Toyin Falola
21 Jan
The University of Lagos has conferred on renowned historian and foremost scholar, Professor Toyin Falola, the honourary Doctoral Degree of Letters (D.Litt) at the institution’s 54th convocation ceremonies.
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Professor of African History, Toyin Falola, has tied the revival of fading African traditions and customs to the ingenuity and ubiquity of digital platforms.
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The Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, United States of America, Toyin Falola, has described Nigeria’s youth culture as vibrant, driving the country towards unexplored socioeconomic territories. Professor Falola made this known while delivering the 37th and 38th combined convocation…
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