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Doctor | Open Science Advocate | Mandela Washington Fellow | #Plan_S Ambassador | Political Strategist | Founder @OpenAccessNG | Changemaker

Nigeria
Joined September 2009
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I no longer visit but for this I’m making an exception: The editors of 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 & 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴 have resigned en masse. We’re starting a new diamond open-access journal with @openlibhums dailynous.com/2024/05/22/edi…
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At @cOAlitionS_OA we are envisioning a community-based scholarly communication system fit for #OpenScience in the 21st century, based on five principles. 🟠coalition-s.org/towards-resp… Follow this thread 🧵for a quick overview! #OpenAccess #ResponsiblePublishing [1/7]
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.@cOAlitionS_OA is seeking to engage the services of a consultant to explore how a globally fair pricing model for #OpenAccess academic publishing could be devised and implemented. Applications by March 13, 2023 More info: coalition-s.org/developing-a…
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📢Announcing DORA’s 10th Anniversary Celebration #DORAat10 in May 2023! 🌐We're hosting two plenary sessions on the past & future of research assessment, & we're also inviting YOU to organize an event on research assessment along with us! 📋Learn more: ow.ly/mCXY50MAAk0
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Big news from @WHOSTP on advancing open & equitable research: 2023 announced as the Year of Open Science across the U.S. government! #openscience #openaccess whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-upd…
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📢Interested in changing research culture? We are seeking self-nominations from individuals in Africa to fill an open position for an at-large member on the Steering Committee! 📚Find more info & the form to self-nominate: ow.ly/qunZ50LQpJZ
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Transformative Journals: analysis of Year 1 (2021) Read the blog post by @robertkiley on the first full year of the @cOAlitionS_OA Transformative Journals programme ✍️coalition-s.org/blog/transfo… #Plan_S #OpenAccess #TransformativeJournals
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POLL: Who will you prefer as APC presidential candidate? #2023Elections
20%Bola Tinubu
40%Yemi Osinbajo
28%Rotimi Amaechi
12%Yahaya Bello
23,013 votes • Final results
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I love the Russian people. That is why I have to tell you the truth. Please watch and share.
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.@cOAlitionS_OA calls publishers to make their #OpenAccess submission policies, workflows and contracts more transparent for authors at the outset of the process, and thus, help authors meet their pre-existing grant conditions. coalition-s.org/enabling-ope… #Plan_S #RetainYourRights
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📢 DORA is excited to announce a NEW grant program to support individuals or teams who want to advance academic assessment reform at their institutions! Accepting applications now! 📆Applications close: 10 December 2021 🔗Learn more and apply today: ow.ly/4wUV50GGP2E
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The Journal Checker Tool becomes more user-friendly thanks to your feedback. Here is what’s new & improved: coalition-s.org/journal-chec… #Plan_S #JournalCheckerTool #JCT #OpenAccess @cOAlitionS_OA
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The struggle has just begun, & the people of this country must brace up to take their destinies into their hands. Where do the National Assembly members stand? With @Mbuhari, or on the side of democracy & their constituents who they represent? #EndSARS #TwitterBanInNigeria
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With responses from >1600 journals, the study on community-driven #OpenAccess journals finds that diamond journals represent a vast archipelago of relatively small journals serving a wide variety of scientific communities. More:🔸doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.45587… #OAdiamondstudy #Plan_S
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Unboxing the Journal Checker Tool: How does the #JournalCheckerTool work? What options of #Plan_S compliance do I have? Read this post by @hjhope and find out! 👉coalition-s.org/blog/unboxin… #CheckJCT #OpenAccess @cOAlitionS_OA
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A strong case for making all scientific articles #openaccess - open + machine readable = faster progress. #openscience cziscience.medium.com/extrac…
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Nigeria’s President addresses the nation, following the killing of unarmed protesters on Tuesday and doesn’t directly address the killing of unarmed protesters on Tuesday. #EndSARS
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"We were sitting on the ground singing the national anthem, most of us had flags in our hands and we raised it up. They opened fire at us ... it became total chaos." Eyewitnesses of the #Lekkitollgate #EndSARS protest talk about Tuesday night's shooting: bbc.in/3kkhZz0
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‘They wanted to kill us' - #endsars protesters at the Lekki toll bridge blame soldiers for the violence, but the Nigerian Army says it wasn't them. Eye-witnesses tell the BBC what they saw. xitter.cf/BBCAfrica/status/13189…
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Open access justly eliminates paywalls that are a major barrier to research access. @mendulla #openaccess #OpenScience #openknowledge #knowledgesharing #research #mondaythoughts
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