AbdulShahid Faskari

An epidemiologist in the making...

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@asemota @grok how accurate is this?

[NCDC @NCDCgov]

💡 “Champions are needed – traction and impact take time.” ~ Prof. Folasade Ogunsola at #ELIC2025

In her brilliant presentation on Nigeria’s IPC Diploma Curriculum, Prof. Ogunsola highlights how synergy between academia, national programmes, and state actors is shaping sustainable, hands-on training for frontline IPC champions across Nigeria and beyond.

From slow beginnings to national scale-up and French translation, this model shows what’s possible with intentionality, mentorship, and government collaboration. ✊🏾📚

#IPC #TurnNigeriaOrange #HealthSecurity #NCDCNigeria #NCDCatLIC

[NCDC @NCDCgov]

❓Why does #IPC & #Biosafety matter?

▪️Because health systems collapse when frontline defenders fall.
▪️Because undiagnosed cases in A&E can silently spark outbreaks.
▪️Because no lab result is worth a life lost to poor biosafety.

At #ECOWASLIC2025, Nigeria shares hard-earned lessons from its journey – from crisis to reform through the #TurnNigeriaOrange programme:

✔️ 45,000+ health workers trained nationwide
✔️ IPC structures scaled to 20+ states
✔️ Biosafety strengthened in 120+ labs
✔️ Real-time tracking of HCW infections
✔️ From 1 to 13 molecular labs in the Lassa network
✔️ WHO-recognised as a best practice model

Strengthening IPC and biosafety isn’t a tick-box, it’s a survival strategy.

🙏🏾 Huge thanks to our incredible speakers and panelists for such an insightful and impactful session.

#TurnNigeriaOrange #NCDCNigeria #NCDCatLIC2025 #HealthSecurity #ECOWASLIC2025 #ELIC2025 #LassaFever #IPC

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@Antunes1 @grok what is this?

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@ArewaMentorship @NWDCOfficialNg Please did anybody record this. I just saw this announcement.

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@MahmudYazd @Abbasfaskari @buharishehuf @AhmadFaskari Anya za ka same shi a twitter kuwa.

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Then why the heck are you behaving as if it is not?!

[Nigeria Stories @NigeriaStories]

“We're faced with a nation that is on edge of bankruptcy, and that's the truth”

~ President Bola Tinubu.

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Ran-ka-ya-dade kuna gaya mashi gaskiya dai ko?

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@Africa_Archives Until someone decides to "civilize" them.

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@meelonmuskusa Nah! On my phone it is still twitter.

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@meelonmuskusa No

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@ainbaba @MSIngawa @elrufai @ubasanius @Dattijo He should have stuck to his guns.

[Dan Bello @BelloGaladanchi]

Today, I taught my kids principle of the combustion engine focused on the crank shaft. We started by having them in groups brainstorm how they believe an engine works, then I simplified it for them, and at the end, have them create small models using toys.

First, these are my kids, they are in primary 2 (8 years old). I started with them 2 years ago when they were 6 years old and most of them couldn’t even write their names.

We can also do this in Nigeria:

1. Kids are all born the same, but the right nutrition at early age helps cognitive development. Let’s build stable local industries that focus on production of children meals that are rich in proteins and vitamins that are good for the children’s brain development. Too much pap and two which are carbohydrates rich aren’t sufficient, and can affect academic performance of children, whom eventually grow up to be the politicians that think giving poor people giveaways in comment sections is helping the economy.

2. Primary education is way too important to be treated as political privilege or achievement. All the countries that invested in their children such as Japan, China, US, Singapore, Finland have far superior economies and quality of life compared to the countries that didn’t. Teachers are not just civil servants, they are looked at as heroes, soldiers, critical individuals that make or break a society. They earn well, they are taken cared of and they are some of the most intelligent and creative people in a country. A keke driver knows how important his Keke is so he can make money, so he takes care of it. Don’t take care of primary school teachers, you should prepare for poverty and insecurity. Playing the blame game on political parties or candidates and insulting each other on the internet only takes our minds away from what is important. Let’s put aside political, religious, ethnic and sentimental differences and prepare a future for our children and grandchildren so they wouldn’t be slaves to my students in the future. The Nigerian education system and curriculum right now is as good as nothing.

3. Skills are part of education/degree: It is unfortunate that a former student who had so many carryovers in mathematics (which is the backbone of computer science) and barely graduated and purchased highest education certificates is confusing and discouraging people who are putting their sweat and time to get a difficult, expensive and ancient degrees in Nigeria. Considering how he failed many courses so many times, it’s not surprising that he is taking a shot at university education. Well, skills are part of degrees in normal and functioning universities and education systems with updated curriculums that fits its economy. In fact, those skills start from primary school, and I believe the professor should advocate for updated curriculums that include more modern skills, practicals, field trips, work attachments that will jumpstart Nigeria’s failing economy not destroy the little that is left in degrees and the hope millions of poor citizens have for them.

4. Native language is the way to go: Yes Nigeria has many languages, so we can use multiple official local languages in different regions to educate and run the government. English can be an optional subject in school which parents can choose. Sacrifice has to be made in order to develop, so some smaller ethnic groups that have few speakers should adopt one of the major languages in Nigeria as a secondary language to be used at home, and that would the language to use at school. Controversial? Yes, but the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.

The past is the past, we can only learn from it. Let’s use these lessons and start building a better future for our children and grandchildren now. Prayers are good, but they aren’t enough and shouldn’t take most of our time and energy. We have to physically work harder than we pray.

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@Bharambe2Kiran Excel

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@TechByMarkandey Free

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@LawrenceNg119 Want

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@Empathetic_9 ☝️

[Ahmad Bawa Faskari @AhmadFaskari]

During today’s plenary, Sen. Muntari Dandutse laid the report from the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TetFund on the student loan repeal and reenactment bill for further legislative consideration.