Preamble Nigeria’s current electoral cycle drew global attention on February 25 as citizens of the continent’s most populous nation went to the polls with much enthusiasm in order to determine the fate of the country for the next four years; by electing the 5th president and members of the 10th National Assembly since the return […]
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Prof Françoise Ugochukwu, currently affiliated to the Open University, UK, is a Senior Research Fellow, IFRA, Ibadan and a retired Professor from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, with a special interest in Nollywood, Nigerian (Igbo) and Intercultural Studies. Her research currently focuses mainly on the reception, cultural and linguistic impact of Nollywood in Europe. Her
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WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Prof. Francoise Ugochukwu, Chevalier des Palmes Académiques Moderator: Prof. Egodi Uchendu, Professor of History, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria Date: April 6, 2023 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 ) Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEodOCppzIiGtQIgHLePt9pu1cGHb4jJ-eB Video Link:
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Book: The Great Upheaval: Women and Nation in Postwar NigeriaPublisher: Ohio University Press, (Athens, OH:) 2021)byJudith A. Byfield Preamble Good morning. I would like to thank Philip Olayoku for the opportunity to share this book with you. I also have to thank Professors Lisa Lindsay and Babatunde Oduntan for taking the time from their busy
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Chinaza Asiegbu is a current first-year JD Candidate at Harvard Law School and a recent graduate from Harvard College. There, she studied History, African Studies, and French. She has been committed to making positive contributions to the African diaspora in her academic, social, and community spheres. In undergrad, Chinaza was Treasurer of the Nigerian Students Association
Book: The Great Upheaval: Women and Nation in Postwar Nigeria Author: Professor Judith A. Byfield, Professor of History, Cornell University, New York, USA Discussants: Professor Lisa Lindsay, Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel-Hill, USA Professor Babatunde Oduntan, Associate Professor of History, Towson University, USA Video link:
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by Paa Kwesi Wolseley Prah From the turn of the century, scholars have written much about China’s resource interest and infrastructural investment in the transport sectors of individual African states labelled “resource-rich” or geostrategically relevant. From a broader overview, China’s resource interest and in investment in railway/roads in Mali a conflict/terrorism prone Sahel state largely
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Preamble On September 16, 2022, the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police custody drew the attention of the world to Tehran, Iran’s capital. The incident sparked demonstrations across the nation as people marched in the streets to protest against police brutality and state suppression. Mahsa had been a victim of body-policing three days
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WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Dr Uyi Lawani, Associate Professor, Lewis College of Business, Marshall University, USA Moderator: Dr Seyi Ajayi, Public Policy Professional, Howard University, USA Date: January 10, 2023 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 ) Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUucOmtrDgpHNMOe8WAIgFrTWWvdlvFhm77?fbclid=IwAR1lc_wY5I02lDar2eDU2722cm3ZrTsnyGwvhhQdwMbpeOl_zWSp1WvfuIE Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc681tzMCSg
Dr. Uyi Lawani has been a university teacher since 2006. He is currently an Associate Professor of Strategic Management in the Lewis College of Business at Marshall University. He has previously been an Assistant Professor of Business at Concordia University, Wisconsin. He earned a PhD in Strategy and Economics as a Toulouse Fellow at the
WATJCentre is focused on creating a foundational drive for the study of transitional justice in Africa by creating and updating a teaching curriculum for relevant institutions of learning…read more…
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