The Nigerian Academy of Letters, NAL, has rescheduled its 2020 lecture series for March 4th, 2021 at the University of Calabar in Cross River State, south-south Nigeria.
NAL is the apex organisation of Nigerian academics and scholars in humanities and is aimed at promoting academic excellence in all branches of humanities.
Professor Kehinde Ayobami, the secretary of NAL in a statement indicated that Professor Emeritus, Femi Osofisan and Professor Francis Egbokhare as well as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Florence Obi would be part of the lecture.
Ayobami further indicated, “the 2020 edition of the annual lecture series of NAL earlier scheduled for Thursday, February 13, 2020, was postponed due to some unforeseen circumstances. The lecture will now hold virtually (via Zoom) on Thursday, March 4th, 2021, at 10am West African Time (WAT) with Professor Florence Obi as chief host.”
According to him, “the 2020 lecture is titled: ‘History and the Mythopoeic Vocation: The Nation as Capricious Grand Guignol?’ and will be delivered by Professor Emeritus, Femi Osofisan.”
The statement also specified that Professor Francis Egbokhare, the President of NAL would be the chairman of the occasion.
Ayobami commended the university for sponsoring the lecture and urged interested individuals to join the zoom lecture with the meeting ID 895 431 0035.
The Chairman of Local Organising Committee and Director, Teaching and Learning Excellence, University of Calabar, Professor Monday Joshua in an interaction with some journalists in Calabar described the decision of the institution’s management to host the lecture as an honour
Joshua noted, “all arrangements have been concluded for Thursday. We are indeed honoured to be hosting this prestigious lecture and we invite scholars all over the world to join us by logging in come Thursday, March 4th.”
The Nigerian Academy of Letters was inaugurated at a meeting held in the University of Ibadan on November 14, 1991.
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