President Muhammadu Buhari has given thumbs up to the management of the University of Lagos over its partnerships with private industries. Speaking at the formal commissioning of an automobile assembling plant sited on the UNILAG Campus, President Buhari, represented by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, described the Nord Automotive Complex…
Monday, October 3, 2022 was a day to relive the rich and illustrious history of the University of Lagos. On that day, exactly 60 years ago, academic activities commenced at the newly established tertiary institution – the first by the Federal Government of post-independent Nigeria – with 28 students at the Medical School, Idi-Araba. It…
Activities to mark the 60th anniversary of the University continued on Sunday, October 2, 2022, with a special interdenominational service at the Chapel of Christ Our Light. The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Distinguished Senator Lanrewaju Tejuosho; Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe, FAS; the Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Professor Ayodele Atsenuwa, Professor Lucian Obinna Chukwu,…
There’s a saying that goes thus, “Before you ask which way to go, remember where you’ve been.” This resonates with the step the University of Lagos (UNILAG) is taking to commemorate its 60th Anniversary. Starting from Friday, September 30, 2022, the anniversary will start with a Thanksgiving Jumat Service at the University Mosque. This will…
It is time to roll out the drums as the University of Lagos marks its 60th Anniversary. The University which commenced teaching (for its first batch of twenty-eight (28) pre-clinical students) on October 3, 1962; is today a leading provider of quality tertiary education in Nigeria, leaving ineffaceable marks in academic and professional fields in…