About the Researcher
Abayomi Babatunde Oladapo
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): English
Telephone: +2348023772311
Email: lerson@yahoo.com
Organization: African Centre for Development and Strategic Studies (ACDESS), Nigeria
Job Title: Marketing Manager
Last Updated: Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Organization
Research Interests
African Centre for Development and Strategic Studies (ACDESS), Nigeria
Nigeria
Conducts research and advises on African security, stability, cooperation and development
Expertise:
consultant,genaral marchant.
CECOS London College We see the need to improve our standard of education in Nigeria and at best for now, this is why we have partnered with CECOS. Needless to say that Consulttek hopes to start a career building institution in Nigeria.
Computer We provide hardware assemblage, software, networking, installation, support and maintenance.
Printin g/Publishing There is more to the word "printing" and that is why you have to make us your printer. We will unleash everything it takes to come out with perfect production.
Corporate Cutz We specialize in all kinds of designs i.e. English Suit, 3-piece suit, Blazzer, Safari Jacket, French Suit, Company Uniform of different sizes, Overall, Shirts and Trousers.
General Supplies &Consultancy You will always need a team that can devote time in order to bring your ideas into reality. We also do general supplies in all fields to satisfy and meet our customers' demand.
Professional/ Work Experience:
Consulttek Solutions Limited is a viable organization, providing solutions to individual, small and corporate businesses. Our seasoned knowledge of Computer, Web Design, Web Hosting, Printing, Tailoring and General Consultancy services provide any business with the imperative tools needed to soar in today's competitive modern world.
As part of our effort to serving our clients better, we are registered with the British Deputy High Commission (Commercial Section). This enables us to develop sound and profitable business relationships between us and British Companies in all fields of industrial and commercial activities. We have also used this avenue to enrol students to schools in the United Kingdom.
At Consulttek, we see no limit to the potentials we all might reach because there is no limit to human imagination. That is what inspires us. This is why our work helps people and businesses reach their potential. It's not just our purpose. It's our flair.
Our unparalleled and uncompromising aim is to make available an amiable and qualitative solution. Good success lies in a determined manpower and sound leadership management that does not undermine the vital role of good customer service.
We believe in the highest quality products and services for all of our customers. We believe our customers are our greatest asset, and we are dedicated to serving your needs.
Consulttek Solutions Limited
© 2003-2005. All Rights Reserved.
GDN Subject Interest:
Community Based Rural Development
Natural Resources Management
Education Reform and Management
Impact Evaluation
Gender and Social Development
Public Health
Adminstrative and Civil Service Reform
Post Conflict Reconstruction
Business and Contract Law
Globalisation & Financial Integration
Growth, Investment and Savings
Social Protections & Assistance
Financial Crisis Management & Restructuring
Roads and Highways
Privatisation and Enterprise Reform
Strategic Urban Planning
Water Resources Management
Energy Resources and Technologies
Information Systems and Technology
Geo Interest:
Cairo, Egypt
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Stella Ugwu
About the Researcher
Stella Ugwu
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): French, English
Telephone: +2348023341537
Email: stebike@yahoo.com
Organization: Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria
Job Title: Principal Productivity Research Officer
Last Updated: Monday, 20 October 2008
Organization
Research Interests
Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria
Nigeria
Research and consultancy parastatal of the Federal Government of Nigeria
Expertise:
I have a masters degree in Internatinal Relations from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and a Bachelors degree (socond class upper) in fine arts specialising in graphic arts from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. I am an associate member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). My research interests are in the following areas:
Human Resources /Labour Issues
Productivity related issues
Community development
Professional/ Work Experience:
I have been working with the centre for about nine (9) years. I started as a Productivity Research Officer1(PRO1) in 1999 to 2004. In 2005, I was promoted to the rank of a Senior Productivity Research officer (SPRO) and in 2007 I was promoted my present rank of a Principal Productivity Research Officer (PPRO). I first worked in our corporate Headquarters in Abuja from where I was posted to Kaduna and finally to Lagos(all in Nigeria).
GDN Subject Interest:
Poverty Reduction
Gender and Social Development
Political Systems
Labour Standards
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Affiliation:
Associate member Nigerian Institute of Management(NIM).
Geo Interest:
West Africa
Stella Ugwu
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): French, English
Telephone: +2348023341537
Email: stebike@yahoo.com
Organization: Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria
Job Title: Principal Productivity Research Officer
Last Updated: Monday, 20 October 2008
Organization
Research Interests
Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria
Nigeria
Research and consultancy parastatal of the Federal Government of Nigeria
Expertise:
I have a masters degree in Internatinal Relations from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and a Bachelors degree (socond class upper) in fine arts specialising in graphic arts from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. I am an associate member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). My research interests are in the following areas:
Human Resources /Labour Issues
Productivity related issues
Community development
Professional/ Work Experience:
I have been working with the centre for about nine (9) years. I started as a Productivity Research Officer1(PRO1) in 1999 to 2004. In 2005, I was promoted to the rank of a Senior Productivity Research officer (SPRO) and in 2007 I was promoted my present rank of a Principal Productivity Research Officer (PPRO). I first worked in our corporate Headquarters in Abuja from where I was posted to Kaduna and finally to Lagos(all in Nigeria).
GDN Subject Interest:
Poverty Reduction
Gender and Social Development
Political Systems
Labour Standards
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Affiliation:
Associate member Nigerian Institute of Management(NIM).
Geo Interest:
West Africa
Uzodinma A. Adirieje
About the Researcher
Uzodinma A. Adirieje
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): English
Telephone: +234 803 4725905
Email: uaadirieje3@gmail.com
Organization: Afrihealth Information Projects/Afrihealth Optonet Association (AOA), Nigeria
Job Title: Advocacy & Communications Manager/HIVAIDS Focal Person
Last Updated: Monday, 8 September 2008
Organization
Research Interests
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Afrihealth Information Projects/Afrihealth Optonet Association (AOA), Nigeria
Nigeria
Working for the social well-being of local communities
Expertise:
Expertise: Professional Manager and Columnist; Health & Development Programs/Projects Management, Research, Advocacy & Mobilization,Communications & Documentation/Writing, Policy Analyses and Assessments/M&E.
Competences
Professional Manager, Experience in working with International Development Partners/Funders and Multilateral and Bilateral International agencies including UK Department for International Affairs [DFID], World Bank, Canadian International Development Agency [CIDA], ENHANSE/United States Agency for Int’l Dev (USAID), Japanese International Development Agency (JICA), Partfinder Int’l, Family Health Int’l, Society for Family Health (SFH), Federal Ministry of Health, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), etc.
Itinerary Planning and Management, Arrangement and Covering/Reporting of Meetings, Speechwriting and Drafting of Correspondence, Handling Travel Arrangements and Protocol, Secretarial Functions
Proficient in the use of MS word, PowerPoint and Excel; Have excellent typing skills and comfortable speed with accuracy; mostly work/type straight on the computer without written drafts
Health System & Development Projects Management specialist involved in Research, Mobilization/Advocacy, Communications & Documentation/Writing, Reviews, Policy Analyses and Assessments/M&E;
Focus on Public-Private Partnerships, HIV/AIDS, Health Sector Reforms, MCH, Blindness Prevention, Nutrition, Conferences, Aging, Human Rights and Community Development;
Electronic dissemination of information on research, programs, publications, etc through mass e-mails and listserv postings
Research Interests: HIV/AIDS, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), Blindness Prevention, Nutrition,Health Sector Reforms, Maternal & Child Health, Conferences, Aging, Human Rights & Community Development.
Professional/ Work Experience:
Representative Projects Management Experiences (most recent, then backwards):
1. Co-chair, Advocacy & Resource Mobilization, March 2008 - present ; Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH)/ National Health Promotion Conference 2008
Responsibility: To lead the advocacy and resource mobilization initiatives towards the success of Nigeria’s first National Health Promotion Conference
2. Secretary, Nigeria National Health Conference , February 2008–present ;
Responsibility: i. Coordinating the activities of the NHC2008 secretariat, liaising with and supporting stakeholders, managing the implementation of the conference activities and secretariat/staff, developing the conference program and monitoring its implementation, and providing technical and secretarial support to the conference’s subcommittees and participants/clients ; ii. Serve as Secretary of the Conference’s National Steering Committee ; iii. Serve as Secretary of the Conference’s Programme sub-committee ; iv. Provide technical support to subcommittees of the NHC2008
3. Project Coordinator , ' Study of Nigeria ’s Massive Roll-out of ART' , December 2006-June 2007
Responsibility: Coordination of the study of the massive roll-out of ARVs in Nigeria in order to:
Under-study the Nigerian ARV program structures and processes
Ascertain the number of persons on the ART and the services rendered to them
Identify gaps that are specific to the planning, procurement, distribution and usage of ARVs across the country
Ascertain the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of service of the program
Study the long term financing implication of the Nigerian ARV scale-up and identify strategies for the suitability of the National ART program
4. Member, Nigerian GAVI/HSS Proposal Preparation Task Team; February 2007.
[Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH)/National Program on Immunisation (NPI)]
Responsibility: Preparation/Drafting of a suitable Nigerian proposal for submission to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) to seek its support of Health System Strengthening (HSS)
5. Secretary, National Steering Committee & Head of Secretariat, Nigeria National Health Conference [comprising DFID, ENHANSE-USAID, HERFON, CIDA, WHO, UNICEF, FMOH, CSOs, FBOs, etc], Sept 2006 – Jan 2007
Responsibility: Coordinating the activities of the NHC2006 secretariat, liaising with and supporting stakeholders, managing the implementation of the conference activities and secretariat/staff, developing the conference program and monitoring its implementation, and providing technical and secretarial support to the conference’s subcommittees and participants/clients
6. Coordinator, 2005 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of HERFON, Bauchi, May 2006
7. Project Coordinator, Federal Government of Nigeria, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and its Stakeholders Dec 2005-July 2006 [Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria]
Responsibility: Coordinating the Health Insurance Capacity-Building and Study tour of the Brazilian Health System and Institutions by Nigerian stakeholders including members of the National Assembly, Representatives of Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), Board and management of the NHIS, Change Agents, representatives of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), NHIS Providers, Consumers, Civil Society and media; organizing post-tour conference and writing/producing tour report (published, July 2006)
8. Team Leader, first-ever monitoring and evaluation (appraisal) of the services of Mandela Clinic, K-Vom, Plateau State, using the Peer participatory Rapid Health Appraisal for Action (PPRHAA) tool, [Catholic Archdiocese of Jos, Nigeria and Partnership for Transforming Health Systems (PATHS) and DfID]April 2006
Responsibility: Conduction of the; covering patient-care management, internal management, finance and equipments, output and services, and community and client views of the health centre; and provided report and recommendations for the improvement of the services of the clinic
9. Project Coordinator; Operationalisation of an independent Health Resource Centre at HERFON {Budget: core component of a GBP3.4 million grant} [HERFON and UK DFID], November 2005 – Feb 2006
Responsibility: To get the HERFON Resource centre operational and ready for commissioning by the Honourable Minister of Health
10. Lead consultant; Situation Analysis [Research Study] of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria [UNAIDS/ILO/UNDP/NACA]
11. Project Director; World Sight Day 2004 [WHO Geneva, Optonet International,
National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Aguda Motor park, Lagos] Responsibility: Conducted eye health awareness and vision screening exercises in liaison with the World Health Organization [WHO] on ‘Vision Care for Road Safety’ - a World Health Day Project; at Aguda Central Motor Park, Surulere Lagos, for commercial bus and taxi drivers and market persons
12. Moderator/Founder; ICASA 2005 forum [International Conference on Aids and STIs in Africa [ICASA 2005] and Afrihealth Information Projects/Afrihealth Optonet Association], 2003-present
Responsibility: Identify, Commence and Manage an email forum for the exchange of HIV/AIDS views and news/information between stakeholders, for the purpose of ensuring that the objectives of the International Conference on Aids and STIs (sexually transmitted infections) in Africa [ICASA 2005], Abuja, Nigeria are completely realised.
13. Columnist on Health, HIV/AIDS and Development, ‘Current Concerns’ in Daily Sun Newspaper, Nigeria [Sun Publishing Company and Afrihealth Information Projects] 2004-Present
Responsibility: Writing/producing regular features and/or series of articles in Daily SUN newspaper, with focus on health and development, including letters from readers, answers to readers' queries, etc.
14. Project Coordinator; HIV/AIDS control and enlightenment/advocacy campaigns in the predominantly Muslim Arewa Community, Isolo [Afrihealth Information Projects and Arewa Joint Action Committee], September 2004
15. Principal Investigator; Study of the Prevalence, Management Practices and Preventive Strategies of Diabetic Retinopathy in Lagos State, Nigeria [American Diabetes Association], Jul 2000-Jun 2002
16. Projects Director; Using Advocacy and Immunisation Opportunity for Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) intervention Feb 1997 – Dec 2002 [Task Force Sight and Life, Switzerland] :
Activities: VAD talks, IECs, advocacy for using immunisation as opportunity for vitamin A fortification and vitamin A capsule supplementation, in 7 Rural Communities and 8 Children’s Schools in Lagos State; and provision of awareness for the vitamin A rich foods that abound in and around the community (Badagry, Alausa, Kirikiri, Egbe, Isheri Olofin, Ijeshatedo & Aguda)
17. Principal Investigator; Developing a food based dietary guideline for the control of vitamin A deficiency diseases [Child Health Foundation (CHF), USA], Jan 2002– Dec 2002
Activities: Developing a food based dietary guideline for the control of vitamin A deficiency diseases (VADD) in Lagos using available and affordable local food materials [study carried out in 5 Rural Communities and 8 Children’s Schools in Badagry, Alausa, Kirikiri, Egbe & Isheri Olofin]
18. Principal Investigator; Developing a food based dietary guideline for the control of maternal anaemia in pregnancy [Thrasher Research Foundation, USA and Afrihealth Information Projects /Afrihealth Optonet Association], Jan 2000–Dec 2001
Activities: Developing a food based dietary guideline for the control of maternal anaemia in pregnancy in Lagos State using available and affordable local food materials [study carried out in 5 Rural Communities and 8 Children’s Schools in Badagry, Alausa, Kirikiri, Egbe & Isheri Olofin]
19. Principal Investigator; A study of the prevalence of eye problems in Takum, Gongola State [Takum LGA], 1989
GDN Subject Interest:
Community Based Rural Development
Impact Evaluation
Monitoring and Analysis
HIV/AIDS
Disease Control and Prevention
Nutrition
Poverty and Health
Public Health
NGOs and Civil Society
Policy Process
Privatisation and Enterprise Reform
Research Dissemination
Affiliation:
Member, International AIDS Economics Network http://www.iaen.org/pronet/index.php?view=detail&id=15113
Full Member, International Ocular HIV Study Group, U.S.A.
Member, Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy, U.S.A.
Member, Nigeria Optometric Association {MNOA}
Member, American Academy of Optometry (AAO), U.S.A.
Member, American Diabetes Association (ADA), U.S.A.
Full Member, Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA), U.S.A
Full Member, The International Society for Low-vision Research and Rehabilitation (ISLRR), U.S.A.
Life Member, Nigeria-Britain Association
Member, Afrihealth Optonet Association (AOA), Nigeria
Full Member, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA)
Member, Nigeria Institute of Management {MNIM}
Associate, Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria {AIPM}
Member, The Impact Alliance http://www.impactalliance.org/ev.php?ID=8055_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC
Geo Interest:
Nigeria/sub-Saharan Africa
Uzodinma A. Adirieje
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): English
Telephone: +234 803 4725905
Email: uaadirieje3@gmail.com
Organization: Afrihealth Information Projects/Afrihealth Optonet Association (AOA), Nigeria
Job Title: Advocacy & Communications Manager/HIVAIDS Focal Person
Last Updated: Monday, 8 September 2008
Organization
Research Interests
Download
Afrihealth Information Projects/Afrihealth Optonet Association (AOA), Nigeria
Nigeria
Working for the social well-being of local communities
Expertise:
Expertise: Professional Manager and Columnist; Health & Development Programs/Projects Management, Research, Advocacy & Mobilization,Communications & Documentation/Writing, Policy Analyses and Assessments/M&E.
Competences
Professional Manager, Experience in working with International Development Partners/Funders and Multilateral and Bilateral International agencies including UK Department for International Affairs [DFID], World Bank, Canadian International Development Agency [CIDA], ENHANSE/United States Agency for Int’l Dev (USAID), Japanese International Development Agency (JICA), Partfinder Int’l, Family Health Int’l, Society for Family Health (SFH), Federal Ministry of Health, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), etc.
Itinerary Planning and Management, Arrangement and Covering/Reporting of Meetings, Speechwriting and Drafting of Correspondence, Handling Travel Arrangements and Protocol, Secretarial Functions
Proficient in the use of MS word, PowerPoint and Excel; Have excellent typing skills and comfortable speed with accuracy; mostly work/type straight on the computer without written drafts
Health System & Development Projects Management specialist involved in Research, Mobilization/Advocacy, Communications & Documentation/Writing, Reviews, Policy Analyses and Assessments/M&E;
Focus on Public-Private Partnerships, HIV/AIDS, Health Sector Reforms, MCH, Blindness Prevention, Nutrition, Conferences, Aging, Human Rights and Community Development;
Electronic dissemination of information on research, programs, publications, etc through mass e-mails and listserv postings
Research Interests: HIV/AIDS, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), Blindness Prevention, Nutrition,Health Sector Reforms, Maternal & Child Health, Conferences, Aging, Human Rights & Community Development.
Professional/ Work Experience:
Representative Projects Management Experiences (most recent, then backwards):
1. Co-chair, Advocacy & Resource Mobilization, March 2008 - present ; Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH)/ National Health Promotion Conference 2008
Responsibility: To lead the advocacy and resource mobilization initiatives towards the success of Nigeria’s first National Health Promotion Conference
2. Secretary, Nigeria National Health Conference , February 2008–present ;
Responsibility: i. Coordinating the activities of the NHC2008 secretariat, liaising with and supporting stakeholders, managing the implementation of the conference activities and secretariat/staff, developing the conference program and monitoring its implementation, and providing technical and secretarial support to the conference’s subcommittees and participants/clients ; ii. Serve as Secretary of the Conference’s National Steering Committee ; iii. Serve as Secretary of the Conference’s Programme sub-committee ; iv. Provide technical support to subcommittees of the NHC2008
3. Project Coordinator , ' Study of Nigeria ’s Massive Roll-out of ART' , December 2006-June 2007
Responsibility: Coordination of the study of the massive roll-out of ARVs in Nigeria in order to:
Under-study the Nigerian ARV program structures and processes
Ascertain the number of persons on the ART and the services rendered to them
Identify gaps that are specific to the planning, procurement, distribution and usage of ARVs across the country
Ascertain the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of service of the program
Study the long term financing implication of the Nigerian ARV scale-up and identify strategies for the suitability of the National ART program
4. Member, Nigerian GAVI/HSS Proposal Preparation Task Team; February 2007.
[Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH)/National Program on Immunisation (NPI)]
Responsibility: Preparation/Drafting of a suitable Nigerian proposal for submission to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) to seek its support of Health System Strengthening (HSS)
5. Secretary, National Steering Committee & Head of Secretariat, Nigeria National Health Conference [comprising DFID, ENHANSE-USAID, HERFON, CIDA, WHO, UNICEF, FMOH, CSOs, FBOs, etc], Sept 2006 – Jan 2007
Responsibility: Coordinating the activities of the NHC2006 secretariat, liaising with and supporting stakeholders, managing the implementation of the conference activities and secretariat/staff, developing the conference program and monitoring its implementation, and providing technical and secretarial support to the conference’s subcommittees and participants/clients
6. Coordinator, 2005 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of HERFON, Bauchi, May 2006
7. Project Coordinator, Federal Government of Nigeria, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and its Stakeholders Dec 2005-July 2006 [Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria]
Responsibility: Coordinating the Health Insurance Capacity-Building and Study tour of the Brazilian Health System and Institutions by Nigerian stakeholders including members of the National Assembly, Representatives of Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), Board and management of the NHIS, Change Agents, representatives of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), NHIS Providers, Consumers, Civil Society and media; organizing post-tour conference and writing/producing tour report (published, July 2006)
8. Team Leader, first-ever monitoring and evaluation (appraisal) of the services of Mandela Clinic, K-Vom, Plateau State, using the Peer participatory Rapid Health Appraisal for Action (PPRHAA) tool, [Catholic Archdiocese of Jos, Nigeria and Partnership for Transforming Health Systems (PATHS) and DfID]April 2006
Responsibility: Conduction of the; covering patient-care management, internal management, finance and equipments, output and services, and community and client views of the health centre; and provided report and recommendations for the improvement of the services of the clinic
9. Project Coordinator; Operationalisation of an independent Health Resource Centre at HERFON {Budget: core component of a GBP3.4 million grant} [HERFON and UK DFID], November 2005 – Feb 2006
Responsibility: To get the HERFON Resource centre operational and ready for commissioning by the Honourable Minister of Health
10. Lead consultant; Situation Analysis [Research Study] of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria [UNAIDS/ILO/UNDP/NACA]
11. Project Director; World Sight Day 2004 [WHO Geneva, Optonet International,
National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Aguda Motor park, Lagos] Responsibility: Conducted eye health awareness and vision screening exercises in liaison with the World Health Organization [WHO] on ‘Vision Care for Road Safety’ - a World Health Day Project; at Aguda Central Motor Park, Surulere Lagos, for commercial bus and taxi drivers and market persons
12. Moderator/Founder; ICASA 2005 forum [International Conference on Aids and STIs in Africa [ICASA 2005] and Afrihealth Information Projects/Afrihealth Optonet Association], 2003-present
Responsibility: Identify, Commence and Manage an email forum for the exchange of HIV/AIDS views and news/information between stakeholders, for the purpose of ensuring that the objectives of the International Conference on Aids and STIs (sexually transmitted infections) in Africa [ICASA 2005], Abuja, Nigeria are completely realised.
13. Columnist on Health, HIV/AIDS and Development, ‘Current Concerns’ in Daily Sun Newspaper, Nigeria [Sun Publishing Company and Afrihealth Information Projects] 2004-Present
Responsibility: Writing/producing regular features and/or series of articles in Daily SUN newspaper, with focus on health and development, including letters from readers, answers to readers' queries, etc.
14. Project Coordinator; HIV/AIDS control and enlightenment/advocacy campaigns in the predominantly Muslim Arewa Community, Isolo [Afrihealth Information Projects and Arewa Joint Action Committee], September 2004
15. Principal Investigator; Study of the Prevalence, Management Practices and Preventive Strategies of Diabetic Retinopathy in Lagos State, Nigeria [American Diabetes Association], Jul 2000-Jun 2002
16. Projects Director; Using Advocacy and Immunisation Opportunity for Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) intervention Feb 1997 – Dec 2002 [Task Force Sight and Life, Switzerland] :
Activities: VAD talks, IECs, advocacy for using immunisation as opportunity for vitamin A fortification and vitamin A capsule supplementation, in 7 Rural Communities and 8 Children’s Schools in Lagos State; and provision of awareness for the vitamin A rich foods that abound in and around the community (Badagry, Alausa, Kirikiri, Egbe, Isheri Olofin, Ijeshatedo & Aguda)
17. Principal Investigator; Developing a food based dietary guideline for the control of vitamin A deficiency diseases [Child Health Foundation (CHF), USA], Jan 2002– Dec 2002
Activities: Developing a food based dietary guideline for the control of vitamin A deficiency diseases (VADD) in Lagos using available and affordable local food materials [study carried out in 5 Rural Communities and 8 Children’s Schools in Badagry, Alausa, Kirikiri, Egbe & Isheri Olofin]
18. Principal Investigator; Developing a food based dietary guideline for the control of maternal anaemia in pregnancy [Thrasher Research Foundation, USA and Afrihealth Information Projects /Afrihealth Optonet Association], Jan 2000–Dec 2001
Activities: Developing a food based dietary guideline for the control of maternal anaemia in pregnancy in Lagos State using available and affordable local food materials [study carried out in 5 Rural Communities and 8 Children’s Schools in Badagry, Alausa, Kirikiri, Egbe & Isheri Olofin]
19. Principal Investigator; A study of the prevalence of eye problems in Takum, Gongola State [Takum LGA], 1989
GDN Subject Interest:
Community Based Rural Development
Impact Evaluation
Monitoring and Analysis
HIV/AIDS
Disease Control and Prevention
Nutrition
Poverty and Health
Public Health
NGOs and Civil Society
Policy Process
Privatisation and Enterprise Reform
Research Dissemination
Affiliation:
Member, International AIDS Economics Network http://www.iaen.org/pronet/index.php?view=detail&id=15113
Full Member, International Ocular HIV Study Group, U.S.A.
Member, Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy, U.S.A.
Member, Nigeria Optometric Association {MNOA}
Member, American Academy of Optometry (AAO), U.S.A.
Member, American Diabetes Association (ADA), U.S.A.
Full Member, Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA), U.S.A
Full Member, The International Society for Low-vision Research and Rehabilitation (ISLRR), U.S.A.
Life Member, Nigeria-Britain Association
Member, Afrihealth Optonet Association (AOA), Nigeria
Full Member, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA)
Member, Nigeria Institute of Management {MNIM}
Associate, Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria {AIPM}
Member, The Impact Alliance http://www.impactalliance.org/ev.php?ID=8055_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC
Geo Interest:
Nigeria/sub-Saharan Africa
Okuwa Oluwakemi
Okuwa Oluwakemi
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): English
Telephone: 234-8023234256
Email: kemiokuwa@yahoo.co.uk
Organization: Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria
Job Title: Economist/ Researcher
Last Updated: Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Latest Research
Organization
Research Interests
Private returns to higher education in Nigeria
What is the nature of returns to higher education in Nigeria?
By Oluwakemi, O., 2004
Produced by: African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
Evaluating the socio-economic impact of Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) on low income urban households in Uganda: the case of Kampala and Mbale
What is the nature of returns to higher education in Nigeria?
By Oluwakemi, O., 2002
Produced by: African Education Resource Center (AERC)
Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria
Nigeria
Research and consultancy parastatal of the Federal Government of Nigeria
Expertise:
The area of my expertise and research interest are in Labour Economics, Education Economics, Gender issues, Microeconomics and Development Economics.
Professional/ Work Experience:
2000-2004, 2004 to date Research Fellow with the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Ibadan, Nigeria.
economist/researcher with the trade policy research and training programme, Dept of Economics university of Ibadan Nigeria.|1996-1998:
research analyst|1994-1996:
training analyst with the Development policy center(NGO) Ibadan Nigeria.| 1993-1994:
Head of treasury Multiplex finance and investment company
GDN Subject Interest:
Education Reform and Management
Gender and Human Development
Gender, Poverty and Economic Policy
HIV/AIDS
Labour Markets
Child Labour
Affiliation:
Life Member Nigerian Economic Society, Member African Economic Research Consortium Nairobi Kenya network of researchers, Visiting scholar International Monetary Fund Washington DC, Member Higher Education and Policy Research Network, Nigeria(HERPNET)
Geo Interest:
Nigeria, Sub Saharan-africa
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): English
Telephone: 234-8023234256
Email: kemiokuwa@yahoo.co.uk
Organization: Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria
Job Title: Economist/ Researcher
Last Updated: Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Latest Research
Organization
Research Interests
Private returns to higher education in Nigeria
What is the nature of returns to higher education in Nigeria?
By Oluwakemi, O., 2004
Produced by: African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
Evaluating the socio-economic impact of Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) on low income urban households in Uganda: the case of Kampala and Mbale
What is the nature of returns to higher education in Nigeria?
By Oluwakemi, O., 2002
Produced by: African Education Resource Center (AERC)
Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria
Nigeria
Research and consultancy parastatal of the Federal Government of Nigeria
Expertise:
The area of my expertise and research interest are in Labour Economics, Education Economics, Gender issues, Microeconomics and Development Economics.
Professional/ Work Experience:
2000-2004, 2004 to date Research Fellow with the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Ibadan, Nigeria.
economist/researcher with the trade policy research and training programme, Dept of Economics university of Ibadan Nigeria.|1996-1998:
research analyst|1994-1996:
training analyst with the Development policy center(NGO) Ibadan Nigeria.| 1993-1994:
Head of treasury Multiplex finance and investment company
GDN Subject Interest:
Education Reform and Management
Gender and Human Development
Gender, Poverty and Economic Policy
HIV/AIDS
Labour Markets
Child Labour
Affiliation:
Life Member Nigerian Economic Society, Member African Economic Research Consortium Nairobi Kenya network of researchers, Visiting scholar International Monetary Fund Washington DC, Member Higher Education and Policy Research Network, Nigeria(HERPNET)
Geo Interest:
Nigeria, Sub Saharan-africa
Isaac Akinyele
About the Researcher
Isaac Akinyele
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): French, English
Telephone: 234 2 8105859 or 2348023517157
Email: olu_akins@yahoo.com
Organization: University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Job Title: Professor
Last Updated: Sunday, 18 May 2008
Organization
Research Interests
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Nigeria
Offering undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral research and training in Nigeria
Expertise:
I have over the years been involved with Research in human nutrition,poverty reduction monitoring ad evaluation as well as studieds on sustainable livelihood systems to empower women.i have skills for policy analysis ,progrsm development and implementation,leadership skills for effective coordination of development activities,amongst other skills.
Professional/ Work Experience:
worked with the University of Ibadan from 1976 to the present teaching ,research and mentoring students,worked as a Consultant for the Nutrition Division of FAO Rome and Regional Office in Accra in many countries of Africa from 1986 to the present,worked for UNICEF nigeria as a consultant 193 to present,World Bank Nigeria and Washington as a consultant,from 1993,IFAD Rome as aconsultant in nigeria since 1996,UNDP nigeria from 1993 .i have published extensively on food security and Nutrition issues and produced technical reports on poverty reduction,participatory monitoring and evaluation among others
GDN Subject Interest:
Agriculture and Rural Development
Food Policy and Food Security
Poverty
Education and Training
Early Child Development
Poverty Reduction
Health and Nutrition
Gender and Development
Nutrition
Poverty and Health
Gender Poverty and Economic Policy
checkbox
Information and Communications Technology
Research dissemination
Affiliation:
President, Nutrition society of Nigeria,President Food basket Foundation International1988 -Present,President Society for International development Ibadan Nigeria chapter 1988-1998,member International governing council of the Society for International Development HQ inRome 1991-2000,
Geo Interest:
Sub saharan Africa,North America,and Asia
Isaac Akinyele
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): French, English
Telephone: 234 2 8105859 or 2348023517157
Email: olu_akins@yahoo.com
Organization: University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Job Title: Professor
Last Updated: Sunday, 18 May 2008
Organization
Research Interests
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Nigeria
Offering undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral research and training in Nigeria
Expertise:
I have over the years been involved with Research in human nutrition,poverty reduction monitoring ad evaluation as well as studieds on sustainable livelihood systems to empower women.i have skills for policy analysis ,progrsm development and implementation,leadership skills for effective coordination of development activities,amongst other skills.
Professional/ Work Experience:
worked with the University of Ibadan from 1976 to the present teaching ,research and mentoring students,worked as a Consultant for the Nutrition Division of FAO Rome and Regional Office in Accra in many countries of Africa from 1986 to the present,worked for UNICEF nigeria as a consultant 193 to present,World Bank Nigeria and Washington as a consultant,from 1993,IFAD Rome as aconsultant in nigeria since 1996,UNDP nigeria from 1993 .i have published extensively on food security and Nutrition issues and produced technical reports on poverty reduction,participatory monitoring and evaluation among others
GDN Subject Interest:
Agriculture and Rural Development
Food Policy and Food Security
Poverty
Education and Training
Early Child Development
Poverty Reduction
Health and Nutrition
Gender and Development
Nutrition
Poverty and Health
Gender Poverty and Economic Policy
checkbox
Information and Communications Technology
Research dissemination
Affiliation:
President, Nutrition society of Nigeria,President Food basket Foundation International1988 -Present,President Society for International development Ibadan Nigeria chapter 1988-1998,member International governing council of the Society for International Development HQ inRome 1991-2000,
Geo Interest:
Sub saharan Africa,North America,and Asia
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Adisa Rashid Solagberu
Adisa Rashid Solagberu
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): English
Telephone: +2348037523892
Email: rsadisa@yahoo.com
Organization: University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Job Title: Mr.
Last Updated: Wednesday, 3 December 2008
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University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Nigeria
Teaching University in Nigeria
Expertise:
Teaching courses related to agricultural development, extension, and rurral development.
My research interests are: Child and Youth Studies, Conflict Management/Resolution, ICT for Rural Development, Rural and Agricultural Development, and agricultural extension.
Professional/ Work Experience:
Lecturer in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development at the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Just successfully completed my Ph. D. thesis which is on conflicts between farmers and herdsmen in Kwara State, Nigeria
GDN Subject Interest:
Community Based Rural Development
Natural Resources Management
Peace & Peacekeeping
Child Labour
Research Dissemination
Affiliation:
Membership of
Nigeria Participatory Rural Appraisal Network (NIPRANET)
National Research and Development Network of Children and Youth in Agriculture Programme in Nigeria.
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): English
Telephone: +2348037523892
Email: rsadisa@yahoo.com
Organization: University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Job Title: Mr.
Last Updated: Wednesday, 3 December 2008
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Research Interests
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University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Nigeria
Teaching University in Nigeria
Expertise:
Teaching courses related to agricultural development, extension, and rurral development.
My research interests are: Child and Youth Studies, Conflict Management/Resolution, ICT for Rural Development, Rural and Agricultural Development, and agricultural extension.
Professional/ Work Experience:
Lecturer in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development at the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Just successfully completed my Ph. D. thesis which is on conflicts between farmers and herdsmen in Kwara State, Nigeria
GDN Subject Interest:
Community Based Rural Development
Natural Resources Management
Peace & Peacekeeping
Child Labour
Research Dissemination
Affiliation:
Membership of
Nigeria Participatory Rural Appraisal Network (NIPRANET)
National Research and Development Network of Children and Youth in Agriculture Programme in Nigeria.
Muyiwa Segun Ayodele
Muyiwa Segun Ayodele
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): French, English
Telephone: +234 803 337 1504
Email: seqmuy1@yahoo.com
Organization: University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Job Title: Lecturer/Researcher: Plant & Vegetation Scientist
Last Updated: Wednesday, 31 December 2008
Organization
Research Interests
University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Nigeria
Teaching University in Nigeria
Expertise:
A Botanist/Synantherologist with specialization in Plant Reproductive Biology & Systematics;added advantage - sound background in General Agriculture, practised and taught Plant Protection over 18 years; have been teaching in tertiary institutions since 1978.Done some considerable work on Systematics of Nigerian/West African Flora; majoring especially on the family Asteraceae. The focus of my research has been on the promotion of knowledge on Plant Morphology, Reproductive and Survival Strategies, Cytogenetics and Innovative use of tropical (Nigeria) plants - often referred to as orphan plants in the developed World. Orphan presumably, because the forests in this part of the globe is full of several plants too few people are doing anything with in terms of Research Investigations. My approach has encompassed active germplasm exploration and detailed studies on plant growth forms and gene-ecological surveys.
Professional/ Work Experience:
Distinguished Record of Teaching & Professional Working Experience at: Njala University, Sierra Leone: - Professor & Visiting Scientist; Professor of Biology October 2007-Feb. 2008; University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria:- Professor & Visiting Scientist of Crop Science February 2008 to-date; University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. Professor of Plant Reproductive Biology & Systematics, (October 1, 2005; Place of primary appointment, June 1995 to-date)
Some Previous Consultancy Experience
i. Resource Person on Training Workshop on Agro-processing Batog Nigeria Limited. (1993)
ii. Special Adviser Consultant on Agricultural Projects: Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) Abuja. Nigeria (1997 – 1999)
iii. Review of Curriculum, Preparation of Operational Manual & Training the Trainer Workshop for the Agricultural Programme of the Nigerian Armed Forces Ressettlement Centre, Oshodi Lagos Nigeria (2003)
GDN Subject Interest:
Agriculture and Farming Systems
Biodiversity
Natural Resources Management
Training and Distance Learning
Poverty Reduction
Tourism
Affiliation:
The International Compositae Alliance (TICA) http//www.compositae.org *Lix-Lena Resource Management Ibadan. Nigeria. *Plant Protection Course Alumni Association, IAC Wageningen, The Netherlands. *Botany Society of Nigeria (BOSON)
Geo Interest:
West Africa - Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Cameroon
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): French, English
Telephone: +234 803 337 1504
Email: seqmuy1@yahoo.com
Organization: University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Job Title: Lecturer/Researcher: Plant & Vegetation Scientist
Last Updated: Wednesday, 31 December 2008
Organization
Research Interests
University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Nigeria
Teaching University in Nigeria
Expertise:
A Botanist/Synantherologist with specialization in Plant Reproductive Biology & Systematics;added advantage - sound background in General Agriculture, practised and taught Plant Protection over 18 years; have been teaching in tertiary institutions since 1978.Done some considerable work on Systematics of Nigerian/West African Flora; majoring especially on the family Asteraceae. The focus of my research has been on the promotion of knowledge on Plant Morphology, Reproductive and Survival Strategies, Cytogenetics and Innovative use of tropical (Nigeria) plants - often referred to as orphan plants in the developed World. Orphan presumably, because the forests in this part of the globe is full of several plants too few people are doing anything with in terms of Research Investigations. My approach has encompassed active germplasm exploration and detailed studies on plant growth forms and gene-ecological surveys.
Professional/ Work Experience:
Distinguished Record of Teaching & Professional Working Experience at: Njala University, Sierra Leone: - Professor & Visiting Scientist; Professor of Biology October 2007-Feb. 2008; University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria:- Professor & Visiting Scientist of Crop Science February 2008 to-date; University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. Professor of Plant Reproductive Biology & Systematics, (October 1, 2005; Place of primary appointment, June 1995 to-date)
Some Previous Consultancy Experience
i. Resource Person on Training Workshop on Agro-processing Batog Nigeria Limited. (1993)
ii. Special Adviser Consultant on Agricultural Projects: Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) Abuja. Nigeria (1997 – 1999)
iii. Review of Curriculum, Preparation of Operational Manual & Training the Trainer Workshop for the Agricultural Programme of the Nigerian Armed Forces Ressettlement Centre, Oshodi Lagos Nigeria (2003)
GDN Subject Interest:
Agriculture and Farming Systems
Biodiversity
Natural Resources Management
Training and Distance Learning
Poverty Reduction
Tourism
Affiliation:
The International Compositae Alliance (TICA) http//www.compositae.org *Lix-Lena Resource Management Ibadan. Nigeria. *Plant Protection Course Alumni Association, IAC Wageningen, The Netherlands. *Botany Society of Nigeria (BOSON)
Geo Interest:
West Africa - Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Cameroon
Uzochukwu Amakom
Uzochukwu Amakom
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): French, English
Telephone: 234-42-256644
Email: amakuzob@yahoo.com
Organization: Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Job Title: Lecturer/Research Fellow
Last Updated: Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Latest Research
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Macroeconomics policies for sustainable growth in Nigeria: a post mortem on socio-economic development
Nigeria’s infrastructural base and human capital formation have deteriorated further throughout the adjustment period
By Amakom, U., 2008
Produced by: Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
How large is the opportunity cost of queuing in service centres? Evidence from eastern Nigeria
Surveying and examining critically the problems encountered in public service delivery systems
By Amakom, U., 2008
Produced by: Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Fiscal policy and poverty reduction in Nigeria
Fiscal policy can be a powerful tool for stabilizing the economy and avoiding large cyclical swings in unemployment
By Amakom, U., 2008
Produced by: Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Who is marginalizing whom in Nigeria? Gender analysis beyond the head of households dogma
Educating women is one of the best investments for societal development
By Amakom, U., 2008
Produced by: Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Nigeria
Teaching and research university in Nigeria
Expertise:
My ressearch interest is focused on Poverty, Public Finance Analysis, Gender, Income Distribution, Divestment of public enterprises, and Firm level analysis. I am dexterous in the use of economics and statistical packages.
Professional/ Work Experience:
Apart from being a lecturer at the Department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria, I am also the coordinator of the PIDLAM Thematic Research Group of the African Institute for Applied Economics. I was one of the members of the team that produced the background paper for ECOWAS Common Agricultural Policy (ECOWAP, 2005) and a member of the team that developed the National Policy on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprsies (MSMEs) in Nigeria in 2007
GDN Subject Interest:
Impact Evaluation
Gender, Poverty and Economic Policy
Trade & Regional Integration
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Water and Sanitation
Affiliation:
Member, Nigerian Economic Society (NES), Ibadan, Nigeria
Member, Nigerian Statistical Association (NSA), Ibadan , Nigeria
M ember, International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs), New Delhi , India
M ember, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi , Kenya
M ember, Macro-Econometric Modelling Group (EcoMod), Brussels , Belgium
M ember, Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network (PEP), University of Laval , Canada
F ellow, International Working Group on Gender and Macroeconomics and International Economics, University of Utah , Salt Lake City , USA
M ember: GTAP of Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana , USA
M ember: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Dakar , SENEGAL Membership Number: 0734/CM
Member, Center for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), Univerisity of Oxford, UK
Member, Africa Capacity Building Foundation, Harare, Zimbabwe
Geo Interest:
Nigeria, West Africa, East Africa, Africa and South Asia
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Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): French, English
Telephone: 234-42-256644
Email: amakuzob@yahoo.com
Organization: Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Job Title: Lecturer/Research Fellow
Last Updated: Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Latest Research
Organization
Research Interests
Download CV
Macroeconomics policies for sustainable growth in Nigeria: a post mortem on socio-economic development
Nigeria’s infrastructural base and human capital formation have deteriorated further throughout the adjustment period
By Amakom, U., 2008
Produced by: Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
How large is the opportunity cost of queuing in service centres? Evidence from eastern Nigeria
Surveying and examining critically the problems encountered in public service delivery systems
By Amakom, U., 2008
Produced by: Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Fiscal policy and poverty reduction in Nigeria
Fiscal policy can be a powerful tool for stabilizing the economy and avoiding large cyclical swings in unemployment
By Amakom, U., 2008
Produced by: Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Who is marginalizing whom in Nigeria? Gender analysis beyond the head of households dogma
Educating women is one of the best investments for societal development
By Amakom, U., 2008
Produced by: Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Nigeria
Teaching and research university in Nigeria
Expertise:
My ressearch interest is focused on Poverty, Public Finance Analysis, Gender, Income Distribution, Divestment of public enterprises, and Firm level analysis. I am dexterous in the use of economics and statistical packages.
Professional/ Work Experience:
Apart from being a lecturer at the Department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria, I am also the coordinator of the PIDLAM Thematic Research Group of the African Institute for Applied Economics. I was one of the members of the team that produced the background paper for ECOWAS Common Agricultural Policy (ECOWAP, 2005) and a member of the team that developed the National Policy on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprsies (MSMEs) in Nigeria in 2007
GDN Subject Interest:
Impact Evaluation
Gender, Poverty and Economic Policy
Trade & Regional Integration
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Water and Sanitation
Affiliation:
Member, Nigerian Economic Society (NES), Ibadan, Nigeria
Member, Nigerian Statistical Association (NSA), Ibadan , Nigeria
M ember, International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs), New Delhi , India
M ember, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi , Kenya
M ember, Macro-Econometric Modelling Group (EcoMod), Brussels , Belgium
M ember, Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network (PEP), University of Laval , Canada
F ellow, International Working Group on Gender and Macroeconomics and International Economics, University of Utah , Salt Lake City , USA
M ember: GTAP of Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana , USA
M ember: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Dakar , SENEGAL Membership Number: 0734/CM
Member, Center for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), Univerisity of Oxford, UK
Member, Africa Capacity Building Foundation, Harare, Zimbabwe
Geo Interest:
Nigeria, West Africa, East Africa, Africa and South Asia
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Stella, Ngozi Odurukwe
Stella, Ngozi Odurukwe
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): English
Telephone: 234 80 33565659
Email: snodunukwe@yahoo.com
Organization: Federal University Of Technology, Imo State, Nigeria
Job Title: Lecturer
Last Updated: Thursday, 29 May 2008
Research Interests
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Expertise:
Determinants of Child Labour, Savings and Capital formation of Rural Women. Intra Household Inpacts of Small Farm Commercialization of maize, and oil palm. Extents and Determinants of Rate of adoption of Cassava and Yam mini sett technique by Farmers in Southeastern Nigeria. Agroforestry adoption in Southeastern Nigeria
Professional/ Work Experience:
Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics And Extension of the federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria,from April 2000 till date
GDN Subject Interest:
Agriculture and Rural Development Biodiversity Agriculture and Farming Systems Sustainable Land Management Community Based Rural Development Poverty Impact Evaluation Monitoring and Analysis Gender and Development Gender and Social Development Gender Poverty and Economic Policy Labor and Social Protections Child Labour Research dissemination
Affiliation:
-Member Agricultural Society of Nigeria (ASN) Member Nigeria Association of Agricultural Economics Member Agricultural -Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON) Member African Farm Management Association (AFMA) Member Agricultural -Research and Extension Network (AgREN) Member Global Development Network (GDN) Member Poverty Analysis -Community Network (PAC)
Geo Interest:
South Eastern, Nigeria
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): English
Telephone: 234 80 33565659
Email: snodunukwe@yahoo.com
Organization: Federal University Of Technology, Imo State, Nigeria
Job Title: Lecturer
Last Updated: Thursday, 29 May 2008
Research Interests
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Expertise:
Determinants of Child Labour, Savings and Capital formation of Rural Women. Intra Household Inpacts of Small Farm Commercialization of maize, and oil palm. Extents and Determinants of Rate of adoption of Cassava and Yam mini sett technique by Farmers in Southeastern Nigeria. Agroforestry adoption in Southeastern Nigeria
Professional/ Work Experience:
Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics And Extension of the federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria,from April 2000 till date
GDN Subject Interest:
Agriculture and Rural Development Biodiversity Agriculture and Farming Systems Sustainable Land Management Community Based Rural Development Poverty Impact Evaluation Monitoring and Analysis Gender and Development Gender and Social Development Gender Poverty and Economic Policy Labor and Social Protections Child Labour Research dissemination
Affiliation:
-Member Agricultural Society of Nigeria (ASN) Member Nigeria Association of Agricultural Economics Member Agricultural -Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON) Member African Farm Management Association (AFMA) Member Agricultural -Research and Extension Network (AgREN) Member Global Development Network (GDN) Member Poverty Analysis -Community Network (PAC)
Geo Interest:
South Eastern, Nigeria
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Dixon Torimiro
Dixon Torimiro
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): English
Telephone: +234 803 3953651
Email: torimiro@oauife.edu.ng
Organization: Department of Agricultural Extension & Rural Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Job Title: Associate Professor
Last Updated: Thursday, 1 May 2008
Research Interests
Expertise:
An experienced agricultural extensionist and rural sociologist with track record of outstanding research accomplishments and development programmes in the areas of child and youth studies and empowerment in rural rural communities
Professional/ Work Experience:
Conducting Independent and Collaborative Research on Child and Youth in Rural Communities at the Local, National and International Levels (1995-date)
Teaching of courses related to agricultural extension, rural sociology and rural child /youth studies at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Levels (1999-date)
Supervision and Examination of Students’ Research Theses at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Levels (1999-date)
Developing Programmes for Facilitating Child and Youth Development in Rural Communities (1995-date)
GDN Subject Interest:
Community Based Rural Development Poverty Reduction Participatory Planning Child Labour
Affiliation:
Co-initiator and Vice-President, Southwest, Nigeria: National Research and Development Network of Children and Youth in Agriculture Programme (CYIAP-Network) - !998-date.
Chairman, Board of Trustees/ Director , African Centre for Rural Youth Empowerment (ACRYE), Ile-Ife, NIGERIA - 2004 to Date.
Member, National Research and Development Network of Children and Youth in Agriculture Programme (CYIAP-Network) in Nigeria: 1995 to date.
Member, Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON): 1996 to date
Member, Nigerian Rural Sociological Association (NRSA): 2000 to date
Member, International Rural Network, University of Aberdeen, Inverness, Scotland: 2003.
Member, Council for Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Senegal: 2004 to date.
Member, International Rural Network, Abingdon, Virginia, USA: 2005.
Member, Research Board of Advisors, the American Biographical Institute, Raleigh, USA: 2005.
Member, Union of African Population Studies (UAPS), Tanzania: 2007.
Geo Interest:
Sub-saharan African countries and region.
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): English
Telephone: +234 803 3953651
Email: torimiro@oauife.edu.ng
Organization: Department of Agricultural Extension & Rural Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Job Title: Associate Professor
Last Updated: Thursday, 1 May 2008
Research Interests
Expertise:
An experienced agricultural extensionist and rural sociologist with track record of outstanding research accomplishments and development programmes in the areas of child and youth studies and empowerment in rural rural communities
Professional/ Work Experience:
Conducting Independent and Collaborative Research on Child and Youth in Rural Communities at the Local, National and International Levels (1995-date)
Teaching of courses related to agricultural extension, rural sociology and rural child /youth studies at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Levels (1999-date)
Supervision and Examination of Students’ Research Theses at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Levels (1999-date)
Developing Programmes for Facilitating Child and Youth Development in Rural Communities (1995-date)
GDN Subject Interest:
Community Based Rural Development Poverty Reduction Participatory Planning Child Labour
Affiliation:
Co-initiator and Vice-President, Southwest, Nigeria: National Research and Development Network of Children and Youth in Agriculture Programme (CYIAP-Network) - !998-date.
Chairman, Board of Trustees/ Director , African Centre for Rural Youth Empowerment (ACRYE), Ile-Ife, NIGERIA - 2004 to Date.
Member, National Research and Development Network of Children and Youth in Agriculture Programme (CYIAP-Network) in Nigeria: 1995 to date.
Member, Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON): 1996 to date
Member, Nigerian Rural Sociological Association (NRSA): 2000 to date
Member, International Rural Network, University of Aberdeen, Inverness, Scotland: 2003.
Member, Council for Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Senegal: 2004 to date.
Member, International Rural Network, Abingdon, Virginia, USA: 2005.
Member, Research Board of Advisors, the American Biographical Institute, Raleigh, USA: 2005.
Member, Union of African Population Studies (UAPS), Tanzania: 2007.
Geo Interest:
Sub-saharan African countries and region.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Abiodun Egbetokun
Abiodun Egbetokun
Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): English
Telephone: +2348034312233
Email:
Organization: National Centre for Technology Management
Job Title: Research Officer
Last Updated: Sunday, 1 June 2008
Research Interests
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Expertise:
Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research, Design, Evaluation and Review; Firm-level Innovation; Technological capabilities; entrepreneurship and SME development
Professional/ Work Experience:
Innovation Research Coordinator, NACETEM, Nigeria.
Course Coordinator, R&D and Innovation Management Training Course, NACETEM, Nigeria
GDN Subject Interest:
Policy Process
Trade & Regional Integration
Economic Growth
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Research Dissemination
Affiliation:
Nigerian Institute of Management
Geo Interest:
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): English
Telephone: +2348034312233
Email:
Organization: National Centre for Technology Management
Job Title: Research Officer
Last Updated: Sunday, 1 June 2008
Research Interests
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Expertise:
Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research, Design, Evaluation and Review; Firm-level Innovation; Technological capabilities; entrepreneurship and SME development
Professional/ Work Experience:
Innovation Research Coordinator, NACETEM, Nigeria.
Course Coordinator, R&D and Innovation Management Training Course, NACETEM, Nigeria
GDN Subject Interest:
Policy Process
Trade & Regional Integration
Economic Growth
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Research Dissemination
Affiliation:
Nigerian Institute of Management
Geo Interest:
Sub-Saharan Africa
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