{"id":3164,"date":"2016-02-24T09:07:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T09:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sktthemesdemo.net\/complete\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2025-08-12T08:42:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T08:42:12","slug":"about-us-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/about-us-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>This was followed by an inauguration lecture entitled \u201cThe Global Migration Crisis: Identity, Ethical and Economic Entailment\u201d, which was delivered by Prof. Abolade Adeniji of the Department of History and International Studies, Lagos State University.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sectionrow\"><div class=\"cols4\"> \r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"team-thumb\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/our-team\/prof-ayodele-yusuff\/\" title=\"Prof. Ayodele yusuff\"><img width=\"1498\" height=\"1969\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dr.-Yusuf2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dr.-Yusuf2.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dr.-Yusuf2-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dr.-Yusuf2-779x1024.jpg 779w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dr.-Yusuf2-768x1009.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dr.-Yusuf2-1169x1536.jpg 1169w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dr.-Yusuf2-600x789.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1498px) 100vw, 1498px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"team-infobox\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/our-team\/prof-ayodele-yusuff\/\">Prof. Ayodele yusuff<\/a><\/h3><span>Director IADS <\/span><p>Ayo YUSUFF is a Research Professor in the Institute of<\/p><div class=\"social-icons\"><a href=\"#\" title=\"facebook-square\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook-square fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"#\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"#\" title=\"google\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-google fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"#\" title=\"envelope\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cols4\"> \r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"team-thumb\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/our-team\/teniola-tonade\/\" title=\"Dr. Moses Yakubu\"><img width=\"1484\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dr.-Yakubu-e1754903709257-12.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dr.-Yakubu-e1754903709257-12.png 1484w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dr.-Yakubu-e1754903709257-12-278x300.png 278w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dr.-Yakubu-e1754903709257-12-950x1024.png 950w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dr.-Yakubu-e1754903709257-12-768x828.png 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dr.-Yakubu-e1754903709257-12-1425x1536.png 1425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1484px) 100vw, 1484px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"team-infobox\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/our-team\/teniola-tonade\/\">Dr. Moses Yakubu<\/a><\/h3><span>Deputy Director<\/span><p>Yakubu Moses Joseph is a Research Associate Professor and also<\/p><div class=\"social-icons\"><a href=\"#\" title=\"facebook-square\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook-square fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"#\" title=\"linkedin\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-linkedin fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"#\" title=\"google\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-google fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"#\" title=\"envelope\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cols4\"> \r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"team-thumb\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/our-team\/bolatito-kolawole\/\" title=\"Prof. &#8216;kayode Eesuola\"><img width=\"526\" height=\"705\" 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href=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/our-team\/john-doe\/\">Dr. Abisoye Eleshin<\/a><\/h3><span>Senior Research Fellow<\/span><p>Abisoye Eleshin is a Senior Research Fellow at IADS. He<\/p><div class=\"social-icons\"><a href=\"#\" title=\"facebook-square\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook-square fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"#\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"#\" title=\"google\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-google fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"#\" title=\"envelope\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cols4\"> \r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"team-thumb\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/our-team\/jaclin-2\/\" title=\"Bolatito Kolawole\"><img width=\"241\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-13.33.08.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-13.33.08.jpeg 241w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-13.33.08-235x300.jpeg 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"team-infobox\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/our-team\/jaclin-2\/\">Bolatito Kolawole<\/a><\/h3><span>Junior Research Fellow<\/span><p>Bolatito Kolawole holds a B.A. in Black Studies and French<\/p><div class=\"social-icons\"><a href=\"#\" title=\"youtube\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-youtube fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"#\" title=\"linkedin\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-linkedin fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"#\" title=\"google\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-google fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"#\" title=\"envelope-o\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope-o fa-1x\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <!-- 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\/our-team\/jaclin-2\/?sktbuilder=true\", \"pageId\": 2832, \"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\": \"Bolatito Kolawole\" }) });<\/script><!-- end sktbuilder starter -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 9, 2017 IADS UNILAG, was inaugurated, following a series of events attended by staff and students including invited guests and the media. 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