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		<title>Attend the &#8216;ICT for Civic Engagement in Nigeria&#8217; Symposium</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=668</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nigerians, and indeed the world, are collectively holding their breath in anticipation of the 2011 presidential election. Indeed this election’s importance to the citizens of Nigeria and the good functioning of the government cannot be overstated. And no longer is there doubt as to the tremendous promise – and associated risks – of using information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call For Applications: Ajegunle.org Capacity Building Program</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=666</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Paradigm Initiative Nigeria is pleased to announce this year&#8217;s second call for Change Agents in Ajegunle.
On completing a 6-week compulsory training program, Ajegunle.org graduates will be offered available opportunities to undergo internships with one of our partner organizations, listed at www.pinigeria.org/partners.php.
Twenty-eight (28) interns have so far completed 6-week to 6-month internships at Afrinvest West [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3rd W.TEC Girls Technology Camp</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=663</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Women&#8217;s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC)        is now accepting nominations for the 3rd edition of its W.TEC       Girls Technology Camp.
The technology camp will take place in Lagos in August 2010 and is a W.TEC initiative aimed at helping girls develop an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AfricaLaunch.com</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=661</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=661#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where can investors outside of Africa find on-the-ground intelligence about African business opportunities and the African business climate?
AfricaLaunch.com – the meeting place for Africa-focused investors and African entrepreneurs and thought leaders. Where insightful, reputable bloggers from diverse industries and countries tell the inside story on emerging African business opportunities….and high-potential start-ups announce their availability.
Site features:
• [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IYPF 2.0: We Need You!</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=658</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=658#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings from the Board of the International Young Professionals Foundation.
We&#8217;ve been silent for a while, but now we are back. Expect to hear from us more &#8211; and get ready to get involved!
WHERE WE HAVE BEEN
For the IYPF, and for many in the world as a whole, the last year and a half has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NGOs join forces to train Ajegunle Youth</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=654</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=654#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten talented Nigerian youth living in Ajegunle, a high density, low income neighbourhood in the sprawling Lagos metropolis, learned important life skills at a three day workshop organised by Communicating for Change (CFC), in partnership with LEAP Africa and Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN).
CFC initiated the workshop as part of the process of filming three exceptional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EiE London Town Hall Meeting: Dial-A-Vote</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=648</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=648#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Nigeria]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[EnoughisEnough Nigeria (EiE) is a global coalition of Nigerian youth and youth-led organisations, is to host the first of its Diasporan events in London, England. The London Town Hall Meeting will take place at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 50 Hoxton Square, London, N1 6PB on Monday, June 28 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. The EnoughisEnough Nigeria (EiE) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calling on Individuals and Youth Organisations to Formally Join the EnoughisEnough Coalition</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=645</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=645#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EnoughisEnough Nigeria (EiE), founded in March 2010, is the largest coalition of Nigerian youth and youth-led organizations. Our goal is civic participation and, for the next one year, we are focused on mobilizing young Nigerians to influence the 2011 general elections by voting for credible candidates and protecting those votes.
We are a non-partisan movement, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attend &#8216;The Alternative 2.0&#8242; in Lagos</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=639</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=639#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ICT4D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Paradigm Initiative Nigeria and Microsoft Nigeria are proud to announce The Alternative 2.0, the event that highlights the need for young Nigerians to redirect their energy &#8211; from cybercrime &#8211; towards positive online opportunities. The event is free and open to all, but you must RSVP through FaceBook or by eMail to info[at]pinigeria.org.
The event holds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerian Youth Decry INEC Unpreparedness</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=638</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=638#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 10:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EnoughisEnough Nigeria, the coalition of Nigerian youth and youth-led organizations, is compelled to publicly highlight what it has observed as the total lack of preparedness on the part of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deliver free and fair polls for the 2011 General Elections.
Hence, the coalition is calling on the President and Commander-in-Chief [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Internet Policy Dialogue in Nigeria Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=636</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=636#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 10:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ICT4D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have just completed a survey that I believe will add value to the Internet Policy dialogue in Nigeria, and you should too.
Dear Colleagues, Friends
A survey on the Future of the Internet and certain policy considerations towards this future is currently being conducted across a number of countries globally and in Africa. The survey is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Summit Youth Award: Call For Registration (April 19 – June 20, 2010)</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=633</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=633#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) invites once again young designers, e-content creators, writers and bloggers from around the world to enter their online-projects in an international multimedia competition: using internet and mobiles to put the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) into Action!
GET ACTION ON MDGs!
The WSYA selects and promotes best practice in e-Content and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Exit From Punch (by Azu Ishiekwene)</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=622</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=622#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ICT4D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In my column in The Punch on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, I left an unusual footnote, titled, “The bile this time.” It was a subdued response to the wild allegations against me in the 7,000-word plus petition by the former Editor of the Punch, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, who was forced to resign by the Management [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Re: Lagos Commissioner for Information’s Press Release</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=617</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=617#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ICT4D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our attention has been   drawn to a press release (available on the Lagos State Government website) issued today by the Commissioner for Information in   Lagos State, in response to the EnoughisEnough Nigeria youth protest in Lagos   on Tuesday April 13. According to the commissioner the rally’s organisers did  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DBI Announces Diaspora Internships in ICT</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=613</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=613#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ICT4D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), Abuja, Nigeria, in line with its mandate, and in a bid to further enhance Information and Communications Technology (ICT) development in Nigeria and the African continent at large, has conceived the DBI Diaspora Internship Programme.
The DBI Diaspora Internship Programme is an internship scheme aimed to harness and challenge active youths [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Productivity Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=610</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=610#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ICT4D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[National Productivity Conference takes place at Excellence Hotel Ogba, Lagos on the 8th of May 2010 by 9am prompt with a theme “Taking your business to the next level.”
According to the Registrar of the School of Productivity, Mrs Victoria Eze, this conference is expected to seat the largest audience of entrepreneurs and business owners across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catalyzing Collaboration for Effective Social Change &amp; Impact</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=608</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=608#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ICT4D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[All is now set for the Uturn Africa Stakeholders Forum tagged “Catalyzing Collaboration for Effective Social Change &#38; Impact”, which will hold at the Eko Hotel &#38; Suites, July 1, 2010. The forum will attract several corporations, foundations and donor organizations. Keynote speakers include the Chairman/MD Chevron Nigeria Mr. Andrew Fawthrop and the Lead Economist, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harambe Nigeria Set To Help Young Agri-Entrepreneurs</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=605</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=605#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ICT4D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After two years of innovative projects and events to put a spotlight on Agriculture in Nigeria , especially amongst young people, Harambe Nigeria , has moved on to a new level of engagement: providing young agri-entrepreneurs with the opportunities to build and expand their ventures.
Part of the global Harambe Endeavour Alliance, Harambe Nigeria &#8217;s goal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRESS RELEASE: “After Abuja, Nigerian youth march in Lagos April 13″</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=603</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=603#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[#enoughisenough youth Abuja Lagos rally April 13]]></category>

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After a massively successful rally at the National Assembly in Abuja on March 16 that continues to be talked about weeks after, young Nigerians under the aegis of the ENOUGHISENOUGH (EiE) Nigeria coalition have announced a Lagos rally, which will hold at the Governor’s Office in Alausa on Tuesday April 13, 2010.
The protesters will gather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PIN Seeks Volunteers for Ajegunle.org</title>
		<link>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=601</link>
		<comments>http://www.gbengasesan.com/blog/?p=601#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>'Gbenga Sesan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[PIN Ajegunle Ajegunle.org Training ICT Entrepreneurship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) is currently seeking volunteers to help train the next set of change makers through our Ajegunle.org project.
Volunteers are expected to help these young people understand the basics of ICT and Entrepreneurship. The project is interactive and encourages descriptive and action-based learning in an informal learning environment.  The entrepreneurship training focuses on [...]]]></description>
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