Innovative 10-Week Coding Bootcamp at NitHub, UNILAG Empowers Junior Secondary Students with Tech Skills

On Friday, August 25, 2023, the NITDA IT Hub (NitHub) at the University of Lagos concluded its 10-week Coding Bootcamp for Junior Secondary Students. Throughout the intensive 10-week program, the young participants were introduced to a range of programming languages, including JavaScript, Python, and HTML/CSS. Under the guidance of experienced instructors and mentors, the students…

UNILAG Student Completes Internship training at Kansas State University

A 200-level student of the Department of Marine Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Miss Oludamilola Sansadeen recently returned from a 2-month internship at Kansas State University, United States of America, where she spent the summer learning more about Permaculture and Sustainable Food Systems.This was under the 2023 U.S. Consulate Public Diplomacy Grant targeted…

Confucius Institute Ends Three Month Training for UNILAG Staff

The Confucius Institute at the University of Lagos has brought its 3-month programme in Basic and Conversational Chinese language for staff of the University to an end with a closing ceremony on Thursday, August 24, 2023. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, OON, FAS, was represented at the event by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Management Services), Professor…

Admissions into Postgraduate Programmes 2023/2024 Session: Qualifying Examinations

The School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Lagos – University of First Choice and the Nation’s Pride, a leading, reputable first-generation institution for postgraduate education and research in Africa, situated in the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria, hereby invites applications from suitably qualified candidates from recognized institutions for admission into Postgraduate programmes of the University…

ADVAN, UNILAG Identify Ways to Improve Marketing Profession in Nigeria

The challenges confronting Nigeria’s marketing landscape and the gap between industry players and academia partnership were the focus of discussion at the Department of Business Administration, University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) Academia Collaborative Forum (ACOFORUM). With the theme: Marketing and Organizational Sustainability: Navigating the Path, the hybrid event brought together…

UNILAG SSANU Holds Seminar, August 31

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), University of Lagos (UNILAG) Branch will hold a one-day seminar with the theme: Life Before and After Retirement: Labour Perspective on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the Afe Babalola Auditorium (Beside Mass Communication Department), UNILAG. Guest Speakers include: Professor Patrick Oladele, Barrister Akinwale Akinremi…

UNILAG Researchers Collaboration with Global Consortium Unravels Novel Parkinson’s Genetic Risk Factor in Africans and African Admixed Populations

Researchers from the University of Lagos are key collaborators in the Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2) that uncovered a genetic variant that increases the risk of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in Africans and African admixed populations. The research finding was the result of teamwork by an international team including the Nigeria Parkinson Disease Research (NPDR) network,…