On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, a cohort of about forty-two (42) students in various departments at the University of Lagos successfully graduated as United Nations Millennium Fellows Class of 2019.
The Millennium Fellowship is a semester-long leadership development program that is held on campuses across the world.
It is a Fellowship presented by the United Nations Academic Impact and Millennium Campus Network (MCN), which convenes, challenges, and celebrates student leadership for the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Due to their participation in this programme, the UNILAG student leaders contributed positively to a movement impacting the lives of nearly 1,000,000 people in 16 nations this year. The UNILAG students, who worked on various projects during the programme are as follows:
- Abe Marvellous Kolade – Department of Nursing (CMUL)
- Adewale Augustine Ikoya– Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Aiyeyemi Abimbola – Department of Medicine and Surgery (CMUL)
- Ajenifuja Adetoro Nafeezat – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Akanmu David Oluwatomiwa – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Aluko Oluwabusayo Daniel – Department of Medicine and Surgery (CMUL)
- Anthonia Abraham – Department of Physiotherapy (CMUL)
- Ayomide Akindele – Faculty of Law
Boluwatife Emmanuel Obasa – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Christopher Uduh Daniel – College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL)
- Comfort Tolulope Oladeji – Faculty of Law
- Durojaye Oluwafemi Phillip – Department of Medicine and Surgery (CMUL)
- Elizabeth Aladelokun – College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL)
- Enoch Oyebade – Department of Medicine and Surgery (CMUL)
- Esomchukwu Anthony Eze – Department of Dentistry (CMUL)
- Fashola Tolulope Oluwayemisi – Department of Medicine and Surgery (CMUL)
- Goodluck Olawale – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Goodness Aniedi Udotong – Department of Medicine and Surgery (CMUL)
- Hussein Abdulazeez – Department of Economics Education
- Ibukunoluwa Adebakin – Department of Medicine and Surgery (CMUL)
- Igwilo Chukwudumebi Angela – Department of Medicine and Surgery
- Isaac Popoola – Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering
- Jemima Aiye-Atukpor – Department of Psychology
- Jessica Chinonso Ike – College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL)
- Lawal Ilerioluwa Mayomile – Department of Medicine and Surgery, CMUL
- Moyinoluwa Anoma – Department of Employment Relations and Human Resource Management
- Mubarak Olayiwola Olaleye – Department of Sociology
- Nsofor Rosemary Chisom – Department of Medicine and Surgery (CMUL)
- Ojo Oluwatobi Oluwasegun – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Okei Jennifer Chukwuamaka – Department of Medicine and Surgery (CMUL)
- Olajide Damilola Christiana – Department of Economics
- Oluwatomisin Opeyemi Ilesanmi – Faculty of Law
- Omolade Michael Olawale – Department of Accounting
- Onyinyechi Praise Mbanali – Faculty of Law
- Osonwa Iruoma Chiamaka – College of Medicine, University of Lagos
- Paul Aderoju – College of Medicine, University of Lagos
- Pereira Mandela Bankole – Department of Medicine and Surgery, CMUL
- Rachael Oluwatomilade Fadimu – Department of Mass Communication
- Segun Ige – Department of English
- Solomon Oladipupo – Department of Mass Communication
- Taiwo Adebiyi – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Udeh Chukwudebube Harrison – Department of Nursing Science (CMUL)
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe, FAS, on behalf of Management, Staff, Students and Alumni of the University, heartily congratulates the University of Lagos students and those from other parts of the world, who participated in the program on this remarkable achievement. He enjoins the new Millennium Fellows in UNILAG not to relent in their good works and to continue raising the flag of the University of Lagos high.
Are you a student interested in participating in the 2020 Millennium Fellowship? Application for the 2020 Class is now open. You can click on the link https://www.millenniumfellows.org/apply to apply.
The programme will take place on selected campuses worldwide from August 2020 to December 2020 to coincide with the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations.
For more details about the Millennium Fellowship, visit https://www.millenniumfellows.org/