{"id":10103,"date":"2026-08-17T10:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T10:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=10103"},"modified":"2026-08-17T10:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T10:43:07","slug":"research-prof-ayodele-yusuff-was-inducted-into-the-nigerian-academy-of-lettersnal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/research-prof-ayodele-yusuff-was-inducted-into-the-nigerian-academy-of-lettersnal\/","title":{"rendered":"RESEARCH PROF. 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The prestigious ceremony brought together distinguished scholars, academics, writers, researchers, and intellectuals to celebrate outstanding contributions to the literary and scholarly development of Nigeria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b861a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b861a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-17-at-10.15.08-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-17-at-10.15.08-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-17-at-10.15.08-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-17-at-10.15.08.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8092cb9\" data-id=\"8092cb9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afe67e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4afe67e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos, proudly celebrates its Director on his induction as a <b>Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL)<\/b>, a distinguished recognition of excellence and contribution to scholarship, intellectual discourse, and the advancement of knowledge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b140d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b140d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-17-at-10.15.30-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-17-at-10.15.30-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-17-at-10.15.30-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-17-at-10.15.30-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-17-at-10.15.30.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <!-- sktbuilder starter --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/sktbuilder-frontend-starter.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder-wordpress-driver.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var starter = new SktbuilderStarter({\"mode\": \"prod\", \"skip\":[\"jquery\",\"underscore\",\"backbone\"],\"sktbuilderUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/\", \"driver\": new SktbuilderWordpressDriver({\"ajaxUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\", \"iframeUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/research-prof-ayodele-yusuff-was-inducted-into-the-nigerian-academy-of-lettersnal\/?sktbuilder=true\", \"pageId\": 10103, \"pages\": [{\"title\":\"Publications\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=297&action=sktbuilder\"},{\"title\":\"Home\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=3293&action=sktbuilder\"}], \"page\": \"RESEARCH PROF. 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