{"id":8798,"date":"2025-09-28T20:26:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T20:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=8798"},"modified":"2025-09-29T16:03:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:03:25","slug":"book-launch-at-the-2025-lagos-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/2025\/09\/28\/book-launch-at-the-2025-lagos-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOK LAUNCH AT THE 2025 LAGOS CONFERENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8798\" class=\"elementor elementor-8798\" 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-99697fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99697fd\" 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-7a1cec3\" data-id=\"7a1cec3\" 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-88569c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88569c8\" 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 second day of the Lagos Conference, Friday, September 26, 2025 was highlighted by the launch of the seminal book, \u201cWho is Lagos? What is Lagos?\u201d.<\/p><p>The event, held brought together a distinguished gathering of leaders. 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