Adeleke University in Ede, Osun State, has confirmed that its ninth Inaugural Lecture will take place on Thursday, 19 November 2026.

The university‑sponsored event will explore the theme “From Curiosity to Impact: Transforming Microbial Challenges into Sustainable Biotechnological Interventions for Indigenous Food Innovation and Health.”

Professor Titilayo Adenike Ajayeoba, a specialist in Food Microbiology and Biotechnology and the Director of the Office of Research, Grants and Linkages, has been appointed as the keynote speaker.

Professor Ajayeoba earned a BTech from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, an MSc and a PhD from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, and holds multiple professional fellowships and memberships.

According to the official notice, the programme will kick off at 12:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Theatre on the Adeleke University campus in Ede, Osun State.

Attendees are requested to be seated by 11:00 a.m.

The session will be chaired by Vice‑Chancellor Professor Solomon Ajayi Adebola, who issued the invitation on behalf of the university’s Senate, staff and student body.

The notice bears the signature of the university’s Registrar, Mr Gbadegesin Oladiti Lawal.

Members of the public who wish to follow the lecture remotely may do so through the institution’s YouTube livestream.

Livestream link: https://bit.ly/9thinaugurallecture