University of Nigeria - UNN Newsletter December 2013

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UNN to Host The 5th African Regional Conference of Vice Chancellors

The University of Nigeria has won the hosting right for the 5th African Regional Conference of Vice Chancellors and Deans of Science, Engineering and  Technology (COVIDSET). The University clinched the hosting right at the last meeting of COVIDSET, which held from 4th – 9th November, 2013 at the University of Botswana.

Following a presentation of the hosting bid of the University of Nigeria by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Bartho Okolo at the Conference, the University of Nigeria was unanimously elected as the host for COVIDSET 2015. Read More

UNN Marks Work Diabetes Day

Dr Augustine Onwurah (Ag. Director, Medical Centre)

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) Thursday, marked the 2013 world diabetes day in grand style as the Medical Centre of the Institution organised a public lecture titled Diabetes: Protect our future, and conducted free blood sugar and blood pressure screening for members of the University community and the general public.

Giving an overview of diabetes, the Ag. Director of the UNN Medical Centre, Dr. Augustine Onwurah described diabetes as a disease caused by excessive sugar in the body. He outlined some of the causes of the diseases to include: wrong administration of drugs as prescribed by unqualified physicians, inadequate production of insulin, stress, among others.

Dr Onwurah urged the general public to always watch out for common symptoms of diabetes, which according to him included; frequent urinating, excessive taste for water, excessive hunger and increased appetite, poor healing wounds especially on the foot and erectile dysfunction.

He therefore advised people to live a healthy lifestyle by eating and drinking  very little to keep the brain,  functioning,  doing regular exercise,  undertaking regular medical check-up and avoiding smoking.

The Assistant Director, Nutrition and Dietetics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Mary Jane Umeh, urged diabetes patients to eat foods that contain high carbohydrates, high fibre and low fat. She further advised diabetic patient to eat wheat with caution as that may increase their blood pressures.  However, she said that wheat would be fit for their consumption if eaten with vegetable. Read More

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Addesss by Dr. Emeka Enejere @ the Presentation of Ihechukwu Madubike's Book "THE IGBO CHALLENGE IN NIGERIA: BEYOND RANCOUR AND RECRIMINATION"

We are gathered here today, Friday, June 28, 2013 at Modotel Hotel in  Enugu, capital of the former Eastern Region of Nigeria, and the birth  place of the Republic of Biafra, for the presentation to the general  public, of a book, The Igbo Challenge in Nigeria: Beyond Rancour and  Recrimination, by Ihechukwu Madubuike, a true son of Ndigbo, an  outstanding lover of Ndigbo, a scholar in his own right and a  consistent, courageous advocate of human freedoms.  

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[/td][td] If I tell  you that I am delighted to be here physically and  present, I shall be  rightly deemed to be economical with truth, and  should not be believed.   If the truth must be told, I am indeed excited  that this book  presentation is taking place, at the same time, that  the Igbo Studies  Association – USA (ISA-USA) is holding a meeting at  Enugu. Read More

UNN Mobile Lab goes Life in Schools at Iheakpu-Awka

Student Learning on the Building and Construction Module of the Mobile Workshop

Members of staff from the Department of  Vocational Teacher Education, University of Nigeria Nsukka, have  deployed the recently acquired Mobile Laboratories into practical use as  they drove two of them to Iheakpu-Awka Community, in Nsukka, to have  real time interaction with students.  

The first beneficiaries were staff and  students of Community Secondary School, Iheakpu-Awka and St Mary's  Grammar school, Iheakpu-Awka.

To students of the Community Secondary  school, it was a day they looked forward to as they waited, in earnest  expectation, for the arrival of the modern laboratory on wheel. But as  Providence had it, the mobile classroom could not make it to its exact  destination because of bad road. It however berthed at St Mary Grammar  School, few metres away from the earlier destination. The accidental  host school therefore took advantage of their location and participated  in the training while staff and students of the original host school,  walked over to the location. Read More



Student doing it on the Building and Construction Module of the Mobile Workshop

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Students of UNN Secondary School bag 2013 LearnAfrica-NECO Excellence Award Two students from the University of Nigeria Secondary Schools, Idika Uduma Uduma, (Enugu Campus) and Nwagu Chukwuemeka Godwin, (Nsukka Campus) recently received the Learn Africa- NECO Excellence Award as a result of their impressive performances in the June/July 2013 NECO senior secondary certificate examination.

Idika, 17, scored 7Bs and 2Cs to emerge the best candidate in Enugu State, while Nwagu came 3rd behind Dimson Justin Chinonso, a student of Air Force Comprehensive Secondary School, Enugu. Read More

 

UNN to Partner with French Universities Another emphatic step by the present  administration to boost the international visibility of the UNN through  collaborations with reputable foreign institutions was recorded recently  in Paris, France. Between October 15th and 19th 2013, the Vice –  Chancellor, Prof Bartho Okolo led a team on an extensive visit to and  discussions with selected French Universities and prestigious "Grandes  Ecoles".

The visit was organized by CAMPUS  FRANCE in collaboration with the Embassy of France in Nigeria. Two  Nigerian Universities were invited: one Federal and one Private. The  objective was to explore areas of collaboration and partnership between  the Nigerian universities and their French counterparts. Read More

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