The Vice-Chancellor of Baze University, Professor Abiodun Adeniyi, is set to deliver the institution’s 7th Inaugural Lecture, focusing on media, migration, identity and the enduring nature 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 take place on Tuesday, 9 June 2026, at Auditorium C, Baze University, Abuja, commencing at 2:00 p.m.
Professor Adeniyi, a Professor of Communication and Media Epistemology, will examine how media and communication technologies continue to shape social identity, collective memory and communal ties among individuals living away from their ancestral communities.
The event will be hosted under the leadership of the Founder and Chancellor of the university, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, PhD, FSAN. It is expected to attract academics, media professionals, policymakers, students and members of the public.
According to a statement issued by the 7th Inaugural Lecture Planning Committee, the lecture marks another milestone in the university’s commitment to intellectual engagement and scholarly discourse on contemporary national and global issues.
The committee urged invited guests to regard the announcement as a formal invitation to what promises to be a significant academic occasion.
