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UTME 2019: Lagos lauds best scoring student

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Master Ezeunala Ekene Franklin  The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mrs Adebunmi Adekanye, has congratulated Master Ezeunala Ekene Franklin, an SS3 pupil of Meiran Community Secondary School, Meiran, for making the best score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) 2019. Biodunflavour reports that Franklin scored 347 in the examination.   A breakdown of the result showed that he had 78 in English, 91 in Mathematics, 86 in Physics and 92 in Chemistry. In a statement signed by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Education, Adesegun Ogundeji, Mrs Adekanye says she was not surprised at Franklin’s performance, saying he had won many laurels representing the state in competitions. She says the 15-year old came first in the Zonal final of 2018 NNPC National Quiz competition. He proceeded and represented the South West at the National finals in Abuja. Adekanye notes that Franklin was ...

GOOD DAY CLASS!!!! ( CORRECT USAGE OF "AFFORD AND AVOID")

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Today we will discuss the differences between the verb "afford" and "avoid". Many people use the verbs inappropriately.                               GOOD-DAY CLASS                               AFFORD: TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING/TO BEAR SOMETHING                 AVOID: TO KEEP AWAY FROM/TO SHUN                               As in: I CAN'T "AVOID" TO PAY THE BILLS (WRONG)❌                         I CAN'T "AFFORD" TO PAY THE BILLS (CORRECT)✔                         WE SHOULD "AFFORD" HIM(WRONG)❌                          WE SHO...