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Diphtheria: Bauchi says outbreak under control as schools reopen

Diphtheria: Bauchi says outbreak under control as schools reopen

By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi BAUCHI — As schools reopen for the new academic term, the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA) has assured residents that the diphtheria situation in the state is under control. The assurance came amid concerns among parents and other Nigerians over whether schools in states that have recorded cases […]
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At NIJ convocation: Dokpesi sues for professionalism in media

At NIJ convocation: Dokpesi sues for professionalism in media

Chairman, DAAR Communications Plc., High Chief Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi has charged the Nigerian media to imbibe professionalism in the sourcing and dissemination of its daily information for public consumption, saying this would further aid in the national unity and development of the nation.

Student free from 17 yrs drug addiction after varsity admission

Student free from 17 yrs drug addiction after varsity admission

Mr. Okeme Idris, 200 level student of Criminology and Penology at Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State over the weekend during a special programme organised by the institution for students to reflect on their past and present life, testified to how he was enslaved to drug addiction for 17 years.

AUN confers Ph.D on Zuma

AUN confers Ph.D on Zuma

The long anticipated visit of President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has come and gone. Prior to this visit, visible arrangements had taken place all over campus for several days and nights. President Zuma was in AUN on December 10 to receive an honorary doctorate degree bestowed on him by the University.

SSANU, NASU, NAAT threaten strike

SSANU, NASU, NAAT threaten strike

LAGOS- Following the two-day joint meeting held by the National executives of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, Non-academic Staff Union, NASU and National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, with the Federal Government, the unions have threatened to embark on a comprehensive strike, if the government fails to meet core areas of their demands in 30 days.