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How A Friend Escaped Assault And The Dangers Of Half Baked Student Teachers BY SYLVANUS ETENG

Listen To The Article The formation of teachers is a tedious process that many people often take for granted. But, we may all take it seriously if we realize that a poorly trained teacher today means a disaster for even worse trained pupils (who may be your children), tomorrow. From the basic education to the

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Strike: UNICAL Ask Students To Vacate Hostels, Wish Them Safe Journey Home

By Blessing Ekong Listen To The Report Sequel to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) extended eight weeks of strike and the recent Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions (NASU) strike, the management of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, has asked students to

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Harmful Traditional Practices And Their Impact On Our Educational System BY BLESSING ISONG

Listen To The Article From time immemorial, man has always indulged in activities for different reasons. While some have been for survival, others have been for recreation, leisure, or other reasons. One thing in common remains the fact that some have been harmful. These days, most are practiced under the guise of religion, exposure, or

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Strike: SSANU, NASU Begins Two-Week Warning Strike

By Helen Ubong Listen To The Report The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions, NASU, have declared a two-week warning strike action. This was contained in a circular of the Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSANU signed by the National President of SSANU,

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Teachers’ Reward Should Be Here On Earth Not In Heaven BY BLESSING OLA

Listen To The Article Teachers have distinct personalities. They tend to be social individuals, which means they’re kind, generous, patient, caring, helpful, empathetic, and friendly. They excel at socializing, helping others, and teaching. Some of them are also enterprising, meaning they’re adventurous, ambitious, energetic, enthusiastic, confident, and many more. School is not only a place

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The Impact Of Inadequate Teaching Aids Is Huge, We Can Salvage Our Education System BY BLESSING ISONG

Education is the most important component of human resource development and is accorded a pride of place in many countries’ developmental plans and activities. The importance of education cannot be overemphasized and underestimated because no country has succeeded without educating its people. Education, be it in its formal or informal forms, basically entails pedagogy. And,

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Embracing Modern Technology And Its Application In Education BY JANET EDET

Technology, according to the Oxford online dictionary, “is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.” It is said to have first appeared in the English language in the 17th century when it was used to describe a discussion of the applied arts only. Gradually, those “arts” themselves came to be the

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ASUU Strikes, The Nigerian Education System And The Rest Of Us BY EDIDIONG MATTHEW

It is no longer news that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rolled over its one-month warning strike which began on February 14th, 2022 for another two months owing to a failure for its negotiating team to decide with the Federal Government. It is also no longer news that the strike is owing

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