Category : Education

The National Universities Commission has said online degrees obtained from foreign institutions will not be accepted as means of seeking employment or doing other legitimate business in Nigeria. The commission also slammed Maryam Abacha American University in Niger Republic, saying it has been inundated with enquiries from some Nigerian applicants, who have been offered admission…

This is a continuation of an earlier post How a Lean Six Sigma Certification will Boost your Career. As a refresher, Lean management promotes less waste, decreased cycle times, reduced complexity of processes and lower costs. While the Six Sigma methodology is one that combines quality with process improvement. It seeks to reduce errors in processes and systems…

Mastering mathematics is absolutely essential for future opportunities in school and careers. Your children will need to reach a certain level of competency in math to take many advanced high-school courses, to be admitted to college, and to have a wide variety of career choices.

Focus is a very popular word, popular but only a few can be credited with knowing the true meaning of the word. It is a five letter word that shapes and bends destinies. Focus as defined by the Oxford Advanced Learners dictionary is giving attention, effort etc. To one particular subject, situation or person rather…

There is a growing concern about the attitude of most Nigerians towards the study of French in our schools. A suggestion that a foreign language such as French be taught in schools sounds absurd to many people in Nigeria. Most Nigerians are not sufficiently informed about the usefulness of French in our educational system or…

Bells University of Technology is a private institution established by the Bells Educational Foundation. It was granted an operational license by the Federal Government on 9th June 2005 and started operating in July 2005. The University is in its ninth Academic Session. The University is a fully residential institution with excellent Academic and Hall of…

Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB) is a National Examination body saddled with the responsibility of conducting examinations for students, who have undergone approved subject combinations and are seeking Direct Entry admissions into Nigerian and partnering foreign tertiary institutions. The establishment of this examinations body was recently approved by the federal government of Nigeria to fill…

A bibliography is a list of sources, usually placed at the end of a document; that you consulted or cited in creating the document. In Microsoft Office Word 2007 and later versions, you can automatically generate a bibliography based on the source information that you provide for the document. Each time that you create a…

Do conduct a sufficient amount of research. Don’t make the mistake of looking over five sources for twenty page paper. And don’t overdo it by using ten sources for a three-page paper. Make sure that the research conducted fits in with the paper requirement. Do organize as you go. Don’t make the mistake of writing…

GlaxoSmithKline, a global research based Pharmaceutical company has launched the first call for proposals for the new Africa NCD Open Lab in support of the much-needed scientific research into Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Africa. Up to £4m of funding will be available in the first round, to support successful proposals from researchers in Nigeria, Cote…