UNIZIK students honour ex-Dean for developmental strides
The Students Union Government of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka has honoured the immediate past Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof. Edmund Egboh as the Most Hardworking and Outstanding Dean of the university.
Medicinal ‘toothbrush tree’ yields novel antibiotic to treat TB
A compound from the South African toothbrush tree inactivates a drug target for tuberculosis in a previously unseen way. Tuberculosis causes more deaths worldwide than any other bacterial disease. At the same time as rates are increasing, resistance strains are emerging due, in part, to non-compliance with the treatment required. Many current drugs are nearly 50 years old and alternatives are needed to the long, demanding treatment schedules.
FIDA seeks investigation of alleged rape by soldiers
The International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, Nigeria, has condemned series of reported cases of rape and violence against innocent women in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, allegedly perpetrated by men of the Nigerian Army.
Kano govt gives scholarship to 100 indigent students
In its bid to delist Kano State from the list of least educated states, the state government has awarded full scholarship to 100 indigent students to study any course of their choice at Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State.
Jonathan orders deployment of war planes to Mail
Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Alex Barde, said the Nigerian Airforce will this morning (Thursday) commence deployment of Nigeria war planes to check the activities of jihad fighters in Mali.
TASUED merger: NANS appeals to Amosun
The President-elect of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Yinka Gbadebo has appealed to the government of Ogun State to reconsider its earlier decision to merge the state owned Tai Solarin University of Education, (TASUED), with the state university at Ago-Iwoye.
