IADS-UNILAG Hosts Inaugural Lagos Conference, September 25–27
The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos, presents the inaugural 2025 Lagos Conference, themed: “Our Lagos, Their Lagos.” Date: Thursday, September 25 – Saturday, September 27, 2025Opening Time: 10:00 a.m.Venue: Arthur Mbanefo Digital Research Centre, University of Lagos The Lagos Conference will bring together over 100 scholars, activists, and leaders for a critical exploration of Lagos’ identity. Discussions will engage with the city’s heritage, disputes, migration patterns, and the urban and […]
Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, 2025: Call for Applications
The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos (UNILAG) is calling for applications for the 2025 Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D. Thesis Award in African and Diaspora Studies. This prestigious award seeks to encourage and appreciate early career scholars whose Ph.D. theses address African and diaspora issues and the reconfiguration of African Studies. The award promotes trailblazing intellectual and multidisciplinary research works in African Studies. The honouree of the award is Professor Rahamon […]
UNILAG-IADS Champions African Traditional Medicine at 2025 Traditional Medicine Day Celebration
he Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos (IADS-UNILAG), on Thursday, August 28, 2025, marked its 2025 Traditional Medicine Day, emphasizing the need to integrate African traditional medicines into modern healthcare systems. The event, themed “African Traditional Medicine: Implications of Patronage and Cost,” featured discussions on increasing global recognition, research, and acceptance of traditional medicines. Call for Integration and RecognitionThe Director of IADS, Professor Luqman Yusuff, condemned the perceived marginalization of herbal medicines, […]
UNILAG VC Appoints Research Prof. Yusuff as Director, IADS
Research Prof. Luqman Ayodele Yusuff has been appointed as Director, Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), UNILAG. This appointment is for a period of two (2) years with effect from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2027. Research Prof. Yusuff takes up this post after serving in acting capacity from Friday, May 2, 2025 to July 31, 2025. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Folasade Ogunsola, OON, FAS, on behalf of […]
IADS, UNILAG Holds Stakeholder Workshop, June 11
The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), a research hub in University of Lagos (UNILAG), will hold a Stakeholder Workshop as scheduled below: Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025Time: 10:00 a.m.Venue: IADS Gallery, J.P. Clark Building, UNILAG. The Workshop, with the theme: “Lagos, Yet Not Lagos – Plan for a Heritage-Based Detty December”, will explore how stakeholders can rethink and reshape the structure and impact of Detty December in Lagos to showcase Lagos, its culture […]
