Godsgift Onyedinefu, Author at Businessday NG

1.6 million candidates to sit for 2023 UTME

Godsgift Onyedinefu — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:35:59 +0000

The 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) commenced on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, and 1.6 million candidates are expected to sit for the examination according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The candidates are expected to write the exams across over 700 centres spread across the country. So far, the exams commenced with […]

Medical, dental consultants task Tinubu on healthcare reform

Godsgift Onyedinefu — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 14:52:41 +0000

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has urged the president-elect, Bola Tinubu to urgently embark on reforms in the healthcare sector to redeem it. The council decried that the health system is currently facing challenges of funding gaps, infrastructure deficits, and a demoralised workforce among others. It expressed concerns that the poor […]

JAMB releases 2023 mock-UTME results

Godsgift Onyedinefu — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:52:46 +0000

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the rescheduled Mock-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) which was held on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. The mock examination was introduced by the Board to test the preparedness of its facilities as well as give candidates the opportunity to have hands-on experience in the […]

Nigeria awaits donations of new R21 malaria vaccine — FG

Godsgift Onyedinefu — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 13:58:03 +0000

The federal government through the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said Nigeria is awaiting donations of hundreds of thousands of donations of the newly approved R21 Malaria Vaccine from the Serum Institute of India. The agency on Monday granted provisional approval for the vaccine in line with the World […]

Nigeria approves new R21 malaria vaccine

Godsgift Onyedinefu — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:13:29 +0000

Nigeria has become the second country after Ghana to approve the R21/Matrix-MTM malaria vaccine, which is hoped to save millions of lives in the country. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) announced conditional approval of the vaccine in Abuja on Monday. Mojisola Adeyeye, director general, NAFDAC, who disclosed this at […]