"Half of a Yellow Sun" Premieres This Month!

One of the reason I have so much excitement for this month
of April, is that Chimamda Adiche’s award winning novel “Half of a Yellow Sun”
movie will be premiere. Saturday, 12^th of April 2014 to be precise.
You won’t believe that I already have the date marked on my calendar, now I’m
counting days to go watch the movie.

I heard that the movie will be released in cinemas in Nigeria
on Friday 25^th of April 2014 and it was said to have been released
in Australia on the 27^th of March 2014 and will be released in UK on
the 11^th of April 2014.

The movie had its world premiere at the 2013 Toronto International
Film Festival in September 2013 and in London at the BFI London Film Festival
in October 2013 respectively.

The movie was directed by Biyi Bandele.

Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Genevieve Nnaji,
Onyeka Onwenu

Covenant University to Host Two Noble Laureates in May 2014

Professor Thomas Sargent

New York University

Nobel Laureate in Economics 2011

"For his empirical research on cause and effect in macroeconomic"

Professor Eric S. Maskin
Harvard University,
Nobel Laureate in Economics 2007

Covenant University ,Ota Nigeria will host 2007 and 2011 world known Nobel Prize winners in Economics Science. Professor Thomas Sargent,New York University,Nobel Laureate in Economics (2011) and Professor Eric S. Maskin,Harvard University,Nobel Laureate in Economics (2007)  on 5^th – 6^th of May  2014 at her first ever  International African Development Issues  (CU-ICADI).

Theme: “Rising Economic Opportunities for Investors in Africa and the Prospect of an African Economic Miracle”

Venue: African Leadership Development Centre (ALDC). Covenant University,  Ota, Ogun State.

The conference would focus on vectors conducive to economic growth, and alleviation of poverty. It has been observed over the last decade that poor economic indicators of famine, extreme poverty, wars, and low growth rates amongst others that characterized the post-independence era of many nations in Africa are being reversed. The continent is witnessing the fastest growth rate in the world reaching 7 percent per annum in some cases as against 1 percent in the previous decade. This growth trend has raised high hopes as to the possibility of Africa experiencing a sustainable growth impetus

 The specific sub-themes to be addressed at the conference include:

(a) Key Drivers of Growth for Africa’s Economic Transformation;

(b) Inclusive Growth for a Resilient Middle Class in Africa;

(c) Economic and Institutional Reforms for Sustainable Growth in Africa; and

(d) Governance and Economic Transformation in Africa.

Confrimed panelist in this two-day conference include: Prof.Jonathan Leape (London School of Economics);Dr.Sarah Alade (Acting Governor of CNB); Dr Kalu Idika Kalu  (Fomer Minister of Finance),Dr.B. Okogu (Director-General,Budget Office Abuja); Mr.A.I Aig-Imoukhuede (former G.M.D/CEO,Access Bank Plc Nigeria); Prof.John Ifediora (University of Wisconsin-platteville,U.S.A); Prof.K Adeyemi (Covenant University,Ota), Prof.Olu.Ajakaiye (African Centre for Shared Dev.Capacity Building). 

Conference participation fee is N250,000 for participants resident in Nigeria, and US$1,500 for international participants.  This fee covers conference kits, tea breaks and group lunch for the conference duration as well as dinner at the end of the conference.  The fee excludes accommodation charges.  The Covenant University Guest House and other decent hotels around the Conference venue are being booked for this event.  Interested participants should indicate intentions as early as possible.
For ease of access to Covenant University,transportation services from the Airport to and from the Conference venue by bus and helicopter services are being arranged at moderate charges for interested participants.


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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has won the US National Critics Book Prize for her novel "Americanah"

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Nigerian Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has won the US National Critics Book Prize Award for her novel "Americanah".The National Critics Book Prize was first awarded in 1974 and its open to writers of all nationalities whose work has been published in the US .

Chimamanda’s novel tells the story of a Nigerian woman who moves to the US to pursue a college education.

The writer’s novel “Americanah” has also been nominated for the UK’s Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction-formerly known as the Orange Prize alongside 19 other authors. .Six finalist will be announced on April 7, 2014 and the winner will be unveiled on June 4, 2014.