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Thousands were forced to wait for Sats results grants were delayed teachers went on strike diplomas and the nappy curriculum were launched and sex education became compulsory.

Middleclass children were sent to private tutors to pass the entrance test research shows.

A rich, multifaceted appraisal of Mami Wata and other water deities in Africa and beyond. "[A] major study, not just on Mami Wata, but also a seminal study in the field of African art history as a whole."—Rowland Abiodun, Amherst

THE Government printing department will be able to print national election materials and handle any other major printing works by mid next year once its full-colour printing equipment arrives from China next year.

Health 2.0 website allows users to create their family health history online. (PRWeb Dec 18, 2008) Read the full story at

CCEW applauds the release of the document, Dignitas Personae, newly issued by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. CCEW recognizes that not all advances in biotechnology support human dignity and flourishing. We welcome the Vatican's affirmation that

Salugen founding CEO, Brian Meshkin, recognized as a Biotechnology "Power to Be" honorable mention in San Diego magazine's December 2008 issue (PRWeb Dec 18, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1760464.htm

Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen is the top modern university for research in Scotland following today's announcement of the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) results.The figures, based on...

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Minister of Science and Technology, Chief Mrs. Grace Ekpiwhre has waded into the debate whether standard of education in the country is falling or not, insisting that there has been profound improvement in education delivery today than ever before.

The first Confucius Institute in the country will be launched on Friday, December 19, 2008 on the main campus of the University of Liberia.

A five-man committee has been set up to look into the grievance filed by 71 students of the Lagos State University College of Medicine against the college's authorities.

THE University of South Africa (UNISA) has shut down its examination centres in the country and instructed the affected students that they will have to sit for future examinations across the Limpopo. UNISA did not give reasons for the closure

Seventeen pioneer students, 15 of them female, on Sunday graduated after completing a two-year comprehensive course in nursery teaching.

It is now one year since this Column issued a Red Alert on the prohibitive cost of going to the Nigerian Law School. Writing under the title, "As Law School Becomes Unaffordable", we attempted to outline the importance of legal

There is a new "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" still online, depicting Hermione reading The Daily Prophet.

HPEF has announced yet another attraction to the already jam-packed Azkatraz 2009 weekend. Wrock around the Rock is a four hour criuse around the San Francisco bay and Alcatraz, featuring performances from such wizard rock bands as The Remus Lupins

J.K. Rowling's newest book, "Tales of Beedle the Bard," sold an amazing 2.6 million copies in the last week and helped raise £4.2m ($6.4m) for for the Children's High Level Group (CHLG), a charity co-founded by Rowling.

SKi Pro™ 3D biomolecular interaction analysis platform by Silicon Kinetics Inc., a privately-held life sciences tool company, has been recognized as the Most Innovative Product in the "Diagnostics and Research Tools" category in the 21st Annual Most Innovative New Product