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Dr. Olajide O Adeola’s testimonial speech during the Advanced Training for Multi-Method and Policy-Oriented Research held from September 4- 9, 2019 at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture( IITA) in Ibadan, Nigeria. Click to view full video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5H1-EnrMHI

Women’s contribution to making public institutions work more efficiently and effectively is no longer in doubt in Nigeria, when given the opportunity. But women have continued to fail at being able to compete favourably against men at local, state, and federal government elections. This has significant economic implications. Of Nigeria’s 36 states, 20 have at […]

Advocates of Women in Business and Governance have called for policy reforms to improve their inclusion in issues affecting society. Click to view:  https://youtu.be/BLCHLSjT2u8

Long accused of being inflexible, African universities have, through a partnership-based research initiative focused on public policy, helped uncover a long-hidden truth: “Universities are not only open to innovative ideas and programmes but can also domesticate, own, finance and nurture them.” This is according to Beatrice Muganda, programme manager for the Partnership for African Social […]

Evidence-based policy (EBP) and linking public policy theories with practice was the focus of a one-day Policy Forum organized recently by the Alumni/Master Class of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) which is hosted by the Department of Political Science of University of Lagos. Themed, “Linking Public Policies Theories with Practice,” the forum was part of […]

A group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which included the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR); Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and Leadership Effectiveness Accountability Professionalism (LEAP) Africa have officially launched a study on “Gendered Contentions in Fragile, Conflict and Violence Affected Settings: Unpacking Women’s Leadership, Empowerment and Accountability.” The group disclosed that the […]

Concerned stakeholders including the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR), Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and Leadership Effectiveness Accountability Professionalism (LEAP) Africa recently held an engagement/workshop to discuss ways to address the low representation of women in key decision-making processes in Nigeria and how to close the gender gap in political leadership. Under […]

Participants at a policy forum in Lagos have criticised the continued erosion of the autonomy of local governments in the country and called for the restructuring of the political system to facilitate development. They expressed regret that local governments are not allowed to play their roles as assigned to them in the constitution. With the […]

On 25th October, the British Council  co-hosted a high-level conference on Africa-Europe collaboration in Higher Education, a joint initiative by the European Commission, the African Union Commission and four European partner organisations that have a long history of cooperation with the African continent – British Council, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Campus France and Nuffic […]