EWAN education summit to focus on internal security | EduCeleb
EduCeleb
11th December 2023
The Education Writers’ Association of Nigeria, EWAN is set for the 2023 edition of its annual Education Summit.
The summit, which is the fourth edition and with the theme: “Research for National Development: Nigeria’s Internal Security in Focus,” will be held on December 19th at Radisson Blu Ikeja Lagos.
The summit will have Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman is the chief host while his counterpart Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, would be its chairman.
The Chairman of Lagos State Research and Innovation Council, who is the immediate past Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, UNILAG,
Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe will be the keynote speaker at the event.
There will be a session moderated by Veteran Broadcaster, Mrs. Bimbo Oloyede, with discussants to be led by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Executive Secretary, and Ex-Director, of the Ahmadu Bello University’s Centre for Research and Historical Documentation (Arewa House), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi.
Other activities involve panel discussions on the following sub-themed: Financial Security and Future of Banking in Nigeria: What Needs from Researchers?, with Lead Paper Discussant, as Group MD/CEO, United Bank for Africa – UBA, Oliver Alawuba.
Another session is titled “Food Security, Health Safety, and Environmental Sustainability: What Nexus? – Researchers’ Perspectives”. It is to be chaired by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Lagos state, Hon. Tokunbo Wahab, with the Lead Discussant, Prof. Taibat Lawanson.