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Professor Obayan Canvasses Extensive Family System, Dr. Oyedepo’s Leadership Ethos for National Growth
A Professor of Multicultural Counselling, Professor Aize Obayan, has advocated that Nigeria should return to and take advantage of the African family system and values to rededicate the country to national ideals and values, with the first step being to reject western attempt to atomise the African family system to what they want to understand. (https://goo.gl/X4TH57)
WAVE/AWARD Workshop Boosts Women’s Research Capacity
The recently held mentoring and scientific skills acquisition workshop in Abuja, aimed at improving the low level of participation by female plant virologists in the West African sub-region, had given participants a sense of direction, and boosted their skills and competency level in their areas of research interests, organisers have said.
Economists Voice Concerns over AfCTA Agreement
Economic experts have expressed reservations over the recently signed African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, pertaining to the fourth phase of the Africa Economic Community (AEC) Treaty of 1991.
Opportunities Abound for Psychologists in Human Management Practice - Expert
A human resources management expert, with expertise in industrial and organisational psychology, has called on upcoming psychologists to see themselves as crucial in the business of human management, and apply the knowledge of psychology towards a most effective and efficient Human Resource Management (HRM) approach. The expert, Mrs. Olayemi Shodeko, canvassed this position as Guest Speaker at the ‘Town and Gown’ seminar of the Department of Psychology, Covenant University, on Friday, March 23, 2018.
Covenant’s International Office and Linkages attracts a 276,000-dollar grant
Covenant has signed the offer to be one of the two (2) Universities in Africa that will partner with the Africa America Institute (AAI) to issue ten (10) full scholarships to prospective Covenant University students. The Ashesi University, Ghana, is the other AAI partner in Africa.
Covenant Faculty wins NAFSA’s Global Dialogue Fellows Award
The Director, International Office and Linkages, Dr. Ada Peter has earned the 2018 NAFSA’s Global Dialogue Fellows Award. Each year five African higher education professionals are selected for the award, but the 2018 award makes Covenant University the first Nigerian institution to receive the Award.
Bright Future for Landscape Architecture
“For Landscape Architecture, the future is bright. It is a growing industry where experts will be required in the not too distant future.”
This much was made known by Mrs. Mimi Ade-Odiachi, the Managing Director, Omar Gardens Flora Company Limited, while speaking on the “Role of Landscape Architecture in Reinforcing Positive Attitudes and Creating a Liveable Environment,” at the 12th edition of ARCHIFUS, organised by the department of Architecture, Covenant University, Ota on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
Budding Chemists Exposed to Chemistry of Paints Production
The importance of paints to construction, automobile and marine industry among others came to the fore, penultimate Thursday at the Town and Gown Seminar series of the Department of Chemistry, Covenant University, Ota.
Sustainable Economy: Biotechnology the Way to Go
Nigerian researchers have been enjoined to take advantage of the international research and development opportunities in Biotechnology to build her knowledge-driven bio-economy.
APCON Inducts 80 Students of Covenant University into Professional Advertising
Eighty students of Mass Communication, Covenant University have become the first to be inducted into professional advertising practice as members of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON). The ground-breaking event took place on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at the Covenant University Centre for Research, Innovation and Discovery (CUCRID), Ota, Ogun State.
