Abuja: The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced the elevation of certain medical-related programmes in Nigerian universities from Bachelor’s degree to doctoral status. This significant development was disclosed in a statement by the commission’s Acting Director of Public Affairs, Mrs Franca Chukwuonwo, and shared with newsmen in Abuja. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Mrs […]
Day: January 22, 2025
Sierra Leone News Agency Chief Calls for Empowerment Through Health Sovereignty
Rabat: The Managing Director of the Sierra Leone News Agency (SLENA), Mrs. Lolo Thompson-Oguamah, has urged African news agencies to leverage their platforms to achieve public health sovereignty in their countries. She made these remarks at the 8th General Assembly of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA) in Rabat, Morocco, focusing on the […]
TY Danjuma Inaugurates NAS Museum, Library in His Honour
Abuja: Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (Rtd) has inaugurated the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) museum and science library named in his honour in the FCT. Located at Wasa District Cadastral Zone, Apo FCT, the science and museum complex occupies 4.18 hectares. The architectural plan of the complex consisted of a pierce, science museum and library complex, […]
U.S. Peace Institute Advises on Combating Insurgency
Abuja: The United States Institutes of Peace (USIP) has urged the Nigerian military to explore non-kinetic community-based approaches to fight the war against insurgency in the country. Dr. Chris Kwaja, the Country Director of the Institute, conveyed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. According to News Agency of […]
Shettima Reaffirms Nigeria’s Resolve to Champion AfCFTA
Davos: Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria is ready to spearhead the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Shettima made this announcement at a forum of Friends of AfCFTA on the sidelines of the ongoing 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Addressing the forum tagged, ‘Forum Friends of AfCFTA: Turning Digital Trade into a […]