Stories by Emma Okonji
The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), which has been consistently ranked the top private University in Ghana and one of leading educational institutions in West Africa, has been announced the winner of the three most prestigious awards at the just-ended 2020 UMB Ghana Tertiary Awards in Accra.
The triple awards were: The Most Outstanding Institution in COVID-19 Times Award; The Best Technology University Award and The Best Educator of The Year Award to the President of AIT.
As one of the ECOWAS sub-region’s top education centres, AIT is home to thousands of Nigerians and other West African students.
Introducing Doctor Maha and Her Personal Approach to Corona Life
Doctor Maha Abboud, an award-winning physician and clinical assistant professor, has recently released her book titled, “The Switch: Life in the Time of Corona.” In this book, she relates how she made adjustments to her life, both personally and professionally, during the COVID-19 pandemic that forced citizens into quarantine. More information about Dr. Maha can be gleaned from her Instagram page at www.instagram.com/doctormaha19.
Bonniejean Alford, the founder of Alford Enterprises, served as the editor and foreword writer for “The Switch.” She says, “It has been my honor to work with Doctor Maha on this journey to tell a bit of the cultural shift due to COVID-19. When she asked me to write the foreword, I could not say no. I look forward to assisting her on future books – as they are coming. Doctor Maha sees the beauty and the realities of the world.”