Deepening Academia-Industry Engagement Takes Centre Stage as IMS-UNILAG Hosts Webinar to Mark World Maritime Day 2025

he need to foster collaboration between the academia and key players in the maritime sector took the centre stage as the Institute of Maritime Studies, University of Lagos (IMS-UNILAG) hosted a webinar on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, to commemorate World Maritime Day 2025. The webinar tagged From Classroom to Port: Academia’s Role in Shaping Sustainable Maritime Logistics and Supply Chains featured a presentation by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Golden Alchemy International Limited, Sadiq […]
IMS, UNILAG Empowers Research Excellence, Hosts Training on Advanced Microwave Digestion System

Great science, they say, begins with getting the basics right. Poised with this knowledge and as part of aligning with the University of Lagos (UNILAG) ongoing commitment to building research capacity, the Institute of Maritime Studies (IMS), UNILAG hosted a specialised training on the Anton Paar Multiwave Go Plus Microwave Digestion System for final-year and doctoral students of the Faculty of Science, University of Lagos. Sample preparation is one of the basics to get right in scientific research and it may often be […]
VC Approves Appointment of Dr. Badejo as Acting Director, Institute of Maritime Studies
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Folasade T. Ogunsola, OON, FAS, has approved the appointment of Dr. Olusegun Temitope Badejo of the Department of Surveying & Geoinformatics as Acting Director, Institute of Maritime Studies. The appointment is with effect from Tuesday, June 20, 2023, to Wednesday, June 19, 2024. The Vice-Chancellor, on behalf of the Senate, Management, members of staff, and students of the University congratulates and wishes him a successful tenure in office.
“The Greatest Threat to Nigeria’s Blue Economy is Sea Blindness” – Dr. Jamoh, DG/CEO, NIMASA
“The greatest threat to Nigeria’s blue economy is sea blindness“. – Dr. Jamoh, DG/CEO, NIMASA The Director General/CEO of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR, made the above statement at the Maiden Annual Lecture of the Institute of Maritime Studies, University of Lagos held on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. For the first time in 2023, the University played host to a large number of key industry players in the maritime […]
Institute of Maritime Studies (I.M.S.) holds Debut Annual Lecture
The Maiden Annual Lecture of the Institute of Maritime Studies (I.M.S.), University of Lagos will hold as follows: Theme: From Crude to Blue – Nigeria’s Blue Economy: The Imperative of Maritime Domain Awareness and Good Governance. Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Venue: J. F. Ade. Ajayi Main Auditorium Time: 11:00 a.m. Prompt (Guests are to be seated by 10:45 a.m.) Members of the public can also participate via Zoom or YouTube as follows: ZOOM ID: 882 6271 […]