As a metaphor, I am deploying cartography in this piece to sketch the mapping of one’s career trajectory in life without any hint as to where it will lead eventually in life. There is no one that did ...

The passing of Professor Akin Mabogunje two years ago sparked widespread celebration of his contributions, primarily at the practice level. However, his equally profound intellectual legacy risks ...

The passing on, last Thursday, August 4, of a foremost African geographer and development expert, Professor Akinlawon Mabogunje, at the ripe age of 90 will undoubtedly leave a huge gap in Nigerian and ...

“The cartography of Prof. Akin Mabogunje’s life is quite inspiring. The intellectual giant thought to himself that being the brains behind policies was as important as getting political power and ...

PROFESSOR Akinlawon ‘Akin’ Ladipo Mabogunje was an African institution established for all-round development. He is also widely accepted as the Father of African Geography. By 2000, the Nigeria Labour ...

I was introduced to Professor Akin Mabogunje's work when I joined the Department of Estate Management at the University of Lagos in 2011. As a new junior lecturer, I had to read the key text being ...

One of the country’s erudite scholars and a Professor of Geography, Akin Mabogunje, is dead, aged 90. A niece to the eminent scholar, Temilola Visser-Mabogunje, broke the news of his demise via her ...

Akinlawon Mabogunje, as he then was, started the year 1940 in Elementary Standard Two but halfway through the year, he got promoted to Standard Three and then got promoted again to Standard Four at ...

The Professor Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje (PALM) foundation has pledged to support young African scholars with scholarships aimed at promoting research in geography, urban planning and sustainable ...

Mabogunje was not just a national hero; his international reputation helped him to make Nigeria and Africa proud in the international community. As the first African to head the International ...

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun says he received the news of the death of renowned professor of Geography, Akin Mabogunje, who died Thursday with great shock and saddened heart. Gov. Abiodun ...