A Nigerian Professor, Abiodun Alao will today break a 187-year-old academic
jinx at the King’s College University of London, as the first black man scholar
to deliver a lecture since the institution was established in 1829.
The Nigerian Scholar, a professor of African studies bagged
his professorial title two years ago alongside a Nigerian colleague, Prof.
Funmi Olonisakin at the Institution of African Leadership Centre.
Both Nigerian based on their academic prowess and title are
the first black Africans to attain professorial cadre at the institution since
it was established, the herald reports.
The appointment of both Nigerians has been confirmed by the
Institution’s President and Principal, Prof. Edward Byrne AC, justifying their
elevation to the professorial cadre at the instance of their contribution to
African peace and Security.
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