Stakeholders discuss State of the Nation at History Conference
Stakeholders from the academia, political space, people of different backgrounds, and students gathered on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 to take part in this year’s 2022 Conference on Contemporary Nigeria. The event which was organized by the Department of History and Strategic Studies, with the title, Nigeria: Politics, Economy Security and Society is aimed at exploring developments in Nigeria since the late 20th century. In his welcome remarks, the Head of Department, Professor David Àwóràwò, said […]
Professor Rufus Akinyele Appointed Vice-Chancellor, Maranatha University, Lagos
Professor Rufus Taiwo Akinyele of the Department of History and Strategic Studies, Faculty of Arts has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of Maranatha University, Lagos. The appointment is with effect from Monday, October 10, 2022. Professor Akinyele joined the services of the University of Lagos in January 1990 and rose through the ranks to become a Professor in 2005. Prior to this appointment, he had served as Director of the Centre for African Regional Integration and Border […]
NAL holds 24th Annual Convocation and Investiture of New Fellows
On Thursday 11th August 2022, families, friends, and associatesof the Nigeria Academy of Letters (NAL) from all over the world converged at the J. F Ade Ajayi Auditorium of the University of Lagos for the Academy’s 24th Annual Convocation and Investiture of new Fellows. With the theme, Cultural Commonality in Nigeria Heterogeneity, the event provided a platform for worthy professors across the field of Humanities to be honoured as Fellows of the Academy. Delivering the convocation lecture titled, “The Republic of Dignity: The Nigerian Common Humanity in a Culturally Heterogeneous Nigeria’’, Professor Simeon Ilesanmi of Wake Forest University, USA, highlighted the need for respect of the dignity […]
Professor Ope-Davies awarded Visiting Professorship Fellowship
Professor Tunde Ope-Davies of the Department of English and Director of the Centre for Digital Humanities, UNILAG has been awarded a 3-month Visiting Professorship Fellowship at the University of Hamburg, Germany. This fellowship, commencing May 2022, was awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation as part of its Alumni Sponsorship and Network programmes. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe, FAS, congratulates Professor Tunde Ope-Davies on this fellowship and wishes him a successful stay at the […]
Unilag Don awarded grant from the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Art Cultural Exchange Programme
Professor Adepeju Layiwola of the Department of Creative Arts, Faculty of Arts has won a research grant from the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Art Cultural Exchange Programme for a project titled “Telling Textile Tales”. This grant is part of the support programme to cultural institutions, artists, festivals and creative works between the Sub-Saharan African region and the United Kingdom. The project, “Telling Textile Tales”, is intended to capture the various knowledge areas surrounding the art of […]
