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NAME:   BRIGGS, Nimi Dimkpa SUMMARY OF APPOINTMENTS: Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Federal University, Lokoja, Nigeria. February 2016 Member, Court of Governors, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, October 2015 for four years. Chairman, Board of Sports Institute, University of Port Harcourt. March 2013 to date. Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Port Harcourt, […]

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PROCUREMENT COURSE IN TURIN, ITALY

Professor Nimi Briggs still studying at age of 70. Pictures from Procurement Course in Turin, Italy/Kumasi, Ghana  

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: A PILLAR OF GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

INTRODUCTION When in 1854, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), a well-educated English lady from an aristocratic family, who is still fondly remembered as The Lady with the Lamp, volunteered, along with 37 others, to tend to wounded soldiers during the Crimean war (1853-1856), she found the soldiers in a deplorable condition. Their wounds were dirty and suppurating. […]

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CULTURE, EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY: ALL TO WHAT END?

Introduction My dear President of Wakirikes in the USA, no one realises more than I do that there are many very distinguished men and women who could have been called upon to deliver today’s keynote address. The fact that the lot fell on me, is a recognition I cherish greatly. I thank you for the […]

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AN OVERVIEW OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA

An Overview of University Education and Administration in Nigeria. A GUEST LECTURE BY NIMI D. BRIGGS, Emeritus Professor, University of Port Harcourt AT A 3-DAY RETREAT ORGANIZED FOR MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, PORT HARCOURT on WEDNESDAY 23rd JANUARY, 2013 OPENING REMARKS As I understand it, this […]

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MAKING MOTHERHOOD SAFE IN NIGERIA: HOW FAR HAVE WE GONE?

Making Motherhood Safe in Nigeria: How Far Have We Gone? Keynote address presented by Nimi Briggs, OON, FAS, Emeritus Professor, University of Port Harcourt at the 46th SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE of the SOCIETY OF GYNAECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS OF NIGERIA(SOGON) Affiliated to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) ABAKALIKI, EBONYI STATE NIGERIA on 22 November, […]

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EMERITUS PROFESSORSHIP

On 10th February 2012, the University of Port Harcourt announced four Emeritus Professors. They are OTONTI NDUDA                 Education NIMI BRIGGS                      Medicine EMMANUEL ANOSIKE       Biochemistry SAMUEL OKIWELU            Zoology  

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