2008 Udo Schuklenk Bioethics Essay Competition

The information keeps pouring in, doesn’t it. I have been notified about the above scholarship organised by

The Nigerian Bioethics Group
In conjunction with
The National Association of Philosophy Graduates-Nigeria
and
The National Association of Philosophy Students-Nigeria
in Association with

Wiley Blackwell

ESSAY TOPIC:Write a 1000 to 1500 word bioethics essay on an issue that arises from or in the practice of bioethics and its relevance to Africa. The topic can be related to Human Health, Biotechnology, the Environment, Social Equality, Cloning, Xenotransplants, Food Safety, or Agriculture, Drugs (R&D), Aging and End of Life, Clinical and Organizational Ethics, Life Sciences, and Health Disparities, Stem-cell Research.

Example topics could include: the ethics of artificial organ development, the withholding of advanced biotechnology from nations that we consider unfriendly, ethics of genetically modified organisms, the corporate responsibility for developing environment-friendly energy sources, etc. Please note that you are free to develop your own topic related to bioethics and that you do not have to use any of the examples provided.

Deadline for submission (submit a pdf online) is September 15th, 2008.

For more information, go to the website here.
Good luck people.

Infrastructural Decay and National Development in Nigeria : The Role of Banks

This is an essay competition being sponsored by First Bank of Nigeria.
Message Post on First Bank of Nigeria Website
http://www.firstbanknigeria.com/mc/pressrel/pr_02062008.asp

Link to a word document that contains all the information you need
http://www.firstbanknigeria.com/adc/Essay_Mode_of_Entry_2008.doc

you have to paste those links in the browser to get to the files.

The Essay is meant for Nigerian undergraduates and secondary school students.In a press release, First bank says that the competition is borne out of their belief in the products of the Nigerian Educational system. It is a worthy initiative, honestly. It warms my cockles that one of the greatest players in the Nigerian banking industry is expressing interest in a national agenda, demonstrated in this manner. Not as if alot of other banks have not done similar things or even better, it is not my prerogative to judge. But to accept that there is a problem and to ask for the role they can play, as a bank, whether suggestions get implemented or not, is an indication of discerning corporate policy and a touch of reality that is missing in alot of Nigerian establishments. Of course it is good to dream and wish for a better Nigeria, even one where cars run on water, but to ignore the realities on the ground is more than foolish, it is preposterous.

First Bank… Truly the first!

People, write in, maybe I might, 250 grand should buy me a few new toys.