As part of activities earmarked to accord contingents at the 26th Nigerian University Games (NUGA) a feel of Lagos culture, selected athletes across participating universities were guests of the Oniru of Iru land, Lagos, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, Abisogun II. Their visit to the Onirun’s palace on Thursday, March 24, 2022, according to the Executive…
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe, FAS, has approved the appointment of Professor Timothy Gbenga Nubi of the Department of Estate Management, Faculty of Environmental Sciences as Director, Research and Innovations Office The tenure of this appointment will be for two (2) years with effect from April 1, 2022 to March 31,…
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 started on a brighter note for the University of Lagos, host of the ongoing 26th Nigerian University Games (NUGA) as both male and female soccer teams made it out of the group stages and cruised into the quarterfinal rounds of the tournament. The UNILAG Angels pummelled the Bayero University, Kano (BUK)…
University of Lagos and the Institute of Directors, Nigeria, are set to enter into a bilateral partnership, which would ensure that the two institutions collaborate on many areas of mutual interest. The decision was made on Monday, March 21, 2022 at the Ikoyi office of the Institute of Directors, Nigeria (IOD) when the Vice-Chancellor, Professor…
The stunning performance of Naomi Nnamdi Chinyere secured the first gold medal for Team UNILAG in the ongoing #NUGAUNILAG2022 games. Naomi Chinyere outpaced 12 other contestants by completing the steady 5000 metre walk-race (Female Category) in 33 minutes, 27 seconds. Habibat Adeshina from the University of Ilorin came second after finishing the race in 33…
Campus of the University of Lagos was filled with pump and ceremony as the Speaker, House of Representatives, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila lit the main torch which signifies the formal kick-off of tournaments for the 26th Nigerian University Games (NUGA) being hosted by the institution. The lighting of the NUGA main torch which was sited at…
Dr. Temilola Oluseyi of the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science has jointly won a Royal Society research grant with Dr. Heather Coleman of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ulster, UK for their project on: “Low-cost alternative water treatment for the removal of pharmaceuticals in domestic wastewater in Lagos, Nigeria”. The…
All is set for the smooth take-off of the 26th NUGA Games being hosted by the University of Lagos. Activities for the biennial sports fiesta kicked off on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 with the arrival of contingents from various ivory towers across the country. As of midday on Thursday, March 17, 2022, contingents from 47…
Preparations of the University of Lagos for the forthcoming NUGA-UNILAG 2022 games received further boost on Monday, March 14, 2022 when Parallex Bank Limited donated six million naira (N6,000,000). The Managing Director, Mr. Olufemi Bakre, led the Parallex Bank team to make the presentation. A 1987 alumnus of the university, Mr. Bakre expressed delight at…
The 26th Nigerian University Games (NUGA) Scientific Conference comes up on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Venue: Nurudeen Alao Auditorium, DLI, University of Lagos. Time: 10:00 a.m. prompt. Theme: Repositioning Institutional Sports for Excellent National and Global Impact. Sub-Themes for the Conference cover Technology, Humanities as well as Health and Science. Keynote Speaker: Professor Clement…