CVC@60KEY SPEAKERS
Prof. Lilian Salami
CVCNU ChairpersonWelcome Address
Prof. Kathleen E. Okafor SAN
VC Baze UniversityWelcome Address
Prof. Ekanem Braide
President, Nigerian Academy of ScienceKeynote Address Plenary
Prof Michael Faborode
Former Secretary General , CVCNUKeynote Address Plenary Discussants
Prof. David Rugara
University of LincolnWelcome Remarks
Dr. Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure
FCT Minister for StatePlenary Chairperson's Address
Senator Oluremi Tinubu
First Lady, Federal Republic of NigeriaGoodwill Message
Senator Ireti Kingibe
Senator, FCTGoodwill Messages
GUEST
Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR
President and Commander in Chief, Federal Republic of Nigeria and Visitor Federal UniversitiesDistinguished Guest of Honor
Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio CON
Senate PresidentSpecial Guest of Honor
Rt. Hon Tajudeen Abbas PhD
Speaker House of RepresentativeSpecial Guest of Honor
Tahir Mamman
Minister for EducationSpecial Guest of Honor
Chief. Bar. Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike
Minister for FCTSpecial Guest of Honor
Senator Dandutse Muntari
Chairman, Senate House Committee on Tertiary Education & TETFUNDSpecial Guest of Honor
Abubakar Fulata
Chairman, House Committee on University EducationSpecial Guest of Honor
Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa
Chief of Defence StaffGuest of Honor
Lt. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja
Chief of Army StaffGuest of Honor
Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar
Chief of Air StaffGuest of Honor
Vice Admiral Ikechukwu Ogalla
Chief of Naval StaffGuest of Honor
IGP Egbetokun Olukayode Adeolu
Inspector General of PoliceGuest of Honor
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq
Chairman Nigerian Governors Forum, Governor Kwara StateGuest of Honor
Christopher Jibreel Maiyaki
Ag. Executive Secretary National Universities CommissionGuest of Honor
Arc. Sonny S.T. Echono FNIA
Tertiary Education Trust FundGuest of Honor
Prof.Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, CON, NPOM, FNAL
Joint Admission and Matriculation BoardGuest of Honor
THEME: 60 years of Leadership in Nigerian Universities
The International Conference of Leadership and Gender will take place on the 9th and 10th October 2023 as part of a 3 day- programme of the CVCNU @ 60+1 Anniversary with theme: 60 Years of Leadership in Higher Education in Nigeria.
The Conference theme is focused on Leadership and gender issues in the higher education. Effective leadership is not the exclusive domain of either men or women and both can learn from the other. Inequality, inequity, disadvantage, and exclusion have been highlighted as major socio-economic indicators preventing development progress in many developing economies. Research, policies and practices of equity, equality, diversity, and inclusion (EEDI) examines how to eliminate discrimination related to gender, age, disability, ethnicity, religion, physical, language and socio-economic background.
The UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948, declared that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights” and Article 2 stated that “everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, birth or other status.” In the light of these development, this conference focuses on exploring opportunities for sharing best practices in leadership, equal treatment legislation, gender mainstreaming, integration of the gender perspective into all other policies and specific measures for the advancement of women into higher leadership position in the higher education system and other key sectors and organisations.
The Conference will be Co-hosted by the project: Women in Higher Education Leadership: A partnership between University of Lincoln, UK; African Development Institute of Research Methodology (ADIRM), Nigeria; and Secretariat of Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU). The project is funded by British Council – Gender Equality Partnership programme. Also, the conference will be held as part of the CVCNU @ 60+1 Anniversary Celebration, the CVCNU General Assembly and the Gala/Awards Night.
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