Contemporary History
Contemporary history is relevant to the daily needs and aspirations of people in a given society Professor Ajayi a contemporary historian in Nigeria who has been described as indisputably the brightest star in Nigeria’s historical firmament posits that a focus on contemporary issues willensure that history becomes a functional discipline and historians will be able to fulfill their social functions to the society.
In conclusion, contemporary history is indeed relevant, desirable, and indispensable to our understanding of human society in modern times