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The New Nigeria National Anthem

Nigeria, we hail thee,

Our own dear native land,

Though tribe and tongue may differ,

In brotherhood, we stand,

Nigerians all, and proud to serve

Our sovereign Motherland.


Our flag shall be a symbol

That truth and justice reign,

In peace or battle honour’d,

And this we count as gain,

To hand on to our children

A banner without stain.


O God of all creation,

Grant this our one request,

Help us to build a nation

Where no man is oppressed,

And so with peace and plenty

Nigeria may be blessed.

Majek Fashek Biography

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Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly known as Majek Fashek (pronounced as Ma-je-ko-dun-mi Ifa-kii-she-eke ), is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known in his home country for the 1988 album Prisoner of Conscience, which included the multiple award-winning single "Send Down the Rain". Also known as The Rainmaker.

Born on 7th March, 1963 in Benin City to an Edo mother and an Ijesha father, but identifies with his Benin roots. Various translations of his name Fasheke (Ifa-kii-she-eke) include "high priest who does not lie", "powers of miracles" and "(system or medium of) divination does not lie" After his parents separated Fashek remained in Benin City with his mother, and soon joined the choir in his local Aladura church and learned to play the trumpet and guitar whilst composing songs for the choir.

In 1988, shortly after Jastix disbanded Fashek, who now used the name Majek Fashek, signed with Tabansi Records and began a solo career by releasing the album Prisoner of Conscience and quickly became Nigeria's top reggae artist after the song " Send Down The Rain " became the most popular song of the year, and in 1989 he won six PMAN awards for "Song of the Year", "Album of the Year", and "Reggae Artist of the Year" among others. Fashek's next album was
I&I Experience which was released in late 1989 under the Tabansi Label.

After leaving Tabansi Records, he was signed to CBS Nigeria in the early 1990s and released So Long Too Long . It was included on Putumayo World Music 's first album. 

In 1990 he was signed to Interscope Records and released the critically acclaimed album Spirit Of Love , produced by "Little Steven" Van Zandt . 

In 1992, he appeared on Late Night with David Letterman in support of his new 1991 album, and performed the song "So Long Too Long" for the television audience. 

Flame Tree released The Best of Majek Fashek in 1994. He was later dropped by Interscope before moving to Mango, a division of Island Records , as it was more accustomed to marketing reggae internationally. His first album for the company included a cover version of Bob Marley 's "Redemption Song". He has recorded several albums for various labels since, including Rainmaker for Tuff Gong (1997) and Little Patience for Coral (2004).

Fashek's musical influences include Bob Marley – whom he resembles vocally – Jimi Hendrix , and Fela Kuti. 

He was one of the original Nigerian artists to be drawn to the music of the Caribbean, specifically reggae, rather than indigenous hybrids such as fuji , jùjú , but has been known to mix these genres into his own style which he calls kpangolo , and the song "My Guitar", an ode to his favourite instrument, was also heavily influenced by rock. 

Fashek played a supporting role in the 2000 Nollywood movie Mark of the Beast, and starred in a commercial for non-alcoholic beverage Diamalt. 

He has worked with various artists worldwide, including Tracy Chapman, Jimmy Cliff, Michael Jackson, Snoop Dog, etc.

He recently (2016) performed in a comedy show (with more than ten thousand audience in attendance) in Lagos, Nigeria, with a roundly power-filled and soul-lifting performance. 

In December 2016 Fashek contributed the song "We Are Not Afraid" to a video featuring 200 celebrities to raise funds for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Human Rights Watch (HRW).

He was married formerly married to Ms Rita, but they later divorced, they were blessed with four children.

He battled with an health issue for sometime and eventually died in his sleep on June 1st, 2020.

RIP Musical Icon Majek Fashek.

Ibrahim Gambari Biography







Ibrahim Gambari Biography: Age, Wife, Family, Religion, History ...


Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari was born on 24 November 1944 in Ilorin, Kwara State to a Fulani ruling class family. His nephew Ibrahim Sulu Gambari is the Emir of Illorin. 
He attended the Provincial (now Government) Secondary School, Ilorin before proceeding to the Floreat Collegium Kings College, Lagos. 

He received his BSc (Econs) degree from the London School of Economics (1968) and his MA and PhD in Political Science/International Relations (1970, 1974) from Columbia University, USA. 

He has taught at universities in the United States, Nigeria and Singapore and has to his credit the authorship of a number of books.

He the Founder/Chairman of the Board of Directors of Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development, a non-governmental think-tank on research, policy studies, advocacy and training on the nexus between conflict prevention and resolution, democratization and development in Africa.

He has had an illustrious career, spanning academia, government and international diplomacy, culminating with his appointment as the first United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa (1999-2005). 

He was the Chairman of the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid (1990-1994) and on Peace-Keeping Operations (1990—1999). 

He was Head of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs (2005-2007) and also operated as UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Cyprus, Zimbabwe and Myanmar and Special Representative in Angola.

He was Minister of External Affairs from 1984-1985 and subsequently Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations (1990-1999). 

He also served as Joint AU/UN Special Representative in Darfur and Head of UNAMID (2010-2012). 

He is currently a Chairperson of the Panel of Eminent Persons of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).

He has received several academic and national honours, including the “Commander of Federal Republic of Nigeria” (CFR), and the “Order of the Champion of the Oliver R. Tambo” (OCORT) of South Africa. He is the Pioneer Chancellor of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Ilorin, Nigeria, as well as the current Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Bayero University, Kano (BUK). He is married with children and grandchildren.

He assumed office as President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff on Wednesday 13th of May replacing Abba Kyari, who died from coronavirus complications in April.

Boss Mustapha Biography

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Boss Mustapha was born in the North Eastern Nigerian state of Adamawa. He attended primary school in Hong, Adamawa and proceeded to North East College of Arts and Sciences in Maiduguri, Borno State for his high school education. He graduated in 1976. 

He received his  Bachelor of Law (LL.B) in 1979 from the prestigious  Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, and graduated from Nigeria Law School, Lagos in 1980, and was called to Nigerian bar in the same year.


He started his legal practice in Messrs Onagoruwa & Co in Lagos as a Counsel in 1983. He had a stint at an Italian consultancy firm Sotesa Nigeria Limited earlier. 

In 1994 he established his own law practice firm Messrs Mustapha & Associates and served as its Principal Counsel until 2000. He later worked in another law firm Adriot Lex & Co. serving as Principal Consultant from 2000 to 2006.


Mustapha has been elected and appointed member of several boards of companies in the manufacturing, financial services and oil and gas sectors both in Nigeria and international scene. 

He is a member of several professional bodies including Commonwealth Lawyers Association, African Bar Association, International Bar Association and Human Rights Institute. He has been described by many media reports as a "boardroam guru".


He ventured into politics in the 1980s after law graduation. Between 1988 and 1989 he was a member of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Constituent Assembly, the body that drafted the Nigeria's 1989 constitution. The constitution was only partially used in running the Nigeria's third republic between 1993 and 1999.

In 1989 Mustapha was the state chairman of the Peoples Solidarity Party (PSP) in defunct Gongola State but the party was among the several political parties disbanded by Babangida because they failed government's “litmus test”.


Between 1990 and 1991 Mustapha was Adamawa state chairman of the Social Democratic Party, one of the two state-created political parties during Ibrahim Babangida's regime. He ran unsuccessfully for Adamawa State governorship in 1991 under the party but lost to Abubakar Saleh Michika of National Republican Convention.


He was among the 7-man committee tasked by President Obasanjo to probe Muhammadu Buhari-led Petroleum Trust Fund in 2000. 

He served as the deputy director-general of the campaign organisation of Atiku Abubakar's failed presidential bid in 2007 general elections.

He was deputy national chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria. The party was among the 3 major parties that were merged to form the All Progressives Congress on 6 February 2013 in anticipation of the Nigeria's 2015 general elections.

After merger of their party he served in the presidential campaigns and was among the members of its transition committee in Nigeria's 2015 election that brought Muhammadu Buhari into power. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the party.


Mustapha ran unsuccessfully for Adamawa State governorship in 2014


He was appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation on 30 October 2017 following sack of Babachir David Lawal who has been on suspension six months earlier for misappropriating public funds.

He took oath of office on 1 November 2017 during a meeting of the Federal Executive Council, in the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja.


Abba Kyari Biography

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Abba Kyari
Kyari was born on 23 September 1952, to a Kanuri family from Borno. He attended St. Paul's College in Wusasa Zaria,

He was married to the sister-in-law of Ibrahim Tahir, and had four children, Aisha, Nurudeen, Ibrahim, Zainab.

He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Warwick in 1980, and also obtained a law degree from the University of Cambridge was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1983 after attending the Nigerian Law School.

In 1984, he obtained a master's degree in law from the University of Cambridge. He later attended the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, and in 1992 and 1994 participated in the Harvard Business School's Program for Leadership Development.
Upon his return to Nigeria he worked for the law firm Fani-Kayode and Sowemimo for some time.
From 1988 to 1990, he was Editor with the New Africa Holdings Limited Kaduna. He also served as a Commissioner for Forestry and Animal Resources in Borno State in the 1990s.

He was the secretary to the board of the African International Bank Limited, a subsidiary of Bank of Credit and Commerce International From 1990 to 1995.

He was an executive director in charge of management services at the United Bank for Africa, and was later appointed the chief executive officer. In 2002, he was appointed a board director of Unilever Nigeria, and later served on the board of Exxon Mobil Nigeria.

He was appointed Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari in August 2015, he quickly became an influential figure within the Buhari administration. During the administration's first term, he worked mainly behind the scenes to implement the president's agenda.

In 2019 with Buhari's re-election for a second term, Buhari ordered his cabinet to channel all requests through Kyari's office. Further enhancing his influence within government circles, and being labelled as the de facto head of government. He was undoubtedly the most powerful Chief of Staff Nigeria ever had.

In 2017, following a leaked memo, Kyari became embroiled in a public argument with the Head of Civil Service, who was later removed from office and arrested.

In 2020, in another leaked memo, Babagana Monguno the National Security Adviser accused Kyari of meddling in matters of national security.

On 24 March 2020, it was made public that Kyari tested positive for COVID-19 on 23 March, following an official trip to Germany nine days before. There were reports that he had been flown out of the country for treatment, and Reuters later reported he had "a history of medical complications, including diabetes".[

On 29 March 2020, in an official statement, Kyari announced he was being moved from isolation in Abuja to Lagos for "preventive treatment".

He died on the evening of 17 April 2020 at age 67. He was eulogized by The Economist as “a largely honourable man who went to the heart of a thoroughly corrupt and dysfunctional system, aiming to reform it—but who struggled to overcome its inertia amid a series of crises.”

Dr. Stella Chinyelu Okoli Biography

Dr. Stella Chinyelu Okoli

Stella was born in Kano State into the family of Felix Ebelechukwu and Margaret Modebelu, who are natives of Nnewi in Anambra State. She completed her primary education in 1954 at All Saint Primary School, Onistha, before proceeding to complete her secondary school education in 1964 at Ogidi Girls Secondary School, Ogidi.

She attended University of Bradford where she studied Pharmacy, and graduated in 1969. She later bagged M.Sc certificate in Biopharmaceutical from the University of London, Chelsea College in 1971.

She is  an entrepreneur, industrialist and a Pharmacist. She is the founder of Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, a popular pharmaceutical company that has produced drugs for over 30 years.

Before she established Emzor Pharmaceutical, Stella had worked in several pharmaceutical firms such as Pharma-Deko, Boots the Chemists Limited and Middlesex Hospital, London.

After working in various Pharmaceutical companies and gathered relevant experiences, she started Emzor Chemists Limited as a small retail shop in Shomolu, Lagos, before it later grew to become Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd in January 1977.

Emzor Pharmaceutical has since grown to become one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria with over 50 products since its incorporation.

Dr. Stella Okoli is the fourth richest woman in Nigeria according to 2019 Forbes rating and is worth over $500 million. She came only fourth behind Folorunsho Alakija, Bola Shagaya and Princess Fifi Ekanem Ejindu.

HIGH CHIEF OBIORA OKONKWO biography

HIGH CHIEF OBIORAH OKONKWO


Born on December 5, 1965 in Gombe, North East Nigeria, Dr. Okonkwo is a Russian-trained Political Scientist and accomplished entrepreneur from Ogidi, Anambra State. 

High Chief Obiora Okonkwo holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Political Science (with distinction), from the Russian Academy of Science, Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Moscow, a Professional Fellowship Doctorate from the Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria and Fellowship of the Institute of Chartered Arbitrators and Mediators of  Nigeria. 

He earned a Master of Science Degree in Economics, also with distinction, from the Russian Peoples Friendship University in Moscow and a first class in economics from the Russian Peoples Friendship University in Moscow. He had his early education in Onitsha, Anambra state where he combined trading at the Main Market and managing a horde of apprentices, with schooling.

He is the winner of the prestigious The Sun Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 award; an award bestowed on him by the management of The Sun Newspapers in March 2020, for his entrepreneurial vision and dexterity in business through which he has created wealth and jobs. 

Earlier in February, he was presented with the maiden Dr. Michael Okpara Leadership Prize in Business. The honour came off the Dr. Michael Okpara Foundation, a foundation dedicated to propagating the ideals of the late Premier of the old Eastern Region.

He is widely travelled and is fluent in English, Russian and Igbo. He is also a Fellow of the following: Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (FNIPR), Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria (FCE) and Career Nation Institute, New York, USA. 

He chairs the boards of a number of companies, including ‘’The Dome Entertainment and Hospitality Limited’’, ‘’Solicom Engineers Limited’’, ‘’Private Airline Services Limited’’, amongst others.

The Dome with headquarters in Abuja, is said to be the mother organisation comprising ‘ ’The Summit Restaurant and Lounge’’, ‘’The Camelot Spa’’, ‘’The Bodytrust Health and Fitness Bar’’, ‘’The Bowling Alley’’, ‘’Twins Cafe and Bakery’’, ‘’Francis Hotel’’ and lots more.

He is noted for his exceptional philanthropy and dedicated support for humanitarian and religious causes with several Nigerians now in European, American and Nigerian universities enjoying his education scholarship offered through Joseph Okonkwo Foundation, a foundation dedicated to the memory of his father. 

He also built and donated a school to his home community in Ogidi as well as brought in the Catholic religious order of Sisters of Divine Mercy to manage it. Fees at the school are subsidized by him. 

In July 2019 was conferred with the prestigious honour of Business Philanthropist of the Year by the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Business School, otherwise known as UNIZIK Business School, is also the Founder and Chairman, Board of Trustee of Pro-Value Humanity Foundation, a foundation set up to recreate humanity by creating a society where the human person is at the center of development. It also seeks to transform society by reorienting values for authentic human development.

He is also the 2019 Face of Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), an annual event of Rotary International which brings together youths from across the globe to leadership and entrepreneurial training. To demonstrate his support for the programme, he sponsored 10 students of the Unizik Business School to the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.

He is a devout Catholic, which is evident in the name of his two aircrafts known as ‘’Our Mother Mary of Miracle’’ and ‘’Blessed Iwene Tansi’’. Blessed Iwene Tansi was the late Catholic priest from Aguleri, Anambra State that was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1997.
 
He is a Knight of the Order of King Leopold, the highest national honour bestowed on foreign nationals by the King of Belgium, also holds the traditional titles of Mbuba Anafolu Mbulu N’Ukpa by all traditional rulers of Anambra Central Senatorial district, Dikeora Idemili, InweleOgidi Inwele, Ugegbe Igbo, EbekuoDike and Ugobueze.

He is set to launch his latest investment THE UNITED NIGERIA AIRLINE.






List of 34 Local Government Area in Katsina State

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1.    Bakori Local Government Area
2.    Batagarawa Local Government Area
3.    Batsari Local Government Area
4.    Baure Local Government Area
5.    Bindawa Local Government Area
6.    Charanchi Local Government Area
7.    Dan Musa Local Government Area
8.    Dandume Local Government Area
9.    Danja Local Government Area
10.  Daura Local Government Area
11.  Dutsi Local Government Area
12.  Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area
13.  Fskari Local Government Area
14.  Funtua Local Government Area
15.  Ingawa Local Government Area
16.  Jibia Local Government Area
17.  Kafur Local Government Area
18.  Kaita Local Government Area
19.  Kankara Local Government Area
20.  Kankia Local Government Area
21.  Katsina Local Government Area
22.  Kurfi Local Government Area
23.  Kusada Local Government Area
24.  Mai'Adua Local Government Area
25.  Malumfashi Local Government Area
26.  Mani Local Government Area
27.  Mashi Local Government Area
28.  Matazu Local Government Area
29.  Musawa Local Government Area
30.  Rimi Local Government Area
31.  Sabuwa Local Government Area
32.  Safana Local Government Area
33.  Sandamu Local Government Area
34.  Zango Local Government Area

Complete List Of All State Universities In Nigeria

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We have earlier published the list of Federal Universities for 
students aspiring to study in several Federal Universities, and now this is the list of State Universities In Nigeria for those who are also aspiring to study in state owned universities.
However, if you find yourself here and still wishes to check the complete list of Federal universities in Nigeria do well by clicking here
However, today, you will get in full details the complete List Of state Universities In Nigeria and all other information that you have been searching for by just clicking on their names.


NAMES OF ALL FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA

THE LIST IS NOT IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER, CLICK ON ANY OF THE UNIVERSITY TO FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT LOCATION, COURSES, CUTOFF MARKS, TUITION FEES ETC 
ABU ZARIA
Ahmadu Bello University

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HOW TO MAKE A BRAIDED WIG

Due to time constrains on our everyday activities, the female specie especially the working class; are forced to make simpler hairstyles in order to meet up with schedules.

IMG_1227With the invention of Wigs, it became a bit easier for them to wear different look with little or no time to spend on preparations, it is on this trend that the introduction of BRAID WIG came into limelight, and today you see people on Braid little will you know that it is but a Wig.
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Now because we know the importance of this Wig in the life of an average woman, we are going to show you how to make one, please you can watch a Video Tutorial here
Items you will need for the wig include Wig cap, Attachment, Hair cream, Needle, tread, Hair Comb, Hair Brush and a Dull Head.
1.Draw the attachment, as if you want to braid a real human hair, draw as many as possible and tie them in batches.
2.Tie a tread at two ends, then start to weave on the tread, weave as many as possible.
3. Get a needle and tread it.
4. Place the Wig cap on the Dull and start sewing the braided hair on the wig cap.
Sew as many as possible, the more the braid on the cap the better it will appear.
NB: Watch the video tutorial here for better understanding.
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KNOW YOUR FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS

Right to Life

Equality before the law

Right to Liberty

Right of Association

Right to Fair Hearing

Freedom from Slavery

Right to Religion of Choice and Conscience

Freedom from Discrimination

Freedom of expression

Freedom of movement

Freedom of assembly

Right to vote, and to be voted for in an election

Right to own a Property

Right to Education

Right to private family life

A Suspect is assumed to be innocent until pronounce guilty by the court of law

LIST OF UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA

 NAMES                                                                                YEAR CREATED
FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University                                   1988
Ahmadu Bello University                                                       1962
Bayero University                                                                    1975
Fed. University of Petroleum Resources Effurum                             
Federal University of Technology, Yola                               1988
Federal University of Technology, Akure                            1981
Federal University of Technology, Minna                           1982
Federal University of Technology, Owerri                          1980
Micheal Okpara Uni. Of Agriculture, Umudike                  1992
National Open University of Nigeria, Lagos                       2002
National Defence Academy, Kaduna                                   1985
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka            `                          1992
Obafemi Awolowo University                                               1962
University of Abuja, Gwagwalada                                        1988
University of Agriculture, Abeokuta                                    1988
University of Agriculture, Makurdi                                       1988
University of Benin                                                                   1970
University of Calabar                                                                1975
University of Ibadan                                                                  1948
University of Ilorin                                                                     1975
University of Jos                                                                         1975
University of Lagos                                                                    1962
University of Maiduguri                                                           1975
University of Nigeria, Nsukka                                                 1960
University of Port-Harcourt                                                    1975
University of Uyo                                                                      1991
Usman Danfodio University                                                    1975
 
STATE UNIVERSITIES
Abia State University, Uturu                                                   1980
Adamawa State University                                                      2002
Adekunle University, Akungba                                               1999
Akwa Ibom State University                                                   2004
Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma                                          1980
Anambra State University of Science & Tech, Uli               2000
Benue State University, Makurdi                                          1992
Burka Abba Ibrahim University                                                                 
Cross River State University of Sci. & Tech.
Delta State University, Abraka                                               1992
Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki                                         2000
Edo state University, iyanomo                                               2016
Enugu State University of Technology, Enugu                    1981
Gombe State University, Gombe                                           2005
Ibrahim Babangida University                                                2005
Imo State University, Owerri                                                  1992
Kaduna State University, Kaduna                                           2004
Kano State University of Technology, Wudil                       2000
Katsina State University, Katsina
Kebbi State University
Kogi State University, Ayigba                                                 1999
Ladoke Akintola Uni. Of Tech. Ogbomoso                          1990
Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos                                        1983
Nasarawa State University, Keffi                                           2002
Niger Delta University, Yenagoa                                            2000
Olabisi Olabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye                               1982
Osun State University
Plateau State University, Jos                                                 2005
Rivers State University of Science and Technology           1979
Tai solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode                    
University of Ado Ekiti                                                            1988
 
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
Abia-America University, Yola                                               2003
Ajayi Crowder University, Ojo                                                2005
AL-Hikmak University, New Karu                                           2005
Babcock University, Iishan-Remo                                          1999
Bells University of Technology Otta                                      2005
Benson Idahosa University, Benin                                          2002
Bingham University, New Karu                                                2005
Bowen University
Caleb University
Caritas University, Enugu                                                          2005
CETEP city University                                                                 2005
Covenant University, Otta                                                         2002
Crawford University, Igbesa                                                      2005
Crescent University
Fountain University
Igbinedion University, Okada                                                     1999
Joseph Ayo Babalola University
Katsina State University, Katsina
Lead City University
Madona University, Okija                                                            1999
Novena University                                                                         2005
Obong University
Pan African University, Lagos                                                      2002
Redeemers University                                                                   2005
Renaissance University                                                                 2005
Salem University
Tansian University                                                                          
University of Katsina                                                                      2005
University of Mkar                                                                          2005
Veritas University
Wesley University of Science and Technology
Western Delta University, Oghara
Wukari Jubilee University                                                             2005


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