The world today has been turn into a global village and the positive impact of globalisation has been recognised world wide. Globalisation has provides a platform on which the success of great nations and kingdoms and emerging world power are built and it is a cornerstones for all international success business. Studying abroad is one of the blessings of globalisation. I will like to share some useful tips that you as an international students can use to survive in your host country.
1. Get a partime or voluntary jobs. This will provide you with relevant skills to survive in the labour market and gain valuable experience that will make you to stand out among other job applicants. It also provides you with extra income to finance your study and make it worthwhile. Partime job plays complementary roles. You can apply the attitude you get from the job-dedication, discipline, and commitment- flexibility, maturity and commitment and the skills acquired –organisational, interpersonal, analytical and planning skills to your study and simultaneously, you can apply the managerial, theoretical knowledge and technical expertise y to your work
2. Learn additional international languages. This is mostly important for international student from non English speaking countries as it allows you to integrate completely into the system and make quality friends and contact. Also, inhabitats of the host countries values their languages
3. Familiarise yourselves with job recruitment site in your host country. This will enable you to make useful contacts with your employers.
4. Legalise your stay. This will enable you to get international job and be a legitimate immigrate and avoid unnecessary embarrassment. You can legalise your stay through marriage, extension of your study to enable naturalisation
5. Get valuable skills. This will differentiate you from other job applicants and increase your chances of getting first hand employment with a better deal. read more at www.theafricanwatch..com

The price of electricity was first increased by 10 percent and then the new price was decreased by 25 percent. The final price was what percent of the initial price?
A. 78% B. 80% C. 82.5 D. 85% E. 87.5%
SOLUTION
Let the original price = a
Since the price increased by 10 percent,
Then the new price = (10 + 100) % of a = 110 ×a = 110%a
Since the new price later decreased by 25%,
Then the final price = (100- 25) % ×110%a = 75% ×110%=8250/10000
=82.50%ans (C)

2. Lucy noted that she is both the 12th tallest and the 12th shortest student in her class. If everyone in the class is a different height, how many students are in the class?
A. 22 B. 23 C. 24. D. 25 E. 34
SOLUTION. continue reading at www.theafricanwatch..com

America has over three thousand universities and some of the best and finest universities in the world today. The universities have serene environment which are highly conducive for learning and boost of state of the art facilities which improve your academic performance and research work. Each of the institutions of higher learning has scholarship opportunities and Graduate Research Assistanceship for talented international students. Applying to American universities is pretty simple, easy but costly. Here are the important steps that you will take to gain a first-hand admission into any of the American universities of your choice. The steps are classified under the following categories:

Undergraduate Study/Programme
1. Select 4 universities of your choice by visiting the site at www.braintrack.com
2. Take some exams especially SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) N.B. Most schools in America now demand for TOEFL as your entry requirement as Nigeria is no longer recognised as a native speaker of English language.
3. Send the SAT and TOEFL scores to the four selected schools through the registration forms of the exams or test. know the sat and TOEFL schools codes for the universities that you selected and the general course codes
4. Write a letter of motivation or intent or state of purpose. Writing a winning motivation letter is one of the most important steps of gaining a first hand admission into American universities.
5. Send your application fee to the university through your online payment. You can use your GTB master card for the transaction. Few schools in America doenot require application fee
6. Get two letters of recommendation from your school’s counsellor or any of your class or subject teachers who know you well. The two letters of recommendation are for one school.
7. get your bank statement ready
8. Make a certified copy of your WASSCE result.
9. Enclosed the documents (certified copy of your WASSCE result, letter of motivation, letters of recommendation and your bank statement) in an A3 white enveloped paper and mail it to the admission office of the university selected through NIPOST, DHL, FEDEX or other reliable couriers service. If you are qualified, you will receive an I20 Admission letter.

Post Graduate Programme (MSC and MBA)
1. Select 4 universities of your choice by visiting the site at www.braintrack.com
2. Take some exams especially GRE (Graduate Record Exam) or GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). N.B. Most schools in American now demand for TOEFL as your entry requirement as Nigeria is no longer recognised as a native speaker of English language. CONTINUE READING AT www.theafricanwatch..com

The concept “understanding TOEFL” will be discussed extensively and creatively under the following questions based headings:

1. What is TOEFL?
The acronym “TOEFL” means Test of English as a Foreign Language. Most universities in the USA require the test for first-hand admission

2. Which body is in charge of the test/exam?
The Educational testing service (ETS) is the only body that regulates and administers the test. Its website is www.ets.org

3. What is the period of validity for SAT?
TOEFL is only valid for two (2) years. This means that if the prospective candidate does not use the TOEFL score for admission within two (2) years, it will expire or become unacceptable for admission processes. Continue reading at www.theafricanwatch..com

what happens between the yoruba and the ibo is just competition and envy-pure and simple. but the yoruba are not showing gratitude for the igbo for contributing to the civilization and economic development of their
southwest region especially lagos through their business ingenuity. fact speaks for itself and anyone who denying this fact should have his/her head properly examined. go to ikeja, yaba, ojo, lekki and other places. the true nigerians are the igbo because they are second leading tribe in every state outside the southeast region and they contribute to the economic empowerment of the state. it is impossible to image lagos and abuja without the igbos. let us learn to be objective and truthful. today, Imo has the highest number of jamb applicants representing the most enlightened state according to the JAMB record.

Thousands of candidates who sit for the Graduate Record Exam world wide record low scores of at most 1000 in the exam. This is sad and unfortunate. Some of the factors that contribute to this poor and abysmal performance are but not limited to shoddy preparation, hasty practice and inadequate practice materials. Regardless of this, the good news is that you can secure a high score in the Graduate Record Exam by adopting the winning strategies which are as follows:

1. Study or familiarise yourselves with the common words that are normally tested in the GRE by using GRE flash cards or Webster dictionary. continue reading at www.theafricanwatch..com

am not from anambra state but i will choose the state. the states have so many elites that have contributed their quata to national development, and help put nigeria on the international map. the state has the highest number of enterpreneurs and outstanding scholars. check out these facts about the state:

Professor Chinua Achebe - a native of Ogidi and best known for the classic, Things Fall Apart was the first African writer whose books are standard curricula in schools and universities across the world and he is the first orange prize winner for fiction
Emeka Anyaoku - the first black Secretary-General of the Commonwealth;
Nnamdi Azikiwe Owelle of Onitsha - the first President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and historically, the only man whose name appeared in the Constitution of his country (Nigeria's Republican Constitution of 1963).
Nwafor Orizu - the first Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Professor Kenneth Dike - a pre-eminent scholar of African History and native of Awka, was the first indigenous Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan and founder of the National Archives.
Professor Ben Enwonwu - a native of Onitsha was the first Nigerian sculptor of international repute with artwork gracing the United Nations headquarters.
Pius Okigbo, CON - a world renowned economist, was the first economic advisor to the Federal government of Nigeria (1960–1962), first Nigerian Ambassador to the European Community and renowned for bringing to light over $12 billion missing in oil windfall receipts from the Central Bank of Nigeria during the first Gulf War.
Professor Samuel Okoye - was black Africa's first PhD in Radio Astronomy who along with Anthony Hewish of the University of Cambridge discovered the radio source of Crab Nebula neutron star.
Chief Jerome Udoji - from Ozubulu , a social reformer was the first African to be made a 'D.O' (District Officer) by the Colonial Administration.

Chimamanda Adichie

Others include:
Chimamanda Adichie - an up-and-coming writer who won the Orange Prize for Fiction (2007) and a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (2008);
Dora Akunyili - ex-head of NAFDAC and current Minister of Information won international awards for cleansing Nigeria of the scourge of fake drugs;
Cardinal Francis Arinze - once considered a potential Pope;
Cyprian Ekwensi - MFR, a writer of international repute
Philip Emeagwali - winner of the 1989 Gordon Bell Prize for Supercomputing;
Prof Chike Obi - a Mathematician famous for his work on non-differential equations won the 1985 ICTP Price [11] and developed a special solution for Fermat's Last Theorem
Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu - a native of Nnewi who was the first Nigerian millionaire and first president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange;
Dim Emeka Ojukwu - the leader of the secessionist Biafra Republic;
Osita Osadebe - a popular Nigerian Highlife musician who also holds the Nigerian record for the highest selling album
Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo - a famous economist who spearheaded Nigerian economic reform from 1999–2008 and was ex-head of the Central Bank of Nigeria;

which of states in nigeria has the greatest number of elites? support your argument with facts.

al mustapha should be released. his continual detention is a complete violation of the rule of law. justice delay is justice denied. if the prosecutor has convincing evidence, why is the case still lingering for too long? Yoruba elder should be blamed for the death of Abiola. the leader received compensation for his death. why are all the childrens of the Yoruba leaders millionaires without being successful business men or women? and why did bola ige served under OBJ and accept the portfolio of a minister for power and steel without competency after criticizing PDP as a party. all these leaders are political prostitutes who are seeking for wealth, relevance and popularity. what al mustapha said about the yoruba leader is the truth and nothing but the truth. the present yoruba leader should find a way to end area boys and omo onile syndrome in lagos state.To me, al mustapha is my hero and we need more of his sunnami

you must have lost touch with reality for believing this ill-conceived propaganda. after the civil, igbo people show to the world that they are truly the African jews and the most resilient tribes in nigeria. today, over 50 percent of the investment in lagos, abuja and port-harcourt are controlled by the igbo people. the only way to rule the world is economic power. the difference between between Russia and America is a good testimony to that fact. bigot, try and grow up.

i like the Igbo people. they are the most hardworking, enterprising, resilient, and creative Nigerian. Also, they are true and authentic Nigeria. there are no states in Nigeria that you cannot find Igbo people contributing to the economic development of the regions, from kano, kaduna, lagos, abuja, nassarawa, ibadan, benin, kogi, ondo to other states. out of all the tribes that walk through the street of my life, the igbo are my most preferred.

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am not surprised about this news. if we can be honest with ourselves, the Yoruba are betrayal. have we forget how the yoruba elders, went to aso rock to disgrace themselves when sanni abacha was about to execute diya and others. was the video tape that shows how diya wept and beg abacha for forgiveness and the yoruba elders's action a fiction when it was presented in the oputa panel. by the time this video tape is presented in the lawcourt, the fact that yorubas are betrayal and the problem of the south region will be vindicated. Al-mustapha is not insane and he knows what is taking about. he is one of the most intelligent and courageous soldiers in the nation today. i wonder why an average yoruba person will say one thing and do another thing(the presidential election is a confirmation to this fact). I WILL BE THE LAST PERSON ON EARTH TO VOUCH FOR THE IMPECCABLE CHARACTER OF BOLA IGE AND ADESANYA. let us do away with sentiment and parochialism and tell ourselves the gospel truth

Choosing the right career appears to be the greatest decisions that millions of students around the world have ever made in their lives. Millions of students in Nigeria choose particular careers or courses for the wrong reasons according to a reliable research. This is sad and unfortunate as the figures keep increasing by the days. The capacity of the students to select particular courses that best suit them is frequently limited by inadequate and inaccurate information about their intending disciplines, continue with the article at http://www.theafricanwatch..com/.
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Since the inception of the Rochas Okorocha’s administration, he has put up outstanding plans for the future of Imo state and Nigeria at large. He declared the amount of money that the state received as security vote and pledged to utilize a half of the security vote to provide free and qualitative education for the Imolite. He also forfeited his salary and is presently creating a consortium of Imo professionals who are catalysts to the rapid and stable development of some other countries especially, USA, Canada, Ireland, UK and others. What this new breed of Nigerian leader is doing is what the white describes as strategic leadership meaning thinking less of yourselves and more of the people. The gains of this leadership strategy are monumental and long-lasting. Only few visionary and purposeful leaders in the world can pursue this noble strategy. Rocha's singular actions speak volume of his unique personality traits. This clearly shows that he is not only visionary, sincere, patriotic and humane but he is also purposeful and feels the heart bit of the common man on the street. Other governors in other states who claim to be servant leaders should demonstrate leadership in action not in word and copy a model from the Imo state governor and replicate it in their respective states. In the word of Albert Einstein, true value of a leader is what he can offer but not what he is capable of receiving. I foresee this beacon of hope and pillar of philanthropist as the future president of this country. If a person like rochas still exists in this country, then Nigeria has a great destiny.

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why are we criticizing the bill? we should try and give goodluck jonathan the benefit of the doubt. no politicians in Nigeria today are better than Goodluck. most of the politicians who are criticizing the bill became millions through politic.Tinubu, the leader of the ACN should set agenda for the ACN Controlled states and get rid of area boys in every bustop in Lagos and the omo onile syndrome which are endemic in the southwest region instead of diverting the attention the south western people against the unwholesome reality in the south western region. anyone who is thinking that the ACN has a good agenda for the country should have is head properly examined. What serious opposition have the senators and house of representative given to the ruling party PDP in the house?the southwest may be crying fowl because they lost out in the PDP zoning arrangement. this is the dire consequence of regional politic. you cannot eat your cake and have it. The six year single term will help stabilize the polity and sustain our fragile democracy and social -economic development if the president will not benefit from the bill. we should shun sentiment in criticizing the federal government and stop voting for area boys as senators, representative and party leaders. we should elect the intellectual that will contribute to national development. the earlier we realize this, the better for us all.

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