Introduction The University of Lagos a Federal Tertiary Institution established by the University of Lagos Act, 1967 (as amended) CAP U9 Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004, and having its main campus at Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria is desirous of embarking on the under-listed projects. The sources of funds shall be Year 2023…
The Team Lead of Lagos Urban Studies Group and Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Lagos, Dr. Peter Elias is set to represent UNILAG as a co-investigator on a project which has been awarded a grant of one million, six hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($1,650,000:00) by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The…
The need to identify budding talents in Nigeria’s ivory towers, and channel their creative and intellectual energies to meet the growing needs of the industry formed the crux of deliberations when senior officers of Sahara Energy Group held a meeting with authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Friday, June 23, 2023. Led by…
It was a gathering of the crème de la crème of the Engineering profession in Nigeria at the 2023 Annual Lecture and Life Achievement Awards/Induction of New Fellows Ceremony of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE) held on Thursday, June 22nd, 2023 at J.F. Ade-Ajayi Auditorium, University of Lagos (UNILAG). There, in the beautiful precincts…
The Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, on Friday, June 23, 2023, rolled out the drums to celebrate 3 (three) Professors of the department as they bowed out of active service. All roads led to the Faculty of Science Boardroom where colleagues, friends, associates, mentees, admirers and well-wishers converged to honor and…
The Akoka campus of the University of Lagos was engulfed in euphoria for several hours on Thursday, June 22, 2023, as students of the Creative Arts Department rolled out the drums for the 2023 Africaribbean Carnival. Though meant to serve as a continuous assessment in some courses for students in 200 and 300 levels, this…
A Chief Accountant and Head of Staff Matters Unit in the Bursary Section, University of Lagos, Mr. Sofiu Oyejide Ahmad has been elected as the 29th Chairman of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN), Lagos Mainland and Districts Society. Mr Ahmad’s emergence in the 2023/2024 Chairmanship Election is in recognition of his in-depth…
Professor Taibat Olaitan Lawanson has advocated for a rethink of the urban development approach in Africa from the western, market-oriented one to an Afro-centric, human-centred one. With her lecture titled, “Alternative Urbanisms: Beyond Utopian Visions of the ‘Emerging’ African City”, the Professor of Urban Management and Governance highlighted the important roles that African cities play…
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Folasade T. Ogunsola, FAS, OON, accompanied by the management team, had the honour of hosting a courtesy call from highly distinguished members of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE) on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The guests, who were incumbent and past executives of the Academy, consisted of engineers…
As part of events to wind down his activities as an exchange student at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Mr. Pablo Camargo of the HFBK University of Fine Arts, Hamburg, Germany staged a solo art exhibition titled Amigas Amigos from Wednesday, June 21 to Friday, June 23, 2023 at the Lagoon Gallery, Department of Creative…