Ihonvbere to speak at Public Lecture Series
Renowned scholar
Julius Ihonvbere is to deliver this year’s edition of the Centre for
Black and African Arts and Civilization’s Public Lecture Series. The
lecture, titled ‘Reinventing Africa for the Challenges of the
Twenty-First Century’, holds at the Afe Babalola Hall of the University
of Lagos on July 22.
A political
scientist and lecturer at the University of Port Harcout, Ihonvbere, is
a recipient of over 20 awards of recognition from various organisations
in and outside the country. These include the Ambassador for Peace,
awarded in 2009 by The Interreligious and International Federation for
World Peace; and the Order of Officer of Niger. He is also founder of
the Ihonvbere Foundation, which is established to address issues such
as the empowerment of women, youth and the physically challenged as
well as the implementation of literacy projects within the country.
The forthcoming Annual Public Lecture is one of many interactive
programmes organized by the CBAAC for experts, scholars and students to
exchange ideas on issues of importance to Black and African arts and
its development.
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