UNILAG Alumnus, Rafiu Badekale, Named Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University
Greatness has a way of travelling far from UNILAG Nigeria, to various parts of the world! The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is proud to celebrate one of its own, Rafiu Adekoya Badekale, who has been selected for the prestigious 2026 cohort of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Programme at Stanford University, United States of America. Rafiu, a graduate of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, and the faculty Valedictorian of his set, earned a degree […]
UNILAG-AFRETEC Masterclass Ends with Innovative Technological Solutions by Students
The four-day Machine Learning and Deep Learning Masterclass Workshop organised by the University of Lagos (UNILAG) AFRETEC Network ended on a high note on Thursday, May 14, 2026, with participants showcasing innovative, real-time technological solutions to contemporary challenges. Held at the UNILAG-NITHub, the intensive training programme brought together forty (40) undergraduates from nine (9) tertiary institutions across Nigeria. The participating institutions included the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Anchor University, Caleb University, Lagos State University of […]
Inclusive Education Innovation Challenge 2026: Call for Applications
AFRETEC Network, University of Lagos (UNILAG) invites applications for the Inclusive Education Innovation Challenge 2026 themed: Digitally Enabled Inclusive Education – Expanding Access, Equity, and Opportunity for All. The platform offers support to undergraduate student-innovators from Anglophone West African universities to develop impact-driven, digitally-enabled solutions that make education accessible to all. The top three (3) innovative solutions will receive various cash awards from a funding pool of up to Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira […]
UNILAG AFRETEC Network Hosts STEM Masterclass on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
The AFRETEC Network at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Monday, May 11, 2026, commenced a four-day masterclass workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Deep Learning for selected undergraduate students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Held at the UNILAG NITHub, the workshop brings together undergraduate participants from universities across the South-West geopolitical zone. The initiative is designed to equip students with both foundational and practical knowledge in AI, machine […]
Driving Inclusion Through Innovation: UNILAG Hosts Pan-African Assistive Technology Workshop
Stakeholders across higher education, technology innovation, and disability inclusion have identified assistive technology as a critical driver for building inclusive and equitable learning systems across Africa. They have also called for stronger institutional collaboration, increased research investment, and student-led innovation to bridge accessibility gaps and reduce inequalities within universities. This position emerged at the two-day Pan-African workshop and international conference on Assistive Technology, hosted by the University of Lagos under the auspices of AFRETEC Network. […]
