Hunger Pains, Plant Blisses: Professor Ogunkanmi Unveils the Secret Lives of Plants with Eye-Opening Inaugural Lecture
In a very eye-opening Inaugural Lecture titled, “Hunger Pains, Plant Blisses: Understanding the Secret Lives of Plants”, Professor Liasu Adebayo Ogunkanmi exposed the audience to the hidden complexities of the plant world. The lecture, being the first of the 2024/2025 Academic Session, shed light on the surprising ways plants mirror human behavior, engaging dynamically with their environments and one another through sophisticated genetic, phenotypic, and molecular mechanisms. Professor Ogunkanmi’s exposition revealed that plants are far from passive […]
EIBIC: UNILAG Unlocks Entrepreneurial Potential in DLI and ICE Freshmen
In a world where innovation and entrepreneurship are key drivers of success, the University of Lagos (UNILAG), on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, took bold steps towards preparing 100-level students of the Distance Learning Institute (DLI) and the Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) for the challenges ahead. Determined that no category of student would be left behind, the University had earlier held the same programme for all regular 100-level students from different faculties from Wednesday, April 17 to Tuesday, April 23, 2024. By holding the EIBIC programme for DLI and ICE freshmen also, […]
Becoming More: A Celebration of Creativity, Inspiration and Hard-work
200 Level Visual Arts students of the Department of Creative Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos (UNILAG) recently held a captivating art exhibition at the MAD House, UNILAG. The venue buzzed with excitement as the students transformed the space into a vibrant gallery, showcasing their incredible talents. Themed, Becoming More, the exhibition featured over sixty (60) works of art ranging from stunning paintings and intricate sculptures to vibrant textile designs, ceramics, innovative installations and captivating […]
UNILAG Students’ Lenses Refocused for Future Success at FUCAP Career Seminar
Students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) were given a transformative opportunity to re-shape their career perspectives during an impactful career seminar held on Thursday, July 4, 2024 at the J.F. Ade. Ajayi Auditorium. The Career Seminar, under the Unilever Nigeria and UNICEF, Future-X Campus Ambassadors Programme (FUCAP), was designed to equip students with the necessary tools and insights to navigate the ever-evolving job market. Holding the Seminar at UNILAG was a collaborative effort among […]
In Disease or in Health, We Should Ask the Genes – Prof. Taiwo
Professor Idowu Adewumi Taiwo while delivering the eighteenth (18th) Inaugural Lecture of the University of Lagos in the 2023/2024 Academic Session titled: “PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS OR THE GENE: WHICH IS TO BLAME?” on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, debunked common myths that health challenges are due to principalities and powers rather than genetic factors. In his lecture, the Professor of Human Genetics and Bioinformatics took the audience through fundamental principles of genetics and explained how gene and […]
