“Grand ideas are good, but people need to survive”: Professor Lawanson Calls for Human-Centred Urban Development Approach
Professor Taibat Olaitan Lawanson has advocated for a rethink of the urban development approach in Africa from the western, market-oriented one to an Afro-centric, human-centred one. With her lecture titled, “Alternative Urbanisms: Beyond Utopian Visions of the ‘Emerging’ African City”, the Professor of Urban Management and Governance highlighted the important roles that African cities play as places of dynamism, creativity, opportunity and vulnerability. She narrowed down on the current predicament of African cities as places […]
Building Bridges: NAE, UNILAG Forge Pathways to Collaboration, Innovation
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Folasade T. Ogunsola, FAS, OON, accompanied by the management team, had the honour of hosting a courtesy call from highly distinguished members of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE) on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The guests, who were incumbent and past executives of the Academy, consisted of engineers who have reached the pinnacle of their careers. They visited with the aim of strengthening collaboration between academia and industry, […]
Exchange Student, Pablo Camargo Winds down UNILAG Experience with Solo Exhibition
As part of events to wind down his activities as an exchange student at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Mr. Pablo Camargo of the HFBK University of Fine Arts, Hamburg, Germany staged a solo art exhibition titled Amigas Amigos from Wednesday, June 21 to Friday, June 23, 2023 at the Lagoon Gallery, Department of Creative Arts, UNILAG. The intriguing exhibition, a culmination of Mr. Camargo’s learning experience since his arrival in UNILAG on January 30, […]
“SUSSURI” MAGAZINE: Call for Articles, Special Features, Adverts, Events Coverage & Topical Issues
The next edition of SUSSURI, an innovative professional magazine which covers a wide range of interesting topics, is scheduled for publication in the third quarter of 2023. The magazine is published annually by the Assembly of Administrative and Executive Officers of the College of Medicine (CMUL), University of Lagos (UNILAG). Members of the university community are hereby invited to submit interesting, original and thought-provoking contributions which addresses any of the following areas: Career Development Health […]
UNILAG Debuts Green Hub, as Green Champions Emerge
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 was the culmination of a semester-long effort at ridding the University of Lagos campus of plastic waste and making the institution Nigeria’s foremost Green Campus. Participants, promoters, and partners of the University of Lagos Environmental Sustainability Challenge converged at the Afe Babalola Hall to take stock of the journey so far and to reward overall winners in the various categories of the challenge. A Courtesy Visit To kick off the day’s […]
