Join The Friday October 1st Global Nigeria Independence Day Special With Rotimi Sankore @ 4pm On Nigeria Info 99.3 Lagos
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Theme: Remaking Nigeria 60 Years, 60 Voices
On October 1, 2020, Nigeria celebrated its 60th year of political independence.
The year long celebrations were fixed from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021.
The program will reflect on the year long celebrations, the past and the future of Nigeria.
After Sixty 0ne years of independence, many Nigerians, particularly the youth, hold the view that the country has failed to work for them in a way that is satisfactory and enduring.
The book (Remaking Nigeria 60 Years, 60 Voices) seeks to give voice to Nigerians – especially young Nigerians, the critical change agents, to help the country understand and sharpen its focus on those issues that hold the key to its collective survival.
@PublicSquareNG is the Nigeria Info Radio weekly Flagship Current Affairs, Democracy, Development & Governance Program with Journalist, Development & Policy Expert @RotimiSankore
60 copies of the book Remaking Nigeria 60 Years, 60 Voices will be given away to 60 listeners of Public Square on Nigeria Info 99.3 on the October 1st Special Program (Selected through Calls and Social Media Interaction)
Program Panellists
Chido Onumah / @conumah
is a journalist, author, and rights activist. He is currently coordinator of the African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL). From 2002 to 2004, he worked as director of Africa programmes, Panos Institute, Washington, DC, U.S.A. From 2006 to 2008, he was head of Fix Nigeria Initiative, the crime prevention unit at the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Onumah is the author of We Are All Biafrans. He holds a PhD in communication and journalism from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Ayisha Osori / @Naijavote
is a lawyer, development consultant and communication strategist with 18 years experience in the public and private sectors. She is an advocate for women’s rights in Nigeria and is a non-executive director on the board of the Nigerian Women Trust Fund. She has worked with the World Bank, UNICEF, and the National Democratic Institute on a wide range of projects focusing on women’s economic and political empowerment, gender equality and good governance. Ms. Osori, an Eisenhower Fellow, graduated from the University of Lagos and Harvard Law School, and was called to the Nigerian and New York State Bar in 1998 and 2000 respectively. In addition, she holds a master’s in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School.
Richard Mammah / @richardmammah
is Managing Director/Editor in Chief, The Difference Newspaper and Convener of the Africa Day Colloquium and #FocusNationAfrica summits. A Consulting Editor with Business Hallmark Newspaper, he has also served as Consulting Editor, Energy News, Deputy Editor, National Mirror, Group Business Editor, Daily Times, Convener, Lagos Bookfair and Consultant, The Pointer Newspapers. A past Secretary of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Lagos, and the Network for the Promotion of Reading in Nigeria, he is Convener, Nigeria Solutions Assembly and author and editor of several books. He holds a Diploma in International Trade Fair Management and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English and Literary Studies.
Ndi Kato / @YarKafanchan
has 10 years’ experience as a social and human rights activist. She earned a degree in mass communication from the University of Jos. She founded Dinidari Foundation in 2016 which focuses on human rights and inclusion for women and youth. She is the deputy spokesperson of the Middle Belt Forum. She has created different platforms: Abuja Discourse, Politishean, and Women Dey Vote, all under the Dinidari Foundation, to promote human and the inclusion of women and youth in the political process.
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