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Before going to med school, I spent about three years as a teacher while doing a diploma program at @KadPolytechnic . Speaking about my work with @MSF at @Eton_College a few weeks ago was a truly thrilling and nostalgic experience.
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A positive milestone in #Nigeria’s #Ebola response: all 62 identified contacts of the case reported on 20 October have completed 21 days of monitoring, with no secondary transmission detected.
As the second half of the 42-day countdown begins, @WHO maintains its support and heightened vigilance.
My congratulations to the government, health workers and responders for their success in preventing the spread of the Bundibugyo virus.
Unpopular opinion: Footballers should have their first names/ given names on the back of their jerseys.
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FULL-TIME: JAPAN U17 1-2 NIGERIA FLAMINGOS
NIGERIA ARE CHAMPIONS OF THE 2026 FIFA U-17 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP.
The Flamingos make history in Morocco, becoming the first African team to win the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
From an opening-day defeat to six consecutive victories, Nigeria have completed a remarkable turnaround to lift the trophy for the first time.
GOAL SCORERS
⚽ Awawu Bashiru 🇳🇬 39'
⚽ Oluebube Umejiaku 🇳🇬 47'
⚽ Fuki Ito 🇯🇵 80'
Nigeria are world champions, and Africa has its first-ever FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title.
#AdemolaSports #Flamingos #U17WWC #2026U17WWC #Morocco2026
The problem with the majority is that they are often blind to the challenges faced by the minority.
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This is commendable!
Training more healthcare professionals is important, but creating a conducive working environment is equally critical.
When I first arrived in the United States as a young man, I drove a taxi to earn money for my education. I even had to postpone starting school for several months to save enough.
When I eventually got to Chicago, I worked different jobs to support myself and pay my way through university. I know what it means to worry about tuition, accommodation and how to make ends meet while pursuing an education.
Those experiences have stayed with me.
I know what education made possible in my own life, and I believe every Nigerian child deserves that same opportunity, regardless of where they are born or what their parents can afford.
This is one reason education remains a major priority of our Renewed Hope administration.
Through NELFUND, we have provided over ₦372 billion in student loans for institutional fees and upkeep, helping young Nigerians remain in school and pursue their education.
Our technical and vocational education programme has attracted over 2.8 million applications. We have rehabilitated 38 technical colleges, while students in federal and selected state technical colleges now benefit from free school fees, boarding, textbooks and uniforms.
We have reached a new agreement with ASUU, providing for a 40% increase in academic staff remuneration and measures to improve stability in our universities.
A four-year course must take four years. Our young people deserve to complete their education on time and get on with their lives. Promise made, Promise Kept
In medical education, we are investing ₦110 billion in rehabilitating 24 medical schools. Annual nursing enrolment has increased from 28,000 to 115,000, while medical and dental enrolment has risen from 5,000 to 12,000.
Nigeria needs more doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, and we must build the capacity to train them here at home.
Over one million children who were previously out of school have been returned to learning. We are investing in teacher development, expanding educational opportunities for girls, and implementing a new national curriculum that restores Nigerian History to our classrooms.
Our children must know where we have come from, understand the country they belong to, and be prepared to take responsibility for its future.
I commend the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa @DrTunjiAlausa, the Minister of State, Professor Suwaiba Sa’id Ahmad @Suwaiba_Said, and the entire education team @NigEducation for their dedication to this important work.
I am particularly pleased that the team has developed an interactive A–Z of the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI), bringing together the reforms, programmes, achievements and opportunities across our education system.
I invite every Nigerian to visit edu4pbat.ng and explore the A–Z of NESRI.
If you are a parent, find out what opportunities are available for your children. If you are a student, explore the programmes you can benefit from. If you are a teacher, see what support is available.
And if something is not working as it should in your community, I want to hear about it. Your feedback will help us identify problems and address them.
Our journey from reform to opportunities and shared prosperity must begin with education.
The circumstances of a child’s birth should never determine the limits of their ambition. Our responsibility is to give every Nigerian child a fair chance to fulfil their potential.
We have more work to do, and I am determined to see it through.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
President
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📊 The 2026 Fiscal Performance Ranking is officially out.
If your state governor spends more time on TikTok or flying to Abuja for FAAC meetings than building a local economy, this new table is about to expose them.
Look at the table carefully. No be by “cho cho cho”
👑 Lagos Holds the #1 Spot: Lagos State stays at the very top of the country as the absolute champion of fiscal performance. With its massive local economy, it remains the state to beat.
🔥 Enugu's Big Showing (2): Governor Peter Mbah's Enugu takes the second spot nationally, recording an impressive 125% growth in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
🌟 The Northern Underdogs: Look at Kebbi (5), Jigawa (6), and Katsina (7) outperforming giant states like Oyo (22) and Ogun (31). They have smaller budgets, but they are managing their money way better than states with massive industries.
🚨 The Bottom Crew: At the very bottom, Osun (32), Kogi (33), Plateau (34), and Cross River (35) are in complete fiscal emergency. If your governor is on this list, they are basically running your state on pure vibes and debt.
❌ The Rivers State Disqualification: You will only count 35 states on the table. Rivers State has been completely thrown out of the ranking this year. No audited financial accounts, no budget report, zero transparency—so they get zero ranking.
Dear Nigerians, is your state capital building a real economy, or is your Governor just waiting for the next FAAC allocation to pay salaries? Look at the numbers, tag your state government, and ask them hard questions!
The subnational competition is just getting started.
🔗 Head over to budgit.org right now to download the full 2026 State of States Report.
#StateofStates2026 #GetInvolved #AskQuestions
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The Doctoral Award is now open for applications!
This 3-year training award is designed to support the career development of all health and social care professionals through PhD research.
Find out more and apply now: nihr.ac.uk/funding/doctoral-…
ALT Career development: Doctoral Award Apply now
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𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐮𝐛 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩!
Over the next four weeks, they will embark on a practical learning journey to transform their ideas into practical solutions.
#DigitalHealth #HealthTechAfrica
But these are mostly non-English-speaking countries!
AFRICAN COUNTRIES WITH THE WORST ENGLISH SKILLS — 2025
Country — English Proficiency Index | Global Rank:
1 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire — 393 | 122
2 🇱🇾 Libya — 395 | 121
3 🇹🇬 Togo — 397 | 120
4 🇸🇴 Somalia — 398 | 119
5 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Congo — 400 | 118
6 🇧🇯 Benin — 406 | 113
7 🇲🇱 Mali — 408 | 111
8 🇦🇴 Angola — 413 | 109
9 🇷🇼 Rwanda — 417 | 107
10 🇸🇩 Sudan — 421 | 106
11 🇸🇳 Senegal — 442 | 102
12 🇨🇲 Cameroon — 445 | 98
🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire has the lowest English proficiency score among the African countries listed, at 393, ranking 122nd globally. 🇨🇲 Cameroon scores 445 and ranks 98th worldwide, making it the highest-ranked country in this bottom-12 selection.
#Statisense
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Rumi said, “As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.”
Clarity doesn't come before action.
It comes from action.
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Footage shows healthcare workers singing and dancing at an Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo after the last patient made a full recovery and left.
The Doctors Without Borders-run centre in Mongbwalu was where the latest outbreak began.
China went from not being in the top 20 as at 2016 to becoming the second highest in 2025.
Study China!
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Those who say money can buy happiness and those who say otherwise are both right.
At the lower levels of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, lack of money is a major source of stress. For people struggling to meet their basic needs, money can indeed buy happiness.
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Nigeria may have no new confirmed Ebola cases following the evacuation of the index case, but that does not necessarily mean the country is Ebola free. Ebola “free” is declared after 42 days without a new case.
WHO declares Nigeria Ebola free after patient’s evacuation to Switzerland ift.tt/Pt2z61m
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