PAST WAEC/NECO QUESTIONS ON LETTER-WRITING (FORMAL AND INFORMAL) FOR SSCE AND GCE

students and teachers should have mutually beneficial relationships

ESSAY QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE

FORMAL

1.The nation-wide strike by secondary school teachers affected your school adversely . Write a letter to the Minister of Education suggesting ways for preventing future strike actions.
 2. Write a letter to the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency in your country complaining about environmental pollution of your area and requesting that urgent action be taken to improve the situation.
 3. There was a riot in your school resulting in extensive damage. And the Ministry of Education ordered your school to be shut down. Write a letter to the Commissioner of Education, explaining the causes of the disturbance and appealing for the school to be re- opened.
 4. You have been sent on indefinite suspension for the part you played in a resent disturbance in which valuable school property was damaged. Write a letter to the principal of your school describing the part that you played and apologizing for your involvement.
 5. Write a letter to the Commissioner of Agriculture of your state deploring the low-level of food production in the state and suggesting measures which the Government should take to ensure that there is sufficient food for all.
 6. The performance of your country in a recent international sports competition has generated a lot of comments. Write a letter to the editor of one of your national newspapers discussing the factors responsible for the level of performance and the lessons that should be learnt.
7.You were an eye-witness to a fight in your dormitory in which a junior student was given a black eye and the principal has threatened to expel all the boarders unless the facts of the matter were made known to him. Write a letter to the Principal stating what actually happened.
8. You were about to leave school after spending six years as a student. Write a letter to the principal expressing your candid views about the strengths and weaknesses of the school and giving suggestions for improvement.
 9. You are one of those arrested by the Police at the scene of a crime. Write a letter to the Commissioner of Police giving details of the crime, pleading your innocence and requesting to be released.
 10.There has been wide-spread complaints against the teaching staff: absenteeism, lateness to classes, failure to prepare lessons and so on. As the senior prefect, write a letter to the Principal informing him of the situation and requesting him to take necessary action in order to avert a riot that is being secretly planned by students.
 11.The transistor radio you bought from a departmental store with  a two-year guarantee developed a fault after six months. You took it to the technical section of the store where the foreman refused to accept it, alleging that the guarantee does not cover the fault reported. Write a letter to the General Manager of the store lodging your complaints explaining the nature of the fault and requesting the store fulfill its guarantee.
 12. Write a letter to the newly elected Chairman of your Local Government Council congratulating him on  his election and stating the priority needs of your community.
 13. Write a letter to the Commissioner of Agriculture informing him of invasion by certain pests of the farms in your locality and asking for advise and help in controlling them.
 14. You were an eye-witness to an incident in which a crowd of angry traders beat a suspected thief to death. Write a letter to the Divisional Police Officer in your area giving an account of what happened. 

INFORMAL

15.Write a letter to your father who has been on a long course abroad telling him how the family has been faring in his absence (450 words)
16. A nagging problem in your family has so far defied all solution. Write a letter to an uncle of yours stating what the problem is and giving reasons why he should intervene.
17.You are in the final year of a Secondary school. Write a letter to your uncle who is an influential person in the society, telling him what you intend  to do next and ask for his assistance.
18.You have received information that your brother, who is schooling in another part of the country, is playing truant and keeping bad company. Write a letter warning him of the consequences of such behavior and urging him to turn over a new leaf.
19.You had a quarrel with a very good friend of yours some time ago and since then both of you have not been on speaking terms. Write a letter to him or her expressing your regret of the break in your relationship and your desire for reconciliation.
20.Your younger sister in SS2 has written for your advise on what subjects she should study for SSCE. As someone who knows her ability in the different subjects, write a letter to her giving advice on why she should choose certain subjects rather than others.
21.An elder sister of yours who left school had confided in you in her last letter that she plans to elope with her lover whom your parents do not approve of. Write a letter to her advising against such action, and suggesting steps she should take to obtain the parents’ consent.22.You have changed school and after a few months, you discover that the present school is not as good as the former. Write a letter to your former school giving at least three areas in which the new school doesn’t measure up to the old one.
 23.There was a terrible storm in your town during which houses were destroyed. Your family house was among those affected. Write a letter to your uncle working overseas describing the disaster and requesting for help in reconstructing the house.
24.A friend of yours has been absent from school for about a month due to illness. Write a letter to your friend describing some interesting things that have happened in the school during the period and expressing your wish for a quick recovery.
25,In a letter to your brother who has been studying abroad for the past five years, describe at least three ways in which the current economic situation has affected the ways and life of  your family.
26.One of you pen friends has written asking you to describe your favorite Nigerian dish to enable her prepare it. Write back explaining how the dish is cooked.

2500 WORDS FOR VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT AND SPELLING PRACTICE BY NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS (4)

 

CONTINUED FROM PART3

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12 FACTORS FOR SUCCESS IN A NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL

LETTER TO MY CHILD FOR SUCCESS IN A NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL

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My Dear Child,

I give you good tidings from your mother, brothers and sisters at home. Also from our good friends, LAGOS BOOKS CLUB and their parent company EDUPEDIA ASSOCIATES. Last week I discussed part of what worries me about your education/studies with them and these are the notes they willingly and freely asked me to pass to you. Please go through them as I intend to have more discussions with you for implementing many of their suggestions. My son, I pray God will bless them into your heart mightily. Amen. Please note that I added my comments  in a few paragraphs  though.

NOTES OF EDUPEDIA ASSOCIATES/LAGOSBOOKSCLUB

1. Self-assessment. There are some hard questions you need address to yourself such as “Do i go to school to please my parents or just to be with my friends?” or “What exactly am i attending school for?”

2. Manner of speech. A good way to show your educational level is the way and manner you speak .Firstly, what  would you say at the morning assembly if you are, without any previous notice, asked to give a short exhortation to fellow students on moral issues? Secondly, how are you likely to contribute to class discussions or class presentations? These might be occasions for you to display your ability to speak eloquently or display your level of education. Thirdly, what about discussions with tutors or management of the school?

3. Improvement of Vocabulary. To improve and display the quality of your education you need to improve/increase your vocabulary, learn the art of public speaking, know the rules of public debate and of pidgin English which is now very common in Nigeria.One way to improve your vocabulary is to read novels, magazines and newspapers. The frequent use of dictionaries and thesauruses need to be emphasized too. A novel summary scheme based on an efficient use of a good library or membership of one such as  the LAGOS BOOKS CLUB will be helpful. (PREMIUM SERVICES)

4. Listening in class. You also need to cultivate the habit of listening to your tutors and what they say. Apart from passing exams, your purpose is to get real education and the root of education is to be found in your listening habits. Experts have listed a ”listening habits inventory and listening facts” which Edupedia promised to make available to you in future.

5. Completion of Class Notebooks. Incomplete class notes, rough-looking notebooks, dirty notebooks  are danger signals that things are not going well with your studies. There are ways of taking notes to get you out of trouble which your school ought to teach you. I assume they must have but are you paying attention to notes completion sessions at all? There is a NOTES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM  by Edupedia which i shall soon ask them to either teach you personally or  proposed to your school (if need be) (PREMIUM SERVICES)

6. Handwriting. It is surprising to note that the problem of many students can be traced to their handwriting or writing styles. Bad handwriting ultimately leads to spelling mistakes and unpleasant and sometimes annoying responses from tutors or examiners. You must therefore find ways to improve your handwriting. Writing styles are usually cultivated over a period of time.

7. Plan whatever you write. You must also learn how to plan your writing long before the examination days, write your first draft, then revise and edit what you have written. You must learn the art of developing words into sentences then into paragraphs and then into essays, stories, articles or poems. You must also learn how to write research reports, lesson notes, etc. Edupedia can also provide additional and more detailed guidance on this. (PREMIUM SERVICES)

8. Master your spelling demons to be a better and stylish writer.

9.Assignments/Study Techniques/Red Notes & Salvation Lines. You need to master the techniques of study and doing assignments. You must make some effort at improving your concentration when reading and you should find a way to jog your memory later about what you have read. To do this, two techniques called Red Notes and Salvation Lines can also be provided by Edupedia which you might find very useful. (PREMIUM SERVICES).After mastering study techniques a good student must also spend some time in mastering various examination (internal and external) techniques which can be useful in the exam hall. Spend some time to ponder on the write-ups of techniques being provided free of charge by Edupedia on this forum. Red notes, I am told, are convertible to Salvation lines when exam draw near. And from what I gathered, students need no longer feel the need for examination malpractices during school and national exams especially if Edupedia is allowed to provide them Weekend Comprehensive Mentoring Services. (PREMIUM SERVICES)

10.School survival tools. You may also wish to ask yourself what tools a good student must have in order to survive school. See a list  we have provided for reference below. 

11. Computer/Web Studies You also need to show more interest in computer/web studies. Why? There is more education now on science, technology, finance, economics, life-skills etc on the web than anywhere else in the world. The internet is now the biggest school/classroom that ever existed.

12. A 7- Day Personal Time Table .Which will include a Personal Study Plan and School Time Table (Time Management Chart). Edupedia can provide further guidance on this. (PREMIUM SERVICES)

TOOLS FOR ACADEMIC SURVIVAL IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL

a.Textbooks / Writing Material / Maths Set / Exercise Book / Drawing Books / Science Or Practical Note Books/ Assignment Note Books /Red Notes Book And Salvation Lines Note Book / Maths Continuous Practice Notebook / Remedial Studies Note Book / Novel Summary Note Book.(PREMIUM SERVICES)

b. A file containing all your past examination and test scripts with their past question papers for future reference.

c.. Different write-ups prepared  on Study and Examination techniques by your school.

d.. Frequent use of your school library or  or a reputable external library like the LAGOS BOOKS CLUB.

e. Use  Encyclopedia Britannica CDs, related subject software available in the markets and frequent reference to educational Websites such as How to Study. Org.

Your mother,siblings and I pray each day for your success in school towards becoming a responsible citizen of our fatherland. By God’s grace you shall be part of the new crop of intelligent hard-working youth Nigeria is empowering to give us a better image in all nations on this planet. Please face your studies seriously and revert back to me as soon as you can on any of the issues raised above. God bless you.

Your father.

WAYS TO PROVIDE MORE FUNDING FOR NIGERIAN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS

PROVIDING  LIFE JACKETS  OF FUNDING FOR LGAS/LCDAS  PRIMARY

SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA (AN ADDRESS TO ALL CARING CHAIRMEN)

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(A). PREAMBLE/ASSUMPTIONS

1. All protocols observed. Kindly let this presentation be in a summarized format to focus clearly on what is most important.

2. We all know that government funds whether from national, state, ETF or World Bank sources shall never be adequate for funding primary schools in your domains. Hence there is a need to tap or source funds or voluntary donations in cash or in kind from within and outside your domain through those linked to or resident within. One obvious advantage of this method is its ability to perpetuate itself no matter the party in power.

3.The overall aim for sourcing these funds shall be the reduction of the gap between public and private schools in the LGA. It will at the same time aim to overturn the unnoticed trend in the country whereby 3 classes of citizens as identified by us are being generated through the educational system.

4.In making our proposals we will itemize the needs of primary schools in your domains which if fulfilled can help dissipate the feeling of inferiority complex among public primary school students. It is a well-known fact that the best teachers and probably the best students are more often than not to be found in public primary schools.

5.With local participation in funding it shall be expected that more interest shall be shown by your local residents  in the education of their children.

6.However, there is a need for determination of purpose and political sagacity to implement these proposals once they are accepted wholesale or partly. Chief Obafemi Awolowo was told that his educational objectives were too far-fetched and not achievable. Well, we are all witnesses to the fact that history proved him right. By now it must be obvious to the you Chairmen how difficult it can be to implement some programs no matter the good intentions and careful thoughts put in place for them.

7.Kindly note that our proposals will not dabble into things which your LGA cannot modify or cancel. These include overall national educational policies, curriculum arrangement, subject schemes of work etc. But surely something can be done about quality and control of educational inputs for our children. Specifically, your LGAs can  do something to improve homework/classroom assignment, tests, performance reports etc.

8.We have therefore divided the needs of students in our primary schools as follows:

(a)      Hardware-related (fixed assets) needs

(b)      Academic-related needs

(c)      Co-curricula-related needs

(d)     Personal-related needs

(e)      Remedial-related needs

These are listed in detail below… but we do understand that conditions are not the same all over Nigeria and that what is desirable in one LGA might not be implementable in others.

(B)     WHAT ARE THE NEEDS OF OUR CHILDREN?

(1)   Hardware Needs

- Renovation of existing but damaged infrastructure

- Provision of additional classrooms and relevant furniture

- Provision of teaching and educational charts, audio/visual equipment

- Provision of Library services, textbooks, and reference books

- Provision of basic science rooms

- Provision of computers/printers

- Provision of rooms for arts and craft

- Provision of games and sporting facilities or playgrounds, indoor and ball games

- Landscaped environment demarcated properly into walk ways with stones, playing fields and areas of greenery made   up of grass and/or  flowers to provide a  conducive atmosphere for schooling

-  Provision of perimeter fences and fenced gates

- Provision of secured storage facilities for keeping school assets

- Provision of cafeteria, health bay,water supply and toilet facilities

- Provision of SKOLEE buses marked with the LGA’s names

- Provision of 5KVA generators for special programs or for pumping water

- Provision of musical instruments.

(2)  Academic Needs

- Manpower training and staff incentives

- Extra manpower needs for staffing additional programs being  proposed  especially under remedial needs

- Implementation and follow-up of home work, class assignments, lateness and absentee records.

- Preparation and delivery of monthly/terminal reports to parents.

- Inter-school competitions covering debate, essay writing, quiz, maths, english etc.

-Setting up of academic-related students’ clubs

- Scholarship schemes based on examinations administered by the Education Department of your LGA. This will be for admission into reasonably-priced   private secondary schools within the   domain with   up to 60% reduction in fees granted by the schools to the LGA

- Educational Tours and Excursions.

(3)   Co-curricula-related Needs

- Inter-school games and sports competitions IN DECENT SPORTING     ARENAS

- Inter-school competitions covering choral/singing, dancing, drama as    well as use of musical equipment

- Setting up of students’ co-curricula-related clubs including those of Man-O-War, Scouting, Red Cross, Green Movement etc.

(4)  Personnel-Related Needs

- Well-tailored uniforms not looking like those produced in war-torn zones

- Implementation of appropriate shoe/sock schemes coupled with proper hairstyles

-  Monitoring of personal hygiene, through uniforms, finger nails etc

-  Implementation of a mentoring system for those about to take national examinations

5. Remedial –related Needs

This is more or less guidance and counseling directed at those taking external examinations. It involves the use of extension classes on Saturdays between the hours of 10am to 3pm. (unheard of in public schools you might say.Maths and English classes can also be followed up with motivational discussions targeting the inferiority complex mode that is usually in existence amongst them. Parent Days should also target school leavers. Parents need to be presented with reports covering many performance indices. And these can be provided by us. Please let us also note that Parents’ Days are not to be equated to PTA days or events.

(C)  SO HOW DO WE FINANCE/ IMPLEMENT ALL THESE?

 (1)  BY FUNDS GENERATION

(a)  Setting up of an overall Educational Foundation for your LGA with launching to be done by the State Governor, Commissioner of Education and various political leaders from all parties. Leaders of industry and Commerce from the private sector and high net worth individuals from the society etc should also be invited.

(b)  Setting up of Local Management Committees for schools or groups of schools.

(c) Reaching softly to private school proprietors in the domain for assistance or adoption of public schools as initiated by Dr. (Mrs.) Ezekwesili when she was the Federal Minister of Education. Other organizations which can be useful are Rotary and Lion clubs, International Society of Women etc especially for books and health bay facilities. NGO’s and Foundations such as those of General Danjuma, Dr Dangote and other businessmen will also be helpful.

(2)   BY EXPENDITURE REDUCTION

(a)Your LGA should consider acquiring SKOLEE buses either brand new or through the State Government by conversion from their old fleet.

(b) Instead of buying some of the hardware for each school your LGA may consider opening one or two multipurpose educational centers which Edupedia has named CENTRES OF LIGHT. If well equipped they can be operated with a time table which shall be integrated with the time table of school leavers in each school so that those from eachschool can be the center once or twice in a month for computer education, ball/indoor games, library facilities such as novels comics, newspapers, magazines and audio/visual programmes such as educational films and computer games.

(c) But if the CENTER OF LIGHT cannot accommodate sporting facilities, each school can have paved centres within for ball games such as basketball and volley ball and five-a-side football.

(d) NYSC graduates can also be used to fill the staffing gaps which are likely to be created by remedial needs and relevant programs On the other hand, your LGA can institute a volunteer corp of young school leavers properly briefed by the consultant for the project (EDUPEDIA) to fill in the gap. Those used might be given token stipend for the job as long as they are made to understand what volunteer service really implies from the beginning. Above all, EDUPEDIA can be used for implementation of these programs at a reasonable cost. Of course all these have to be done hand-in-hand with the Education Department of your LGA

Thanking you.

Yours faithfully

EDUPEDIA ASSOCIATES

Managing Consultant

NOTE:…kindly refer this write-up to the LGA chairman closest to you…thanks

 

HOW WAEC,NECO AND JAMB SET OR MARK EXAM PAPERS

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1.WE HAVE OFTEN HEARD STUDENTS MAKING WILD ALLEGATIONS THAT UTME, WAEC OR NECO ARE THEIR WORST ENEMIES. SOME IN FACT, SEE THE OFFICIALS OF THESE BODIES AS WICKED SOULS SCHEMING DAY AND NIGHT DEVISING WAYS FOR  FAILING THEM. HOW CORRECT ARE THESE ASSERTIONS? THE FACTS BELOW SPEAKS FOR THEMSELVES!

2.THE TASKS OF SETTING AN EXAMINATION PAPER BEGINS LONG BEFORE THE EXAMINATION DAY, INDEED, MONTHS OR YEARS BEFORE THEN. SEASONED EXPERTS IN  VARIOUS SUBJECTS ARE GIVEN THE TEACHING AND EXAMINATION SYLLABUSES AND REQUESTED TO SET QUESTIONS. THESE ARE COMPILED FOR SUBSEQUENT SCRUTINY. THEN A SECOND SET OF EXPERTS ARE INVITED TO EXAMINE THE QUESTIONS CRITICALLY, MAKE NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS AND COME UP WITH QUESTIONS THAT CONFORM TO ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS. THE RESULT OF THIS EXERCISE IS A SET OF POLISHED AND MOSTLY UNAMBIGUOUS QUESTIONS THAT ARE VERY FAIR TO THOSE BEING EXAMINED. THESE QUESTIONS ARE THEN SECURELY STORED.

3.THE NEXT STAGE IS THE REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES. THIS STAGE INVOLVES NOT JUST THE EXAMINING BODY, BUT ALSO THE CANDIDATES, THEIR PARENTS, THEIR TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS AND SOME OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THIS IS SO BECAUSE APART FROM THE CANDIDATES HAVING TO SUPPLY NECESSARY INFO  FOR WAEC AND NECO THEIR PRINCIPALS HAVE TO ENDORSE THEM WHILE THE PARENTS HAVE TO PROVIDE THE REGISTRATION FEES. ANY MISTAKE OR INACTIVITY ON THE PART OF ANY OF THESE MAY RUIN THE CHANCES OF CANDIDATES. IF THE CANDIDATES MAKE MISTAKES IN INFORMATION SUPPLIED OR IF THE PRINCIPAL DOES NOT FORWARD THE REGISTRATION FEES AT THE RIGHT TIME THEIR CHANCES IN THE EXAMINATION MAY BE JEOPARDIZED.

4.NEXT IS THE CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATION ITSELF AGAIN, MORE OFFICIALS FROM OUTSIDE THE EXAMINATION BODIES THAN FROM WITHIN THEM ARE INVOLVED.THINK OF THE SUPERVISORS, THE INVIGILATORS, AND EVEN THE SECURITY OFFICIALS. THEY ARE DEFINITELY MORE IN NUMBER THAN THE STAFF OF THE EXAMINING BODIES  AND ANY ONE OF THEM CAN TAKE AN ACTION THAT MIGHT RESULT IN THE FAILURE OF CANDIDATES.TAKE THE INVIGILATOR FOR INSTANCE. IF HE IS NEGLIGENT CANDIDATES COULD SWAP ANSWER SCRIPTS UNDER HIS VERY NOSE AND WHEN THIS IS DETECTED BY THE MARKERS AS IS OFTEN THE CASE IN WAEC/NECO EXAMS. THE RESULTS OF THE CANDIDATES MAY BE WITHHELD OR EVENTUALLY CANCELLED.

5.PROBABLY, THE MOST HATED WAEC/NECO PERSON TO THE CANDIDATE IS THE MARKER WHOM THEY, IN THEIR IGNORANCE, REGARD AS A WICKED DRUNKARD WHO DELIGHTS IN FAILING CANDIDATES. WHAT CANDIDATES DO NOT REALIZE IS THAT AN EXAMINER IS TRAINED TO SCORE POINTS STRICTLY ACCORDING TO A CAREFULLY PREPARED MARKING SCHEME FROM WHICH HE MUST NOT DEVIATE. IT IS HIS CONSTITUTION. BESIDES, HIS WORK IS CONSISTENTLY CHECKED BY THE TEAM LEADER AND WITHOUT ACCURACY HE COULD BE REMOVED/ AND BLACKLISTED. SO CONTRARY TO STUDENTS’ OPINIONS THE EXAMINER IS A SEASONED TEACHER, A CAREFUL SCORER, A PERSON ALWAYS ON HIS GUARD.

6.THE FINAL STAGE IN ALL THE EXAMS COMES WITH THE COLLATION OF RESULTS. THIS STAGE IS MAINLY COMPUTERIZED AND COMPUTERS DO NOT MAKE MISTAKES EXCEPT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THEIR PROGRAMMING. A CANDIDATE’S RESULT MAY NOT BE PROCESSED IF HE IS INVOLVED IN MALPRACTICE, HAS USED A WRONG EXAMINATION NUMBER OR NO NUMBER AT ALL OR IF IN WAEC/NECO, HE FAILS TO WRITE ALL THE PAPERS. SO, WHEN A RESULT IS WITHHELD THE FAULT IS MOSTLY THAT OF THE CANDIDATE.

7. HOW THEN SHOULD WE VIEW THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PUBLIC EXAMINING BODIES? DEFINITELY, WE SHOULD VIEW THEM WITH UNDERSTANDING, SYMPATHY AND APPRECIATION.WE SHOULD ALSO NOTE THESE PROCESSES TO STIMULATE AND MOTIVATE US TO BETTER PERFORMANCE.

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10 REASONS WHY U SHOULD JOIN THE LAGOS BOOKS CLUB TODAY!

[caption id="attachment_531" align="alignleft" width="500"] Libraries are the wardrobes of literature, whence men, properly informed, might bring forth something for ornament, much for curiosity, and more for use.
- James Dyer[/caption]

1.LBC is one of the most experienced (almost 20 yrs) largest private libraries for novels in lagos if not in Nigeria!

2.No registration fees.No hassles and no subscription payment for hire after 12 months i.e reading services become free!

3. No due dates and no late fees.

4. SIMPLY,BUY,HIRE AND READ…

5. You can even SWAP your books with ours if acceptable to us

6. READ EASY and RETURN at LEISURE without PRESSURE

7. Great titles and Authors for less …bargain hire charges for first 12 months and free readership thereafter!!!…incredible news,not so?…u better believe it cos we are not joking!…

8. We can deliver to and collect from any location in the Lagos Metropolis whether home or office depending on size of order

9. We are open on Saturdays and Sundays too!

10. Seamless cash or banking transactions from behind your desk,lappy or phone.

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- No furniture so charming as books.
- Sydney Smith[/caption]

HOW IT WORKS & HOW TO JOIN

Three simple steps actually.

1.Collect our list of books/plans and charges.

2.Select a plan .

3.Create your account  by visiting our location at 5TH AVENUE M CLOSE,HOUSE 27

FESTAC TOWN LAGOS  or by sending  an e-mail by text to the  addresses/telephones  below:

e-mails:lagosbooksclub@yahoo.com  or  edupedianigeria@yahoo.com….telephones:08033010872 ,08027853025

SOMEDAY,SOMEWHERE,SOMEHOW LBC WILL RECEIVE YOUR  PRAISE AND THANKS.

SHALL WE SEE YOU,YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TODAY?…PLEASE CALL US IF U LIVE TOO FAR

AWAY FROM OUR LOCATION IN FESTAC…SI YA!!!

SERVICES BEING OFFERED BY EDUPEDIA ASSOCIATES OUR PARENT ORGANIZATION

KINDLY FIND BELOW COPY OF A PAMPHLET BY EDUPEDIA ASSOCIATES 

We have by the grace of God mastered these areas over the years.

So our plan is to present a series  of eye-openers and study empowerment techniques to help students map their ways through school mazes without resorting to  examination cheating modes or malpractices which are so rampant,embedded and almost cultural these days

Emphasis shall be on re-orientation with “to the point” guidelines and simple study aids and possible follow-ups to confirm why they can pass exams without cheating.

Thank you.

BOOKS, BOOKS AND BOOKS-BUY,SWAP OR RENT!...ANOTHER INTRODUCTION

NIGERIAN VILLAGE SQUARE DISCUSSION ON THE UKRAINE PALAVA! (2)

[caption id="attachment_977" align="aligncenter" width="500"] .Give thy mind to books and libraries, and the literature and lore of the ages will give thee the wisdom of sage and seer.
- Newell D. Hillis[/caption]