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obembet:
I know many of us here wrote the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) many years ago.

Despite all the family responsibilities and life’s distractions now, I believe I can still sit for Mathematics and pass without any revision even though I wrote my WAEC back in 2000 at Ogedengbe commercial high school ilesha.

So, over to you Which WAEC subject do you think you can still write today and pass successfully without revising?

Source: obembet

English, CRS and Literature.
In that exact order.

helinues:
Imagine as how you are disgracing yourself all in the name of correcting others



While the correct usage is rack my brain.

Shior

As how?
Are you sure you don't need to take your medication?
You just dabbled where your input is not needed.

No Be Juju Be Dat?

helinues:
Emeritus, is that the only contributions you could make to this thread?

The "w" shouldn't be there, correction noted.
It was just a polite correction, no offense intended.

No Be Juju Be Dat?

helinues:
I have been trying to crack my head on what could have inspired those who are planning the coup and the only thought is about ongoing saboteur investigation within our security operatives. Both Service and retired officers have been milking from the insecurity

Probably the investigation was leaked and the culprits got to know about their end, hence planning a coup

Arms dealing in Nigeria is mostly South South business men work, so linking the coup back to Bayelsa state is not surprising

Sorry to correct your use of grammar.
It is "wrack my head around" not "crack my head on." Thanks.

No Be Juju Be Dat?

AntiChristian:
Who is Iceprince?

Snowqueen!

Are you that young?
Have you heard of Chocolate City before?
Do you know MI Abaga and Brymo?
You no know Ice Prince Zamani?

No Be Juju Be Dat?

marlow1962:
If na that one bro forget it. Once a Nigerian girl married, her baddie go away even in her home. They only dress sexy for another man outside their home, while their husband can go to hell.

That ought not be now. And that is why a lot of them get it wrong and complain when their husbands start chasing after small fashionable girls. Marriage should not make a person (male or female) lose their dress sense if at all they have one in the first place. Or do people stop eating their favorite food when they get married, so if favorite food does not change, should dress sense change?

RevenuesBoost:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOLwfEiPPj0

Each time I ask my hubby, “Are you hungry?”
His answer is always a confident “No.” 😅

So I went ahead and served just myself… only for him to take my spoon, and start eating the same food he said he didn’t want! 😂

In the early days of our marriage, I used to frown at this — but not anymore. I’ve learned to always take an extra spoon along, whether he plans to eat or not. Because, well, I know how this story ends! ❤️

Even Baby Light joined in the fun — she loved the food so much she couldn’t stop rubbing her head and doing her little happy dance while eating.
Our daughter is such a drama queen! 😄

Stop wearing wrapper. Dress sexy even in your own house regularly. Your child has grown so you can give the excuse of nursing mothers and even at that nursing a child should not influence us negatively. Dressing like that makes you look old to your husband. Or were you wearing wrapper when he met you?
This is not an insult please; it is a wake up call to you and others of like manner.
No Be Juju Be Dat?

I no dey visit person. So, nobody fit give me attitude. I send you?

No Be Juju Be Dat?

DarkkManB:
lol... So if a medical doctor got c6 in English language, a miscommunication cannot happen? But if he got D7 or E8 there will be a miscommunication? The same English he used to answer questions on other subjects he passed? Are we going to tell ourselves the truth?

Point one:
English language is basically divided into three categories of understanding; speaking, reading and writing.
A medical doctor who is able to speak good English may not be able to put it in writing correctly, even some native speakers cannot write the language just like in Yoruba and other languages where some native speakers cannot even write down their language. English examination majorly assess this writing skill which is also Key for medical doctors.

Point 2:
Aside from English language itself in O'level examination, other subjects are not critical with grammatical accuracy, they only mark Points and correctness to questions asked.
That a prospective medical doctor got A1s in Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics etc does not mean that if it has to be critiqued by an English expert it will maintain such grade.

Bottom line:
English language is Compulsory BECAUSE it is the general language of communication in an heterogenous society like ours. The same cannot be said of Mathematics.
Thanks

DarkkManB:
yes I agree. But do you agree that as a science student, passing English should not be mandatory for my admission? If I get D7 or E8, that should be enough

English in this case is core even for science because it is the language of communication. All the course you will do in science are written in English and understanding them his Key if you need to excel in ur chosen field which made the language itself has an edge A miscommunication in semantics or writing from a doctor may spell doom for a patient. So, since English is a language of communication across all fields, it is core. So, English being mandatory is still reasonable.

DarkkManB:
read my post very well. I'm still saying it that you don't need to see the four walls of the classroom before you can speak English, so it should not be a compulsory subject for the science students. Do you agree with me?

Maybe if we are discussing this in the UK or US, maybe. But in Nigeria, you need the four walls of the class to speak good English. That is a FACT.

bdon123:
55k na small money ni?

Just pointing to you that Rice is no longer 100k.

DarkkManB:
first of all, I didn't say that art students must pass mathematics, I only said that the minister has not said anything different from the earlier information. That said, I agree that mathematics should not be compulsory but English language as well should not be compulsory for science students, imagine someone couldn't get admission to study medicine just because he got D7 in English language despite passing all other subjects and jamb as well. English language is just a language that can be understood by someone who has never seen the four walls of the classroom, he only needs to be in an English-speaking environment. Even a ten year old kid who lives his life in America or England and didn't go to school will speak English language very well. What do you think about that?

You are comparing English with Mathematics?
English is a language of general communication among Nigerians and that's why it is important for ALL. That cannot be said of Mathematics.
You talked about Medicine? A Yoruba Medical doctor posted to Hausa speaking environment needs English language as a common ground. English is important in Nigeria because of our multiplicity of languages but that cannot be said of Mathematics.

FreeStuffsNG:
Smh.

You're ignorant of the reality of the implications and I doubt if you attended secondary school. If you tell me that a subject is compulsory but not needed for my post-secondary school education, it's as good as useless as the p in psychology.

The relevance to admission is the most important. Students who want to pursue Mathematics/engineering-related courses in UNILAG must take Further Mathematics in secondary school yet Further Mathematics is not even compulsory for STEM in Nigeria.

The seriousness students give to Mathematics is because it is compulsory both in secondary school and for university students admission, it is not because it is compulsory in secondary schools.
Kapish?

Your rebuttal cancelled out your own point. No need to drag with you. Mathematics is not needed for Arts inclined students. Simple.
All these talk na talk

Savenigeria2023:
No need asking them, when it’s time to vote again, they will remember they belong to an ethnic group.

Nigerians are terribly damaged

Didn't you vote for your tribesman?
Oya tell us your tribe and who you voted for in the last election.
So I gas vote AGAINST my tribesman to show that I am not a tribalist. I seem to like your own definition of tribalism o.
No Be Juju Be Dat?

Kenosky1:
Na Baba God hand most Nigerians de. 100K is one bag of rice and I wonder how a family can survive on it

Go market tomorrow with that 100k and buy one bag of rice with the money. Give them all the 100k ooo, no collect change. Later you go know say overwise tmdey worry you dash trader 45k.
Rice wey be 55k now, na in you wan buy for 100k. Look like say you be yahoo boy ba.

Bluntemperor:
Beautiful Clarification,as some Lazy People thought Mathematics is not important again!
•Mathematics should enable us have holistic and dynamic flares to think and makes our pathways better,than just being holed up in one corner.
MATHS is and Must Be Compulsory For All Human Endeavors and reflex 🪞 Our ability to think DYNAMICALLY at all Times and For ALL Courses and for All Purposes!
Nigeria Cannot Be Different From The World 🌎!

You only read the headline. Didn't you?
Mathematics is NO LONGER COMPULSORY. That is still the bottom line of the clarification. Students must register but not necessarily to pass it. Isn't that a Greek gift rendering it of equal value like Economics or Civic?
The rest of the World? Which World? Earth or Mars? Show me any country where a prospective law students or Theatre Art students MUST pass Mathematics to study in their University.

No Be Juju Be Dat?

mannobi:
It seems this minister is confused. You streamlined the process and turn back to say they must still write it. What's the essence of writing and exam they are not required to pass.

Must someone pass all the 9 subjects registered? Wasn't Economics compulsory at a time but was it a Must to pass it then?
If people are to register only their core subject needed for the intended courses they want to study, I bet you people will not register more than 4 subjects just like Jamb.

DarkkManB:
actually it doesn't make any sense. There is no clarification, he just reiterated what was dished out earlier. He still maintains that passing mathematics is not compulsory. Saying that students must register for Mathematics but can fail it doesn't make sense, I don't understand the kind of strange people at the helm of affairs in this country.

Please, can you tell me why an Art inclined person MUST pass Mathematics?
Even my Dad, at 80, who did not go beyond what is now Primary 2 can calculate money in Millions accurately without finding the (y and x).
Again, tell me. What is the reason why an Art inclined person MUST pass Mathematics? Thanks.

No Be Juju Be Dat?

BigBelleControl:
Government make a statement, wait for people's reaction and go ahead to withdraw or deny it.

They didn't deny anything. I bet you didn't read beyond the headline.
Students MUST register Mathematics in the O'level exams BUT having MINIMUM of C6 is NO LONGER COMPULSORY except for Courses where they are integral.
That's to give you are summary since you don't have the time to read but comment.

No Be Juju Be Dat?

John4B:
This is what u get when appointment is given to people not on merit but base on politics.

I bet you only read the headline.
Oya, wise one, summarize what was said in the write up and see whether you IQ read those politicians in office. Most of them are far read than you

No Be Juju Be Dat?

Ese4feyi:
I believe that the minister of education has relatives that are very weak in mathematics and they have been begging him to do something that will make them gain admission. Now it has backfired. The fool is trying to save face. Idiotic people in government

I bet you only read the headline. Didn't you?

FreeStuffsNG:
Mathematics is compulsory everywhere in the world. It's English Language that can be paired with other Languages if at all there's going to be reform in the subjects.

Mathematics has no rival o.

You people just read headlines. Your comment is proof
Where in the write-up shows that it is compulsory to pass maths? Read again.
Summary:
FG has said all students must register maths but not compulsory to pass it. Credit in Maths is NO LONGER Compulsory.
That's is the summary. Probably you need to take your time to read not just the headline.
Thanks

iwaeda:
Is this story true, one of my friend's children has been rejoicing that he need not to pass Mathematics, but now FG is REVERSING itself. Tinubu's government is low on capacity to manage this country,but they will tell us, we hate Nigeria.

Federal Government did not reverse anything. They only clarified that students my write Mathematics as student must write Civic, but to gain admission, Mathematics is Not Compulsory.
Summary:
It is compulsory to add Mathematics to you subjects but not compulsory to pass it. Simple.

mastereyebee:
Umahi is very wrong not Rufai, you can provide an average cost per kilometer in a project. are you saying you wont have a project cost before embarking on the project? please lets not be playing games with serious issues. just like when you ask a local workman, engineer for a cost break down quote they wont want to give because you likely benchmark them. if the minister share his figures it will be a good place to start the conversation. I bet when he leaves office he will just leave a total cost of the project and empty details of the break and cost which is suppose to be public documents, no opportunity for the next guy to continue and learn from their mistake, use as a benchmark or even audit the project

It has shown that you are not a civil/construction engineer.
There is a difference between breakdown and breakdown per kilometer.
All engineers in whatever construction can give you or will be able to give you the breakdown of cost and I remember Umahi telling Rufai that he can give him breakdown of cost so far. But RUFAI insisted on breakdown PER KILOMETER which no construction engineer of a COASTAL HIGHWAY will be able to provide that.
I repeat, NO CONTRACTOR OR ENGINEER CAN GIVE A PER KILOMETER BREAKDOWN COST OF A COASTAL HIGHWAY.

NO BE JUJU BE DAT?

aribisala0:
So the taxpayer should give Umahi a blank cheque
Just continue building honourable minister when money finish ask for more?

Is that your point?

You do not know what you are saying

Is this the first road to be built in Nigeria or the world? When we listen to folk like you we would believe a road has never been budgeted for and built in Nigeria

Yes. We voted them so we must trust them. If we want to hold them accountable we must ask REASONABLE questions. Reasonable Questions like: How many kilometers have you done so far and how much have you spent in all? If necessary we ask for breakdown that separates money spent on materials, labour, consultations etc.
Not UNREASONABLE Questions like: How much did you spend PER KILOMETER? That is a very very UNREASONABLE Question.

So I put it to you (in your Rufai Voice), which engineer in the world will give you a cost breakdown of a COASTAL HIGHWAY per kilometer?
No Be Juju Be Dat?

That is a fact. Makinde either does not know what he is saying or throwing political jabs. How can you give a cost per kilometer of a coastal highway? Which engineer in the world can do that? Are the terrains the same. Will the construction on land be the same as the one on the water ways or will the same water ways have the same cost per kilometer?

No Be Juju Be Dat?

mastereyebee:
Umahi is very wrong not Rufai, you can provide an average cost per kilometer in a project. are you saying you wont have a project cost before embarking on the project? please lets not be playing games with serious issues. just like when you ask a local workman, engineer for a cost break down quote they wont want to give because you likely benchmark them. if the minister share his figures it will be a good place to start the conversation. I bet when he leaves office he will just leave a total cost of the project and empty details of the break and cost which is suppose to be public documents, no opportunity for the next guy to continue and learn from their mistake, use as a benchmark or even audit the project

Let me ask. Are you a civil engineer or contractor in related field?
A layman can do a calculation per kilometer after seeing the total cost but an expert will never do that.
When you are doing project of such magnitude, as a contractor or engineer, you are advised to visit the site and give your estimate. Not matter what your realistic estimate is, you are advised to increase it by at least 30% so you don't run at a loss after embarking on such project. Constructing a coast highway is different from constructing.a major road even if such kilometer.
Once again, you can't see or hear a professional engineer WORLDWIDE giving a breakdown of a COASTAL ROAD in Km, NEVER.
What a professional engineer would do is to give the total cost or total break down of expenses, NOT PER KM estimates. It is not done.
This is not even an argument. Whether it is Umahi or RUFAI or anyone else. NO CONTRACTOR OR ENGINEER GIVES A KM/KM ESTIMATES OF A COASTAL HIGHWAY because no two kilometers is the same on a coastal road.

The question Rufai should have asked was a breakdown of expenses so far which will cover all the cost summary. That is all an engineer on A COASTAL HIGHWAY can do. Ask real experts who have done coastal roads before around you.

No Be Juju Be Dat?

guobe:
A couple of years ago,roads were constructed with about 10 million naira per kilometer.

The amount presently being used in constructing road per kilometer has so skyrocketed that it is very difficult for anyone that knows to mention it and you won't even hear it from me too even as I am an Engineer.

The inflation currently in the country has cut across so many things and it will be very difficult to construct roads with this present amount as it is just too expensive to say the list.
We are in a dire situation.

People who do not understand engineering will be quoting figures per kilometer which is wrong. Road estimates are not made per km, it is only a quack or fraudulent engineering that will give you estimates per km. Land and terrains differ and a cost for a particular portion of a road WILL (not may) differ from another portion of the same road.
Now to a coastal highway, there is no where in the world where a contractor engineer will give you estimates of work on a COASTAL HIGHWAY in kilometer. How will you divide it? Will you use the same yardstick for portion on land as portion on the water or even on the same water, their depth and (I lost the word now) are not the same.
VERDICT:
RUFAI was wrong to ask the minister to give estimates per km. Who does that?

No Be Juju Be Dat?

Psalmcomng:
Let’s be honest. Many Nigerian Christians sing along to secular songs daily.

From Afrobeats to hip hop, it is everywhere.

But here is the question: is it right for a Christian to be vibing to songs that glorify money, sex, pride, or violence?

Some people say music is just entertainment and has nothing to do with your faith. But is that true?


If music has no spiritual effect, then why did David use Psalms to drive away evil spirits from Saul? Clearly, music carries power.

Here are some hard questions to consider:

1. If a song promotes immorality, can you really claim it does not affect your spirit?


2. Why do many believers find it easier to memorize secular lyrics than Bible verses?


3. If Jesus sat beside you, would you still play those tracks on your playlist?



Yes, not every secular song is dirty. But let’s face it. Most of the trending ones do not glorify God.



They glorify self, lust, and greed.


A Christian who keeps feeding on such lyrics should not be surprised if their spiritual fire goes cold.

I broke down this issue with scriptures and practical tips in my full article here: https://www.psalm.com.ng/Nigerian-Christians-Listen-Secular-Music

What’s your take? Are Christians free to enjoy secular music, or is it a trap that slowly drags them away from God?

Let me ask you.
Show a Christian watch secular movies or only Christian movies. Since some Christians can narrate secular movies but can not narrate Christian stories.
Answer that first before I answer yours.
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Islie:
https://dailytrust.com/why-tinubu-cut-short-vacation/

This is a lie.
It was a 10 day vacation and it elapsed yesterday 16th.
Bloggers looking for news front, back and center.
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