3rd PALM Public Lecture Calls for African-Led Urban Development Rooted in Indigenous Knowledge
The need to harness indigenous knowledge, local innovation and culturally responsive spatial planning to drive urban development without disrupting livelihoods took centre stage at the 3rd Professor Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje (PALM) Public Lecture. The event, held on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos, brought together members of the family of the late Professor Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje, led by its matriarch, Justice Titilola Mabogunje (Rtd.); friends, associates, […]
PFAs Hold Interactive Session with UNILAG Staff, Oct. 27 – 28
Various Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) will hold interactive sessions with members of staff of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) from Tuesday, October 27 to Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at the Tayo Aderinokun Hall. The interactive session will serve as an avenue for the resolution of pension fund complaints. It is scheduled as follows: Pension Fund Administrators (PFA) Time Parthian Pensions 10.00 a.m. Stanbic IBTC Pension Manager Limited 10.30 a.m. Oak Pensions 11.00 a.m. Crusader-Sterling Pensions […]
19th UNILAG Research Conference: Gambian Varsity VC Applauds UNILAG’s Milestone in Entrepreneurship Education
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (USET), The Gambia, Professor Nazmat Toyin Surajudeen-Bakinde, on Friday, October 16, 2026, commended the University of Lagos (UNILAG) for its milestone in entrepreneurship education, particularly through its Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Incubation Certification (EIBIC) programme. Her commendation followed the Federal Government’s recognition and adoption of the UNILAG EIBIC programme as a model for institutionalising entrepreneurship certification in Nigerian universities. Professor Surajudeen-Bakinde made the remarks […]
19th UNILAG Research Conference: UK Academic Hails Partnership Driving Advances in Global Surgery, Patient Safety
The 19th University of Lagos (UNILAG) Annual Research Conference and Fair continued on Thursday, October 15, 2026, with commendation for the university’s research partnership with the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, which has contributed to advances in global surgery and patient safety, particularly in Nigeria. The commendation came from the Provost of the University of Birmingham, Professor Nick Vaughan-Williams, who delivered the plenary keynote on Day Two of the conference. The conference, themed “Sustainable Frontiers: […]
UNILAG Int’l Week 2026: Experts Call for Curriculum Reform, Stronger Industry Partnerships
Experts in higher education have called on African universities to rethink teaching methods, reform curricula, strengthen university–industry partnerships and integrate emerging technologies responsibly to prepare graduates for a rapidly changing world of work. The call was made at the opening of the 2026 International Week of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), held on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at the J.F. Ade. Ajayi (Main) Auditorium, UNILAG, Akoka. The event, themed “Re-Imagining Pedagogy and Teaching for Higher […]
