The Public Affairs Section of U.S. Embassy Abuja invites you to enter the World Environment Day Short Story Writing Contest on the theme: Connecting People with Nature. Interested writers should submit an original short story between 1500-3500 words on the beauty and importance of the natural environment and our relationship with it. Read the contest rules very carefully to learn more about the contest and how to submit an entry.

Writing Contest Sponsors
The World Environment Day Short Story Writing Contest is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Abuja.

Description of Writing Contest Objectives
The purpose of the contest is to promote environmental awareness and literacy. (Please see the “Eligibility” section below to find out who is eligible to be a contestant.)

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A report getting to us right now has confirmed that the JAMB Mock examination which was to hold this last Saturday has been cancelled and a date for the Mock examination is yet to be disclosed.

Professor Ishaq Oloyede in a statement during his interaction with newsmen made it known that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has obliged the Accredited centres that would be conducting the Computer based test for the Mock Examination not to collect any fee.

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It’s a struggle when some students find it difficult to construct a well defined and orchestrated sentence, most students desire to level up their vocabulary and conversational skills but always experience difficulty in bringing the efforts to fruition, today we will be sharing useful tips with you on how to construct a good communication and vocabulary skills.

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Learn New Words Daily

This is a first hand advice for any student aspiring to conduct a good vocabulary and how do you learn new words everyday, read books which includes novels, get a newspaper and schedule a time for yourself to read another source that is salient to mention is the dictionary, you can get all the words you need.

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Don’t Be Shy To Use New Words

When you learn new words don’t just read and forget them, note them down and most importantly use them more often in conversation, doing this will make you master when and how to use the words you learned.

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Before I delve deep into this topic, let me ask you a salient question: as a teacher, what is your biggest aim when teaching a group of students? Is it your objective to “show” them that you have a broad knowledge of the topic or to make them understand the topic?
The truth is, although a lot of teachers will opt for the second option, a lot of them go into the class to teach without a good game plan to make the students understand their teachings.
In Nigeria, it has become commonplace to hear lecturers and teachers tell students that they can never get an A in their course. Why? We have a lot of teachers who are bent on proving to the students that the students can never exceed their (the teachers’) knowledge level. This is a very wrong mindset.
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The Federal house of representatives has ordered that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board to extend the registration date for the 2017 JAMB examination.

This was raised by Danburan Nuhu (A member of the APC political party) in a statement where he stated that about 1.6 million applicants registered for the UTME and an estimated number of 1 million applicants passed the examination during the 2016
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There is always a global sentiments that whenever Exams are near that is when students become the most righteous being, this is the time old books on the shelves start gaining recognition and the books we never opened since its purchase date are opened but still yet most students find it difficult to make a breakthrough in their examination.

These simple guides and steps will make you emerge in flying colours if practical steps are taken:

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Do Away With All Distraction

Whenever it’s two weeks before the examination always make sure to cut off on all distractions as this is the number one harbinger of all failures.

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Find a Place to Learn

Find a favourite space for yourself to go back on all the topics that has been taught in the class, a place like a park, a library, or your sitting room to refresh your brain with the topics that seem forgotten to you.

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Find a Human Being

Two heads when good is always a better option than one, you can’t always learn everything alone sometimes you have to get information about topics and things you can’t comprehend on your own it’s always a better idea to learn along with someone who thinks along in line with you when preparing for an examination.

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Use Special Words To Recognise What You Have Read

When reading it’s sometimes hard to remember the whole paragraphs and sentence to make this easier for you, jot down words or simply jot down symbols to remember complex sentences or paragraph

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Check out reasons why Student Fail Examinations
Laziness

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This is one of the prime reasons students fail in an examination, naturally, students have to cultivate the attitude of studiousness and diligent but most students neglect this attitude. Overcoming this destructive act can be quite challenging but to overcome laziness the student has to start his academic tasks which may be reading, writing skills, or problem-solving from a small scale handle the little tasks first before going on to the bigger ones as starting with the bigger tasks might become too complicated and seem cumbersome.

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