The Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State, has released its approved academic calendar for the 2026/2027 session and set November 1 to 10, 2026, for late registration by students who miss the October 31 deadline. According to the calender issued by the office of the Registrar, the first semester will commence on September 28, 2026, with online course registration, revalidation, screening and documentation for newly admitted students, as well as programme and inter-departmental transfers. The calendar was approved by the University Senate at its 32nd meeting held on September 2, 2026, and covers academic activities for the first and second semesters. Regular registration will close...

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it needs 5,000 additional health workers to help contain the Ebola outbreak ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the country's health system buckles under the weight of a rapidly worsening crisis. The outbreak, officially detected in mid-May, has spread to six provinces in the country's conflict-plagued east and northeast, killing more than 3,175 people among over 6,600 confirmed infections, according to official Congolese figures cited by the WHO. Health services in the affected regions lack sufficient staff and resources and have been overwhelmed by the surge in Ebola cases. The virus, transmitted through contact with bodily fluids, can cause severe...

The Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State, has released its approved academic calendar for the 2026/2027 session and set November...

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it needs 5,000 additional health workers to help contain the Ebola outbreak ravaging the Democratic Republic...