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DESCRIPTION:The Challenges of Nation Building in Nigeria Nigeria has come a
  long way in 52 years of post-independence existence\, yet the country fac
 es several challenges in its quest for development. Recent terrorist activ
 ities by the Boko Haram sect\, instability in the Niger-Delta Region\, the
  recurring tussle between Oil and Politics\, Corruption in high places and
  several other challenges are prominent issues. But it’s not all gloomy\; 
 there has been a recent awakening in the country\, and the mass participat
 ion of young people in the last election cycle is a glaring sign of hope. 
 Constance Ikokwu's most recent book\, “Nigeria: Half a century of progress
  and challenges” aggregates the thoughts of Nigeria’s leading politicians 
 and bureaucrats on issues such as Religious Tolerance\, Emerging Leaders i
 n the Society\, Stemming Corruption\, Rethinking Governance in Nigeria and
  Nation Building. Constance Ikokwu is a Nigerian international journalist\
 , political analyst and social critic who has reported widely on socio-pol
 itical issues in Nigeria\, across Africa and the Americas. Ikokwu draws up
 on a rich background: she was educated in Political Science in Nigeria\, a
 nd received a Masters Degree in International Law &amp\; International Rel
 ations from Lancaster University\, UK. She also received several professio
 nal trainings in the United States of America and attended the Reuters Cou
 rse on International Reporting in Nairobi\, Kenya. She brings over a decad
 e of frontline journalism to this wide-ranging discourse on the challenges
  confronting Africa’s most populous nation. Lunch will be provided Sponsor
 : Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs\, Co-Sponsor Maxwell African Schola
 rs Union\, Co-Sponsor COMPAS Coalition of Multicultural Public Affairs Stu
 dents\, Co-Sponsor 
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SUMMARY:Maxwell African Scholars Union and COMPAS present: Constance Ikokwu
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Challenges of Nation Building in Nigeria N
 igeria has come a long way in 52 years of post-independence existence\, ye
 t the country faces several challenges in its quest for development. Recen
 t terrorist activities by the Boko Haram sect\, instability in the Niger-D
 elta Region\, the recurring tussle between Oil and Politics\, Corruption i
 n high places and several other challenges are prominent issues. But it’s 
 not all gloomy\; there has been a recent awakening in the country\, and th
 e mass participation of young people in the last election cycle is a glari
 ng sign of hope. Constance Ikokwu's most recent book\, “Nigeria: Half a ce
 ntury of progress and challenges” aggregates the thoughts of Nigeria’s lea
 ding politicians and bureaucrats on issues such as Religious Tolerance\, E
 merging Leaders in the Society\, Stemming Corruption\, Rethinking Governan
 ce in Nigeria and Nation Building. Constance Ikokwu is a Nigerian internat
 ional journalist\, political analyst and social critic who has reported wi
 dely on socio-political issues in Nigeria\, across Africa and the Americas
 . Ikokwu draws upon a rich background: she was educated in Political Scien
 ce in Nigeria\, and received a Masters Degree in International Law &amp\; 
 International Relations from Lancaster University\, UK. She also received 
 several professional trainings in the United States of America and attende
 d the Reuters Course on International Reporting in Nairobi\, Kenya. She br
 ings over a decade of frontline journalism to this wide-ranging discourse 
 on the challenges confronting Africa’s most populous nation. Lunch will be
  provided Sponsor: Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs\, Co-Sponsor Maxwe
 ll African Scholars Union\, Co-Sponsor COMPAS Coalition of Multicultural P
 ublic Affairs Students\, Co-Sponsor <br>
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