Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu
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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated paediatrician and former First Lady of Kebbi State, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, on her election as president of Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). He underlined the historic significance of Shinkafi-Bagudu’s election on October 8 as the first African and fifth woman to lead the global organisation. Tinubu noted that…
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