The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has appointed Messrs Samuel Badekale and Haroun Adebakin—who emerged as the best graduating students of the University of Lagos during the institution’s 55th convocation—as the state’s…
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UNILAG Governing Council Confirms Appointment of Prof. Lesi as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development Services)
The Governing Council of the University of Lagos has confirmed the appointment of Prof. Foluso Ebun Afolabi Lesi as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development Services). At its meeting on Monday, March 3, 2025, the…
UNILAG Unveils ACEDHARS Building, Reinforces Commitment to Herbal Medicine Research & Capacity Development
At a colourful ceremony on Thursday, March 6, 2025, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) formally unveiled the newly constructed building for the African Centre of Excellence for Drug Research, Herbal Medicine Development,…
UNILAG Partners Federal Government to Expand Housing Opportunities for Staff
In a strategic move to enhance housing accessibility for members of staff, a delegation from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) met with the Honourable Minister for Housing, Architect Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, on…
NIMASA Begins Construction of IMS Building at UNILAG
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has awarded the contract for the construction of the Institute of Maritime Studies (IMS) Building at the University of Lagos. The three storey edifice…
Nigeria’s judiciary should be independent, not subject to whims, caprices of other arms of government —Joshua Adeyeye, UNILAG’s First Class law graduate
Joshua Adeyeye is a First Class graduate of the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos (UNILAG) for the 2023-2024 session. He finished with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.62 on…
What I did to emerge best UNILAG PhD graduate – Lecturer
Overall Best Graduating PhD Student in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Lagos, Dr Adetoun Akintoye, shares with TEMITOPE ADETUNJI her challenges and sacrifices in the journey towards earning her doctorate Can you…
Economics Dept Holds Webinar, Feb. 21
The Department of Economics, University of Lagos (UNILAG) in conjunction with the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Economic Society will hold a webinar on “Career Options for Young Economists” on Friday,…
Inaugural Lecture: UNILAG Don Tasks Gov’t to Engender AI Policies in Education, Other Sectors
A Professor of Labour Economics/Human Resource Management in the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Olukemi Iyabode Lawanson has charged government at all levels to formulate and implement policies that will promote ethical…
Blazing the Trail: UNILAG Mech. Engineering Student Builds Text-to-Speech Model
A final year student of Mechanical Engineering, University of Lagos, Saheed Azeez has successfully built an interesting text-to-speech AI model, with a unique twist – it reads out text in clear Nigerian accents. Called…