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Cyanide poisoning poses a significant threat to cardiovascular health, leading to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors such as dyslipidemia, oxidative stress, and endothelial dysfunction. Ocimum gratissimum (OG), commonly known as scent leaf, is a medicinal plant with potential cardioprotective properties. This study aimed to investigate the effect of the ethanol extract of OG on CVD risk factors in cyanide-induced rabbits. Fifteen rabbits were randomly divided into five groups: group one(drug), group two(ethanol extract), group three(ethanol extract), group four (cyanide), group five(control). Cyanide-induced rabbits were orally administered OG extract and drug (Sylimarin) for 21 days. Blood samples and organs(heart) were collected for biochemical analysis of CVD risk factors, including total protein profile, cholesterol levels, arterogenic coefficient, cardiac risk ratio, vitamin, and nitric oxides concentration. Certain experimental groups displayed promising changes, such as elevated HDL- C levels, improved endothelial function, and enhanced cardiac muscle function, others exhibited adverse alterations in lipid profile and endothelial function. These findings underscore the complex nature of herbal remedies and emphasize the importance of empirical validation to ensure their safety and efficacy in treating cardiovascular diseases.

This study explores the key challenges faced by teachers in teaching drama in Literature in English at the secondary level in Nigeria. Drama, as an essential component of the Literature curriculum, offers rich opportunities for developing students’ critical thinking, creativity and language skills. However, many teachers encounter significant difficulties in delivering drama texts effectively. This study aims to identify the major obstacles impeding the effective teaching of drama and proposes practical strategies for overcoming these challenges using a mixed-methods research design, data were collected through questionnaires, involving Literature teachers across selected secondary schools in Benin city. The findings reveal that teachers face a range of challenges, including inadequate training in drama pedagogy, lack of instructional resources, insufficient class time, large class sizes and low student engagement.

This study investigated the influence of school enrollment on teacher’s effectiveness in senior secondary school in Oredo local government area in Edo state. three research question were raised to guide the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted to accomplish the purpose of the study. The population of the study consists of all 602 teachers from fourteen (14) public secondary school in Oredo LGA and the sample size of all fifty (50) accessible secondary school teachers were selected for the study. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire developed by the researcher and was validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two other experts from the Department of educational management the reliability coefficient was 0.81using Cronbach Alpha correlation coefficient method. The data collected were analyzed statistically using the statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) software. The study revealed impact of school enrolment on teacher’s effectiveness is to a high extent and that school enrolment affect teacher’s impact on students’ academic achievement is to a high extent. Finally, the study recommend that since education is a core to national development, government should therefore increases it allocation of fund to the educational sector in order to curb the issues of overpopulation in classrooms and school enrollment and since most parent might be unable to build new schools, they should ensure that their child are given extracurricular lesson, this will help them learn better