Tag: Lagos

Language as an Instrument for Building a Sustainable and Resilient Future Among the Igbo

Patience Nonye Edeoga — Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

Every society needs resilience to build a sustainable future. Many people lack the resilience to face challenges. This has led to the moral breakdown in the present age, especially among the youth. The contemporary soft life and get-rich-quick ideology pose …

Ọsọndụ Agwụ Ike: Ntule Abọnaabọ dịka O siri metụta Asụsụ na Omenala Igbo

Chiamaka Ngozi Oyeka — Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria, Chigozie Bright Nnabuihe — Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

Ndị Igbo kwenyere na ụwa na-aga naàbọ̀ naàbọ̀, na ọ na-abụ ihe kwụru, ihe akwudebe ya. Ihe ọbụla nwere ihu nwekwara azụ. Nchọpụta e nwere n’oge ugbua na-egosi na ọtụtụ ndị ntorobịa na-elodozi anya n’otu ụzọ gbasara ebimndụ, karichaa, ụzọ …

From Uche to Ako na Uche: A Framework for Growth, Reasoning, and Wisdom in Igbo Thought

Ogochukwu Egbe — Independent Researcher, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

Mindset, critical thinking, knowledge, and wisdom function as interconnected dimensions of human development central to Igbo intellectual traditions. In Igbo thought, mindset (uche) shapes how individuals interpret experience and pursue personal and communal growth, while critical thinking is reinforced through …

From Oral Wisdom to Global Goals: Igbo Proverbs as Indigenous Frameworks for Sustainability and Resilience

Adaora Lois Anyachebelu — Department of African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

Indigenous African oral traditions have long articulated principles of sustainability, resilience, and ethical living through culturally embedded forms such as proverbs. Among the Igbo of southeastern Nigeria, proverbs function as condensed philosophical texts that transmit communal values, regulate social conduct, …

The Depiction of Women in Igbo Proverbs: Far from the “Negative” Crowd

Ujubonu J. Okide — Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

In patriarchal societies all over the world, including Africa, men exercise control over women and dominate/relegate them in so many ways, as seen in myth, folklore, and proverbs. Quite a good number of research studies have been carried out in …

When the Ancestors Speak: Igbo Literary Wisdom and Resilience

Chinasa Ekeoma — OgbonnayaOnu Polytechnic, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria, Jane Nkechi Onuoha — Every Living Soul Church, Akesan, Lagos State, Nigeria | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)

This paper explores how Igbo oral and written literary traditions function as living records of communal memory, ethical teachings, directives, and cultural resilience. The study equally considers how such traditions mutually shape Igbo proverbs, folktales, masquerade performances, and ritual chants. …