A Professor of Igbo Studies at the University of Lagos, Iwu Remigius Obi Ikwubuzo has pleaded that mother tongues and literary traditions in Nigeria must not be allowed to die. He made this plea while delivering the 12th Inaugural Lecture of the 2021/2022 Academic Session, on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at the J. F. Ade.…
The Textile Unit of the Creative Arts Department, University of Lagos, is set to receive a boost of half of the proceeds from the auctioning of a diptych painted by the duo of our Professor of Art History, Professor ‘Peju Layiwola and her counterpart from the Department of Textile Design, Shenkar College of Engineering and…
The United States Navy Band is making its third trip to Nigeria in four years. The 13-member band is in Nigeria to support the ongoing 2023 Obangame Express, the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, which is led by the United States Naval Forces and sponsored by the United States Africa Command.…
The 13th Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Folasade T. Ogunsola, FAS has called for a collaboration between the arts and sciences to infuse the African essence in research design and outputs. She made this call during her familiarisation tour of the faculties of Arts and Engineering on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Professor Ogunsola posited that…
Executives of the Faculty of Arts Alumni Association, have pledged unflinching support to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Folasade T. Ogunsola, FAS. This pledge was made during a courtesy visit to the Professor Folasade T. Ogunsola, FAS, at her office on the 11th Floor of the Senate House on Thursday, January 26, 2023. The visit had in…
The Head of Chinese Unit, Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Dr. Adetoro Olaniyi Banwo has been conferred an Award of Honour by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Nigeria. The award is in recognition of Dr. Banwo’s outstanding performance as Chinese Language Teacher of the year 2022.…
Outside the ‘hallowed’ space of the academic environment, Layiwola’s mastery of native visual cultural contents formed the crux of her solo exhibition at the premier fashion home, Ashluxury, Lekki, Lagos. Tagged ‘Indigo Re-imagined’, the book launch and exhibition which took place on Thursday, December 15, 2022, brought together practitioners from the academic community fashion, textiles,…
The International School (ISL) and Department of Creative Arts, University of Lagos will hold a Christmas Carol Concert on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the Reading Hall, ISL, UNILAG, Akoka. The concert will feature presentations by the ISL School Choir, ISL School Band, ISL Bible Society, MFM Angelic Salvation Orchestra, St. Timothy…
Stakeholders from the academia, political space, people of different backgrounds, and students gathered on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 to take part in this year’s 2022 Conference on Contemporary Nigeria. The event which was organized by the Department of History and Strategic Studies, with the title, Nigeria: Politics, Economy Security and Society is aimed at exploring…
Professor Rufus Taiwo Akinyele of the Department of History and Strategic Studies, Faculty of Arts has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of Maranatha University, Lagos. The appointment is with effect from Monday, October 10, 2022. Professor Akinyele joined the services of the University of Lagos in January 1990 and rose through the ranks to become a Professor…