PALM FOUNDATION HOLDS 3RD PUBLIC LECTURE, OCT. 20
The 3rd Public Lecture of the Professor Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje (PALM) Foundation will hold on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 , from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos . The lecture, titled “Palimpsest and Provenance: The Identity and Trajectory of the African City,” will feature Dr. Stephen Ajadi, F.C.P.S. as Guest Lecturer and Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, CON, former Governor of Ondo State, as Chairman of the […]
UNILAG Celebrates Prof. Soyombo at 70 With Exaugural Lectute on Nigeria’s Security Challenges
Professor Theophilus Omololu Soyombo, a Professor of Sociology, has called for a broader, society-wide response to Nigeria’s worsening security challenges, stressing that the country cannot overcome insecurity through the efforts of security agencies alone. He made the call on Friday, September 4, 2026, while delivering his exaugural lecture titled “ Why We Are Where We Are: A Sociological Analysis of the Trials and Travails of Security Control in Nigeria ” at the Faculty of Social […]
UNILAG Launches Professorial Chair on Leadership & Good Governance
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has recorded another significant academic milestone with the establishment of a Professorial Chair on Leadership and Good Governance, further strengthening its commitment to advancing scholarship, research, and policy engagement in critical areas of national development. Domiciled in the Department of Political Science, the Chair was instituted following the successful launch of a book and endowment initiative by UNILAG Consult Limited (UCL) on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. The Chair is established […]
UNILAG Honours Arthur Mbanefo’s Legacy as Kola Adesina Calls for Action-Driven Leadership in Africa
The challenge before Africa is no longer the absence of ideas; it is the courage to act on them. That was the resounding message on Thursday, June 11, 2026, as the University of Lagos (UNILAG) hosted the 7th Annual Lecture of the Arthur Mbanefo Digital Research Centre (AMDRC), UNILAG. This year’s event featured a keynote lecture titled, Illuminating Africa: From Rhetoric to Results – The Why, The How, The Who and The When, delivered by […]
CP Jimoh Commends UNILAG’s Security Architecture, Calls Campus Safety Key to National Peace
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, has commended the University of Lagos for its robust security architecture and sustained peaceful academic environment, describing the institution as a model of how effective campus security contributes to national stability. The Commissioner gave the commendation on Thursday, December 18, while speaking at the End-of-the-Year Annual Lecture and Thanksgiving Programme of the University of Lagos Security Unit, held at the Jelili Adebisi Omotola Multipurpose […]
