55th Convocation Ceremonies (Day 1): UNILAG Honors the Achievements of 5,626 Graduates
In continuation of its 55th Convocation ceremonies, the University of Lagos began the conferment of degrees; diplomas, certificates, and prizes to graduating students on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. The ceremony, in the usual tradition of morning and afternoon sessions, had a total of five thousand, six hundred and twenty-six (5,626) graduating students admitted to various degrees of the Faculties of Education, Social Sciences, Arts, Environmental Sciences, and Faculty of Science. During the morning session, Mr. […]
Dr. Jacob Katumusiime Becomes the First Non-Nigerian Winner of the 5th Rahmon Bello Thesis Award
The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS) at the University of Lagos has once again marked a milestone in its commitment to academic excellence by awarding the prestigious 5th Rahmon Bello Thesis Award to Dr. Jacob Katumusiime, a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) in Uganda. Dr. Katumusiime’s achievement is particularly significant as he becomes the first non-Nigerian scholar to receive the coveted prize, underscoring the growing influence of […]
Accreditation Exercises Give Us the Opportunity to See Ourselves through the Lenses of a 3rd Party” – DVC DS Tells Accreditation Teams
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development Services), University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Ayodele Atsenuwa has stated that accreditation exercises give the university the opportunity to see itself through the lenses of a 3rd party. She made this statement while receiving several accreditation teams from the National Universities Commission and the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) on Monday, November 25, 2024, at the Senate Chamber of the University. The teams were in the University for the accreditation […]
Legacy of Excellence: Professor Edebiri Honoured with Memorial Lecture and Book Presentation at UNILAG
In a rousing celebration of a legacy of academic excellence, the Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos, in collaboration with the family of Late Professor Unionmwan Joseph Edebiri, OFR, hosted a memorial lecture and book presentation in his honour on Thursday, November 21, 2024. Held at the Rahamon A. Bello Auditorium, the event spotlighted two of his most recent scholarly contributions “Le Langue Français et la Littérature Africaine Francophone au Nigeria” and “Literary and Translation […]
The Intersection of Law, Morality, and Humanity: Insights from Professor Ndubuisi’s Inaugural Lecture
Professor Friday Nwankwo Ndubuisi of the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Art delivered the third (3rd) Inaugural Lecture in the 2024/2025 Academic Session of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. In the insightful lecture titled: “THE PROVIDENCE AND THE PROVINCE: EXISTENTIALIST HUMANISM AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE AND JURISPRUDENCE”, he explored the intersections of Existentialism, the Philosophy of Science, and Jurisprudence through his innovative research on empirical transcendentalism and Existentialist humanism. […]
