Baze University Announces 7th Inaugural Lecture by VC Prof. Abiodun Adeniyi
Baze University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abiodun Adeniyi, will deliver the institution’s 7th Inaugural Lecture on June 9, 2026, in Abuja. The lecture, titled “How Your Village Is Following You: Mobility, Memory and the Mediated Persistence of Belonging,” will explore the role of media and communication technologies in shaping identity, memory, and cultural connections among people living away from their ancestral communities. The event is expected to attract academics, media professionals, policymakers, students, and the public.
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Vice-Chancellor of Baze University, Abuja, Professor Abiodun Adeniyi, is set to deliver the institution’s 7th Inaugural Lecture, focusing on media, migration, identity, and the persistence of cultural belonging in a rapidly changing world.
The lecture, titled *“How Your Village Is Following You: Mobility, Memory and the Mediated Persistence of Belonging,”* is scheduled to hold on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Auditorium C, Baze University, Abuja, by 2:00 p.m.
Professor Adeniyi, a Professor of Communication and Media Epistemology, is expected to examine how modern communication technologies and media platforms continue to influence social identity, collective memory, and the emotional ties individuals maintain with their ancestral communities, even while living far from home.
The event will be hosted under the leadership of the Founder and Chancellor of Baze University, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, PhD, FSAN. It is expected to bring together academics, media professionals, policymakers, students, and members of the public.
According to a statement from the 7th Inaugural Lecture Planning Committee, the lecture reflects the university’s ongoing commitment to advancing intellectual discourse and engaging with contemporary social, cultural, and technological issues affecting Nigeria and the wider world.
The committee also described the event as a significant academic milestone and extended an open invitation to invited guests and stakeholders to attend the lecture.
