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Coronavirus - Private Sector Donations Now ₦27.160bn – CBN

Coronavirus: Private Sector Donations Now ₦27.160bn – CBN

The Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against Coronavirus (CACOVID), has so far realised about ₦27.160 billion to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.

The update of the contribution as at April 23, was made known in a document released by Mr Isaac Okorafor, the Director, Communications, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on behalf of the coalition in Abuja on Tuesday.

The document containing the list of contributors showed that the donations were made by institutions and individuals across the country.

CBN and Aliko Dangote were so far the highest contributors of two billion naira each.

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NUC Scraps Mass Communications Degrees

The National Universities Commission, NUC, has phased out Mass Communication Degree in Nigeria institutions.

With the development, there will be no more Mass Communication as a degree programme in universities in Nigeria.

The NUC said it has unbundled Mass Communication into seven separate degree programmes to meet present demand and this takes effect from 2020 admissions into Nigerian universities.

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In a chat with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, NUC’s Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, said Mass Communication has been unbundled into Media Studies, Public Relations Studies, Cinematography, among