Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D. Thesis Award 2021: Call for Applications

The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos hereby announces the 2021 call for applications for the Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D. Thesis Award in African and Diaspora Studies. This award seeks to encourage and appreciate young intellectuals whose Ph.D. theses address African and diaspora issues and the reconfiguration of African Studies. The…

SPGS Holds 2019/2020 Annual Lecture Thursday, June 3

The 2019/2020 Annual Lecture of the School of Postgraduate Studies holds on Thursday, June 3, 2021. Venue: J.F. Ade Ajayi Auditorium Time: 11:00 a.m. prompt Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro FAS will deliver the lecture themed; “Funding Postgraduate Education and Research in Nigerian Universities”. Chairman, MTN Communication Nigeria Limited;…

UNILAG Hosts First Ever Virtual Research Conference, Makes Recommendations for Environmental Sustainability and Economic Development

On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the University of Lagos hosted its first ever Virtual Research Conference, the 15th in the series of Annual  Research Conferences and Fairs. Held at the Arthur Mbanefo Digital Resource Centre, over 400 participants from the academia and industry, all around the world, attended the conference, leveraging on the blended (online and…

LAGOS-ACC Graduate Conference in African Studies: Call for Abstracts

The Lagos African Cluster Centre (Lagos-ACC) cordially invites graduate students conducting research on themes relating to Africa to apply to participate in its first Graduate Conference at the University of Lagos. The Conference, with the theme:“Studying Contemporary Africa: Politics, Society and Decoloniality” aims to provide the following: critical peer driven feedback on a substantial piece…