UNIOSUN HOLDS 2018 NIGERIAN ACADEMY OF LETTERS ANNUAL LECTURE

 Osun State University has recorded another great feat for successfully hosting the 2018 Nigerian Academy of Letters' Annual Lecture on Thursday, 15th February 2018 at the Olagunsoye Oyinlola Auditorium, Main Campus, Osogbo.

The auditorium was filled to the brim with guests from within and outside the University community as Professor Mohammed Inuwa Umar Buratai dazzled the academia with his eloquent delivery of the lecture entitled: "Cultural Industry and the Contributions of Humanities to National Development - A case Study of the Durbar". Professor Buratai is the Dean of Arts and Head of Theater and Performing Arts, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Nigeria.

The lecture, which centered on the need for Nigeria to utilize the cultural resources in the country adequately decried the general attitude of looking down on culture in Nigeria and argued that the attitude of government towards the promotion of culture is poor.

Professor Buratai urged government at all levels to step up the provision of necessary facilities and resources for the promotion of culture in the country. He also urged governments at all levels in Nigeria to tap the abundant cultural resources in the country towards national development. According to him, "Many people see our culture as something that is outdated and archaic. They would not realise it is yesterday and today that will make tomorrow."   He added: "Unless you know where you are coming from, where you are today, and it is not possible to realise where you will be tomorrow. That is why we must not abandon our culture."

In his remarks at the occasion, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Labode Popoola described the decision to host the epochal event as a very easy one as it was expected to promote the visibility of the University as well as opportunity host eminent body of notable scholars of the humanities and the continuation of the promotion of academic culture and scholarship in the university. He disclosed that in a bid to be projecting and promoting our culture, UNIOSUN will soon start courses relating to culture and Yoruba Language and that the programme is on the advance stage of accreditation by the National University Commission (NUC).

The Lecture was attended by dignitaries from within and outside the University community, including students, staff, Principal Officers, traditional rulers and members of the Nigerian Academy of Letters.