{"id":7376,"date":"2025-02-26T13:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=7376"},"modified":"2025-03-14T09:18:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T09:18:34","slug":"iads-celebrates-black-history-month-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/2025\/02\/26\/iads-celebrates-black-history-month-3\/","title":{"rendered":"IADS CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7376\" class=\"elementor elementor-7376\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58a9559 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58a9559\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b52597\" data-id=\"8b52597\" 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-f6c5e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6c5e20\" 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<h6>Celebrating excellence and innovation at the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 this Black History Month!\u00a0<\/h6>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6eefaf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6eefaf4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7394d2b\" data-id=\"7394d2b\" 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-81e287f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81e287f\" 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\/2025\/02\/sch1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sch1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sch1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sch1.jpeg 810w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6584d08\" data-id=\"6584d08\" 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-602346e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"602346e\" 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\/2025\/02\/grp1-1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/grp1-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/grp1-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/grp1-1.jpeg 960w\" 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-079f0f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"079f0f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-213084d\" data-id=\"213084d\" 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-0291270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0291270\" 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<h6>Oluwatomisin Ayodeji Nejo of International School, Lagos emerged the winner of this year\u2019s essay competition entitled \u201cEntrepreneurship as a solution to unemployment in Nigeria\u201d. Mariam Yunusa Ogaji of Yaba College of Technology Secondary School came second position while Aliyah Adebusolami Baruwa of Grace High School, Gbagada took the third place. We commend all the students that participated in this year\u2019s essay writing and a special congratulation goes to the top three winners. Your visionary ideas and dedication inspire change and hope for a brighter future in Nigeria and beyond.\u00a0<\/h6>\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-da2e025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da2e025\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1st-position-576x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1st-position-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1st-position-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1st-position.jpeg 607w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Professor Sunday Adebisi presenting a plaque to the winner<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8b144f\" data-id=\"b8b144f\" 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-d287b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d287b3a\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-BHM-Winning-Essay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Reading-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Reading-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Reading-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Reading.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Oluwatomisin Ayodeji Nejo reading his essay<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7618594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7618594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-BHM-Winning-Essay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ THE WINNING ESSAY<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ccf3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86ccf3d\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2nd-position-576x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2nd-position-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2nd-position-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2nd-position.jpeg 607w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mariam Yunusa Ogaji<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156e67b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"156e67b\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3rd-position-576x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3rd-position-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3rd-position-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3rd-position.jpeg 607w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Aliyah Adebusolami Baruwa<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31dc9a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31dc9a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73f7dec\" data-id=\"73f7dec\" 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-b9a4953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9a4953\" 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>Professor Sunday Adebisi, Director, ARUA Centre of Excellence for Unemployment &amp; Skills Development, University of Lagos delivered a thought-provoking lecture that delved into challenges facing adoption of vocational education. He stated that vocational training, entrepreneurship and organized labour are integral components in addressing economic and social injustices in Nigeria. He concluded that Nigeria can dismantle barriers to economic participation, reduce inequalities and empower marginalized groups by investing into vocational education.<\/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\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3883bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3883bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b66809\" data-id=\"6b66809\" 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-29630b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29630b4\" 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\/2025\/02\/sch2-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sch2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sch2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sch2.jpeg 810w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62abe43\" data-id=\"62abe43\" 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-33cdc44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33cdc44\" 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\/2025\/02\/sch3-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sch3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sch3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sch3.jpeg 810w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7af550\" data-id=\"a7af550\" 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-11042a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11042a3\" 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\/2025\/02\/artsch-768x1024.jpeg\" 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