UNILAG 56th Convocation Ceremonies: 5,665 Graduating Students Step Into Alumni League At Day One of Congregation For Awards of Diplomas, Certificates, First Degrees And Prizes
A total of Five Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty Five (5,665) graduating students stepped into the alumni league of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) as the 56th Convocation Ceremonies gathered momentum with Day One of the Congregation for the awards of dipomas, certificates, first degrees and prizes on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Held at the J.F. Ade. Ajayi (Main) Auditorium in two sessions (Morning: 9 a.m to 12 noon and Afternoon: 1p.m. to 3p.m.), the event […]
UNILAG 56th Convocation: Faculty of Engineering Inducts 508 Graduates
The Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos on Monday, January 19, 2026, presented a total of 508 graduates for its annual induction and hooding programme. The ceremony which held at the Nigerian Society of Engineering (NSE) Lagos Branch Secretariat, was part of ongoing 56th Convocation Ceremonies of the University of Lagos. Number of students by department are as follows: Department Number of Graduates Chemical Engineering 59 Mechanical Engineering 67 Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 60 Systems […]
UNILAG 56th Convocation Ceremonies: VC Unveils Digital Multimedia Centre, Opens Exhibition of Works and Innovations
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Folasade Ogunsola, OON, FAS, on Monday, January 19, 2026, raised the curtains on the institution’s 56th Convocation Ceremonies with the unveiling of a world-class Digital Multimedia Centre, setting a bold and future-facing tone for a week-long celebration of academic excellence and institutional progress. Unveiling the facility which is located within the University Main Library, the Vice-Chancellor described the centre as a strategic investment in the future […]
UNILAG 56th Convocation Ceremonies: Faculties Host Hooding Ceremony For Graduating Students
As part of activities marking the 56th Convocation Ceremonies of the University of Lagos, various faculties rolled out the drums on Tuesday, January 19, 2026 to celebrate their graduating students via the Hooding Ceremony. The hooding ceremony is a significant academic tradition where a faculty advisor or mentor places the hood on the graduate, marking their transition from student to scholar. This intimate event celebrates scholarly achievement, with the hood’s colour representing the graduate’s field […]
UNILAG 2025 Convocation Lecture: Orondaam Otto Advocates 3-12-4 Education System to Replace Existing 9-3-4 Model
The Founder and Executive Director, Slum2School Africa, Mr. Orondaam Otto has called for an amendment of Nigeria’s Universal Basic Education (UBE) Act to give room for a 3-12-4 system in place of the current 9-3-4. According to him, the current 9-3-4 system fails to capture the early childhood years (one to five years) which are the formative years for major brain development, speech/language formation, values and social foundation. The Nigerian Social Entrepreneur made this known […]
