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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Dayo Adesulu “The days of classrooms where a teacher’s desk is placed in the front and students’ desks are neatly arranged in rows will soon be over,” says Vodacom. In the future, it noted that classrooms will no longer be described as rooms within a school, where students are taught, but rather any space where learning takes place, adding, the key enabler of mobile learning today is the Internet. According to the internet giant, in many countries, assignments are being completed online, uploaded through classroom portals, posting of grades and results are also done online. It posited that in the near future, group projects will be completed through collaborative software and students will use cloud storage instead of flash drives or paper to store their work. It added: “Through the power of the Internet, in the nearest future, teachers, parents, students and administrators will communicate through social media platforms designed specifically for education o...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J New Argentina boss Jorge Sampaoli says getting the best out of Lionel Messi and reaching the 2018 World Cup are his greatest challenges in the role. Sampaoli, 57, has taken over as coach of his home country after leaving Spanish club Sevilla after one season. Barcelona forward Messi, 29,  announced his retirement  from international football in June 2016 before  reversing his decision  two months later. “I spoke with Leo and we’re both excited,” said Sampaoli. “It’s a boost for us to see how excited he is with this new stage [for Argentina].” Messi has scored 58 goals in 117 appearances for Argentina yet the 1978 and 1986 world champions currently sit outside an automatic qualifying spot for next year’s World Cup in Russia after six wins in 14 qualifying games. Their last four qualifiers are against Uruguay (away) on 31 August, Venezuela (home) on 5 September, Peru (home) on 5 October and Ecuador (away) on 10 October. The post Argentina b...

http://ift.tt/2pvTty6 Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade The Cross River State government monthly allocation from the Federation Account now stands at zero as its wage bill hits N5.1 billion.In view of this, the state is looking inwards to shore up its revenue base and has threatened to revoke the land allocation for the Cross River National Park if approval for the deep seaport and super highway is not given. The state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, spoke in his office in Calabar when the Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Mr. Emmanuel Jime, paid him a courtesy visit at the weekend. He said: “Our oil wells are taken away in that circumstance, we are not oil producing state” and all pressure from federal agencies and others in terms of picking security bills and others have been on the state, yet the state is being questioned on why it is collecting wharf landing dues. “Our wage bill is about N5.1 billion when you take the local c...

http://ift.tt/2rgSOm9 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of Marketing Edge, Mr. John Ajayi Nigeria’s leading and award winning marketing and advertising publications, MARKETING EDGE, has concluded plans to hold the 2017 edition of National Marketing Stakeholders Summit and Brands & Advertising Excellence award. The programme, a two-in-one industry initiative is designed and aimed at promoting the brand idea while expanding the frontiers of marketing and advertising knowledge. The theme for this year’s edition of the marketing summit is “Brand Marketing and Marketing Management in a Recovering but Restructured Nigerian Economy: Challenges and Implications for Marketing Services Providers”. The event has been slated to hold Friday, 16th June, 2017 at the prestigious Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. A statement by the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of MARKETING EDGE, Mr. John Ajayi said this year’s summit theme was carefully selected because of the objective reality i...

http://ift.tt/2qZX7So Children who eat vegetables with their evening meal every night record significantly better scores in writing and spelling tests. PHOTO: HuffingtonPost It is another reason for parents to persevere when their children refuse to eat their greens. Finishing their vegetables at dinner the night before appears to make them do better at school the next day. Children who eat vegetables with their evening meal every night record significantly better scores in writing and spelling tests, an Australian study found. Children who eat vegetables with their evening meal every night record significantly better scores in writing and spelling tests, an Australian study found. That is thought to be because vegetables are rich in antioxidants, which maintain Deoxy ribonucleic Acid (DNA), making them good for the brain. Where studies normally examine the effect of eating breakfast on children’s academic performance, this is one of the first to look at their evening meal. ...

http://ift.tt/2r00QiP Peter Obi During his appearance on April 29, 2017, at The Platform – a forum organised by the Covenant Christian Centre, Lagos – where he spoke on the topic “The Nigerian Economy,” Mr. Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, made a claim that, expectedly, became a focus of unusual public interest. The claim, voiced while tapping at his wristwatch during a question and answer session that followed his speech proper, is: “This is the only watch I have; I have owned it for seventeen years.” It was the second edition of The Platform and Obi’s second invitation to speak at the forum, apparently an indication that the organisers were quite impressed with his first outing. The compere actually reinforced this impression by making reference to “his widely shared presentation at the last platform” while introducing him to the audience, hinting that the road of The Platform had been so good for the speaker, his audience and the organisers as to warrant their tr...

http://ift.tt/2qZV692 Benny Bonsu. PHOTO: YOUTUBE Organizers of Ladies in Sport (LIS) Conference have announced that international sports journalist and founder of GirlsinSports UK, Benny Bonsu will lead a cast of top names in the football and corporate world to the 2017 edition of the Ladies in Sports conference. According to a statement by LIS, joining Bonsu at the conference are Senior Brand Manager, Star Lager Beer, Ita Bassey; General Manager, Supersport West Africa, Felix Awogu; and Super Falcons’ defender, Onome Ebi. The 2017 edition of the Ladies in Sports conference comes up on June 9 at the Sheraton Hotel Ikeja. The theme, “Developing the Women’s Game,” is centred around women’s football, both at club and national level. Itb is open to all club administrators, academies, football managers, football administrators, corporate bodies and the media, the statement said, adding the conference seeks to improve and promote women in sports and women’s sport through lecture...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J *as oil prices leap to $49 per barrel By Prince Okafor THE Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has opened discussions with non-OPEC members as well as consumers to achieve stability in the global oil market. The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, disclosed in an interview with Bloomberg Television that OPEC has started to engage non-OPEC members, including the United States to stabilise the market. He also said that it would be impossible for OPEC to achieve stability in the world market without the cooperation of other stakeholders. OPEC and non-OPEC nations had agreed on a six-month cut of 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) from January 1, 2017. A research analyst at Forex Times, FXTM, Lukman Otunuga said that, OPEC remains somewhat confidently optimistic that production cuts agreed with non-members may elevate oil prices and ultimately lead to a recovery of the saturated oil markets. Persistent oversupply “With...

http://ift.tt/2onOqjU The duo were being prosecuted by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for alleged conspiracy, cheating, stealing and false representation. They were alleged to have defrauded their Nigerian partner, Green Fuels Limited of USD$8.8 million in 2008. Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, has fixed May 23, 2017 for the hearing of an application seeking to set aside arrest warrant issued against two Indian-British nationals, Deepak Khilnani and Sushil Chandra alleged to be involved in USD$8.8million fraud. The duo were being prosecuted by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for alleged conspiracy, cheating, stealing and false representation. They were alleged to have defrauded their Nigerian partner, Green Fuels Limited of USD$8.8 million in 2008. They were accused of “fraudulently tricking Green Fuels Limited to pay greater sum for machinery purchased from Gentec Limited than it would have paid for such machinery.” Attempts to form...

http://ift.tt/2pQo0rT The Deputy Director, Directorate of Entrepreneurship Education and Developments (DEESDS), Comrade Ibrahim Abubakar Mutigi, wants students to be actively engaged in skill acquisition. In a chat with Campusnews, Abubakar noted that DEEDS aims at equipping students with skills, and would upon graduation be job creators, rather than job seekers. He added that the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) made it mandatory for all polytechnics to have these acquisition centres, as major requirements for all graduating students and also for accreditation. He disclosed that the entrepreneurship programme, which started in 2008/2009 is divided into three components –– skill acquisition, training and commercialisation. He added that the programme has over 12 skills for students to choose from. Meanwhile the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) State Coordinator for Niger State, Haj Mairo Idris, has urged academic staff of Federal Polytechnic, Bida, and ot...

http://ift.tt/2pPX3Xz Dortmund will unleash the deadly duo of Pierre Emerick-Aubameayng (right) and Marco Reus on Hoffenheim<br />in their Bundesliga clash today. The German city of Dortmund will be on fire this weekend when top contenders, Borussia Dortmund and visiting TSG 1899 Hoffenheim battle for supremacy in the Bundesliga. It is the week 32 of the competition and the fourth-placed Dortmund side is hoping for a home victory as it currently trails third-placed Hoffenheim. Their last match on December 16, 2016 ended in a draw, but head to head in their last five meetings, Borussia Dortmund has two wins and three draws. However, Hoffenheim has been tremendous this season. A fifth division side in 2000, the club made a remarkable advance to the German football league system top tier Bundesliga in 2008 with the financial backing of alumnus and software mogul, Dietmar Hopp. Analysts believe the Nagelsmann factor accounts for the upturn in fortunes of the team. They believe...

http://ift.tt/2pQjZUz Coordinator, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu stated this yesterday at a workshop on Management and control of Lassa fever and other viral hemorrhagic fevers organised by the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital. The federal government yesterday called on Nigerians to desist from self-medication especially fever related ailments to check the spread of Lassa fever. Coordinator, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu stated this yesterday at a workshop on Management and control of Lassa fever and other viral hemorrhagic fevers organised by the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH), Irrua in Edo State, where he called on Nigerians to always see the need to get a diagnosis and desist from self medication to prevent serious illnesses. He also commended ISTH in their efforts in engaging and supporting the communities affected with lassa fever, describing them as a leader in the diagnosis, care and management ...

http://ift.tt/2pQp9Qi Daniel Appyday As the battle for the top prize in ‘Norkse Talenter’ (Norway Got Talent), gets fiercer, Nigerian-Norway based vocalist, Daniel Appyday, has emerged one of top contenders of the reality show. Checks revealed that Appyday, who before leaving Nigeria for Norway, was well known for his gospel hits, Thunder Praise, Oku Muonso No Try Jehovah, Chukwu Ebuka and Agbaya, is the only Nigerian on the reality show and has made it past the first four of the five stages of the show. The show, now in its eight season is one of the biggest TV shows in Norway. It is a spin-off of the popular ‘Britains’s Got Talent’ reality franchise. The winner of this year’s edition will walk away with $60,000 cash prize and a recording contract from Sony Music. Born Daniel Ernest Emeka Okafor, Appyday is one of the 36 contestants of the thousands auditioned for the competition that made it to the semi-finals. His next performance on the show is scheduled for Friday, May...