UMTH: When Tochukwu Ikene Shows Appreciation for Good Medical-Care Services

By: Balami Lazarus

In the last 40 years in the life of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) in Borno State, there has never been a time on record when a patient came back to appreciate and say thank you to the management and staff of the hospital for their good medical care and effort in health-care delivery services to patients, until recently when we have a few coming back to show appreciation. This one, coming from a corp member, moved the CMD to emotion. It also reminded us of the biblical story of the ten lepers who were healed, and one returns to say thank you.

It was a rear gesture from a Corper. Miss. Tochukwu Ikene Ubaneche, who was treated for an undisclosed ailment recently. The Corper, Ubaneche, with registration number BO/23C/1832, 2023/2024, was not the only corp member who received medical attention at the UMTH at the time, but she remembered to make a difference when she came to show gratitude to the management, clinical and non-clinical staff of the hospital “for their kindness and good medical care.”.

According to her, the hospital under the leadership of the CMD, Prof. Ahmed Ahidjo, was different from the history she heard of the UMTH. “Your leadership is unique. I was given good medical treatment and homely attention by your doctors and nurses. I see UMTH as the best medical facility in Nigeria.” She said.

In his response, the CMD, Prof. Ahidjo, said that he has never witnessed such a thing in his medical career. “This is the first time I have witnessed such a gesture from a patient.” Prof. Ahidjo further emphasized that “Ms. Tochukwu had taken time to come back and say thank you to staff and appreciate them for showing her care and love. She has taken ownership of the hospital by her kind gesture by bringing items worth N183,500 that were presented to the hospital.”

The items brought to support medical services by the corps member include a weight scale, 24 white bedsheets, 15 plastic buckets, and 100 plastic gifts for the staff. For the hospital, that was a huge surprise from a corp member, and this, according to staff, is touching and will make them do more to show more care for their patients.

Coincidentally, Corper Touchukwu was in the hospital at the time the re-accreditation team of the Radiology Department of the hospital was being conducted round. The accreditation panel of the West African College of Surgeons Faculty of Radiology were also impressed by the testimony of patients, such as the young corps member. This also impresses the team with its assessment of staff and grants a pass mark for their work.

UMTH: When Tochukwu Ikene Shows Appreciation for Good Medical-Care Services

Nysc: 12 Corp members to repeat service in Bauchi state

By Bodunrin Kayode

12 corps members who violated the codes of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) attached to their service years have been asked to repeat the entire exercise in Bauchi state.

Although the names of those declared as culpable were withheld by management, the erring members some of whom abandoned their primary duty posts are to serve a full year with only half allowance this time as punishment.

The Coordinator of the NYSC in the state Rifkatu Yakubu disclosed this while addressing the 2023 Batch A stream 1 corps members before the distribution of the Certificate of National Service to deserving corps members recently.

Daniel admonished them to avoid travelling at night and if need be, to break their journey whenever it was dark and lodge in designated safe places to continue the following day.

She also enjoined the corps members to desist from anti social vices noting that such acts can put their family and loved ones in shame at the end of the day.

The nysc scheme is a compulsory program for all graduates of Nigerian tertiary institutions under 30, years aimed at uniting them withy the ideals of the nation.

Nysc: 12 Corp members to repeat service in Bauchi state

824 Corp members registered in Borno for the 2023 batch C stream one orientation exercise

By: Bodunrin Kayode

824 new members of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) have been registered for the 2023 batch C stream one orientation course in Borno state.

Out of this number resident in the temporary site at the Government Arabic Teachers College in maiduguri, 489 are males while 335 of them are females.

This was revealed today by the State Coordinator of the scheme Mohammed Diyang while welcoming new Corp members to the State for their one year service to the nation.

Diyang said that he was excited that this was the second in the series of orientation in the temporary site in Borno after about twelve years of doing it in other states.

He revealed that very soon all orientation programs will move to the permanent camp because repair work will soon commence to fix most of the facilities affected after a long occupation by internally displaced people.

The coordinator further commended the Governor Babagana Zulum for his exceptional commitment to the welfare of the scheme since he assumed duty in the state.

As a result of this commitment by the Governor more than 80 percent of corp members are accommodated in lodges provided by the government in the state.

Diange equally commended the military represented by the 7division of the Nigerian Army for the maintenance of security within the confines of the temporary location of the scheme.

Remarking too, board Chair Musa Bulama commended the zeal and patriotism of the Corp members especially in committing themselves to the one month activity in camp.

He advise them to avoid anything that would tarnish their own image because the destiny of the nation lies on them.

On relocation he stressed that ” I want to ask you all to resist the temptation of redeploying to another state because of the enormous opportunities abound here for you.”

Bereaved Governor Zulum who was represented by the head of service Barrister Mallam Fannami called on the Corp members to be responsible and dedicated to the Corp.

While calling on all of them to be responsible to their duties, he declared the orientation camp open.

Highlight of the occasion was the donation of 100kg of 50kg rice, 100 bags of 10kg beans, 15 jerirrans of oil, and 10 bulls as his support for the Corp members for their one month stay in the camp.

824 Corp members registered in Borno for the 2023 batch C stream one orientation exercise