Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s great physicists, has died
PREDESTINATION was not part of Stephen Hawking’s system of belief. It was mere coincidence that he was born 300 years to the day after Galileo Galilei died. But he did share something with him, other than being a great physicist; he became famous as much for his suffering as for his physics. His was caused […]
“Generation Next” :Zaria Academy Blazes The Trail At Kaduna International Expo
The 39th Kaduna International Trade Fair has come and gone with its memory. One memory that most visitors will remember for a long time is their visit to the Zaria Academy pavilion where most visitors had contact with the creative innovations of young Nigerians from the JETS Club of the school. Apart from the Robotics […]
Court outlaws post-UTME tests in tertiary institutions
A Federal High Court, Abuja has declared the Post- Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) conducted by universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in Nigeria as illegal, saying there was no extant law authorising the exercise. The court held that only the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) could conduct matriculation examinations and give admissions into […]
Zaria Academy Student Creates Automated Alarm System
Necessity they say is the mother of invention. This age long cliché found relevance in Zaria Academy as a student of the institution produced and automatic alarm system for the school. Abdulahi Abubakar, when demostrating the Automatic Alarm System to Procyon News at the 39th Kaduna International Trade Fair, said the components used are basic electronic […]
Nigeria Student Develops Traffic Solution For Nigerian Roads
A student of Zaria Academy, Shika, Kaduna, North Central Nigeria, has developed a smart Vehicle Trafficking light as part of his contribution to developing a home grown automated indigenous traffic management system for Nigeria. The smart traffic light, developed by Ibrahim M. Amody of the JET Club, Zaria Academy, is configured and programmed to calculate […]
My Robotics Can Save Nigerian Lives – Zaria Academy Student Declares
A student of Zaria Academy, Mujaheed Ali Goni, have design and constructed Multifunctional Robotic vehicle which he said can be used to save lives, money and time in the fight against insurgency in Nigeria. The robotic vehicle which was part of some of the products being exhibited by the school at the 39th Kaduna International […]
Sultanate, Centre, quiz competition begins, 20 schools jostle for prizes
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto No fewer than 20 schools and institutions drawn from across Sokoto state will be jostling for the top prize staked at the 2017/2018 edition of the annual quiz competition which began Tuesday at the auditorium hall of the Federal Government College, Sokoto organised by the Sultanate Council, Sokoto in collaboration with […]
THAT WISHY-WASHY, NAMBY-PAMBY NUT STRIKE ACTION…
Yesterday, 18/01/2018, the State Wing Executive Council (SWEC) of the Kaduna State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) called off the strike action it embarked upon against the State Government since 08/01/2018. In paragraph 3 of the Press Release dated 18/01/2018, NUT gave reasons for calling off the strike as follows: “The State […]
Tambuwal’s emergency yields fruit
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto THE state of emergency imposed on schools in Sokoto state has began to yield positive results across primary schools in the state following the introduction of a redesigned publications” Let’s Read” and “Mu Karanta” text books that seek to improve reading and general learning process of pupils in primary 1 to […]
Teaching should be left to professionals – Dundaye
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto An Old boy of the former Maru Teachers College(MATCOBA) now College of Education(COE) Maru in Zamfara state, Labaran Lumo Dundaye has said that teaching profession should be left to professionals, pointing out that ” is the sure way to add value to academic excellence. ” We cannot get it right unless […]