The New CCMAS And The Teaching Of Medicine In Nigeria

As part of the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), the Vice-President of the country, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, GCON,on Monday December 5, 2022, launched the new Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) for 17 programmes covering various first-degree courses that are offered in Nigerian Universities. The CCMAS documents, of […]

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AE-FUNAI: Vice Chancellor Pays Homage To New Pro-Chancellor

On Thursday, August 6, 2020, Vice-Chancellor, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu- Alike, Ebonyi State, Prof. ChinedumNwajiuba, accompanied by the Registrar, Odisa Okeke (Mrs.) and some officers of the Vice-Chancellor’s Office, were at Port Harcourt, Rivers State, home of the newly appointed University Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Prof. Nimi Dimkpa Briggs, to pay homage and […]

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You Are Invited To A Zoom Webinar

You are invited to a Zoom webinar. Date/Time: Jul 9, 2020 12:00 PM West Central Africa Topic: HEALTH ISSUES AFTER COVID-19 Register in advance for this webinar: https://lnkd.in/gNyt7bU Webinar Speaker Professor Nimi Briggs (Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology @University of Port Harcourt) Professor Briggs is a Commonwealth scholar. Three times vice-chancellor, University of Port […]

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The Chairman’s Welcome Address – ASCAF Congress – NPMCN

The 115th Senate meeting of the College approved that the year 2019 should provide an opportunity to celebrate the commencement of Postgraduate Medical Training in Nigeria. It would be recalled that the proposals of the Nigeria Medical Council to commence postgraduate training were given legal backing by the Decree No. 44 of 1969 which subsequently led […]

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Dans la poursuite de la justice et de l’équité : ENRACINEMENT POUR LA SANTÉ DES PAUVRES

COLLEGE ouest-africain de chirurgiens. 20e mémorial de SIR SAMUEL MANUWA. Dans la poursuite de la justice et de l’équité : ENRACINEMENT POUR LA SANTÉ DES PAUVRES. Par Nimi Briggs. Professeur Emeritus, Université de Port Harcourt, Nigéria. Pro-chancelier et Président du Conseil, Université Fédérale, Lokoja, Nigeria. Banjul, la Gambie.  Mardi 27 février 2018. Préambule. Être invité à présenter […]

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Guide To Effective Teaching And Learning In Africa

GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN AFRICA MODULE 15 Teaching and Learning in Medical Sciences Nimi D. Briggs   CONTENT   OBJECTIVES OF Module 15 General Remarks Introduction The Degree The Trainee The Trainer The Environment – University, Laboratory, Hospital, Community Curriculum and its Implementation Teaching Medicine Learning Medicine Medical Technology Examination of the […]

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Book Launch – Fundamentals of Geodesy – Remarks of Prof Nimi Briggs, as Launch Chair

Fundamentals of Geodesy, by Dagogo M.J. Fubara, Francis A. Fajemirokun, Christian U. Ezeigbo CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS So, what is Geodesy? Many may ask? Is it Geometry – that branch of mathematics that deals with shapes and their properties? Is it Geography? – where we study spaces along with people and their environment in fascinating circumstances that span the […]

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