54th Convocation Ceremonies: UNILAG Graduates 4,678 as 159 Bags First Class on Convocation Day One
On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, the University of Lagos began the award of degrees; diplomas, certificates, and prizes to graduating students. In the usual tradition of Morning and Afternoon Sessions, a total of 4,678 students from the Faculties of Education, Social Sciences, Arts, Environmental Sciences, and Faculty of Science were admitted to various degrees. The prestigious J.F Ade-Ajayi Auditorium of the University was filled to capacity with graduates whose palpable sense of excitement and pride […]
UNILAG Students Impress Management with Stunning Presentations on Lagoon Front Remodeling
“Your presentations are highly imaginative and exceptional. Henceforth, we shall look no further outside here but for you whenever we need structural designs.” The remark was made by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade T. Ogunsola, OON, FAS when a group of students from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Science wowed the University of Lagos (UNILAG) management team on Thursday, October 5, 2023, with their exceptional presentations on the re-modeling of the varsity’s Lagoon front. […]
UNILAG and EWAN Partner to Produce More Mandelas in African Youths
On Wednesday, July 19, 2023, Day 3 of the Umoja African Student Leaders Network Summit/UNILAG Mandela Week, the University of Lagos and Education Writers Association of Nigeria (EWAN) combined for the cause of producing more Nelson Mandelas in young Africans. With the theme, “Youth Discourse on Making More Mandelas”, the event witnessed a transgenerational conversation between accomplished scholars and student leaders on the leadership legacies of Nelson Mandela and how the values he stood for […]
SPGS Sub-Dean, Dr. Gbiri Steps in as Board Member, World Stroke Organization
The Sub-Dean of the School of Postgraduate Studies (SPGS), University of Lagos, Dr. Caleb Gbiri has been elected into the Board of Directors of the Geneva-based World Stroke Organization (WSO). Nine hundred and fifty-nine (959) members of the organization participated in the Board of Directors elections held from July 4 to 25, 2022. Dr. Gbiri’s four-year tenure on the Board will commence officially on October 22, 2022, at the World Stroke Congress scheduled for Singapore. […]
WORLD BANK, NUC OFFICIALS PAY HIGH-LEVEL VISIT TO RESEARCH CENTRES AT UNILAG
On Friday, August 12, 2022, top officials from the World Bank and the National Universities Commission (NUC) paid a high-level visit to two centres of research domiciled at the University of Lagos. The research centres are the African Centre of Excellence Drug Research, Herbal Medicine Development, and Regulatory Science (ACE-DHARS) and the UNILAG Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (UNILAG-SPESSECE). The purpose of the visit was to evaluate the activities […]