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Everyone is being urged even coerced to stay at home during this dangerous time to reduce the spread of the disease. The federal government has ordered the closure of schools, some state governments also prohibited large gatherings especially in places of worship. In a bid to encourage the stay at home movement and use of …

What do you know about personal development? As an undergraduate or postgraduate, even an aspirant has to know getting admitted into the university is not the end of it, it’s just the beginning. The higher institution imparts the requirement of the course being studied without giving much space for diversification, although that is being tackled …

Top 10 Business Ideas that Students Can Implement Financial support from parental figures is the usual way the average Nigerian University students sustains himself or herself through school. The nation’s flagging economy pushes students sometimes to fend for themselves or supplement their incomes. By the time your education is complete, you will be able to …

The National Universities Commission has ordered the vice-chancellors of all universities in Nigeria to embark on a one month closure of schools. What does this mean? Means everyone has to return to their respective homes or students of a higher institution that haven’t resumed have to stay at home. For those traveling home and those …

What Students Can Do to Stay Safe From COVID-19 Covid-19, currently the most talked about topic in the world, is not only popular because it’s a new epidemic, but it is also drastically altering major routines and norms globally. This includes economy, travel, and other spheres of interaction. There are still several individuals around the …

On a train back to London from Oxford at the weekend break, I sat alongside a very pleasant 15-year-old, who in spite of not having also finished her GCSE training courses, currently had a pretty excellent idea of what she wished to study at university, as well as where. (If you’re 15 and have no …

Unlike in secondary school when everyone did their assignments alone, sometimes in Universities, assignments are done in groups. Most times, you get the chance to select your group members and sometimes not. It is often done alphabetically. Group works are never fun, at least I didn’t think they were. Organising and dealing with others can …

These things have a way of breaking one’s hearts. There are people who are currently going to Polytechnics because their top-choice university keeps rejecting them. There are those who are currently studying what they’re uninterested in doing because that was the only way to get into a university after so many years of rejection. The …

Nigerian universities admit thousands of students every year. In class, there might be more than a hundred students. That’s a lot of people. So, how do you stand out as an exceptional student?  PS: This particular post is not meant for introverts because I already know that show-offs are not really your cup of tea. …

I’m writing this today so you all can learn from my mistake, so you don’t experience similar frustration I am currently experiencing. The worst thing about being a student – human being even – is that you’re likely to get important information late. So, you’re probably in your first year or maybe you’re in other …

Quick Question: What does University experience mean to you? Is it just the perfect opportunity to finally run away from home and be free from your strict parents’ grasp? Is it just all about the fun, partying and all? Or is it about getting to know yourself, striving towards becoming a strong, independent individual? It’s so …

Succeeding in University Part 4: Your Past Educational Experience It is important to understand how the university is different from secondary school and how well your own past educational experiences have prepared you for what you will find in a university. This is another way in which entering university “with your eyes wide open” will …