TRANSPORT MINISTER DEFENDS KANO-MARADI CROSS BORDER PROJECT

Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi has defended the 284-kilometre cross-border Kano – Katsina – Jibia – Maradi rail line, describing the project as being executed in the interest of international trade. Speaking against the backdrop of accusations of tribalism leveled against President Muhammadu Buhari with regards to the project, the transport minister noted…

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Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), Lagos Branch Holds Virtual Lecture, October 12

The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), Lagos Branch, cordially invites the University community and general public to a virtual lecture tagged “Emergence and Re-Emergence of COVID-19 in Nigeria” slated as follows: Date:               Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Time:             11:00a.m. Join the meeting via Zoom Meeting ID:   422 305…

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Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development Holds Virtual Lecture, September 28

The University of Lagos Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development (the ARUA CoE in Urbanisation and Habitable Cities) Sustainable Construction and Skill Research Cluster in conjunction with University of Cape Town cordially invites members of the University community and general public to a virtual lecture with the theme: “Informality and Inequality in the Construction Sector:…

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IADS, UNILAG, Holds Conference to Nurture Next Generation of Researchers

“The common facts of today are the products of yesterday’s research.” ~ Duncan MacDonald. This ideology was reverberated at the Lagos-ACC Graduate Conference in African Studies with the theme, “Studying Contemporary Africa: Politics, Society and Decoloniality”. Dr. Akin Iwilade of the School of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh virtually delivered the keynote…

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UNILAG Coding and Robotics Summer School Closing Ceremony

The University of Lagos as part of community service, organised a coding and robotics summer school through the University of Lagos Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Laboratory (AIROL) in collaboration with CODERINA Education and Technological Foundation and Funmi Ayinke Humanity Foundation. It had in attendance, pupils and students of primary and secondary schools in Lagos, such…

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UNILAG VC COMMENDS SCHOLARS ON SOLUTION-DRIVEN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos; Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe FAS has passed a vote of confidence in the intellectual capacity of scholars and researchers in the University to compete and collaborate more effectively with ivory towers globally for groundbreaking multidisciplinary researches aimed at proffering solutions to societal challenges. Speaking at the Arthur Mbanefo Resource Centre of…

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UNILAG ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONTEST RECEIVES ABOUT N4MILLION BOOST

The Business Innovation and Talent Expression (BITE) of the Entrepreneurship and Skills Development Centre, University of Lagos has received a boost of three million, nine hundred and fifty thousand naira (N3,950,000,00). The sum is a sponsorship courtesy of the Oladele Fajemirokun Foundation which covers the prize sum for the overall winner as well as the…

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UKRI/ ARUA RESEARCH EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME: National Inception Workshop for the Research Project on MIGRATION, URBANISATION AND CONFLICT IN AFRICA: Towards Peaceful Urban Futures (MUCA)

The University of Lagos Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development (the ARUA CoE in Urbanisation and Habitable Cities) is inviting you to the official launch of the Migration, Urbanisation and Conflict in Africa: Towards Peaceful Urban Futures (MUCA) project. The project workshop organised by the University of Lagos is in collaboration with ARUA – Addis…

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Department of Chemistry Honours Distinguished Prof. Babajide Alo, FAS

The Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, cordially invites members of staff, students and the general public to a Symposium organised in honour of Distinguished Prof. Babajide Alo, FAS, as he celebrates his 70th birthday and retirement. The symposium titled: “The Role and Perspective of Government in Resolving Current Issues on Global Environmental Challenges” is…

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