UNILAG Centre for Business Law & Policy Holds CIL Dialogue Series, July 19
The Centre for Business Law and Policy of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) will hold the CIL Dialogues’ Panel Discussion on the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023 as follows: Theme: “One Year of the Data Protection Act and Five Years of Regulating Data Processing in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges”. Date: Friday, July 19, 2024. Venue: Ayo Ajomo Hall of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) Time: 10:00 am prompt. National Commissioner and […]
Prof. Adewale Olawoyin, SAN, Steps in as University Orator
Prof. Adewale Olawoyin, SAN, of the Department of Commercial & Industrial Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, has been appointed as the University Orator. The appointment is for a period of two (2) years with effect from March 13, 2024 to March 12, 2026. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, OON, FAS, on behalf of the University Senate, Staff and Students, congratulates Professor Adewale Olawoyin on his appointment and wishes him a successful tenure.
Setting the Records Straight: UNILAG Does NOT Charge a Fine for Any Misconduct
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) Management wishes to clarify that the University Regulations do not permit the use of fine as a penalty for any offence or restitution for any act of misconduct including sexual harassment. For the avoidance of doubt, the University has not imposed a fine on any student for misconduct of any form. The University has clearly established guidelines, with well-defined penalties/sanctions that address academic and social misconducts. These penalties are publicly […]
UNILAG Don, Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi Selected as Member of UN Spotlight Initiative Global Reference Group
Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, a Senior Lecturer at Faculty of Law and Director, Centre for Human Rights, University of Lagos, has been nominated for United Nations Spotlight Initiative Global Reference Group between 2024 and 2026. Following a rigorous evaluation of 140 applications, the UNILAG don and Founder, Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), was selected as one of seventeen (17) members of the Spotlight Initiative Global Reference Group. Her selection is in recognition of her […]
NICN President Advocates Caution in Labour/Work-Related Adjudications
The President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Justice Benedict Bawaph Kanyip, OFR has charged stakeholders in the judiciary on the need for caution in adjudications over labour/work-related matters. Delivering the 2024 Annual Lecture in memory of Professor Anthony Adeyemi Adeogun on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Justice Kanyip raised concerns over what he termed an identity crisis of the Nigerian Labour Law and its applicability either as […]
