Inaugural Lectures

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, THE NEXUS BETWEEN ANTHROPOLOGY, LAW AND MEDICINE

Female genital or female circumcision is the cutting or removal of the female sex organ. It is a traditional and cultural practice among Africans including some tribes in Nigeria. Globally women are victims of gender based violence (GBV) in form of violence against women, (VAW), women trafficking, domestic violence, rape, etc. Furthermore in Africa and other third world…

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FROM GROWTH BIOLOGY TO HIV-ASSOCIATED NEPHROPATHY TO THE DISCOVERY OF ANTI-CANCER AGENT: ECONOMIC IMPLICATION

EARLY SIGNS OF MY INTEREST IN THE UNRAVELING OF SCIENTIFIC MYSTERIES
• As a child, I took interest in plants and animals. I took special interest in the mystery of a bicycle standing on two tyres while in motion. A bicycle, if moving fast enough tends to maintain an upright position … a phenomenon many believe today to be driven mainly by gyroscopic forces. This type of force is also crucial for an airplane functionality in the Sky. The last Century witnessed a lot of ….

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ECONOMIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDER-DEVELOPMENT: A QUEST FOR SOLUTION AND IMPERATIVES FOR DEVELOPING THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY

Nigeria is a developing country desperate to join the ranks of the developed world. About thirteen (13) different regimes including the Military, have ruled over the country since Independence in 1960. However, the planning and management of the economy has been defective. Indeed, by 2014, the Nigerian economy slid into a recession. It will seem that this poor track record is due to poor understanding of the socio-economic system and defective planning…

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IT IS THE ENVIRONMENT

This inaugural lecture postulates that the environment is critical to the successful development of the Nigerian economy. It establishes that the failure to develop the economy after almost six decades of Independence is a result of deficiencies in the environment particularly in the area of infrastructure, energy, education, macroeconomic policies, agriculture, international trade and suffocating corruption. How can these deficiencies be rectified and rapid sustainable…

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