Kirikiri inmate enrols for PhD in Criminology at NOUN
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adamu noted that the theme of the conference was apt as it interrogated the claim that africa was incapable of sustaining human flourishing1 an inmate of the kirikiri maximum prison lagos has enrolled for a doctorate degree phd at the national open university of nigeria noun prof. abdalla adamu nouns vice-chancellor says1 the theme of 3-day conference is imaged or imagined africa and the contemporary worldissues in security governance and sustainable development1 adamu said that noun had transformed into a more credible institution than it was previously perceived1 we emphasise quality assurance due diligence due process and most importantly we emphasise academic excellence and leadership1 we have over 420000 students and about 135000 about to take their examinations last saturday we matriculated over 16000 students1 we are the only institution that provides opportunities for those who cannot afford education we provide opportunities for education to prisoners free of charge1 i am proud to announce that one of the inmates at kirikiri prison has registered for phd in criminology he said1 he said that nouns aspiration to become the foremost university in africa i believe could only be actualised through intellectually stimulating activities like icoss1 the vice-chancellor said that during academic conferences scholars network to find solutions to issues that pose challenges to the world and express their understanding of the universe in which they belong1 adamu disclosed this in his remarks at opening ceremony of the 1 international conference of social sciences icoss 2018 held on at nouns headquarters on monday in abuja1 in her massage dr ganiyat adesina-uthman dean faculty of social sciences noun said that the icoss 2018 theme was timely as it came when the happening s in the continent were in front burner1 she said that the conference attracted delegates from cameroun france brunei darrussalam usa saudi arabia and malaysia1 on behalf of our collaborators-federal university dutsefud nile university abuja taraba state university jalingo united states of america embassy we thank all the participants from over 50 institutions in nigeria and abroad who have contributed over 200 abstracts to the discourse on african image1 your contributions to academic knowledge on africa is crucial to shaping the future of our continenta continent loaded with opportunities she said1 prof. rufai alkali chairman conference organising committee in a remark said that the theme of the conference was premised on the need to bring scholars of international repute to brainstorm on how to solve africas problems1 he said that the deliberations would open a new debate on africas development1 on his part prof. tahir mamman vice-chancellor baze university abuja who was also the chairman on the occasion commended noun for hosting the international conference1 what noun is doing is at the heart of what universities should do to generate ideas that impact on society not just to graduate students1 it is important to graduate people who will provide solutions to the problems of society he said1 the keynote titled saving lake chad and the rejuvenation of africa beyond the imaginary was delivered by horace campbell professor of african american studies and political science1