{"id":9297,"date":"2026-02-26T16:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=9297"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:41:02","slug":"2026-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/2026-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 BLACK HISTORY MONTH"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9297\" class=\"elementor elementor-9297\" 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-254a0be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"254a0be\" 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-3e8209c\" data-id=\"3e8209c\" 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-c3389f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3389f0\" 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>On Wednesday, February 25, 2026, the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos, marked the annual Black History month with an exciting and educational event that brought together young minds from ten (10) different secondary schools in Lagos, Nigeria. The quiz competition centered on Black history, culture, and global impact.<\/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-910ec6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"910ec6d\" 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-51e75ce\" data-id=\"51e75ce\" 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-9c6ec5b 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We proudly congratulate Ekemini Wellington and Tofunmi Elizabeth Ojo for their outstanding performance.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Igbobi College emerged second position, participants are: Oluwakayomide Apalowo and Tamilore Enitan while Onike Girls Junior High School came third position, representatives are: Oyindamola Ligali and Sofiat Nurudeen. We congratulate the First and Second runner-ups.<\/strong><\/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-e43c693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e43c693\" 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=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/third.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/third.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/third-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">ONIKE GIRLS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL<\/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-c0cb2f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0cb2f5\" 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-146e6a7\" data-id=\"146e6a7\" 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-3cb170c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cb170c\" 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><strong>We also applaud the remaining seven (7) participating schools for their effort:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Grace Schools, Leeland Schools, International School Lagos (ISL), Federal Government College (FGC) Ijanikin, Queens College Lagos, Holy Child College and Dansol High School, Ogba, Lagos.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Once again, congratulations to the winning schools and a heartfelt thank you to all participating schools, organizers, special guests and supporters who made this event possible.<\/strong><\/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\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\/2026\/02\/26\/2026-black-history-month\/?sktbuilder=true\", \"pageId\": 9297, \"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\": \"2026 BLACK HISTORY MONTH\" }) });<\/script><!-- end sktbuilder starter -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, February 25, 2026, the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos, marked the annual Black History month with an exciting and educational event that brought together young minds from ten (10) different secondary schools in Lagos, Nigeria. 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