Professor of political science and Senior fellow, Centre for Democracy and Development, Prof. Adele Jinadu is set to deliver a forthcoming maiden public lecture, in honour of Professor Emeritus Benedicta Egbo.
Egbo is a globally renowned scholar and researcher, a Professor of Education at the
University of Windsor, Canada
who has contributed enormously to education and development Nationally and internationally
Speaking with journalists at a pre-annual lecture media briefing in Abuja, the Chairman of planning committee, Dr. Chiakor Alfred, explained that
the public lecture and book presentation shall hold at the NAF Centre, Abuja, on Thursday, 21st March, 2024.
He said the intensity of pressures and challenges facing the Nation, makes it imperative to promote robust Nation building endeavours and discourse such as the public lecture, which as they envisage will provide the society the opportunity to proffer suggestions and practical strategies that will lead to positive and transformative change for the common good.
About the book, he said it is written from an interdisciplinary perspective, covering a wide range of topics on education and sustainable development within the context of a competitive 21st Century global arena that demands innovation, creativity, adaptive skills, multiple literacies (including knowledge of ICTs), environmental stewardship and responsibility.
Chiakor Alfred, Chairman Planning, Committee
