Benin History & Research Centre in Diaspora

  Nekpen Obasogie has incorporated Edo  Elders Award  into the Edo Language Day program—to be hosted on Edo Language Day Worldwide—with a maximum of six nominees annually. The award program is geared towards recognizing and honouring Edo Elders, who have contributed immensely to the development of Benin History, Culture, Education and Arts. All the 2023 nominees are required to attend the award ceremony in Toronto or Benin City on August 12th, 2023  at 252 Bloor Street, 12th floor Nexus Lodge, OISE, University of Toronto.  Any nominated Elder in Benin will be invited to receive the award at the Victor Uwiafo Creative Hub in Benin City.

The 2023  Language  Day  Worldwide would  be hosted  at the University  of Toronto, Canada. We are very excited to announce the new venue and thank OISE, University of Toronto for offering us a free space to host  the in-person event on August 12th, 2023. Congratulations to all the organizers and initiator of Edo Language Day Worldwide. The full schedule of the event would be published soon!