The Center for Boethics and Research and the entire academic community celebrate a historic milestone as Professor Ayodele Samuel Jegede has been officially elected to the prestigious Fellowship of UNESCO – The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).

The landmark election was announced following the TWAS General Assembly Meeting held on Thursday, 5 November 2026. Professor Jegede joins an elite cohort of 87 newly elected regular Fellows from around the world, selected in recognition of their exceptional and transformative contributions to science and sustainable development in the global South. His official fellowship tenure will take effect on 1 January 2027.

Professor Jegede, a renowned scholar in the Department of Sociology, Faculty of the Social Sciences, the current Director of the Research Management Office (RMO) at the University of Ibadan, and a faculty member of the Center for Bioethics and Research, has long been a trailblazer in his field. This fellowship follows his previous historic achievement as the first Nigerian to win the prestigious TWAS Award in Social Sciences, further cementing his status as a titan of global socioeconomic and public health research.

Prof. Jegede’s election not only elevates the profile of Nigerian academia but also underscores the quality and caliber of the CBR faculty and their continued contributions to the world of research and innnovation. Through his upcoming TWAS Fellowship, Prof. Jegede will continue to champion scientific excellence, cross-border research collaborations, and evidence-based policy formulation aimed at tackling pressing challenges in developing nations.

The Center for Bioethics extends warmest congratulations to Professor Ayodele Samuel Jegede on this extraordinary international honour, which brings immense pride to the institution and the nation at large.