Month: October 2014

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The joy of every mother is to carry her pregnancy to term. This, however, is not often the case. A new maternal and child health survey shows that at least two of every 10 Nigerian women lose their pregnancy at one stage or the other before full term. Beyond Nigerian women, the survey also states…

NNPC/MPN Joint Venture Apprenticeship Programme 2015 – We invites applications from suitably qualified persons into our Apprenticeship Program beginning March 2015. The Program is designed for young Nigerians with an interest in pursuing an Operations and Maintenance Technician career in the oil and gas or related industry. ELIGIBILITY 1. Only applicants with Ordinary National Diploma (OND)…

Consolidated Hallmark Insurance, in line with its Corporate Social Responsibility policy of encouraging research especially in the study of insurance at tertiary level, hereby invites entries for the 2014 Edition of the company’s Annual Essay Competition. The competition which commenced in 2011 is currently in its 4th year. Essay Topic: Impact of Micro Insurance on…

The authorities of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State say they are producing 48 First Class graduates and 106 PhD holders in this year’s convocation.  1,190 students would be graduating with Second Class Upper degree, while another 2,814 would be graduating with Second Class Lower degree. The ceremonies are for between October 20 and 23….

It doesn’t cost anything At the beginning of an end or the end of a beginning Better life comes with a better half Can’t I just love and save my world Don’t want to live life on books and people’s look about it Enlighten lies in the reason to view a season without treason Failure starts…

The CSR arm of the United Bank of Africa, is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2014 edition of the National competition  amongst senior secondary school students in Nigeria. Winners will get educational grants to study in any African University of their choice. [button size=”normal” type=”info” value=”HOW TO APPLY” href=”#”] Essay Topic: Is Social…

When talking to your kids about sex, make sure the conversation is age-appropriate. Explain things in a way that your child can understand, given their age. Don’t think you have to cover everything at once. Younger kids are interested in pregnancy and babies, rather than the act of sex. Every child is different, but here…

​ If parents do not teach their children about sex, they will learn about it from somewhere else Beginning a conversation about sex early and continuing that conversation as the child grows is the best sex education strategy. It lets parents avoid giving one big talk when the child reaches adolescence, when it may already…

If there’s on subject most parents shy away from it’s talking about sex. It’s natural to feel uncomfortable about approaching this weighty subject, but it’s not enough to leave it to your child’s school to give them sex education – children need to be able to discuss sex openly with their parents if they are…