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		<title>Doctoral Degree Holders Welcome Ban on ‘Dr’ Title for Honorary Recipients</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 18:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Several holders of doctoral degrees (PhDs) have commended the Federal Government’s decision to ban recipients of honorary doctorates from using the “Dr” title, calling it a positive and necessary step. The scholars, speaking to our correspondence in Abuja, expressed unanimous support for the ban, describing the use of the “Dr” prefix by honorary doctorate holders [&#8230;]</p>
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