The management of Kaduna Polytechnic has terminated the appointment of a former Head of Department, Civil Engineering, Engr. Danjuma Alhassan over allegation of sexual harassment of a female student of the institution. The Governing Council of the institution had at its 91st regular meeting held on 30th January, 2020, approved the termination of the lecturer’s …
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The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency has stated that the confirmed lassa fever cases in the state has risen to seven. The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr. Rilwan Mohammed, who disclosed this to journalists at a Press Conference in Bauchi on Friday, added that the suspected cases had now risen to 22. …
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A student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Unizik, in Anambra State, has been confirmed the first lassa fever patient in the state. GCFRNG learnt that the state Emergency Response team moved the patient to Abakaliki, Ebonyi state for quarantining to ensure decontamination. The Lassa fever case from Unizik was confirmed on Friday at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu …
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The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of Masters and Doctorate degree programmes in five departments of the Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, effective 2019/2020 academic session. Dr Elvis Otobo, the university`s spokesman, made the disclosure in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. He said the …
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Frank Ikpefan, Abuja NATIONAL Examinations Council (NECO) has sought the help of the Department of State Services (DSS) to check malpractices during the conduct of its examination. NECO’s Governing Board Chairman Dr. Abubakar Saddique made the request when he led the Acting Registrar of the council, Abubakar Gana, and other management team on a …
A 200-level student of the University of Calabar, (UNICAL) has been suspended by the Management of the Institution for being in possession of Indian hemp, also referred to as weed. In a letter signed by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Zana Akpagu, on the 17th of January, 2020, the suspect Uzoagba Chinaemerem in the Department of …
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Vietnam will stop issuing visas for Chinese tourists, the government said on Thursday, after the Southeast Asian country detected three new cases of coronavirus. “Cross-border trade between Vietnam and China is not encouraged at the moment. “The outbreak is spreading rapidly, and in a serious manner,” the government said in a statement. According to Vietnamese …
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Four persons were on Wednesday confined dead and fifteen others seriously sick following a strange disease recorded at Oye-Obi in Obi Local Government Area of Benue State. Mr Andyson Egbodo, the newly President of Igede National Youths Council, disclosed this to NAN on Wednesday in Makurdi. Egbodo gave the names of the deceased as Happiness …
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The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says two million children will die of pneumonia in Nigeria in the next 10 years. A statement by UNICEF through its Communication, Advocacy and Partnership Specialist, Malam Rabiu Musa, said that malnutrition, air pollution and lack of access to vaccines and antibiotics were among the drivers of preventable deaths …
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In this interview by ADEGUNLE OLUGBAMILA, Dr Bakare and the National President of ASUU Prof Abiodun Ogunyemi defended their stance on the various positions taken on the union matter. Why do you think the crisis in ASUU-LASU has festered this long? It is because some people who were former member of the ASUU-LASU …