History of CEMGS
Global migration and mobility has become part of human history and cannot be divorced from developmental plan, economics, politics, social, and education of the citizens. Both internal and external migrations have to influence who we are, what we do, and our future. The establishment of the Centre marked a milestone in the history of NOUN under the leadership of Professor Abdallah Uba Adamu, the Vice Chancellor.
The Centre is therefore a fulcrum of research about migrations, both internal and external; and its conceptualisation, contextualisation, and decolonisation are primarily for internal paradigm, dimension, and capacity development for field-based research and policy oriented recommendations arising therefrom. It is a critical Afrocentric centred division that transfers theories, concepts, etc. into policy oriented research useable for national policy use, and global adaptation. Our Migration Observtory are field-based using ethnographic, arts methods, and extensive narratives that validates theories.
Director of Noun Centre of Excellence in Migration and Global Studies
Samuel Opeyemi Iroye is an erudite scholar, a passionate teacher, a Peace Advocate, a Legal Practitioner, a Lecturer and a Priest. He is a Professor of Strategic Studies and Conflict Resolution. He is a Fellow of Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP) and Institute for Crisis Resolution, Peacebuilding and Conciliation (ICRPC). Samuel O. Iroye obtained a PhD in ‘’Strategic Studies and a Masters’ Degree in Law’’ from the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State. He also obtained his LL.B Degree in Law from the University of Ilorin in Kwara State and subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar where he was awarded his B.L. Certificate qualifying him to practice as a legal Practitioner in Nigeria. He has a Post Graduate Diploma in Distance Education from the National Open University of Nigeria. He also had a theological training at The African Church College of Theology, Lagos where he also bagged a Diploma in Theology. He was the first Head of Department of Commercial Law, National Open University of Nigeria, and the founding and first Head of the Department of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution of National Open University of Nigeria. He also had served as a Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja. He is presently the Director of Noun Centre of Excellence in Migration and Global Studies. He has over sixty two (62) Published Academic Articles and Books to his credit. He has a passion for teaching, youth training, development and empowerment.
Prof. Samuel Opeyemi Iroye
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International Journal of Migration and Global Studies (IJMGS)
International Journal of Migration and Global Studies (IJMGS) is developed and published by the Centre of Excellence in Migration and Global Studies, National Open University of Nigeria. The Journal publishes articles concerned with research theory and practice or programme application in all disciplines provided it is related to Migration and Global issues.
The Articles published in this Journal are published under license and is subject to copyright, reserved by the Centre of Excellence in Migration and Global Studies, National Open University of Nigeria. All works (including texts, images, graphs, tables, diagrams, photographs, and statistical data) may be used for non-commercial purpose, citing appropriately the original work.