Youth Research

Tufayl Olamilekan Adelakun is an aspiring diplomat and a young, enthusiastic policy cum academic researcher with a keen interest in digital humanities, public policy, public and parliamentary diplomacy and Sustainable Development (SDGs 4: Quality Education, SDGs 5: Gender Equality, and SDGs 16 : Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions). Tufayl has a cross cutting background in the public sector through his experience working as an intern at the National Assembly, National Commission for Museums and Monuments, and Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA).

Tufayl recently joined the International Council on Human Rights, Peace and Politics as a Research Fellow where he has demonstrated strong commitment to SDGs 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions which has enriched him with the practical knowledge of policy gaps in the approach to peaceful coexistence, youth marginalization, gender equality, amongst others. Through this background, Tufayl has facilitated research initiatives such as webinars, conferences, and advocacy campaigns to address 21st century challenges.

Tufayl emerged in 2024 amongst 39 young Nigerians across the 36 states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria into the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) Legislative Internship Programme funded by the Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS. Assigned to the House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Tufayl gained extensive exposure to Nigeria’s national security landscape and a nuanced understanding of national policies.

As a global affairs professional, Tufayl has channeled his background in active diplomatic engagements through platforms such as Model United Nations Organization and Model Organization of Islamic Cooperation. During the 2017 and 2018 Nigerian International Tertiary Institutions Model United Nations, he served as the Ambassador of Turkey at the General Assembly committee and the Ambassador of Morocco at the Economic and Social Council Committee respectively. In this capacity, he leveraged diplomatic tools in providing lasting solutions to global issues such as youth radicalization, poverty, unemployment, illegal migration, climate change. Tufayl also participated in the 2020 and 2021 Summit of the Model Organization of Islamic Cooperation, where he was the Ambassador of Uzbekistan and Gabon.

Tufayl has demonstrated passion for global issues which have been demonstrated in his various research papers across these fields. Most recently, Tufayl explored gendered perspectives plaguing internally displaced women in northeast Nigeria across three of the most affected states – Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe. His interest in transforming National museums in Nigeria through well informed national policy inspired his publication titled “The Museum and Digital Transformation: Reforming National Museums in Nigeria Towards a New Normal"