Indeed a great honour to be an @Africa_Oxford @TORCHOxford Visiting Fellow. Looking forward to a very refreshing and highly rewarding time at @UniofOxford. @DavidKerr_1 @EricaCharters @OxfordHistory @oxfordgeography @oxfordafrica @CASCambridge #AfoxFellow

Officially Unemployed!🤸🏾‍♀️✨

My research article with @OkikiEde doi.org/10.1080/01639625.202… on conflict triggers and resolution strategies among the Yahooboys got published today in Deviant Behaviour !

FG Unveils $500 Million Annual Research Fund to Drive Nigeria's Knowledge Economy.

Barack Obama: "Just learn how to get stuff done, and people will notice."

When families are incentivised, more children receive routine vaccines, fewer appointments are missed. The Demand-Side Incentives (DSI) DSI Project is helping make this possible across Nigeria, Cameroon, Lesotho, and the DRC. 👉 #HealthyCommunity #Vaccination #HealthcareAccess

Necessity, the mother of invention…

“the group that stands out the most is second-generation Nigerian Americans. Their educational attainment exceeds all other racial/ethnic groups, including Asian Americans”

President Tinubu Congratulates Professor Emeritus Abiola Odejide on Her 80th Birthday.

Local preparedness, the building blocks of global health security.

PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES PROFESSOR EMERITUS ABIOLA ODEJIDE ON HER 80TH BIRTHDAY President Bola Tinubu has extended his best wishes to Professor Emeritus Abiola Odejide on her 80th birthday, commending her remarkable achievements, scholarship, and service to the nation. Prof Abiola Odejide is the first female Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of the University of Ibadan between 2004 and 2006 and the first Professor of Children’s Literature in Nigeria. She is a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters. A statement by Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, indicates that President Tinubu acknowledges Emeritus Professor Odejide’s outstanding contributions to academia, particularly in English and Literary Studies, where she has distinguished herself as a scholar of global repute. While also extolling her pioneering role in advancing gender advocacy, cultural development, and educational excellence President Tinubu notes that Professor Odejide's work in Communication and Language Arts has shaped generations, and her advocacy for gender mainstreaming has left an indelible mark on the soul of our academic community. "Her work reflects an enduring commitment to nation-building and the promotion of values that foster unity, progress, and enlightenment. The President in expressing his belief that as a trailblazer and role model her legacy will continue to inspire women and young scholars across the country in pursuit of knowledge, leadership, and national development with courage and integrity. He wished her good health, peace, and fulfilment in the years ahead.

You're invited! I'm giving a talk about my research on Monday and it will be accessible via Zoom. Please use the following link for more information about the event. Links for registration and to download my paper are in the comments below. Would love to see you there!

My pancake,I named it Artemis 3

🚨 #OpportunityAlert Are you an African researcher ready to make an impact in #GlobalHealth? Apply for a fully funded PhD on preventing mother-to-child transmission of #HepatitisB in 🇬🇲& 🇲🇼. To apply, email mrcg-training@lists.lshtm.ac.uk request the application form.

RT @MayorofLondon: The Passion of Jesus returned to Trafalgar Square on Good Friday - an epic retelling of Christ’s journey to the cross wi…

London peeps! I'd be thrilled for you to join me for the launch of CHASING FREEDOM at Foyle's Bookshop, Charing Cross Branch, on 27 April. I'll be in conversation with one of my heroes @garyyounge about the book & colonial afterlives, memory, family, race: foyles.co.uk/events/chasing-…

Details: - Word count: 1,500–3,000 words - Deadline: 22 March 2026 - Payment: $200 for accepted stories If you have a story about Nigeria’s place in the world, we want to read it. Apply here: rpublc.com/dispatch/fiction-…

This week, @Nature published an article on how I use mathematical models to study what is otherwise very hard to measure: the scale and dynamics of cartels. How a mathematician is cracking open Mexico's powerful drug cartels. 👇🧮🧑‍🔬 nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

The RBM Partnership to End Malaria Vector Control Working Group opens its 21st workshop in Nairobi 🇰🇪 300 participants from 40 countries united to strengthen vector control and #EndMalaria. #RBMPartnership #GlobalHealth

Legendary global health hero & physician dies at 89 . In eastern Nigeria, during a smallpox outbreak, he pioneered 'ring vaccination' - a lifesaving strategy that led to smallpox eradication globally! 💡🇳🇬. Thanks for the legacy, Dr Foege Smallpox eliminated. #GlobalHealth

★ Prof. Abosede Babatunde (APN IRF 2015) was recently appointed to the Editorial Board of the "African Studies Review" journal. We congratulate her on this professional success.