CPPA's Non-Resident Fellow presented at the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Development in Abuja on January 20-21, 2015. Download his paper and slides.
Find out more »CPPA Research Associate, Tosin Osasona, presented a paper on African National Bar Associations and International Criminal Justice at a conference at the University of Cape Town.
Find out more »On March 10, CPPA held a session on The Implications of Falling Oil Prices for Policy Change in Nigeria. See here for more information.
Find out more »In partnership with the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publication (INASP), CPPA's INFO-LIT project aims to contribute to on-going efforts by the Lagos State government to use evidence for improving access to health, sanitation and solid-waste management across its Local Government Areas. The INFO-LIT project was designed to raise awareness and build knowledge of staff of the Health, Solid Waste Management and Sanitation agencies to use data in service delivery. In its implementation, particular attention will be given to staff…
Find out more »Jennifer Obado-Joel will share her data visualisation design and communication knowledge, and her experience collating technology platforms for research communications for think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe for the Open Society Foundation's Think Tank Fund office, and her work in mapping public opinion on the devolution experience in Kenya at the Urban Institute, Washington D.C. Jennifer is a governance and institutions specialist with avid interest in the use of technology for research communications.
Find out more »After months of planning and stakeholder engagements, CPPA piloted the Info-Literacy capacity building project. The training was held between 29th and 30th September, 2015 at the Lagos State Public Service Staff Development Centre (PSSDC), Lagos, Nigeria. Participants at the training were drawn from four key agencies in Lagos state: the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB) and the PSSDC. The INFO-LIT project was designed to strengthen the capacity of…
Find out more »The Centre for Public Policy Alternatives (CPPA), invites you to participate at its forthcoming 1-day Policy Dialogue, titled: “Implementation of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights for Nigeria's Extractive Industry”. Sustainable and peaceful coexistence of extractive companies with host communities is an integral part of the elusive social capital fabric in many resource-rich countries particularly across the developing world. A resource expected to improve social and economic livelihoods soon evokes protests, riots, severe tensions, conflicts and extreme incidences…
Find out more »The IDRC GroW Project Symposium The Center for Public Policy Alternatives (CPPA) organizes a symposium on the theme “The IDRC Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GroW) Project Symposium: Making Economic Growth Work for Women in Developing Countries: Casestudy of Nigeria and Ghana” Participating in the symposium will be: The Center for Public Policy Alternatives (CPPA), The Urban Institute, Washington DC, supported by Canada’s International Development Research Center (IDRC), UK’s Department for International Development (DfID), and Hewlett Foundation1. The symposium…
Find out more »The Centre For Public Policy Alternatives (CPPA) is holding a dissemination seminar on "the Public Policy Implications of Wealth and Income Inequality in Nigeria" at the Ford Foundation in Lagos, Nigeria on October 11, 2018. The aim of the seminar is to share results of a study on inequality carried out by the CPPA and drive a conversation around some of the causes and manifestations of inequality in Nigeria. The event is part of a dialogue series on the 21st century…
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