Address at the 18th Convocation Ceremony, University of Port Harcourt

ADDRESS BY THE VICE-CHANCELLOR, PROFESSOR NIMI D. BRIGGS AT THE 18TH CONVOCATION CEREMONY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT ON SATURDAY, 17TH MARCH, 2001 The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR, who is also the Visitor to this University, who is represented by Professor Babalola Borishade, […]

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A Mother of Peace

A Mother of Peace A TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER LADY ESTHER VICTOR TELEMA YOUNGMAN HARRY (1924-2009) Timelessness and Eternity: the Present becomes the Past And so as time, that vacuous imagination of man that sequences our universe, akin to the drudgery of the voyage of sand in an hour glass, now labours to stampede and […]

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MDG5: What Path leads to its Achievement in Nigeria? A Guest Lecture

Introduction  — I wish to start by expressing my profound gratitude to the Council of our great society, the Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON), for giving me the opportunity to deliver this Guest Lecture. This is the second occasion in recent times that such a privilege has been extended to me and […]

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Violence in the Niger Delta: Health and Economic Implications For Nigeria and Nigerians

INTRODUCTION  —  For the first time ever, on 3 October, 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a World Report on Violence and Health, which was a comprehensive review of the problem of violence on a global scale. The report which was three years in the making had contributions from over 160 experts from around […]

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Why Do Many Women Still Die In Childbearing in Nigeria

Introduction — To be invited to share this platform with some of the best minds, past and present, in the Nigerian intellectual firmament, selected as they were, from diverse backgrounds and cosmopolitan origins, which had delivered the O.K. Ogan Memorial Lecture, is a great privilege and honour. I thank the Head, all staff and students […]

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Internationalization of the Professional Training of Petroleum Engineers in Nigeria

Abstract — The process by which universities everywhere establish academic and professional linkages among themselves, as well as with industry and other stakeholders, exchange staff and students and set up shared projects including the award of joint Degrees, is always desirable. Such measures foster academic relationships, promote diverse population of staff and students, sponsor trans-cultural […]

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Change in Lifestyle As Antidote to Emerging Diseases

If you ask me why there is a Medical Women Association without a corresponding one for men, my answer would be that women are a special breed. For how else can one explain all that women are able to achieve as mothers, care providers, teachers, home builders, nation builders and growers of the economy despite […]

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