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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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Varsities Talk: Dress codes and inevitable protests in universities

Varsities Talk: Dress codes and inevitable protests in universities

FATE has a way of intruding into our individual and collective lives in ways that might eventually prove providential. The text message from Mr Sule arrived on Thursday, July 10, 2014 and on Saturday, July 12, 2014, I found myself at the Redemption Camp – for reasons which cannot now be disclosed.

Arts with science humanise us, Ifowodo tells Chemline students

Arts with science humanise us, Ifowodo tells Chemline students

IT was a quiz of sorts last week at the 1st speech making and graduation ceremony of Chemline Academy in Ikeja, Lagos, founded by Dr Frank and Mrs Wendy Uwajeh, in 2008. Proprietor of the college, Dr. Uwajeh recalled his interest in academic excellence which is yielding results.

NYSC insists on deployment to four key areas

NYSC insists on deployment to four key areas

In what seems like another sad news for prospective 2014 Batch ‘B’ corps members, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has dashed the hopes of several corps members intending to spend their one-year compulsory service to their fatherland at various multinational companies, such as Chevron Nigeria Limited, Shell Nigeria, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Zenith Bank Plc among others.

Misinterpretation, secrecy cause strikes — Akanji

Misinterpretation, secrecy cause strikes — Akanji

Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna, Niger State, Professor Musbau Adewumi Akanji had an interactive session with journalists in Minna as part of activities to mark the 21st, 22nd and 23rd convocation ceremonies of the institution recently