Prof. Akinmosin Adewale is an employee of the University of Lagos and lectures at the department of Geosciences. His current research works are on the Re-appraisal of the Mode of Occurrence, Distribution and Volumetric Estimation of the Nigerian Tar Sand Deposits in Parts of Eastern Dahomey Basin (TETfund Sponsored Project) as well as Technical Feasibility of Direct Application of the Deposits as Road Asphalt. He has over the years risen through the ranks to the position of a Professor in his academic career. He has many scientific research publications to his credit, especially in the area of tar sands development and related environmental issues. He has been to many conferences and presented academic papers. His lecturing experience spans over 22 years.

Professor Obashoro-John is a prolific scholar and public intellectual whose works include the books Caring for Older Persons (2007), Successful Retirement (2016), and her University of Lagos Inaugural Lecture, Programme Evaluation: Back to the Future (2013). Her international scholarship includes a co-authored chapter with Professor Brian Findsen of the University of Waikato, New Zealand, addressing lifelong learning for older adults, published in Adult Education and Social Justice: International Perspectives (Firenze University Press, 2023). She has also co-authored peer-reviewed articles in public health and community education. A sought-after speaker and facilitator, she has consistently championed the view that retirement represents an opportunity for renewal and purposeful living, describing it as “freedom into freedom.”