The third edition of the International Conference on Development Communication of Nasarawa State University Keffi will be held on Thursday and Friday.
The conference, organised by the university’s Institute of Strategic and Development Communication, has a theme of ‘Strategic Security and Health Communication for Sustainable Development.’
Executive director of the institute and convener of the conference, Professor Emmanuel S. Dandaura, announced this in a statement on Monday.
He said the event is aimed at reflecting on ways in which development communication can be “strategically employed in various spheres of our national life to catalyse sustainable development by engaging stakeholders and policy makers, while promoting information exchange to create positive social change.”
“Special focus will be given to participation of government agencies and nongovernmental organisations involved in youth mental health, drug abuse and control, maternal and child health, education, family planning, anti-malaria as well as advocacy and intervention for HIV and AIDS, Covid-19,” he said.
Some of the leading participants expected at the event are the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa; World Bank Nigeria Country Director, Shubham Chaudhuri and the founding Executive Director, African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development Centre (LSD), Otive Igbuzor, among others.
