According to research, about 120,000 people die yearly as a result of work-related stress. Although, stress can sometimes be inevitable, but with academic activities becoming more serious every passing day on campus, it is important to keep your body and mind healthy and strong, without giving room to any form of stress. Stress is dangerous, it can damage certain organs of your body and could render you useless if proper care is not taken. Hence the need to fight it. In order to understand the need to fight off stress, here are the possible tolls stress could take on you; • While under chronic stress, your heart works harder than normal, under excess pressure, which is dangerous for your respiratory and cardiovascular organs. • Type 2 diabetes becomes imminent when you over stress your body, as the liver produces extra sugar to help your body cope with extra activities. The accumulation of this extra sugar in your body can lead to type 2 diabetes. • Stress makes your muscles unnecessarily tight, which could lead to a headache, back and shoulder pain. • Stress is exhausting for both the mind and body. Thus, it makes you lose interest in doing things you like. • Your immune system becomes weaker when you undergo excess stress, thereby, making your immune system unable to fight off foreign invaders (infections and diseases.) 15 WaysTo Relieve Stress • Despite the numerous activities on your to-do list, set out time for leisure activities • Seek for help when your activities are about to overwhelm you • Always rest and relax your body after your daily activities • Practice a healthy sleep routine • On one or two occasions, try out massages • Decompress; place a warm heat wrap around your neck and shoulders for 10 minutes, relax your face, neck, chest and back muscles. • Practice yoga • Prioritize exercise • Take evening walks • Listen to music • Take breathing exercises • Get a hug from a loved one • Eat balanced diet • Breathe deeply • Laugh out loud Nwaozor Gift

 

The Management of University of Ibadan has released date for the 2020/2021 session POST-UTME.

The Post-Utme which usually hold towards the end of the year has been set to hold from Tuesday, 6th of April 2021 till Saturday, 10th of April 2021.

The mode of writing the Post-Utme is yet to be disclosed by the Management, therefore, it is difficult to state whether the examination will be computer based test (CBT) or pencil paper test (PPT).

The students are however admonished to always check their email, Post-Utme portal and SMS in order to be able to know the date, location and time of the examination.

 

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