Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday said his administration will continue to ensure tertiary education in the state remains relevant and take its pride of place through innovative ideas and practical knowledge for students to compete favourably with their counterparts globally. He disclosed that his administration established two state-owned universities, Lagos State University of Technology and University of …

With preparations for the inaugural edition underway, Varsity Cup, Nigeria’s first annual national university football competition for men’s and women’s teams has confirmed several top universities to host its matches for the 2024 Men’s Football season. In line with the mission at Varsity Cup to build a platform for the country’s brightest student-athletes to thrive, this season will be hosted …

The Best Graduating Student at the 54th convocation ceremony of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), David Akanmu, has been selected as a 2024 Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University in the United States. Akanmu’s selection was announced yesterday. It was the third time a graduate of the university would be clinching the award. UNILAG is the only African university among the …

University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), popularly known as Better By Far University, has remained Nigeria’s most applied for higher institution by the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates from 2020 to 2023. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) made this known during a policy meeting chaired by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew Adejoh. According to …

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola has lamented the poor funding of universities in the country. Ogunsola, who was the guest speaker at the third edition of Topaz Lecture, which was organised by the UNILAG Mass Communication Class of 1988 on Saturday, recalled that in 2023, the general school fee hike across many universities in the …

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) will graduate 340  first-class students at its 54th convocation. Speaking at a news conference to announce activities lined up for the ceremony in Akoka, Lagos, its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, noted that on 16 and 17 January, the university would be graduating 17,464 students of which 10,578 would receive first degrees, while 6,886 others …

The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), yesterday, explained why students staying on campus have been asked to come into the halls of residence with their mattresses and some other personal items, saying it is due to health reasons. The explanation came against the backdrop of protest by parents, who lamented that they were just struggling to cope with …

The University of Lagos has explicitly debunked the claim that it has added extra charges to its earlier increased tuition fees. In July, the institution increased its fees from N19,000 to N190,250 for students studying medicine, and N140,250 for students whose courses require laboratory and studio use. In a press statement on Friday, the university’s Head of the Communications Unit, …

The management of the University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State has increased fees for undergraduates to between N100,750 and N190,250 for returning students per session, depending on courses of study with medical and dentistry students paying the highest. New undergraduates will pay between N126,325 and N190,250, also depending on their courses of study. The charges on hostel accommodation and various …

Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) on Tuesday, in partnership with the University of Lagos (UNILAG), commissioned a Green Eco Hub project at the university campus in Yaba, Lagos. The initiative entails the installation and operation of four drop-off centres for the collection of post-consumer PET bottles for recycling; a sustainability learning centre to educate and create awareness on recycling, and the …