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SSCE fee hike: Examination bodies would have generated N175bn annually — Investigation

SSCE fee hike: Examination bodies would have generated N175bn annually — Investigation

By Joseph Erunke& Elizabeth Osayande If the Federal Government had not reversed the proposed N50,000 registration fee per candidate for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination conducted by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, and the National Examinations Council, NECO, the examination bodies would have been able to generate more than N175 billion annually. An analysis […]
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Marijuana: A smoker’s experience

Marijuana: A smoker’s experience

Unknown to people, there are many hidden nutritional values in the mostly condemned Marijuana. While majority condemn its intake, many youths see that as the only source of inspiration with many nutritional values.

Drug abuse: Is Marijuana harmful?

Drug abuse: Is Marijuana harmful?

Marijuana, ordinarily, is a weed. The dried leaves, flowering tops and stems, which can be used as a drug because of the curative properties are wrapped into cigarettees form and often smoked by people. Cannabis is the plant yielding the marijuana leaves. It’s name is derived from Latin American Spanish.

Facts about composition of Cannabis

Facts about composition of Cannabis

According to report ,Cannabis contains over 400 different chemicals, the main ingredient which affects the mind is THC ( Which is one of 483 known compounds in the plant, including at least 84 other cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol CBD, cannabinol CBN, tetrahydrocannabivarin THCV and cannabigerol CBG ).

Staggering rise in drug abuse/addiction

Staggering rise in drug abuse/addiction

The youths of a nation have been described as the future leaders. Nigeria is a nation struggling to re-define her history. It is easy to assume that this struggle will only continue,if and only when the youths of Nigeria take on this responsibility.

Seeds of hope and harvests of despair (2)

Seeds of hope and harvests of despair (2)

THERE was once a time in this country in Nigeria during the Buhari-Idiagbon regime when people normally queued up to enter the bus. People started queuing on the streets because they knew the consequences. We need drastic measures, draconian measures even if just for five years. That is the only way Nigeria can move forward.”

Towards an Igbo governor of Lagos State

Towards an Igbo governor of Lagos State

THE year was 1965. I was an innocent starry-eyed 13 year-old and Nigeria was in turmoil. It was the era of the “wetie,” when the houses of politicians and key public-figures were burnt down in the brouhaha that was then Western Nigeria.

An ex-governor’s help runs deep

An ex-governor’s help runs deep

Many people may not be happy with the achievements of Chief Lucky Igbinedion while he was governor of Edo State, but there are thousands of persons whose lives he has touched through charity. Since he left office in 2007, apart from attending to his businesses, the former governor has been busy giving help to the helpless in different orphanage homes in Edo State.