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 …

The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos (UNILAG), in partnership with the South African Consulate in Lagos State says it is set to hold a three-minute thesis competition in commemoration of the 2023 Nelson Mandela Week. The Head of Communications Unit, UNILAG, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, disclosed this in a press release on Thursday. The statement said the competition …

The inaugural lecture of Prof. Gabriel Babawale, an estate surveyor and valuer, at the main auditorium of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Yaba-Lagos on Wednesday, 24th May rekindled the memories of the mechanical engineering genius, Prof. Ayodele Awojobi delivering public lecture at the same auditorium decades ago. My supplication then, like so many ambitious students across the country, was …

The University of Lagos Mass Communication Alumni Association (UMCAA) will hold its annual Dinner and Awards night on 3rd December at De Rembrandt Hotel, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos. This year, new categories of awards have been introduced to appreciate illustrious members – individuals and sets – who have contributed immensely to the development of the department and the growth …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday commended the outgoing Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe for his leadership, especially during the institution’s stormy period. He described Ogundipe as an astute academician who put the name of the university on the map of institutions of repute in the world. The Governor, spoke at the launch …

A Professor of Microbiology at the College of Medicine, Folasade Ogunsola has broken the glass ceiling by emerging the first female Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos in its 60-year history. Chosen on Friday night, Prof. Ogunsola becomes the 13th substantive Vice Chancellor of the university after being picked by the selection committee of the institution. Prof. Ogunsola, daughter …