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Day 2 schedule

PARALLEL SESSION 1

GIRL CHILD EDUCATION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CHAIR: Dr. Osaretin G. Okungbowa

PRESENTERS

Dr. Hafees Tosin Sulyman (Assessing the effectiveness of affirmative action policies in promoting girls’ education in Kwara State: A detail account of girl child education in vulnerable communities in Ilorin metropolis)
DISCUSSANT: Sunday Moses Adebayo Aloko

Bolaji O. Akanni (Ecofeminism, girl child, and educational policy in Nigeria: The Chibok girls’ experience)
DISCUSSANT: Adesote Samson Adesola

Maryam Bayero-Jimoh (Educational displacements rights of persons with disability in Nigeria: A need for representation of physically challenged in politics and governance)
DISCUSSANT: Babayo Sule

Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

CHAIR: Nanven Haruna Mamdam

PRESENTERS

Sunny Nwakanma (Illegal oil bunkering activities: Implications on women in technology education in South-South Zone of Nigeria)
DISCUSSANT: Peter Memga Kertyo

Benedicta Omeghie Isunueo (Enrolment and completion rate amongst females in STEM post graduate programmes in universities in Southwestern, Nigeria) DISCUSSANT: Olamide T. Ojogbede

International Gender Protocols and Legislation in Nigeria

CHAIR: Muhammad Auwal Sulaiman

PRESENTERS

Olubukola S. Adesina (Article 9 Of The Maputo Protocol and the advancement of political rights for women in Nigeria) DISCUSSANT: Rauf Tunde Sakariyau

James Okolie-Osemene (Women and the leadership of political parties in Nigeria: Interrogating the missing link with UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security)
DISCUSSANT: Isa Olawale Solahudeen

Bibonga Jennifer Joel (International gender protocols and legislations in Nigeria: An overview)
DISCUSSANT: Anozie, O.

Ehimwenma Sheena Omoregie and Osarhieme Tinuade Okugbo
(Mainstreaming women scientists in the growth and sustenance of the blue- green economy of Nigeria)
DISCUSSANT: Dr. Azizat Omotoyosi Amoloye-Adebayo

PARALLEL SESSION 2

Conflict and Insecurity, Peace-Building, and Gender Dimension

CHAIR: Dr. Iyabo Olanrele

PRESENTERS

Grace James Udoyen (Masculinities and women participation in peace building and security processes: Exploring the experiences of women activists in peace and security in the Niger Delta, Nigeria)
DISCUSSANT: Professor Lateef F. Oladimeji

Abosede Omowumi Babatunde (Petro-politics and gendered violence: Women’s socio-political deprivation and the challenge of peace building in extractive communities in Nigeria’s oil region)
DISCUSSANT: Paul-Sewa Thovoethin

Abah, Joel (Conflict-induced displacement and women political representation in Benue State, Nigeria)
DISCUSSANT: Diana Mary T. Nsan

Inclusiveness of Women with Disabilities in Politics and Governance I

CHAIR: Prof. Abiodun Amuda-Kannike, SAN

PRESENTERS

Ejiro Aidegbomo Odeka (Inclusiveness of women with disabilities in politics and governance – A “Sickel” solution)
DISCUSSANT: Neville Onebamhoi Obakhedo

Opeyemi Idowu Aluko (Women living with disabilities and political inclusion in Nigeria: The extent and dimensions)
DISCUSSANT: Isioma Emily Osakuni

Ngozi Edith Iyoho (Social exclusion of women with disabilities: Implication for policy options)
DISCUSSANT: Ibijoke Faborode

Cross country perspectives on women representation

CHAIR: Sakah Saidu Mahmud

PRESENTERS

Yunus Adelodun (Breaking barriers: A cross-country perspective on women’s representation in governance in Nigeria and the United Kingdom)
DISCUSSANT: Chidinma Charity Ezenwajiobi

Adeyanju, Faith Omolola (Women’s rights during humanitarian emergencies: Nigeria in retrospect)
DISCUSSANT: Barakat Adebisi Raji

Dr. Ganiat Olatokun (Making a case for the recognition of Liberal Feminists’ Theory in the Nigerian Constitution: Taking a clue from the Rwandan Constitution)
DISCUSSANT: Abdulkadir Salaudeen

Isiaq Abdullateef Ishowo (Women Participation in Politics: A Comparative Study of Nigeria And Rwanda)
DISCUSSANT: Dr. Bethel Uzoma Ihugba

COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK: 11:00 - 11:30am

PARALLEL SESSION 3

Climate change, and women's participation and representation in governance

CHAIR: Mary Oluwagbemisola Adetula

PRESENTERS

Saheed Olanrewaju Issa (Women in top echelon positions and their effects on carbon emission disclosure)
DISCUSSANT: Iyabo Olanrele

Olanrewaju, John, S. (Gender equality in the era of climate change: An assessment of National Action Plan on SDGs 5 &13 and its Impact on women participation in Nigeria’s governance)
DISCUSSANT: God’stime Osariyekemwen Igiebor

Osinachi N. Onu (Women representation and participation in climate change governance in Nigeria: A need for a paradigm shift)
DISCUSSANT: Ngozi Edith Iyoho

Women Perception of Political Participation and Governance

CHAIR: Idrees Mahmud Gana

PRESENTERS

Dr. Adebusola Okedele (Women’s perceptions of the political candidacy of females in Nigeria)
DISCUSSANT: Dr. Hafees Tosin Sulyman

Ajibola Adigun (Conceptualizing women for men (W4M) in political participation in Nigeria)
DISCUSSANT: Bolaji O. Akanni

Patience Mamie Kolade (Inclusivity matter: Fostering women’s representation and visibility in Nigeria’s political party system)
DISCUSSANT: Maryam Bayero-Jimoh

Gender Policy, Affirmative Action and the Role of Civil Society Organisations

CHAIR: Olubukola S. Adesina

PRESENTERS

Nkiruka Cynthia Uzodi (CSOs, legislation and expansion of women’s political participation:
A study of the Special Seats Bill 2021)
DISCUSSANT: Sunny Nwakanma

Abdulkadir Salaudeen (Affirmative Action Policy and the Challenge of Female Cabinet Membership in Nigeria: An Analysis from 2019-2023)
DISCUSSANT: Benedicta Omeghie Isunueo

Ibijoke Faborode (Civil Society Organisations and agenda setting for gender representation in the Fourth Republic)
DISCUSSANT: Prof. Moses T. Aluaigba

PARALLEL SESSION 4

Access to technology and women participation in politics

CHAIR: James Okolie-Osemene

PRESENTERS

Aondover Eric Msughter (Social media and political participation of women in the 2023 general elections in Lagos State, Nigeria)
DISCUSSANT: Bibonga Jennifer Joel

Jendele Hungbo (Social media adoption rate and female user agency as determinants of women visibility in Nigerian public affairs)
DISCUSSANT: Grace James Udoyen

Women participation in politics I

CHAIR: Dr. Bethel Uzoma Ihugba

PRESENTERS

Rosemary E. Akpan (Women as the invisible hands that swings the pendulum of the political clock in Nigeria)
DISCUSSANT: Adeyanju, Faith Omolola

Afeaye A. Igbafe (Women in politics and governance in Nigeria: The endangered species)
DISCUSSANT: Ejiro Aidegbomo Odeka

Olarinmoye Adeyinka W. (Roles of women in grassroots politics in some selected localities in Lagos State)
DISCUSSANT: Joel Abah

Abdullahi Saliu Ishola, PhD (Legislative approach to secured representation quotas for women in governance: Is the Political Offices (Gender Composition) Law 2021 in Kwara State a good model?)
DISCUSSANT: Abosede Omowumi Babatunde

Women participation in politics II

CHAIR: Ngozi Edith Iyoho

PRESENTERS

Iyanuoluwa Adetayo Aluko (Why few women participate in politics and governance in Nigeria: A social background theory analysis)
DISCUSSANT: Opeyemi Idowu Aluko

Salau, Jamiu Adewale (Women and political participation in Nigeria: A critical assessment and the way forward)
DISCUSSANT: Yunus Adelodun

Osaretin G. Okungbowa & Timothy O. Ogbebor (Barriers to women’s representation in governance: Evidence from thematic analysis of parliamentary debates in Nigeria)
DISCUSSANT: Dr. Ganiat Olatokun

lunch break! 1:30-2:30PM

PARALLEL SESSION 5

Women and the Political Party System in Nigeria II

CHAIR: Maryam Bayero-Jimoh

PRESENTERS

Adetula, Mary Oluwagbemisola (There is more to it than meets the eye: Women party leaders and the challenges of political inclusion in party and electoral politics in Osun State, Nigeria)
DISCUSSANT: Olubukola S. Adesina

Musa Lumi (Political parties and women participation in politics: A study of Bauchi State) DISCUSSANT: Muhammad Auwal Sulaiman

Natasha Aduloju-Ajijola, Azeezat Yishawu, Halimah Tauheed, Adeola Ayinla, Christina O. Akintoye and Israel F. Opeyemi (The Importance of Women in Governance in Nigeria: Examining the Role of Political Party Culture and Economic Power)
DISCUSSANT: Rosemary E. Akpan

Women, Elections, and the Electoral System in Nigeria II

CHAIR: Aondover Eric Msughter

PRESENTERS

Idrees Mahmud Gana (Women’s participation in the electoral activities in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: What it means for democratic consolidation)
DISCUSSANT: Dr. Adebusola Okedele

Prof. Moses T. Aluaigba (The 2023 General Elections and politics of exclusion: The imperatives of gender mainstreaming in Nigeria)
DISCUSSANT: Osaretin G. Okungbowa

Sakah Saidu Mahmud (The political economy of women representation in governance in Nigeria)
DISCUSSANT: Ihuoma, Chinonso

Inclusiveness of Women with Disabilities in Politics and Governance II

CHAIR: Jendele Hungbo

PRESENTERS

God’stime Osariyekemwen Igiebor (Political party participation and the question of Women And Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) alienation in Nigeria: Implication for the democratic process)
DISCUSSANT: Prof. Abiodun Amuda-Kannike, SAN

Chidinma Charity Ezenwajiobi (Inclusion and women participation in socio-political activities in Nigeria: Making a case for women with disabilities)
DISCUSSANT: Nanven Haruna Mamdam

Isioma Emily Osakuni (Inclusiveness of women with disabilities in politics and governance)
DISCUSSANT: James Okolie-Osemene

Joint Technical/Interactive Session on Gender Responsive Budgeting

BY: Prof. Olalekan Yinusa

CLOSING/GALA

5:15pm – 5:25pm

Closing Remarks

Prof. Abubakar O. Sulaiman, DG NILDS

5:25pm -5:35pm

Reading and Adoption of Communique

Rapporteur Team

5:35pm – 5:45pm

Award of Certificates

Prof. Abubakar O. Sulaiman, DG NILDS

5:45pm – 6:00pm

Vote of Thanks

Dr. Emily Ikhide, Chairperson, LOC

6:00pm – 6:10pm

Group Photographs

6:10pm -8:00pm

Gala Night/Departure