Nigeria in the World

"Addressing the Governance Crisis in the South East" Attend this event via Zoom Speaker: Professor Kingsley Moghalu, Former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria; 2019 Presidential Candidate. Contact: Darren Kew Darren.kew@umb.edu Co-sponsored by the...

"Helping the Nigerian National Assembly: How to be More Effective and Democratic" Attend this event via Zoom Speaker: Mr. Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani), Executive Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC). Contact: Darren Kew Darren...

"The Political Demographic Origins of the Northern Security Crisis: Will an Agrarian Transformation Solve Nigeria’s Food Security Threat?" Attend this event via Zoom Speaker: Paul M. Lubeck, Professor Emeritus of Political Sociology, UC Santa Cruz...

"Fostering Peace in Nigeria's Restive Middle Belt: The Work of the Kaduna Peace Commission" Attend this event via Zoom Speaker: Ms. Priscilla Ankut Esq, Chief Executive Officer, Kaduna State Peace Commission. Contact: Darren Kew Darren.kew@umb.edu Co...

Book Talk: "Nigeria and the Nation-state" Attend this event via Zoom Speaker: John Campbell, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria. Contact: Darren Kew Darren.kew@umb.edu Co...

"Accountability and Anti-corruption in Nigeria" Attend this event via Zoom Speaker: Dr. Kole Shettima, Director, Africa Office of the MacArthur Foundation in Nigeria. Contact: Darren Kew Darren.kew@umb.edu Co-sponsored by the UMass Boston Center for Peace...

"Civil Society and the State of Democracy in Nigeria" Please note: This event was originally scheduled for March 1, 2021. Attend this event via Zoom Speaker: Samson Itodo, Executive Director, Yiaga Africa. Contact: Darren Kew Darren.kew@umb.edu Co...

“Ending Violence Against Women in Nigeria” Attend this event via Zoom Speaker: Olufunke Baruwa, Ford Foundation Program Officer on Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice. Contact: Darren Kew Darren.kew@umb.edu Co-sponsored by the UMass Boston Center for Peace...

"Women and Entrepreneurship in Nigeria" Speaker: Ibukun Awosika, Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. Moderator: Jacob K. Olupona, Faculty Associate; Chair, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Religion in Public Life in Africa and the African Diaspora...

"Lessons in Leadership, Business, and Life" Speaker: Muhammadu Indimi, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Oriental Energy Resources. Moderator: Jacob Olupona, Faculty Associate. Professor of African Religious Traditions, Harvard Divinity School; Professor of...