Participants at the Second (2nd) University of Lagos African Cluster Centre (UNILAG-ACC) Graduate Conference in African Studies have been encouraged to adopt critical thinking in the evaluation of issue(s), and Africa’s narratives. With the theme: Developing Theories within the African Studies Research Space, the three-day Conference commenced with an Opening Session on Wednesday, September 20,…
The Second (2nd) University of Lagos African Cluster Centre (UNILAG-ACC) Graduate Conference in African Studies holds from Wednesday, September 20 to Friday, September 22, 2023 at the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), UNILAG, Akoka. With the theme: Developing Theories within the African Studies Research Space, the conference will be a convergence of early…
The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos hereby announces the 2023 call for applications for the Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D. Thesis Award in African and Diaspora Studies. This prestigious award seeks to encourage and appreciate young intellectuals whose Ph.D. theses address African and diaspora issues and the reconfiguration of African Studies. The…
The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, African Cluster Centre, University of Lagos has received Dr. Magret Jongore of Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe as a Visiting Research Fellow. Dr. Jongore, who resumed on Thursday, March 2, 2023, will be in the University for a period of three (3) months. Similarly, the Institute will…
The time has come for African interdisciplinary research to thrive with the development of a Digital Research Environment (DRE). That was the kernel of deliberations held at the office of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, FAS, when participants of the workshop on Digital Research Environment paid her a courtesy visit on Thursday, January 19, 2023.…
A Research Professor of Linguistics and Language Engineering in the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos, Professor Luqman Ayodele Yusuff has solicited a reengineering of indigenous languages with a view to showcasing and projecting the richness of Africa’s intellectual monuments. While delivering the 6th Inaugural Lecture for the 2021/2022 Academic Session,…
“To a Diasporian, the homeland is a cemetery, because he wants a decent place to be buried” – Dr. Henrietta Omo Eshalomi Those were the words of the winner of the Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D. Thesis Award 2022, Dr. Henrietta Omo Eshalomi, at the formal presentation of the Award by the Institute of African and…
The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS) has announced Henrietta Omo Eshalomi, of the University of Ibadan as the winner of the 2022 Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D. Thesis Award in African Studies. The Director of the Institute, Prof. Muyiwa Falaiye, made the announcement on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at the IADS Gallery, J. P.…
The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS) is set to announce and present the winner of the 2022 Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D Thesis in African Studies Award. The events will hold as follows: Announcement of the Winner Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Time: 11: 00 a.m. Venue: IADS Gallery, JP Clark Building, UNILAG,…
On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, Acting Director of the UNILAG Medical Centre, Dr. O. Coker, and heads of the various units at the Medical Centre, including Dr. Charles Ibesiok, Mrs. Adejoke Hannah, Mr. Makolo Temitayo, Pharmacist Dorcas; Mr. Shina Quadri, Mrs. Olajumo Oluwakemi, Mr. Razak, Mr. Ebun Oluranti and others, paid a courtesy visit to…