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COVID-19: Governor Abiodun’s show of dexterity praiseworthy OPINIONS By Olamide Lawal The governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun has shown to be a quality leadership personified. The governor has once again caught the high regard of Ogun residents following the adroitness with which he handled the criminality perpetrated by One Million Boys in some parts of the state recently, and the manner in which he current renders leadership to cushion the effects of lockdown that stare residents in the face in the wake of COVID-19 is also exemplary. No doubt, the governor’s handling of One Million Boys in the early weeks of lockdown and the ongoing delivery of palliatives are demonstrations of Thomas Jefferson’s maxim: “The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government”. Without being immodest, everyone knows that the entire good people of Ogun are enjoying maximum security now, while the vulnerable have been direct beneficiaries...

MADAGASCAR, COUNT US OUT OF WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO), WE ARE NO LONGER PARTY OF YOU AND YOUR ACTIVITIES. MADAGASCAR PRESIDENT LEAVES WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION(WHO), ASK OTHER AFRICAN LEADERS TO BOW OUT FOR BETTER AFRICA. The Madagascar few weeks ago found a cure for Corona virus and has tried to present it to the World Health Organization but the cure was criticized. WHO is an international health organization formed in 1948 and is a unit the League of Nations which then became United Nations.Its broad mandate includes advocating for universal healthcare, monitoring public health risks, coordinating responses to health emergencies, and promoting human health and well being. It provides technical assistance to countries, sets international health standards and guidelines, and collects data on global health issues through the World Health Survey. It is made up of almost every country of the world. It is controlled however by those with money as money always does. After WHO reje...

As with other countries around the world, Greece has faced two main challenges in its response to the coronavirus pandemic: delivering distance education and managing the postponement of examinations. Other challenges have also appeared, which show that no one approach will suit all countries. Covid-19 has all policy makers thinking on their feet. Distance education as a challenge and an opportunity In some parts of the country, school closures began as early as March 5, one of the measures credited with the relatively slow rise in infection rates . The Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs has responded to the crisis calling it an opportunity to bring forward long-awaited reforms for the development of the education community’s digital skills. The crisis has in fact coincided with the provision of a wide range of long overdue online services to citizens, beyond education. Interventions were staggered in the immediate aftermath of the closures, and the last g...

INTRODUCING STUDYLADDER (Virtual Classroom) A Site that brings fun to classroom and Home Studyladder is a site that provides educational resources across a wide range of subjects. It was created by a team of experienced school teachers who could not find the resources they needed on-line. It provides parents and teachers with resources to help students learn. Studyladder is now used by over 400,000 teachers worldwide and was awarded the 2012 "Best Website for Teaching and Learning" by the prestigious AASL (American Association of School Librarians a division of the American Library Association). The standard version of Studyladder is free for teachers and parents to use. Studyladder is a website (and Chrome app) that features lessons on a wide variety of subjects for kids in preschool through sixth grade. Subjects are meticulously aligned to and searchable by Common Core State Standards and include, among others, mathematics, literacy, science, music, art, langua...