The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced an upgrade of several medical-related programmes in Nigerian universities, elevating them from Bachelor’s degree status to doctoral level. This move is aimed at enhancing the quality of medical education in the country to meet global standards. In a statement released by the NUC and signed by Acting Director…
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari says he shares in the grief of the business community, particularly the banking and investment sector, over the death of Subomi Balogun, founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB). Balogun passed away on Friday morning in a London hospital after an illness. He was 89 years old. In a statement issued…
[ad_1] African countries have been warned that their Overreliance on Value Added Tax (VAT) as a source of tax revenue is unsustainable and hindering efforts to bridge the $1.6 trillion financing… The post How VAT is frustrating SDGs financing gap, by ATAF appeared first on The Nation Newspaper. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Today, six housemates — Tsatsii, Ipeleng, Ebubu, Yvonne, Kanaga Jnr, and Khosi — are battling to be crowned the winner of BBTitans. Big Brother Titans is the joint South African and Nigerian edition of the Big Brother franchise. The theme is “Ziyakhala Wahala”. The show, which premiered on January 15, 2023, with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu…
[ad_1] By PAULINE KAIRU Mothers’ poor mental well-being could be fueling a “vicious cycle” of intergenerational poor mental health, new research shows. The research, conducted in Uganda, examined the profound link between mothers’ adverse childhood experiences and the mental well-being of their children. Maternal depression was found to play a vital role in transmitting these…
Juliet Jacob Despite the economic challenges in the country reducing a huge percentage of Nigeria’s population to penury, Seyi, President Tinubu’s son was reportedly seen wearing a wristwatch worth N346 million. Reacting to this, human rights activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore criticized the Tinubu-led Federal government for what he called “stark inequality”. Sowore who spoke…
[ad_1] Experts have called for the establishment of School of Dentistry at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) to address the challenges of craniofacial disease management in the country. They highlight the importance of specialised care for individuals with facial deformities, emphasising the need for an institution that can produce more maxillofacial surgeons…
…Urges Urgent Action A civic technology platform, MonITNG, has sounded the alarm over the deteriorating condition of the General Hospital in Sabongidda-Ora, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State, urging Governor Monday Okpebholo to intervene urgently before the facility becomes completely unusable. In a post shared via its official X handle on Friday, MonITNG…
[ad_1] By AFP Researchers have identified living relatives in Tanzania of people whose skulls were pillaged and taken to Germany during the colonial era, Berlin’s museum authority said on Tuesday, a discovery hailed as a “small miracle”. Berlin’s Museum of Prehistory and Early History has been carrying out research on around 1,100 skulls from what…
Korede Abdullah The World Health Assembly (WHA), the seventy-seventh of its kind and decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) currently going on in Geneva, Switzerland, has re-affirmed its determination to formulate policies and make appropriate strategies for tackling global health challenges — including malaria and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — through international collaboration,…
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