Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has relieved the state’s commissioner of health, Dr Salihu Kwayabura, of his position. .
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has relieved the state’s commissioner of health, Dr Salihu Kwayabura, of his position.
The Governor’s Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, who announced this on Tuesday in Maiduguri, noted that Governor Zulum’s directive was part of necessary measures to reposition the ministry.
Gusau said in a statement that Governor Zulum expresses gratitude to Dr Salihu Kwayabura for his immense contributions to the development of Borno’s public health sector in nearly two years of the current administration, and the years he had served under the previous administration.
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Braide, who is the 19th President of the Academy, is the Academy’s first female President in 44 years of existence.
Braide, a professor of Parasitology/Epidemiology was a member of the national committee that achieved the laudable feat of guinea worm eradication in Nigeria. She has a rich professional experience as a researcher and an administrator.
She was honoured by the President of Nigeria in July 2010 with the award of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) for her contribution to disease control in Nigeria.
She was nominated by the Honourable Minister of Health to serve in the Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Health Sector Response (MEACoC-HSR).
Storage facilities: Nigeria may waste 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses, say Experts
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Virologists and other medical experts have warned that 100,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine the country is expecting may become useless, if proper arrangements are not made for their transportation and storage.
The experts, including the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria, Dr Patrick Dakum; a medical virologist, Dr Oladipo Kolawole, and a professor of Virology at the University of Ibadan, David Olaleye, in separate interviews with
The PUNCH, advised government to ensure proper storage and transportation of the vaccine to achieve its desired result.
Oye-Ibidapo-Obe
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has described the death of former Vice -Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, as a great loss to the nation.
Ibidapo-Obe died on January 3, 2021, after a brief illness. He was aged 71.
Fayemi in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, said the news of Professor Ibidapo-Obe’s death was received with shock and disbelief since the late vice chancellor did not exhibit any sign of illness during their last meeting.
The governor who is an alumnus of the University of Lagos, described the late Ibidapo-Obe as a distinguished scholar and seasoned administrator, who excelled in every assignment he undertook, adding that he demonstrated his commitment to excellence during his stint as the vice chancellor of the University between 2000 and 2007.
Covid-19 and the Professors by Femi Adesina
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By FEMI ADESINA
I hate to see professors die. And in recent days, we have lost three of them to the strange ailment called COVID-19, currently ravaging the world.
Within two weeks, we lost three professors in quick succession. Habu Galadima, Director-General, National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS). Femi Odekunle, renowned criminologist and member of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC). And Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, former Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos.
Each time a professor dies, I say to myself: what a waste! All the learning, gone. All the intellect, perished. The research, the knowledge, and quest for more knowledge, kaput. Sheer waste!