LECTURE BY DR. ADAMA KABORE

August 19, 2025 Bilqis Alayaki

Dr. Adama Kabore, a Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow from the Université Norbert ZONGO de Koudougou (Burkina Faso) delivered a comprehensive lecture on the migration and socio-economic integration of Nigerians in Burkina Faso, focusing on historical contexts, motivations for migration, and the integration process. He outlined the significant factors driving Nigerian migration, including economic opportunities, political instability, and historical conflicts such as the Biafra war.

TOPIC: MIGRATIONS, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL INTEGRATION OF NIGERIANS IN BURKINA FASO (20TH-EARLY 21ST CENTURY)

DATE: 20TH AUGUST, 2025

TIME: 12 NOON WAT

The J. P. Clark Centre, a structure adjacent to the Faculty of Arts,
University Of Lagos

Mon - Fri: 8.00AM to 4.00PM

iads@unilag.edu.ng
myakubu@unilag.edu.ng

ABOUT IADS

On August 9, 2017 IADS UNILAG, was inaugurated, following a series of events attended by staff and students including invited guests and the media. The former Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Rahamon Bello accompanied by the University Management was on hand to unveil the IADS signpost at the J. P. Clark Centre.

This was followed by an inauguration lecture entitled “The Global Migration Crisis: Identity, Ethical and Economic Entailment”, which was delivered by Prof. Abolade Adeniji of the Department of History and International Studies, Lagos State University.