Lecture Editions: 1994 - 2023

Synopsis of each of the 25 lecture editions from the inaugural lecture delivered in 1994 by Dr Ibrahim Ayagi to the 25th Lecture delivered by Dominique Palmer in 2023

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27th Wole Soyinka Lecture – Building Resilient, Cohesive Communities & the Challenges of Global Migration: The Irish Experience
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26th Wole Soyinka Lecture – The baby or the bathwater: Navigating the dark tunnels of systemic corruption to nationhood
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25th Wole Soyinka Lecture: Climate Justice & the Global South
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24th Wole Soyinka Lecture – National Conference Against Impunity
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23rd Wole Soyinka Lecture – National Integration: A Panacea for Socioeconomic Development in Nigeria
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22nd Wole Soyinka Lecture: Effects of Trans-Border Conflicts and Widespread Insecurity on The Future of Economic and Social Security in Africa
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21st Wole Soyinka Lecture – Beyond Oil: Politics, Economy and Future of the Nigerian State
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20th Wole Soyinka Lecture: Nigerian State in the Aftermath of the Centenary: Prospects for its Indivisibility
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19th Wole Soyinka Lecture: Democracy, Good Governance and Development in Africa – The Need for Effective and Visionary Leadership: The Rwandan Example
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18th Wole Soyinka Lecture: Imperatives of Building Strong Africa Democracies & Spurring Economic Development: “Frameworks in the New African Security Context” by Dr Robin Renee Sanders
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17th Wole Soyinka Lecture: This House Must Not Fall- Renegotiating Nigeria’s Social Contract after 100 Years of Nationhood by Bishop Matthew Kukah & Dr Oby Ezekwesili