Emefiele Charges Graduates to Embrace Entrepreneurship for National Development
A foremost Economist and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin I. Emefiele, CON has called on the governments of Nigeria at the national and sub-national levels to support university graduates with start-up funds in a bid to encourage entrepreneurship in the country. Mr. Emefiele made the call at the 51st Convocation lecture of the University of Lagos titled” National Development and Knowledge Economy in the Digital Age: Leapfrogging SMEs into the […]
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS EMERGES OVERALL BEST AT MALTINA GAMES 2021, AS SENATE PASSES WAIVER FOR STUDENT ATHLETES
Students of the International School, University of Lagos (ISL), who emerged overall winner at the Lagos region of the Maltina School Games held at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos paid a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, FAS at the Senate House. The team of student athletes from different sports were in company of the Chairman of ISL Board, Prof. Ngozi Osarenren and the Chairman of the Parents-Teachers Association (PTA), Chief Nzeribe […]
UNILAG MICROFINANCE BANK IS NOW IN OPERATION
Registered in April 2020 with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and granted licence by the Central Bank of Nigeria in February 2021, UNILAG Microfinance Bank Ltd is now fully operational. The bank, operating from its office on the University of Lagos Campus, beside UNILAG Pharmacy, is established to provide microfinance banking services to individuals and businesses with the University of Lagos. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) outside the university are also included. UNILAG Microfinance Bank […]
UNILAG, Canon to Set Up Imaging Lab to Train Students in Photography and Cinematography
The vision and efforts of the Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, FAS, at striking a balance between knowledge acquisition and acquiring of relevant skills for economic emancipation received a boost as the Vice-Chancellor officially commissioned the Canon Imaging Lab newly established on the UNILAG campus. Speaking on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at the formal unveiling of the facility located at the UNILAG Centre for Entrepreneurship and Skills Development, Prof. Ogundipe stressed the need […]
UNILAG GRADUATES OLDEST PH.D STUDENT, OVER 15,000 OTHERS
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, FAS, says programmes of the University are being modelled to solve specific local and national issues thereby providing balance between theoretical principles and the practical applications of scientific, innovative and creative endeavours. In this regard, Prof. Ogundipe says researchers in the University of Lagos secured a total of 11 patents between 2019 and 2020 out of which four have been successfully prototyped. This formed part of the […]
