The Silent Storm: Prof. Amira Calls For A Prevention-First Revolution In Kidney Care

Kidney disease often gives little warning. It can progress quietly, with few noticeable symptoms, until significant damage has occurred and treatment becomes more difficult, costly, and in some cases, life-threatening. It was this often-unseen progression, and the urgent need to change how kidney disease is detected and managed, that Professor Christiana Oluwatoyin Amira placed at the centre of the 21st Inaugural Lecture of the 2025/2026 Academic Session, delivered on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Titled “The […]
Prof. Amira Delivers 21st Inaugural Lecture, September 9

Professor Christiana Oluwatoyin Amira of the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL), will deliver the 21st Inaugural Lecture of the 2025/2026 Academic Session on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. The lecture, titled “The Silent Storm: Transforming Kidney Care from Late Rescue to Early Prevention,” is scheduled for *4:00 p.m. (Guests are expected to be seated by 3:45 p.m.) at the J.F. Ade Ajayi Auditorium, UNILAG. It will explore […]
From Micro to Nano: Prof. Obidi Links Microbes, Industry And Innovation At 20th Inaugural Lecture

The Head of Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Lagos, Professor Olayide Folashade Obidi has stressed the need for research to translate into solutions for real-world problems, through stronger collaboration among universities, industry, and society. She stated this on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, while delivering the University’s 20th Inaugural Lecture of the 2025/2026 academic session. Titled: From Micro to Nano: The Colourful Voyage of an Industrial Microbiologist, the hybrid lecture was held […]
Professor Obidi Delivers 20th Inaugural Lecture, September 2

The 20th Inaugural Lecture of the 2025/2026 Academic Session of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) will hold on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 4:00p.m. (Guests are to be seated by 3:45p.m.) at the J. F. Ade. Ajayi (Main) Auditorium, UNILAG. The lecture entitled: “From Micro to Nano: The Colourful Voyage of an Industrial Microbiologist,” will be delivered by Professor Olayide Folashade Obidi of the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, under the Chairmanship of […]
The Skin Tells a Story: Professor Olusola Ayanlowo Delivers UNILAG’s 465th Inaugural Lecture

The skin is often admired for what it reveals on the outside. Yet beneath its surface lies a complex network of cells, signals, and immune responses that quietly protect the body every moment of every day. It is this remarkable intersection between appearance and biology that formed the centrepiece of the 465th Inaugural Lecture of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), and the 19th in the 2025/2026 Academic Session, delivered by Professor Olusola Olabisi Ayanlowo of […]