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English is the medium of instruction from Primary four to secondary and tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Teachers of all subjects are therefore expected to be proficient in use of English to ensure effective teaching-learning. Before graduation from Colleges of Education, the students must have participated in teaching practice successful at the Primary and Junior Secondary School levels. Some principals reject student-teachers posted to their schools on the ground of lack of proficiency in English to teach effectively by the student-teacher.

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Crude oil sludge samples were obtained from storage tanks and microbial analysis was carried out to isolate, identify and characterize the possible crude oil utilizing microorganisms. The experiment was carried out with a view to determine the oxygen utilization, time required and the corresponding antithesis of minimizing or maximizing cost to obtain the optimum microbial growth potential in biodegradation process. An optimization model was developed based on linear programming which is an analytical technique used to determine the optimum solution to a decision problem.

Sex differentials exist in role performance in Nigerian traditional culture. Males regarded as superior sex are expected to engage in socio-economic and political activities outside the home, protect, and provide basic needs such as shelter for the family. Whereas, females regarded as inferior sex are expected to stay in the home, perform domestic chores, take care of husbands, relatives, bear and rear babies. These ideologies are the basis of socio-cultural stereotypes which exist in matrilineal societies.

This paper attempts to examine the menace of widowhood practices on the life of a widow and her offspring‘s when all that belongs to her have been taken or seized in accordance with the traditions and customs of the people. This occurs more often at the death of her spouse. Education is the only weapon that can spotlight her rights and subsequent assertion of same. Therefore, the need for every woman to be educated cannot be over emphasized.