The research conducted in this article was used to prove that work stress has a measurable impact on wellness and productivity of professionals. Research was conducted by placing typical work patterns of subjects in perspective, identifying sources of data for various aspects of the subject’s interactions with work during the day, classifying and organizing collected data based on criteria related to time, groups, etc. and then used to draw conclusions via corelation of work stress periods with periods of productivity. The research concluded that work stress does in fact have a measurable impact, not just on individual subjects, but also has long term consequences for organizations/groups.

This study carried out to determine the impact of school physical facilities on students’ academic performance in senior secondary schools in Aba Education Zone of Abia State. A descriptive survey research design was adopted by the study with the population of 47 respondents (29 male 18 female teachers) sampled purposively from the 11 secondary schools in Aba educational zone of Abia State. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The instrument for data collection was a structured 27-items statement questionnaire developed by the researchers after an extensive literature reviewed sectioned A & B with rating scales of Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagree (SD) assigned the numerical values of 4, 3, 2 & 1 respectively. The instrument was validated by research experts while the reliability index of 0.87 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha reliability estimate. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the two research questions while the null hypotheses were tested using t-test statistics at .05 level of significance and appropriate degree of freedom. The result of the analyses revealed that library as a school physical facility has great impact on the students’ academic performance in senior secondary schools in Aba Education Zone. It was afterwards recommended that adequate school physical facilities should be provided by appropriate authorities to ensure effective teaching and learning activities. It is believed that if the facilities are available and adequate, there would be effective performance among students in senior secondary schools in Aba Education Zone of Abia State.

Balangu (Lallemantia royleana) is a member of the Lamiaceae or Labiateae family. In Pakistan commonly called Tukhmalanga. This valuable medicinal plant is indigenous to tropical Asia, including India, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The chemical analysis of Lallemantia royleana seed showed that the seeds contained: protein 25.60%, fat 18.27%, fiber 1.29%, alkaloids, anthraquinones, flavonoids, glycosides, pholobtannin tannins, volatile oils, mixed fatty acids and terpenoids. It exerted many pharmacological effects included antimicrobial, antioxidant, antidepressant, anxiolytic, sedative, antiemetic, hypolipidemic, protective and many other pharmacological effects. The current review discussed the Lallemantia royleana as a beneficial medicinal plant. It can be a good remedy for skin disease. Further screening for phytochemicals should be carried out in search of novel therapeutic compounds.