UNILAG 56th Convocation Ceremonies: Faculties Host Hooding Ceremony For Graduating Students
As part of activities marking the 56th Convocation Ceremonies of the University of Lagos, various faculties rolled out the drums on Tuesday, January 19, 2026 to celebrate their graduating students via the Hooding Ceremony. The hooding ceremony is a significant academic tradition where a faculty advisor or mentor places the hood on the graduate, marking their transition from student to scholar. This intimate event celebrates scholarly achievement, with the hood’s colour representing the graduate’s field […]
UNILAG 2025 Convocation Lecture: Orondaam Otto Advocates 3-12-4 Education System to Replace Existing 9-3-4 Model
The Founder and Executive Director, Slum2School Africa, Mr. Orondaam Otto has called for an amendment of Nigeria’s Universal Basic Education (UBE) Act to give room for a 3-12-4 system in place of the current 9-3-4. According to him, the current 9-3-4 system fails to capture the early childhood years (one to five years) which are the formative years for major brain development, speech/language formation, values and social. The Nigerian Social Entrepreneur made this known on […]
UNILAG Breaks Ground for New 1200 Bed-space Student-Hostel
The University of Lagos, on Saturday, January 17, 2026, took a major step towards the construction of a new one thousand, two hundred (1200) bed-space facility for its students, with a sod-turning ceremony. The project, under the TETFund Presidential Initiative on Student Hostel Development, marked a welcome moment of renewed optimism for the University which has recently been in the public eye over accommodation-related issues. Several key stakeholders were in attendance at the ceremony, including […]
