School wins $234,000 grant for virtual reality research A faculty at Lagos Business School (LBS), Dr. Eugene Ohu, has won a grant of $234,000 from Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc (TWCF) to conduct a two-year virtual reality research. The research project titled “Teaching Children Empathy and Compassion

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Meet The Nigerian Genius Who Got His PhD At 24 (Photo)

THE AFRI GIST July 17, 2020 0

Now 30, Hallowed Olaoluwa is one among Africa’s youngest physician of arithmetic and a professor. According to a LinkedIn submit by Adebayo Ilupeju, he obtained his bachelor degree at the age of 14, double bachelor’s degree at 17, before he went forward to get his masters in mathematics and physics at 19. It ought to be famous […]

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Nigerians react angrily, state consequences of postponed WAEC, School resumption

THE AFRI GIST July 9, 2020 0

The Nigerian government has stirred reactions following the suspension of school reopeningfor graduating classes. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Wednesday after the weekly Federal Govt Council, FEC meeting presided by President Muhammadu Buhari additionally introduced that 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, has been postponed

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High Police Officer Reveals How To Identity Scammer

THE AFRI GIST July 6, 2020 0

The Chief Superintendent of Police, Dolapo Opeyemi Badmus has given Nigerians tips about how one can identify a possible scammer She warned folks to keep away from ponzi schemes that guarantees enormous returns on funding. She added that banks and different monetary establishment received’t promise such enormous turnover on funding. She wrote: “Please what’s Binono

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South Africa reopens more schools regardless of rising COVID-19 deaths

THE AFRI GIST July 6, 2020 0

South Africa has introduced reopening of more schools regardless of an upsurge in confirmed COVID-19 instances and deaths within the nation. Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga in an announcement on Sunday introduced that from July 6, schools would once more reopen for Grades R, 6 and 11 learners. The choice was made regardless of […]

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UK historian quits Cambridge, dropped by writer over slavery declare

THE AFRI GIST July 5, 2020 0

A British (UK) royal historian who stated slavery was not genocide has give up his honorary place at Cambridge College and been dropped by his writer HarperCollins. The feedback from Professor David Starkey got here throughout a interval of soul looking in Britain over its colonial previous. The Black Lives Matter motion that gained momentum […]

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Brazil Education minister resigns over plagiarism, CV ‘lies’

THE AFRI GIST July 2, 2020 0

Brazil’s education minister resigned Tuesday solely 5 days after he was appointed, amid accusations that he lied over his educational report. Carlos Alberto Decotelli was the primary black particular person to be appointed to the federal government of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. Decotelli handed in his resignation to Bolsonaro in Brasilia, stated a spokesman, Paulo

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Soccer betting: a newbie’s information

THE AFRI GIST July 1, 2020 0

With social distancing in full swing, soccer followers throughout the globe received’t be seeing their favorite golf equipment play reside for an extended whereas. Watching reruns of previous matches, studying football predictions and maintaining with the latest football updates simply received’t lower it anymore. To remain engaged and take part within the upcoming

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MEDIA AND THE PROTECTION OF CULTURE IN AFRICA

THE AFRI GIST July 1, 2020 0

The colonial growth of European states in Africa was normally accompanied by missionary efforts to proliferate Christianity and European civilization. A form of benevolent tutelage of the `inferior native’ populations occurred that was notably well-illustrated in Rudyard Kipling’s The White Man’s Burden. The direct penalties of the colonial growth ranged

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Realities about Africa

THE AFRI GIST June 18, 2020 0

countries and a rich mix of native peoples, cultures, economies and history.The scenic beauty and variety is quite stunning, it is home to vast deserts, tropical rain forests, rugged mountains and fertile grasslands. It is abundant in flora and fauna unsurpassed by any other continent.An ever-increasing number of tourists from around the globe are drawn […]

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The Pains Of Nigerian Graduates Who Earn Less Than Corps Members

THE AFRI GIST May 16, 2020 0

When she graduated from one of the universities in the South-West in 2010 after studying agricultural economics, Oyenike Ojo hoped that she would get a lucrative job immediately after undergoing the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps, a scheme set up by the Federal Government in 1973 to foster development and unity among Nigerians. Then, […]

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5G and COVID-19: The technology, conspiracy and ignorance

THE AFRI GIST April 29, 2020 0

One would ordinarily have dismissed the “controversy” around 5G technology and the strange connection with COVID-19 being stridently pursued by some people as ignorant rants occasioned by the morbid fear of the rampaging coronavirus, but with the prevailing circumstances of fear and tension, I have elected, as one familiar with the workings of the telecommunications […]

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Frustrated Man Burns School Certificates To Ashes, Says School Is A Major Scam

THE AFRI GIST November 9, 2019 0

A Nigerian man has showed the level of frustratiion in the country by burning all his school certificates to ashes because of his inability to get anything tangible with it. According to him, school is a major scam as he will only end up being a slave to a white man if he keeps on […]

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Nigeria’s First Female Science Graduate, Deborah Jibowu Dies At 95

THE AFRI GIST October 27, 2019 0

Nigeria’s first female science graduate, Lady Deborah Jibowu, is dead. She was aged 95 years. The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Olayinka Oyebode. According to him, Lady Jibowu was reputed for being the first Nigerian female science graduate, having graduated from the […]

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Niger State Abolishes Corporal Punishment In Schools

THE AFRI GIST October 23, 2019 0

The Niger State government on Tuesday said that it is partnering with UNICEF to eliminate corporal punishment in public and private schools across the state. Mr. Abubakar Aliyu, Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Education, said this during an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Minna. Aliyu made this known after inaugurating a […]