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FUBK don advocates evidence-based prescribing, warns against medicine misuse
Marking the 2026 International Rational Use of Medicines Day, Dr. Bashar Muhammad Augie tells healthcare professionals that more than half of all medicines are prescribed inappropriately, and calls for stronger antimicrobial stewardship.
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FUBK reaffirms commitment to addressing manpower needs in College of Health Sciences, other faculties
Receiving the MDCAN executive of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Birnin Kebbi, the Vice-Chancellor describes the hospital as the University's "second home" and assures that Management is resolving outstanding staff-related demands.
FUBK holds TETFund-sponsored capacity building for staff, students
The Centre for Career Services runs a one-day programme under the TETFund Career Centre Programmes initiative, covering career planning, soft skills, leadership, digital skills and personal career coaching.
JAMB to honour top-performing candidates for academic excellence
Seven candidates from the 2025 admission exercise will each receive ₦5 million at the maiden Academic Excellence Recognition Award Ceremony, organised by JAMB in partnership with Rite Foods Limited.
FUBK Entrepreneurship Development Centre revives restaurant to modern enterprise hub
The once-moribund EDC restaurant reopens on the Main Campus as a hospitality and enterprise hub, giving students a practical platform to acquire entrepreneurial and customer service skills.
FUBK announces commencement of 2027 promotion exercise
A circular from the Establishment Division requires staff due for promotion in 2027 to complete seven copies of the Annual Performance Evaluation Report form and submit them through the appropriate channels.
Nigerian universities must become birthplace of industries, not certificate factories — Shettima
Inaugurating the Manu-Tech UniPod at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, the Vice-President says universities must become centres of innovation, enterprise and industrialisation.
Poverty, population surge strain Nigeria's education system — UNICEF
At a media dialogue in Ede, UNICEF Education Specialist Harold Kpojime says Nigeria faces a second crisis inside its classrooms: children who are in school but not learning adequately.
FG to unveil digital system to track every Nigerian school, learner
The Digital National Education Management Information System (DNEMIS) will digitise the Annual School Census and, through a public portal, open selected official education data to researchers and the public for the first time.
FUBK Management condoles family of late Prof. Umar Tuni Mohammed
The Vice-Chancellor leads a condolence visit to the family of the late Dean, Faculty of Education, describing him as a father, mentor and exceptional scholar who laid the foundation for the Faculty at FUBK.
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