President Jose Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor) is among the dignitaries expected to attend the 70th-anniversary symposium in honour of Prof. Femi Badejo on March 4, 2025.
Ramos-Horta, Nobel Laureate for Peace, is expected to lead the symposium’s opening session, “The Politics of Power: Interrogating the Role of Special Interests in Nigeria’s Development.”
The event, part of activities to mark Prof. Badejo’s 70th birthday, is scheduled at the UNILAG Faculty of Social Sciences Tetfund Lecture Theatre.
Prof. Adele Jinadu is also expected to deliver the event’s keynote address, while former Foreign Affairs Minister Maj. Gen. Ike Nwachukwu is scheduled to chair the panel session.
Other activities scheduled in honour of the academic, writer and diplomat include a birthday lecture titled Power, Privilege & Philosophy, to be delivered by Prof. Toyin Falola on March 15 at the UNILAG Estate, Magodo, Lagos.
On March 17, activities climax with a History and Heritage Tour of the Prince Yemisi Shyllon Museum, Pan African University, Lagos.
