NOUN GRADUATES Obansanjo with a Masters degree.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University,
Prof. Vincent Tenebe, said in his address
at the ceremony that Obasanjo was
among other notable Nigerians in the list
of the 10,653 graduands in which 15 of
them made first class honours.
Tenebe listed other outstanding
graduands as the Emir of Hadejia,
Jigawa State, Alhaji Adamu Abubakar
and the traditional ruler of Awgu, Enugu
State, Igwe Felix Okechukwu.
Others were over 70 years Rear Admiral
Orisha, (Rtd), who bagged fist class in
Mathematics and a 78-year-old, Chief
Femi Balogun, who bagged LL.B from the
School of Law.
The vice-chancellor also listed a blind
student, Mr Obinna Bede, who bagged a
Bachelor of Arts (English), degree and
Udo Effiong, who had the highest
cumulative point in first class grade of
4.71.
“It is interesting to note that Obasanjo
will be graduating with a Master’s
Degree (MA-Christian Theology) having
met the requirements for the award
during this convocation.
“Having been given the admission to
study MA/PhD in Christian Theology,
Obasanjo will continue with his Ph.D
fully.
“This is very unique considering his age
and commitments; he also made a very
good cumulative grade point,’’ the VC
said.
Tenebe said that NOUN had achieved its
primary mandate of having study centres
in all the state capitals across the
country.
According to him, the institution will
commence the last aspect of its mandate,
which is to establish study centres in all
the 774 local governments in the next 15
years.
He said that the total number of study
centre across the country stood at 72
alongside four new research centres.
“We will not relent in our appeal to the
Council for Legal Education to give
NOUN Law graduates the opportunity to
attend the Law School and be called to
the Bar.
“If other countries such as UK, India,
South Africa, Tanzania, among others
allow their Open Universities’ Law
graduates to attend Law School and are
called to the Bar, Nigeria has no
justifiable reasons to hold her Open
University graduates down.
“We must move forward in all these
areas as a progressive country,’’ he said.
In his address, NOUN’s Chancellor, Igwe
Lawrence Agubuzu, said that there were
59 open universities in the World,
adding that their graduates were treated
differently from graduates of
conventional universities.
Agubuzu called on the National Youth
Service Corps and the Nigerian Law
School to allow NOUN graduates to
participate in their progammes.
NAN reports that Chief Obasanjo
received the award by proxy as he was
said to unavoidably absent.
NOUN’s 2016 convocation was held for
the first time at University Village, Jabi,
which was allocated to the institution in
1983.

Sourced from Guardian

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Wellbeing Foundation Africa Creates Awareness On Lassa Fever In Pregnancy

With the recent outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) has taken rapid steps to elevate awareness of this deadly disease and its prevention.
 
Having already claimed at least 41 lives of the nearly hundred reported cases in at least 10 states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa has released info-graphics and behavior change communications to equip the general public with critical information that can potentially save lives.
 
An acute hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus, Lassa fever can be transmitted through contact with an infected rodent or contact with the bodily secretions of an infected person, including mother-to-child transmission and consumption of infected food items. 
 
Focusing on the effect of Lassa fever on pregnancy, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa shared that pregnant women, especially those in the third trimester of pregnancy, face a higher risk of contracting the disease – which causes mortality in 95% of cases.

As studies have indicated, the increased likelihood of mortality at this stage of pregnancy is due to immunosuppression associated with the third trimester of pregnancy.

To prevent Lassa fever, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, led by H.E. Mrs. Toyin Saraki, has placed emphasis on hand-washing and rodent control, while warning against contact with infected bodily fluids.
 
 
In light of the prodigious threat posed by Lassa fever to an already fragile public healthcare system, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa also aims to facilitate capacity building for healthcare workers, especially in the areas of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH), in order to minimize morbidities and mortalities resulting from the disease.

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Dion's Brother Close to Death after Husband's Death

Cancer seems to be bringing more ill news to Celine Dion's door.
Dion's rep confirmed to ET on Friday that the 47-year-old singer's older brother, Daniel Dion, is fighting a serious battle with cancer. Dion's husband, René Angélil,died on Thursdayafter his own long battle with throatcancer.Daniel, 59, is one of Celine's 13 brothers and sisters. According to a recent interview Celine's sister, Claudette, gave toThe Journalof Montreal, Daniel only has "a matter of days or hours" to live.Getty ImagesWATCH: Celine Dion's Husband Rene Angelil Dies at 73"It looks a lot like René, he had cancer of the throat, tongue and brain," Claudette said of her brother's condition. "Our family is very experienced.""He is 59 years old, very young to be the end of life," she added.Claudette said part of the Dion family -- including Celine's 88-year-old mother, Therese Dion -- were gathered at Daniel's beside on Thursday, after they were informed that Daniel was "dying.""We are with Daniel, day and night," she said.Celine has already canceled her upcoming Las Vegas shows on Jan. 16 and Jan. 17 following René's death."We are heartbroken to hear this news, not only because René was a great friend and mentor and an extraordinary partner with us in these shows at Caesars Palace for the last13 years, but even more because he and Celine were so devoted to each other; their relationship has been a model for us all," a spokesperson for AEG said in a statement.

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