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'''Magnus Lekara Kpakol''' was the Principal Consultant at VIJONS International in Dallas Texas and a visiting professor of economics at the [[University_of_Dallas | University of Dallas]] where he taught economic development and international economics before being appointed in 2001 as [[Olusegun Obasanjo#Other officials|Chief Economic Adviser]] to the President of [[Nigeria]] by [[Olusegun Obasanjo|President Olusegun Obasanjo]]. He is the CEO and Chief Strategist at the Economic and Business Strategies, with offices in the United States and Nigeria.
'''Magnus Lekara Kpakol''' was the Principal Consultant at VIJONS International in Dallas Texas and a visiting professor of economics at the [[University_of_Dallas | University of Dallas]] where he taught economic development and international economics before being appointed in 2001 as [[Olusegun Obasanjo#Other officials|Chief Economic Adviser]] <ref>{{cite news|title=University of Dallas professor named Nigerian adviser|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2001/07/23/daily41.html|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Dallas Business journal|date=Jul 26, 2001}}</ref> to the President of [[Nigeria]] by [[Olusegun Obasanjo|President Olusegun Obasanjo]]. He is the CEO and Chief Strategist at the Economic and Business Strategies, with offices in the United States and Nigeria.


[[File:Magnus L. Kpakol.jpg|thumb|right|Dr. Magnus L. Kpakol]]
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Magnus Kpakol was Chief Economic Adviser to the President of [[Nigeria]] from July 2001 to May 2003. While serving as Chief Economic Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo, he was also the Chief Executive Officer of the National Planning Commission, and a member of cabinet in the Federal Executive Council, working with the Minister of Finance, and Governor of the [[Central Bank of Nigeria|Central Bank]] on fiscal and monetary policies.
Magnus Kpakol was Chief Economic Adviser to the President of [[Nigeria]] from July 2001 to May 2003. While serving as Chief Economic Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo, he was also the Chief Executive Officer of the National Planning Commission, and a member of cabinet in the Federal Executive Council, working with the Minister of Finance, and Governor of the [[Central Bank of Nigeria|Central Bank]] on fiscal and monetary policies.


Beginning in June 2003, he served for eight years as a Senior Special Assistant to the President and was also the National Coordinator of the [[NAPEP|National Poverty Eradication Program (NAPEP)]]. His administration at National Poverty Eradication Program developed a unique Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program (COPE) with a Poverty Reduction Accelerator Investment (PRAI) component. He also adopted the Village Economic Development Solutions (Village Solutions); and initiated the Promise Keeper Partnership (PKP) program for poor people in faith based organizations <ref>{{cite news|title=Operators of keke NAPEP assured of federal support|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/05/operators-of-keke-napep-assured-of-federal-support/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Vanguard News|date=May 05, 2010}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nigeriannewsworld.com/content/pass-mark-napep |title=A Pass Mark For NAPEP &#124; Nigeria News World Magazine |publisher=Nigeriannewsworld.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-28}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=NDDC boss suggests ways to poverty eradication|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/04/nddc-boss-suggests-ways-to-poverty-eradication/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Vanguard|date=April 11, 2010}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=Delta NAPEP launches tricycles|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/01/delta-napep-launches-tricycles/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Vanguard|date=January 10, 2010}}</ref>. In respect of some of these programs he implemented at NAPEP, stories were published in the media about his being indicted by the Nigerian Senate, with claims of misappropriation<ref>{{cite web|author=February 23, 2010 |url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/02/senate-orders-kpakols-arrest-over-n2-4bn-keke-napep-contract/ |title=Senate orders Kpakol's arrest over N2.4bn Keke NAPEP contract - Vanguard News |publisher=Vanguardngr.com |date=2010-02-23 |accessdate=2013-10-28}}</ref> of funds and scam <ref>{{cite news|title=Reps summon ex-presidential aide over N20bn NAPEP funds|url=http://www.punchng.com/news/reps-summon-ex-presidential-aide-over-n20bn-napep-funds/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=PUNCH|publisher=John Ameh|date=FEBRUARY 21, 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|author=September 28, 2012 |url=http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/fgs-poverty-eradication-programme-a-failure-senator/ |title=FG’s poverty eradication programme, a failure – Senator — The Punch |publisher=Punchng.com |date=2012-09-28 |accessdate=2013-10-28}}</ref>, and also of his and the Senate's refutal of such stories<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/48750/1/n72bn-napep-scam-senate-denies-indicting-kpakol.html |title=N7.2Bn NAPEP Scam: Senate Denies Indicting Kpakol |publisher=thenigerianvoice.com |date=2011-03-28 |accessdate=2013-10-28}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=No fraud in the supply of Keke NAPEP, Kpakol|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/03/no-fraud-in-the-supply-of-keke-napep-kpakol/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Akoma Chinweoke|date=March 13, 2010}}</ref>
Beginning in June 2003, he served for eight years as a Senior Special Assistant to the President and was also the National Coordinator of the [[NAPEP|National Poverty Eradication Program (NAPEP)]]. His administration at National Poverty Eradication Program developed a unique Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program (COPE) with a Poverty Reduction Accelerator Investment (PRAI) component. He also adopted the Village Economic Development Solutions (Village Solutions); and initiated the Promise Keeper Partnership (PKP) program for poor people in faith based organizations <ref>{{cite news|title=Keke Napep embarks on fact finding mission|url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net/archive2/tblnews_Detail.php?id=69569|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=The Nation|date=2008-11-13}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=Operators of keke NAPEP assured of federal support|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/05/operators-of-keke-napep-assured-of-federal-support/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Vanguard News|date=May 05, 2010}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nigeriannewsworld.com/content/pass-mark-napep |title=A Pass Mark For NAPEP &#124; Nigeria News World Magazine |publisher=Nigeriannewsworld.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-28}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=NDDC boss suggests ways to poverty eradication|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/04/nddc-boss-suggests-ways-to-poverty-eradication/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Vanguard|date=April 11, 2010}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=Delta NAPEP launches tricycles|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/01/delta-napep-launches-tricycles/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Vanguard|date=January 10, 2010}}</ref>. In respect of some of these programs he implemented at NAPEP, stories were published in the media about his being indicted by the Nigerian Senate, with claims of misappropriation<ref>{{cite web|author=February 23, 2010 |url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/02/senate-orders-kpakols-arrest-over-n2-4bn-keke-napep-contract/ |title=Senate orders Kpakol's arrest over N2.4bn Keke NAPEP contract - Vanguard News |publisher=Vanguardngr.com |date=2010-02-23 |accessdate=2013-10-28}}</ref> of funds and scam <ref>{{cite news|title=Reps summon ex-presidential aide over N20bn NAPEP funds|url=http://www.punchng.com/news/reps-summon-ex-presidential-aide-over-n20bn-napep-funds/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=PUNCH|publisher=John Ameh|date=FEBRUARY 21, 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|author=September 28, 2012 |url=http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/fgs-poverty-eradication-programme-a-failure-senator/ |title=FG’s poverty eradication programme, a failure – Senator — The Punch |publisher=Punchng.com |date=2012-09-28 |accessdate=2013-10-28}}</ref>, and also of his and the Senate's refutal of such stories<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/48750/1/n72bn-napep-scam-senate-denies-indicting-kpakol.html |title=N7.2Bn NAPEP Scam: Senate Denies Indicting Kpakol |publisher=thenigerianvoice.com |date=2011-03-28 |accessdate=2013-10-28}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=No fraud in the supply of Keke NAPEP, Kpakol|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/03/no-fraud-in-the-supply-of-keke-napep-kpakol/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Akoma Chinweoke|date=March 13, 2010}}</ref>


== Recent and Other Professional Experience ==
== Recent and Other Professional Experience ==
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Before working with the [[Politics_of_Nigeria‎ | government of Nigeria]] as an advisor, he was a senior economist in the Planning & Research department of [[J._C._Penney | JCPenney Company]] based in Plano Texas. He was also a visiting professor of economics at the [[University of Dallas]] and previous to that an adjunct professor of economics at the same university; he also taught in the Graduate School of Business at the University of Dallas. He was also an adjunct lecturer and professor at the [[University of North Texas]] in Denton, and [[North Lake College]] in Irving, Texas. He was the Director and Principal Consultant at VIJONS, based in Dallas Texas.
Before working with the [[Politics_of_Nigeria‎ | government of Nigeria]] as an advisor, he was a senior economist in the Planning & Research department of [[J._C._Penney | JCPenney Company]] based in Plano Texas. He was also a visiting professor of economics at the [[University of Dallas]] and previous to that an adjunct professor of economics at the same university; he also taught in the Graduate School of Business at the University of Dallas. He was also an adjunct lecturer and professor at the [[University of North Texas]] in Denton, and [[North Lake College]] in Irving, Texas. He was the Director and Principal Consultant at VIJONS, based in Dallas Texas.


He served as a consultant for the United Nations Development Program ([[UNDP]]), He has spoken at conferences around the world and appeared on various articles, radio and TV programs <ref>{{cite news|title=Welfare deal for Nigeria's poor|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7137969.stm|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=BBC News|issue=The Nigerian government is launching a welfare scheme to help poor families|date=Tuesday, 11 December 2007}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=What manner of ‘human element’?|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/08/what-manner-of-%E2%80%98human-element%E2%80%99/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Mohammed Adamu|date=August 21, 2011}}</ref> <ref>http://ww2.radionigeria.gov.ng/fc/OctoberLecture/2009%20Annual%20October%20Lecture_Dr%20Magnus%20Kpakol.pdf</ref> <ref>{{cite web|author=October 17, 2009 |url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/10/poverty-is-always-the-result-of-the-inability-of-people-to-overcome-elements-of-the-environment-dr-magnus-kpakol/ |title=Poverty is always the result of the inability of people to overcome elements of the environment...Dr. Magnus Kpakol - Vanguard News |publisher=Vanguardngr.com |date=2009-10-17 |accessdate=2013-10-28}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=80m Nigerians are poor – Kpakol|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/05/80m-nigerians-are-poor-kpakol/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=VICTORIA OJEME|date=May 18, 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=Nigeria yet to eradicate poverty – Kpakol|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/10/nigeria-yet-to-eradicate-poverty-kpakol/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Victoria Ojeme|date=October 17, 2010}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=Poverty is always the result of the inability of people to overcome elements of the environment…Dr. Magnus Kpakol - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/10/poverty-is-always-the-result-of-the-inability-of-people-to-overcome-elements-of-the-environment-dr-magnus-kpakol|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/10/poverty-is-always-the-result-of-the-inability-of-people-to-overcome-elements-of-the-environment-dr-magnus-kpakol/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Vivien Wehweh|date=October 17, 2009}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=Just Seeing The Light Of Poverty|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/05/just-seeing-the-light-of-poverty/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Vanguard|date=May 20, 2011}}</ref>. He founded MAGONI Productions, the creators of Magoni music with roots in Ogoni rhythm.
He served as a consultant for the United Nations Development Program ([[UNDP]]), He has spoken at conferences around the world and appeared on various articles, radio and TV programs <ref>{{cite news|title=In Care of Nigeria's Poor|url=http://gap.newamerica.net/events/2008/care_nigerias_poor|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=New America Foundation|issue=Lessons from Africa's Giant on Using Cash Incentives to Change Behavior, Fight Poverty and Build Wealth|publisher=Jeff Meyer}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=Welfare deal for Nigeria's poor|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7137969.stm|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=BBC News|issue=The Nigerian government is launching a welfare scheme to help poor families|date=Tuesday, 11 December 2007}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=What manner of ‘human element’?|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/08/what-manner-of-%E2%80%98human-element%E2%80%99/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Mohammed Adamu|date=August 21, 2011}}</ref> <ref>http://ww2.radionigeria.gov.ng/fc/OctoberLecture/2009%20Annual%20October%20Lecture_Dr%20Magnus%20Kpakol.pdf</ref> <ref name="National Catholic Reporter">{{cite news|title=Chase Bank says Mexico memo 'not policy.'(consultant Riordan Roett's recommendation of 'elimination' of Zapatista unrest)|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Chase+Bank+says+Mexico+memo+%27not+policy.%27%28consultant+Riordan+Roett%27s...-a016732834|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=The Free Library}}</ref> [http://www.indoafricanbusiness.com/pdf/Indo-Africa-Feb-Apr-2006.pdf Redoubling Efforts to BoostExports] <ref>{{cite web|author=October 17, 2009 |url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/10/poverty-is-always-the-result-of-the-inability-of-people-to-overcome-elements-of-the-environment-dr-magnus-kpakol/ |title=Poverty is always the result of the inability of people to overcome elements of the environment...Dr. Magnus Kpakol - Vanguard News |publisher=Vanguardngr.com |date=2009-10-17 |accessdate=2013-10-28}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=Poverty Level Still High, Says NEPAD Boss|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/poverty-level-still-high-says-nepad-boss/72082/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=ThisDay Live|publisher=Yemi Akinsuyi|date=14 Dec 2010}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=80m Nigerians are poor – Kpakol|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/05/80m-nigerians-are-poor-kpakol/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=VICTORIA OJEME|date=May 18, 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=Nigeria yet to eradicate poverty – Kpakol|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/10/nigeria-yet-to-eradicate-poverty-kpakol/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Victoria Ojeme|date=October 17, 2010}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=Poverty is always the result of the inability of people to overcome elements of the environment…Dr. Magnus Kpakol - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/10/poverty-is-always-the-result-of-the-inability-of-people-to-overcome-elements-of-the-environment-dr-magnus-kpakol|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/10/poverty-is-always-the-result-of-the-inability-of-people-to-overcome-elements-of-the-environment-dr-magnus-kpakol/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Vivien Wehweh|date=October 17, 2009}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=Just Seeing The Light Of Poverty|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/05/just-seeing-the-light-of-poverty/|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Vanguard News|publisher=Vanguard|date=May 20, 2011}}</ref>. He founded MAGONI Productions, the creators of Magoni music with roots in Ogoni rhythm.


Kpakol was a member of the Board of Trustees of [[John Brown University]] in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. He is a member of the Dallas Economists’ Club, where he was chairman of the Education Committee. He is also a member of the American Economic Association, the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) and its International Roundtable.
Kpakol was a member of the Board of Trustees of [[John Brown University]] in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. He is a member of the Dallas Economists’ Club, where he was chairman of the Education Committee. He is also a member of the American Economic Association, the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) and its International Roundtable.

Revision as of 13:40, 21 July 2014

  • Comment: @Anne Delong, APerson, RadioFan, and DGG: This hasn't been significantly edited since APerson's decline of November 10 for lack of notability, but that is at odds with Anne Delong's comment of July 31. I was going to summarily decline as "no change since last decline" but then I noticed Anne's comment. Pinging past reviewers/commenters for input. My take: I have not checked the references for suitability, but if even a few of them are suitable and, together, the suitable references provide significant coverage, then WP:GNG is met. If not, then it is not met, but the person may still be notable, in which cases the submission should either be accepted and tagged as needing better references or declined pending better references. Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Nigeria may be a good place to ask for help if this isn't a clear-cut "accept" or "reject." @Ola olus: This would've been a lot easier to accept if you had edited the article after November 10 in a way that clearly addressed APerson's concerns of a lack of notability, and/or if you had worked with him on his talk page or at the AFC Help Desk to see what those concerns were. Also, a note for any reviewer that might accept this page: Please ask an administrator to help review the deleted versions of Magnus Kpakol and Magnus L. Kpakol to see if a history-merge is necessary. You can file this request at Wikipedia:Cut-and-paste-move repair holding pen. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 15:16, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
  • Comment: An article with the name Magnus L. Kpakol was deleted by @Jimfbleak: on 2012-03-05 as "G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion: unsourced biography of a living person".
    An article with the name Magnus Kpakol was deleted by @Fastily: on 00:30, 5 January 2012 as "Expired PROD, concern was: Promotional biography with only self-published reference".
    I have some concern that a WP:HISTMERGE to one or both of these older articles may be needed for attribution purposes. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 21:00, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment: This submission probably needs more sources that reference the notability of the subject. APerson (talk!) 13:41, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment: It seems as though Mr. Kpakol is a notable person, so it's important that his article be appropriately neutral and properly sourced, so that it will not be deleted again as has happened once already. First, please do not cite Dpedia, which copied the text from the now deleted Wikipedia article; this is circular referencing. Second, the references have been written in a way that it is difficult to tell the source of the information. Each reference should have only it's actual title, not on that you have made up expressing a point of view, plus the name of the publisher and date, and the name of the journalist or other author who wrote it if available. I have fixed one for you (Business Today). Mentioning Mr. Kpakol's accomplishments is appropriate, but commenting on their importance or effectiveness is not; the article writer should hold a neutral point of view about everything in the article. When these issues have been resolved, please submit the article again. —Anne Delong (talk) 21:52, 31 July 2013 (UTC)


Magnus Lekara Kpakol was the Principal Consultant at VIJONS International in Dallas Texas and a visiting professor of economics at the University of Dallas where he taught economic development and international economics before being appointed in 2001 as Chief Economic Adviser [1] to the President of Nigeria by President Olusegun Obasanjo. He is the CEO and Chief Strategist at the Economic and Business Strategies, with offices in the United States and Nigeria.

Dr. Magnus L. Kpakol

Early Life and Education

Magnus Lekara Kpakol, Ph.D. was born in B. Dere, Gokana in Rivers State of Nigeria. He attended St. Pius X Secondary School, Bodo, and Baptist High School, Port Harcourt before leaving for the United States as a teenager in the mid 1970s. He obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Wisconsin, (1978); did graduate studies in Economics and Industrial Relations at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis and in 1982, obtained a Master of Science Degree in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations at the University of North Texas in Denton. In 1983 he received an M.A. in Political Economy from the University of Texas at Dallas from where in 1988 he also obtained a Ph.D in Political Economy, specializing in economic development and international economics.

Presidential Advisor

Magnus Kpakol was Chief Economic Adviser to the President of Nigeria from July 2001 to May 2003. While serving as Chief Economic Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo, he was also the Chief Executive Officer of the National Planning Commission, and a member of cabinet in the Federal Executive Council, working with the Minister of Finance, and Governor of the Central Bank on fiscal and monetary policies.

Beginning in June 2003, he served for eight years as a Senior Special Assistant to the President and was also the National Coordinator of the National Poverty Eradication Program (NAPEP). His administration at National Poverty Eradication Program developed a unique Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program (COPE) with a Poverty Reduction Accelerator Investment (PRAI) component. He also adopted the Village Economic Development Solutions (Village Solutions); and initiated the Promise Keeper Partnership (PKP) program for poor people in faith based organizations [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]. In respect of some of these programs he implemented at NAPEP, stories were published in the media about his being indicted by the Nigerian Senate, with claims of misappropriation[7] of funds and scam [8] [9], and also of his and the Senate's refutal of such stories[10] [11]

Recent and Other Professional Experience

Magnus Kpakol lives in Dallas, Texas, where he is the Chairman, CEO and Chief Strategist at the Economic and Business Strategies (EBS)[12]; he is also the host of Magnus Kpakol gvA [13], a global economic trends show on Africa carried around the world on Africa Independent Television. He is also the Founder and Chairman of the Economic Growth and Development Center (EGDC), the initiators of SHAFRI [14] and Village Solutions; Chairman of VIJONS, an International Business and Management Consulting firm based in Dallas, Texas.

Before working with the government of Nigeria as an advisor, he was a senior economist in the Planning & Research department of JCPenney Company based in Plano Texas. He was also a visiting professor of economics at the University of Dallas and previous to that an adjunct professor of economics at the same university; he also taught in the Graduate School of Business at the University of Dallas. He was also an adjunct lecturer and professor at the University of North Texas in Denton, and North Lake College in Irving, Texas. He was the Director and Principal Consultant at VIJONS, based in Dallas Texas.

He served as a consultant for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), He has spoken at conferences around the world and appeared on various articles, radio and TV programs [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] Redoubling Efforts to BoostExports [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]. He founded MAGONI Productions, the creators of Magoni music with roots in Ogoni rhythm.

Kpakol was a member of the Board of Trustees of John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. He is a member of the Dallas Economists’ Club, where he was chairman of the Education Committee. He is also a member of the American Economic Association, the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) and its International Roundtable.

References

  1. ^ "University of Dallas professor named Nigerian adviser". Dallas Business journal. Jul 26, 2001. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Keke Napep embarks on fact finding mission". The Nation. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Operators of keke NAPEP assured of federal support". Vanguard News. Vanguard News. May 05, 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "A Pass Mark For NAPEP | Nigeria News World Magazine". Nigeriannewsworld.com. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  5. ^ "NDDC boss suggests ways to poverty eradication". Vanguard. Vanguard News. April 11, 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Delta NAPEP launches tricycles". Vanguard. Vanguard News. January 10, 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  7. ^ February 23, 2010 (2010-02-23). "Senate orders Kpakol's arrest over N2.4bn Keke NAPEP contract - Vanguard News". Vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 2013-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Reps summon ex-presidential aide over N20bn NAPEP funds". John Ameh. PUNCH. FEBRUARY 21, 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ September 28, 2012 (2012-09-28). "FG's poverty eradication programme, a failure – Senator — The Punch". Punchng.com. Retrieved 2013-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "N7.2Bn NAPEP Scam: Senate Denies Indicting Kpakol". thenigerianvoice.com. 2011-03-28. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  11. ^ "No fraud in the supply of Keke NAPEP, Kpakol". Akoma Chinweoke. Vanguard News. March 13, 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  12. ^ "EBS Global". EBS Global. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  13. ^ "Magnus Kpakol-gvA". Magnus Kpakol-gvA. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  14. ^ "Study Hall Africa • ...learning is fun". Studyhallafrica.com. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  15. ^ "In Care of Nigeria's Poor". No. Lessons from Africa's Giant on Using Cash Incentives to Change Behavior, Fight Poverty and Build Wealth. Jeff Meyer. New America Foundation. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  16. ^ "Welfare deal for Nigeria's poor". No. The Nigerian government is launching a welfare scheme to help poor families. BBC News. Tuesday, 11 December 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ "What manner of 'human element'?". Mohammed Adamu. Vanguard News. August 21, 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  18. ^ http://ww2.radionigeria.gov.ng/fc/OctoberLecture/2009%20Annual%20October%20Lecture_Dr%20Magnus%20Kpakol.pdf
  19. ^ "Chase Bank says Mexico memo 'not policy.'(consultant Riordan Roett's recommendation of 'elimination' of Zapatista unrest)". The Free Library. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  20. ^ October 17, 2009 (2009-10-17). "Poverty is always the result of the inability of people to overcome elements of the environment...Dr. Magnus Kpakol - Vanguard News". Vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 2013-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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