Giving a talk around a meal time is not infrequently associated with some minor hitches. If the talk is before the meal, people are hungry; they want to eat and so they do not listen. If it is after the meal, then some have had their fill; they want to doze and even snore and […]
BOOK LAUNCH – WHY RUN BEFORE LEARNING TO WALK? Reflections on High Technology as a Strategic Tool for Development in Nigeria. By TURNER T. ISOUN – CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS PROTOCOL. Distinguished ladies and Gentlemen, in a wider sense, the essence of our presence here today is reflection; specifically, we are gathered to launch a book […]
PREAMBLE ——— I consider as my first task, that of expressing my sincere gratitude to our host, the members of the Association of Rivers State Communities in the United kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (ARCUK) for gathering us here today, to rub minds on a matter that is of utmost importance to everyone of […]
—– The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) probably constitute the most audacious plan ever made by man to address the most pressing problems of the human race which, over the years, have condemned mankind to circles of poverty, ignorance, hunger and disease. Acting in concert and driven by a yearning to make the world a better […]
FULFILLING THE MANDATE, RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 24th CONVOCATION LECTURE By Nimi D. Briggs. JP,KSC, OON, MB, BS (Lag); MD (Lag); FRCOG; FWACS; FICS; FMOG (NIG); FAS. Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Port Harcourt on 3 may, 2012 OPENING REMARKS To be invited to deliver a university convocation lecture is a unique privilege […]
It is indeed appropriate that this conference by The Foundation For Ethnic Violence in Nigeria should incorporate issues on cultism in Nigerian universities because violence in all its forms and ramifications, either as a tool to enforce supremacy on campus among rival cult groups or to acquire unmerited favour from staff and students, constitutes the […]
Introduction — We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the organizers of this conference for asking us to deliver this keynote address. We are sure that the conference will achieve its aim of raising sufficient awareness on issues of Child Developmental Disorders in Nigeria so that relevant strategies can be adopted to prevent them […]
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.
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