77-year-old Grandma Bags B.Sc. at Unilag 2018 Convocation Day One
As the popular saying goes, “She believed she could, so she did”, this is the story of Okonji Bridget Obiageli, a 77-year-old woman who stole the show at the Unilag 50th (2018) Convocation Day One Ceremonies. Popularly called “grandma” by her classmates, short word for grandmother, Madam Bridget, wowed the audience by defying the myth that learning is for the young. She bagged a Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc.) from the Department of Educational Foundation (former Guidance […]
PhD Position INSPIRED Project INSPIRED – Inclusive diagnostics for Poverty Related parasitic Diseases
Location : Delft (The Netherlands) & Lagos (Nigeria) Function types : PhD position PhD degree: issued by TU Delft (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands) Scientific fields : Engineering, Sciences Hours : 38.0- 40.0 hours per week Education : University Graduate Job Description The INSPiRED project aims to develop easy-to-operate smart optical diagnostics devices for parasitic diseases which are integrated (include sample preparation and diagnosis), inclusive (cocreation with relevant stakeholders), and thoroughly tested in laboratory […]
Call for Entries for Research Grant Award Competition of the Professor Ayo Ogunye Chair in Chemical Engineering (Fourth Edition)
The Board of Trustees of the Professor Ayo Ogunye Professorial Chair in Chemical Engineering, University of Lagos, is calling for entries from Monday, March 18 to Monday, June 17, 2019 ahead of the Fourth Edition of the Research Grant Competition. Below are rules and criteria for prospective applicants: General The Board of Trustees of the Professor Ayo Ogunye Professorial Chair in Chemical Engineering, awards a limited number of grants yearly to a maximum of N1,500,000.00 […]
UNILAG Students Develop Software to Unmask Human Traffickers
Three students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have developed software to unmask human traffickers, track and rescue victims while also creating awareness about the odious industry. According to a statement, yesterday, by the UNODC, the students emerged winners of Hackathonfor Justice event organised in Lagos by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in partnership with Facebook and Africa TeenGeeks was designed to spark creativity in young people while pushing their coding […]
