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Total Eclipse Warnings: How Prepared Are You For April 8
With total eclipse warnings for April 8, 2024, a rational question to ask, is: how prepared are you personally?
Expected to be an extraordinary event for scientists, it nonetheless foretells of consequences for all and sundry.
In other words, it is one phenomenon that comes with warnings for both the big and the small. It is for these reasons that very discerning persons and corporates have begun to make elaborate preparations along the lines of the many total eclipse warnings and cautions available to them.
What a solar eclipse?
By way of a background, a solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, casting a shadow on the earth.
Solar eclipses occur only over a narrow band of the earth at a time, last only a short time, and are quite rare events, explains, the Australian Radiation Protection & Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA).
Also, a solar eclipse may be classified as total, annular, or partial, depending on how much of the sun is obscured.
Part of The Eagle’s total eclipse warnings, is to that the upcoming phenomenon would result in the moon’s close proximity to the Earth, our dwelling place.
This will cast a looming shadow on the earth, and as scientist say, bring with it, anticipated increased solar activity, potentially leading to remarkable solar flares.
April 8 Total Eclipse Warnings And What To Do
1. Direct viewing of a full or partial solar eclipse can cause permanent eye damage
2. Exposing your eyes to the sun without proper eye protection during a solar eclipse can cause “eclipse blindness” or retinal burns, also known as solar retinopathy
3. Use expert-approved solar eclipse glasses to view a solar eclipse safely and without damaging your eyes.
4. Wear your solar eclipse glasses at all times when watching an annular or partial solar eclipse.
Safe And Cost-Effective Way To View The Eclipse
According to preventblindness.org, there is safe and most inexpensive way to watch a solar eclipse. This helps to avoid looking directly at the eclipse by using a projected image.
make a pinhole (a thumbtack should make the right sized hole) in a cardboard paper that blocks light except sunlight shining through the pinhole.
that will serve as your projection screen (as shown in the image). The piece of cardboard with the pinhole should be about three feet above the piece of paper used as a screen.facing away from the sun, hold the piece of paper so that the light from the sun can shine through the pinhole without obstruction.
allow the sunlight shining through the pinhole to project onto a second piece of white paper
Use a Telescope or Binoculars
You could also use a telescope or binoculars to project images of the partially eclipsed Sun onto a surface, facilitating convenient viewing. This method, known as optical projection, employs optics such as lenses and/or mirrors, according to the Indian Space agency
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has given accreditation to more foreign schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
The Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr. Azeez Sani, disclosed this in a statement.
The newly accredited schools are in Niger Republic and Equatorial Guinea.
“NECO Accreditation Team visited the Schools to assess their readiness to write the SSCE and BECE.
“The Accreditation Team inspected classrooms, laboratories, libraries, computer laboratories, workshops, examination halls and sport facilities to determine their adequacy and suitability for NECO Examinations.
“After a thorough evaluation and comprehensive assessment, the schools were granted full SSCE and full BECE accreditation status,” the statement said.
The statement added that the accreditation of additional foreign schools is a testament to NECO’s commitment to providing quality education and assessment beyond the shores of Nigeria.
“With its expanding global presence, NECO is poised to become a leading examination body in Africa, offering opportunities for students worldwide to benefits from its expertise, thus contributing to the advancement of education in Africa and beyond.”
In another development, the statement disclosed that candidates are participating in the on-going NECO SSCE External in Diffa, Niger Republic.
“The UNHCR School, Diffa, Niger Republic is the first NECO SSCE External Centre outside Nigeria.”
NECO examinations are now written by candidates in Benin Republic, Togo, Cote’ d’Ivoire, Niger Republic, Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia.
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, suffered the worst defeat of his managerial career as they lost 4-0 to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday night.
The Premier League champions were already on a run of four consecutive defeats ahead of the visit of the North London side.
James Maddison scored twice in the first half to set Spurs on their way to a sensational win.
Pedro Porro drilled in a third, before Brennan Johnson got on the scoresheet late in the game.
The result leaves City in second place with 23 points. They could go eight points behind Liverpool by the end of this Game Week.
Guardiola takes his men to Anfield next weekend.
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FUOYE Re-Marks Exam Papers of Student Failed By Lecturer Over Sex-for-Grade Scandal, Secures Justice
The Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, has cleared a female student, Ramota Olahanloye, to graduate following the re-marking of her final-year examination scripts.
Olahanloye had alleged that a lecturer, Dr. Anthony Agbegbedia, demanded sexual favours from her, and when she declined, he deliberately failed her in two final-year courses.
In a statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser on Media to the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Wole Balogun, the university confirmed that Olahanloye’s allegations were investigated, and her scripts were re-marked.
“The young lady’s scripts were re-marked, and she performed fairly better than the scores initially awarded by Dr. Anthony Agbegbedia,” the statement read.
According to Balogun, the university management approved Olahanloye’s revised results, which qualified her for graduation.
“The university management has given executive approval for her results to be processed. She has since commenced her final clearance from relevant units of the university,” the statement added.
Balogun also disclosed that Agbegbedia had been sanctioned by the institution for his misconduct.
Olahanloye expressed her joy over the resolution of the case, saying, “I am happy that I have gotten justice, and I really appreciate the university Vice-Chancellor for setting up the committee that investigated the matter.
“I was shown my entire results, including the graduation list with my name on it. I have started my clearance as a graduating student of the university, and I am truly happy.”
Her father, Rasaki Olahanloye, also lauded the university for its commitment to justice.
“I can confirm to the world that FUOYE has served justice to my daughter. I was shown her upgraded results after her scripts were re-marked, and it is clear that she passed.
“The university fulfilled its promise to ensure fairness, and I appreciate the VC, Prof. Sunday Fasina, and the committee members for ensuring my daughter gets justice,” he said.
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