2 Days Left: AFRETEC-UNILAG Inclusive Education Innovation Challenge Enters Final Countdown | Free MATLAB Demo Session Announced
The University of Lagos, in collaboration with the AFRETEC Network, is reminding student innovators that there are 2 days left to submit entries for the AFRETEC–UNILAG Inclusive Education Innovation Challenge, an initiative aimed at driving creative, technology-enabled solutions for inclusive education across Africa. To support participating teams ahead of the submission deadline, a free MATLAB demonstration session has been scheduled in partnership with MathWorks, focusing on practical tools for prototyping, data analysis, simulation, and algorithm […]
UNILAG VC Hosts Student Innovators, Celebrates Federal Venture Grant Success
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Folasade Ogunsola, OON, FAS on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, hosted a special meet-and-greet session for a cross section of student innovators of the institution, including those who emerged winners of the Federal Government-sponsored Student Venture Capital Grant. The interactive session, held at the Conference Room of the Vice-Chancellor’s Office, brought together student-entrepreneurs to celebrate their outstanding achievements in innovation and enterprise development. Out of over thirty […]
DLI-UNILAG Seminar Advocates Climate-Resilient Agriculture Through Underutilised Crops
The need for Nigeria and the global community to diversify food sources in response to worsening climate change took centre stage at the May edition of the Seminar Series of the Distance Learning Institute (DLI), University of Lagos, on Monday, May 25, 2026. Delivering a seminar titled, Climate-Proof Food Security: Abiotic Stress in Underutilised Crops, Senior Lecturer at the Institute, Dr. Kehinde Bolarinwa, warned that continued dependence on conventional crops could deepen food insecurity in […]
Tech Disruption, Manufacturing, and Inclusive Growth Dominate UNILAG-STEG Mini-Conference
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) hosted the UNILAG Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (UNILAG-STEG AID3) Mini-Conference from Wednesday, May 20 to Thursday, May 21, 2026, bringing together researchers, policymakers, and industry experts to examine Africa’s economic future amid rapid technological disruption and manufacturing challenges. Held at the Arthur Mbanefo Digital Resource Centre (AMDRC), the conference focused on the urgent need for manufacturing-led structural transformation as a pathway to sustainable and inclusive economic growth across the […]
DLI-UNILAG to Host Monthly Seminar on Climate-Proof Food Security, May 25
The Distance Learning Institute, University of Lagos will host the May edition of its Monthly Seminar Series on Monday, May 25, 2026, at 12:00 Noon at the DLI Board Room, Red Brick. Titled: “Climate-Proof Food Security: Abiotic Stress in Underutilised Crops”, the seminar will be presented by Dr. Kehinde Bolarinwa. Members of the University community are warmly encouraged to attend and participate in the blended event via Zoom – Meeting ID: 897 5497 1266 and […]
