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2. Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)
OAU has a renowned college of medicine where so many critical illnesses have been successfully taken care of. This really ascertains the opinion that it is a wonderful place to get equipped as a prospective doctor in Nigeria.
Its teaching hospital was the first in sub Saharan Africa to successfully separate Siamese twins.

3. University of Ilorin
University of Ilorin is one of the best places to study medicine in Nigeria as they have virtually all it takes, and more interestingly, does not go on strike. There is near absolute concentration in the education system there.

4. Ahmado Bello University, Zaria (ABU)
Ahmadu Bello University is well known for having adequate facilities, devoted lecturers and standard structures that makes it one of the best places to study critical courses like Medicine. Unless you do not want to go North, if not, I bet you, ABU has no rival in Northern Nigeria when it comes to medical studies.

5. University of Lagos (UNILAG)
Established in 1962, the University of Lagos (Unilag) sought to train professionals for the newly independent Nigeria. With an emphasis on research, the University’s faculty has published over 1,700 papers, with the most publications coming out of the medical, science, and engineering faculties. The university was recently one of seven institutions to receive a share of a $1.2 million research grant awarded by the Lagos State government. A great part of it goes to the funding and improvement of the medical school.

6. University of Benin (UNIBEN)
The University of Benin School of Medicine was established in 1973, then Faculty of Medicine to run a 6-year Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) full-time degree program. Uniben is among the Nigerian Universities that are doing tremendously well in the area of medicine over the years.
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7. Lagos State University (LASU)
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital and the Medical School Complex grew out of a Cabinet decision of April, 1961 when the Council of Ministers set up a Cabinet Committee to consider the recommendations of Sir Eric Ashby’s Commission on Post-Secondary Education in Nigeria. Since then, the Lagos State University has continued to rank top in the list of best Universities in terms of studying Medical sciences.

8. Delta State University, Abraka (DELSU)
The Delta State University is among the Nigerian Universities that have a standard teaching hospital. In fact, critical Medical cases like kidney transplant is being well taken care of now at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital.

9. University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)
University of Nigeria remains one of the best Universities in Nigeria at the moment. The federal government who owns and runs the schools are really doing a lot to see that it is well equipped to produce professionals in the area of medicine. UNN has a very impressive Teaching hospital.

10. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma (AAU)
It is the last in our list, but that does not mean that it is relatively ill equipped. It ranks as one of the best at the moment, if not, it would not have made it to this list. One very interesting thing about AAU is that they hardly go on strike, so you are assured of a smooth and uninterrupted program.

Overtime, Nigerians have grown to believe that their fatherland cannot and will never be able to afford standard education for her medical students. This is why those who can afford it go to other countries to take medical courses. With a critical analysis of the Nigerian Medical sector, you will find out that this opinion is just true to a small extent. Nigeria has been doing a lot recently to see that the Nigerian Universities offering Medical courses are well equipped to meet the standard. Therefore, citizens who intend taking medicine related courses should be rest assured that there are actually schools who have what it takes to give them the desired and expected education and training.

The top ten medical schools in Nigeria are as follows:

tourphland:
Is there now a new senate in school I don't understand what they mean by senate

It was the governing council that was dissolved, not the school's senate.

This is fake. OAU doesn't offer archaeology, and medical lab science as courses

sketcherJ:
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flairlady:
Rip, he was diagnosed with malaria this morning and died this morning.?that is so sad. Please is there really a malaria outbreak going on at OAU presently?

no, there isn't

TRIBUTE
And so a wonderful legend left our midst
A brother, senior, junior, child and friend to so many people on campus and off campus.
He left this morning to the world beyond
He left.
Let me not say he left, let me say "He was taken"
It's barely two weeks we resumed and death dare made tears roll down our cheeks!
It's so sad how life turns the other way round, sad!
We will miss you, God knows best, you were not the right person to go, but death took you!
How sad!
We still see your face,
We still hear your voice,
We still call your name,
We still call your number waiting for you to pick up and tell us it's a joke
Hard to believe!
Goodbye
Dedicated to Joshua
A fresh student who was diagnosed of malaria this morning 9/06/2016

OAU loses a fresher in Angola earlier this morning, Ojegbemi Joshua died of Malaria. He celebrated his 17th birthday last month.... RIP brother
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In the early hours of today, the students community of OAU lost a promising champ.
Ojegbemi Joshua was a fresh student of Dentistry who resided in Angola hall till his death.
He was said to have been vomiting and pooing blood yesterday and was admitted at a private hospital where he gave up the ghost
May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace

Nigerians tell Buhari: Name, shame looters, mere figures not enough
June 5, 2016
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Several groups and individuals across Nigeria have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to fulfil his promise of naming those who stole from the country’s treasury.
Those who spoke to SUNDAY PUNCH in reaction to the list of recovered funds and assets published by the Federal Government on Saturday insisted that the names of those who returned their loot must be published to make the loot recovery process more transparent.
President Buhari had on May 13, 2016, in an interview he granted some journalists before he departed from London where he attended an Anti-Corruption Summit organised by the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, promised to disclose to Nigerians the amount his government had so far recovered from those who looted the nation’s treasury and their names on May 29.
The date, being Democracy Day, was when his administration clocked one.
Buhari said, “So far, what has come out; what has been recovered in whatever currency from each ministry, department and individual; I intend on the 29th to speak on these. This is because of all what Nigerians are getting from the mass media; because of the number of people arrested either by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission or Department of State Services. But we want to make a comprehensive report on the 29th.”
When asked whether he would also publish the names of the looters, Buhari replied, “Yes, eventually, it has to be done because we want to successfully prosecute them. But you know you cannot go to the courts unless you have documents for prosecution. People signed for these monies into their personal accounts.”
When the Federal Government released the list on Saturday, it had only the details of funds and assets recovered and those pending locally and internationally. No name of any of those from whom the funds and assets were recovered was mentioned.
The failure to name the looters had generated widespread reactions from members of the public on Saturday.
The Nigerian Bar Association urged the President to keep his promise by releasing the names of looters.
According to the President of the NBA, Mr. Augustine Alegeh (SAN), the revelation is important for citizens to gain closure.
He said, “For us, it is always important that the promises our leaders make to the people are kept. I believe that if there is any legal impediment that prevents the President, who is a forthright person, from keeping a promise he has made to the Nigerian people, he should let Nigerians know.
“It is also important that we know the quantum of recoveries made from various persons so that it will be something that is known to every Nigerian and there would be no challenge. How did you arrive at the figures that are out there if you don’t put not just names but reasons (to the recovered loots)?
“Tomorrow, you could hear that (after) all the amounts that Mr. ‘A’ or Mr. ‘B’ looted, nothing was done. You could also start to hear that the loot recovery was only targeted at those who weren’t supporting the president.”
Alegeh noted that the only instance where the President could withhold the names was if there was a legal obstacle.
According to him, there are certain transactions with confidentiality clauses, which make it impossible for government to release the names. He said, should the government find itself in such an instance, it should say so clearly.
The Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Saturday also told SUNDAY PUNCH that there was nothing revealing in the information the government published.
The Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, told one of our correspondents that the amount released as recovered loot was less than the total amount of figures bandied about by the Federal Government and its agencies since the anti-corruption campaign began.
He said, “As far as we are concerned, there is nothing new on the list shown to Nigerians. Anybody can just put figures together. Where are the particulars of the recovery? From who were they (the loot) recovered?
“In the last one year, different rumours have been flying about with regard to those who refunded billions of naira and dollars. The figure they have released now is too opaque; it is not transparent and does not lend credence to their claims. Anybody can just write anything and throw it out (to the public).
“We need the particulars; from who were the monies recovered? If they don’t do that, then, they are just wasting our time; they are just making a mockery of the whole process. They talked about naming and shaming, let them release the names. As it is now, there is no revelation yet before Nigerians.”
Also, the Ijaw National Congress on Saturday said the inability of Buhari to mention the names of the country’s treasury looters was an indication that the President had succumbed to pressure from the looters.
The spokesman for the INC, Mr. Victor Burubo, who described the development as an anti-climax, stated that it was not the first time the President would be doing so to Nigerians.
He said, “This is not the first time they are doing this to Nigerians. In the appointment of ministers, the President said he wanted to appoint spectacular people and this took him six months. But he ended up appointing run-of-the-mill ministers.
“On the amount recovered as loot, many figures were mentioned but we have virtually nothing. If the President promised to name the looters and at the end, he could not do so, it means he has succumbed to the pressure from the looters.”
Similarly, the Ohanaeze Youth Council, the youth wing of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, faulted the government’s failure to disclose the identity of those that the sums were recovered from.
The President of the OYC, Mr. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, demanded full disclosure of the names of looters.
He said, “Nigerians have been anticipating the release of the looters’ list for a while now; it is disappointing that the government only came out with figures. Inasmuch as the people need to know the amount that was recovered, they should also know the identity of persons that stole the money.
“In fact, if the Federal Government is sincerely fighting corruption, it should disclose the identity of those that stole and returned money. It appears that there is a deliberate attempt to shield looters and that is totally unacceptable. Nigerian youths are not impressed.”
In the same vein, a member of the Federal Parliament in the Second Republic and Convener of the Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, stated that he had a “conflicted attitude towards the funds.”
He said, “I don’t believe what is being said to have been recovered was what was actually recovered. What was stolen was more than what was recovered. If the government is sincere about recovering the remaining money, they have to redouble their efforts in recovering, as much as possible, all that was stolen and is returned to the national treasury.
“I am not a lawyer, so I wouldn’t want to venture into a legal opinion of the status of those who have stolen the money. But if the law makes it difficult to disclose the names of those who stole the money, their identities and their names will be endangering the case itself. But, please, let the names be disclosed.”
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, dismissed the amount the government said it had recovered as far less than the true amount.
He said, “Let me tell you this: That list is not correct. I know that the EFCC has recovered about $3.1bn. I think this is just the report from a department; it is not a comprehensive one.
“The figure announced has not taken cognizance of the totality of the fund that has been recovered by all the anti-graft agencies. From the information at my disposal, the figure announced by the information minister is a fraction of what the EFCC has recovered and deposited in the Central Bank of Nigeria.”
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria noted that in order not to discourage more looters from returning stolen funds, the Federal Government might not want to name the looters yet.
“In fact, some of the looters who have stolen the bulk of the missing money, who are on the run, are being pursued in different jurisdictions in the world,” Falana added.
In his submission, the Executive Chairman, Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, Mr. Debo Adeniran, told
SUNDAY PUNCH that those who had returned stolen money or from whom assets were recovered should be named, shamed and prosecuted.
Adeniran asked, “Is there any attempt to cover up their atrocities? If we fight these looters and do not name them, we are allowing them to go away with the dignity they falsely acquired. They can still carry on with their lives as if nothing has ever happened to indicate that they are corrupt. People will still accord them respect. That is not fair; it does not augur well for honest, hard-working Nigerians.
“Anybody trying to cover up on this matter should be brought to book. Confessing to a crime is a first step in anti-corruption crusade; those involved should be named, shamed and prosecuted. Failure to do this will mean the government is conspiring against the society.”
Similarly, the National Association of Nigerian Students described the non-disclosure of looters’ names as a failure on the President’s part.
The President of NANS, Mr. Tijani Usman, said, “He (Buhari) has failed in his promise because he must be a man of his word and we are looking up to him as a leader that Nigerian students should emulate. If he has given us his word that on May 29, Democracy Day, he would bring out the list of looters and he has failed to do that, then where is his integrity?
“We have heard about his promise and Nigerian students are not happy with that. We are urging him to live up to his word and release the names of those looters who had stolen our country’s money.”
The presidential candidate of the KOWA Party in the 2015 election, Prof. Remi Sonaiya, also asked why the Federal Government should protect the identities of those who returned stolen funds and assets.
According to her, if the identities of suspected beneficiaries of slush funds from the Office of the National Security Adviser under Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) were not shielded, those whose loot has been recovered should not be shielded.
She said, “Just releasing a list is not sufficient, considering the suffering the entire nation has gone through. We demand more from the government. Making a list of recovered loot and stolen assets is not sufficient as a deterrent for criminals.”
A former Vice-President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Issa Aremu, described the release of the list by the Federal Government as significant and commendable.
But he said, “It is desirable to know who the looters that have returned stolen money and assets are. It will also be interesting to know those foreign government officials who aided looters to stash stolen money abroad so that Nigerians can march in protest at their embassies.”
On the list published by the Federal Government on Saturday, the administration said it had recovered a total of N115.7bn cash, while assets worth over N1.9tn had been frozen in one year.
In a statement by the Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Lai Mohammed, the government said the recoveries were made between May 29, 2015 and May 25, 2016.
The government gave the breakdown of the loot as N78,325,354,631.82; $185,119,584.61; £3,508,355.46 and €11, 250.
A conversion of the funds using the official exchange rate of the Central Bank of Nigeria, showed that the amount adds up to N115,792,760,499.
The statement read in part, “The Federal Government made cash recoveries totalling N78,325,354,631.82; $185,119,584.61; £3,508,355.46 and €11,250 from May 29, 2015 to May 25, 2016.”
The monies were said to have been recovered by the EFCC, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and the DSS.
The Muhammadu Buhari-led government added that a separate amount of cash and assets worth over N1.9tn had also been seized. However, the properties and cash are under legal contention.
The assets and cash seized under interim forfeiture totalled $9bn; N126bn; £2.4m and €303,399.
A conversion of the worth of assets and cash seized based on the official CBN exchange rate totalled: N1,918,113,864,063.
It added, “Recoveries under Interim Forfeiture (cash and assets) during the period totalled N126,563,481,095.43; $9,090,243,920.15; £2,484,447.55 and €303,399.17.”
The government added that funds awaiting return from foreign jurisdictions totalled $321,316,726.1; £6,900,000 and €11,826.11.
The statement added that 239 non-cash recoveries such as farmlands, plots of land, uncompleted buildings, completed buildings, vehicles and maritime vessels were also seized during the period.
Meanwhile, the Socio-Economic Right Accountability Project on Saturday said the Buhari-led administration should expedite legal action against all looters in a bid to make their identities known.
The Executive Director of SERAP, Mr. Adetokunbo Mumuni, noted that the government should prosecute those who had been investigated and found to have looted the nation’s treasury, in order to avoid political witch-hunting.
He said, “Investigations should have been concluded now. You cannot say you recovered money and since then, you have not done any investigation, such that their (looters’) arraignment in court will then be delayed. I don’t think that would be justice.
“What the President should do is direct the Attorney General to hasten the process for the looters to be prosecuted. It is when we start seeing convictions from the court that we know that they’ve actually committed the offence; that is what the Nigerian constitution demands.” http://www.punchng.com/nigerians-tell-buhari-name-shame-looters-mere-figures-not-enough/

Troops kill top Boko Haram leader, 18 others in Borno
June 4, 2016
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Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a top leader of the Boko Haram Sect and 18 other members of the group on Friday.
The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Saturday that troops of the 22 Brigade Garrison, 153 Task Force Battalion of 7 Division and 8 Task Force Division and Nigeria Air Force Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance and some Civilian JTF, carried out the operation that resulted in the killing of the insurgents at their stronghold of Chukungudu.
Usman said that the leader of the Boko Haram, identified as Abubakar Gana, who was killed belonged to the Amir cadre of the group.
He said that the troops encountered some Boko Haram terrorists at Muskari, Gilam and Hausasi before getting to their target at Chukungudu.
According to him, the troops destroyed Improvised Explosive Devices’ factory and detonated four primed IEDs in the area.
Usman said that the troops also recovered two anti-aircraft guns, one AK-47 rifle, a pistol, a Rocket Propelled Gun bomb, an AK-47 Magazine, 267 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) metal links ammunition and 23 rounds of 12.7mm belt ammunition, a canter truck, a gun truck, a Land Rover vehicle and a Toyota Hilux vehicle from the insurgents.
He said that two soldiers who were shot were responding to treatment at the field ambulance. http://www.punchng.com/troops-kill-top-boko-haram-leader-18-others-borno/

BREAKING: Boxing legend, Muhammad Ali dies at 74
June 4, 2016
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Heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali, an icon of the 20th Century whose fame transcended the sport during a remarkable career that spanned three decades, died Friday, his family said.
The beloved 74-year-old sports hero, who had been battling Parkinson’s disease for decades, passed away in a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, where he had been admitted earlier this week suffering from respiratory problems.
“After a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74,” spokesman Bob Gunnell said.
“The three-time World Heavyweight Champion boxer died this evening.”
Funeral arrangements for Ali would be announced on Saturday, he added.
Concern for Ali had grown throughout Friday, and tributes immediately poured in for “The Greatest,” who was known globally not only for his storied ring career but also for his humanitaria activism.
Ali had been hospitalized multiple times in recent years.
He spent time in hospital in 2014 after suffering a mild case of pneumonia and again in 2015 for a urinary tract infection.
His Parkinson’s, thought to be linked to the thousands of punches he took during a brutal career studded by bruising battles inside the ropes, had limited his public speaking.
But he continued to make appearances and offer opinions through his family members and spokespeople.
In April, he attended a Celebrity Fight Night Dinner in Phoenix that raised funds for treatment of Parkinson’s.
In December, he issued a statement rebuking US presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States.
“Muhammad Ali transformed this country and impacted the world with his spirit,” said longtime boxing promoter Bob Arum. “His legacy will be part of our history for all time.”
– ‘The greatest’ -His 30-year career, which stretched from 1960 to 1981 and saw him retire with a record of 56-5, included such historic bouts as the Rumble in the Jungle — against George Foreman in 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaire.
Other defining moments of his career included two knockouts of Sonny Liston and his thrilling rivalry with Joe Frazier — which saw the two men slug it out in the ring and verbally spar out of it.
“Ali, Frazier & Foreman, we were 1 guy. A part of me slipped away — the greatest piece” Foreman wrote on Twitter shortly after Ali’s death was announced.
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson added: “God came for his champion. So long great one. @MuhammadAli #TheGreatest #RIP.”
Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr in Louisville, Kentucky, dazzled fans with slick moves in the ring, and with his wit and engaging persona outside it.
His refusal to serve in the Vietnam War saw him banned from the sport for years, but the US Supreme Court overturned his conviction for draft dodging in 1971.
He took the name of Muhammad Ali after converting to Islam in 1964, soon after he had stunned the sport by claiming the title with a monumental upset of Sonny Liston.
He was vilified in some quarters for that conversion and his outspoken stance on Vietnam and civil rights issues, but he held firm to his beliefs and eventually earned accolades as an activist.
He was chosen to light the Olympic torch in 1996 in Atlanta and was named a UN messenger of peace in 1998.
He received the highest US civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 2005.
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Tiffany1:
pls.can. I.get.oau
past
qquestion and
predegree biology. note on campus

as per the past questions, u can get them on campus. Concerning the predites biology note, I can't really say if u can get it on campus, bt u can get it if I go to the predegree centre at moro

Exmarte:
you can only print your course form after late registration closes. Chill til then cos that's when you'll need to submit it to Ur part adviser

Okay, thanks.

Abeg who was able to print out the course registration form, because mine is always saying 'the facility will be made available when late registration closes'.

Fynestboi:
DDrop your questions here we will answer it.

Tell them to join nairaland we can do their own for them here.

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What about those that aren't on whatsapp?

Fynestboi:
Happy new month to you all.

Same to you sir

Tgirl085:
pls do I need.lamlad physics and biology for my preparation

You should try to get lamlad physics textbook.

For biology, try to get college biology textbook, or, if possible, get oau's predegree notes on biology. Goodluck

hausadreturn:
i think awo. Even @ that, not all rooms in awo - to the best of my knowledge

Okay

hausadreturn:
na so o.
The euphoria of resuming as a fresher

Please sir, does the choosing of bedspace irrespective of bed number applies to all hostels or it's peculiar to awo hall only?

horeofe:
u dnt print out d certificate form,u just fil it...u print out d verification of credentials.

Okay, thanks..
shebi it's the verification of credentials that will be stamped by the faculty secretary?

Jayooluwa:
tanx, ar yhu a pol. Sci stalite, i av oda questions

Please after completing your online screening, were you able to print out your certificate form?

Dammytrager:
lol...there are 12 legitimate members, and 4 wardrobes(4 corners), my room was quite complex so i dont know how to explain the squatters. but there is hardly any room without squatters.

well am happy to tell you that the bedspace is a corner, and the rats i left there are very nice, they wont eat much of your foodstuffs

Finally its not about the room but the roommates, have a nice stay

Chai. No problem sha

Thanks for the explanation