UNILAG Commences Distribution of Smart ID Cards to Students
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Monday, May 11, 2026, officially commenced the distribution of Smart Identification (ID) Cards to students at a symbolic ceremony held at the Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe Centre for Information Technology and Systems (ABS-CITS), UNILAG, Akoka. During the ceremony, members of the UNILAG Students Union Executive Council were issued their ID cards to kick off the subsequent distribution to the general student body. The Smart ID initiative, developed in partnership with […]
Prof. Ogunsola Signals Return of Students’ Union as UNILAG Swears In Faculty, Departmental Executives
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Folasade T. Ogunsola, OON, FAS, has reaffirmed the University’s commitment to responsible and ethical student leadership, while formally unveiling plans for the revival of the Students’ Union. Professor Ogunsola made this known on Monday, February 2, 2026, during the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected Faculty and Departmental executives for the 2025/2026 academic session. The ceremony, held at the Faculty of Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, attracted members […]
UNILAG Alumnus donates PRAD Lab to Faculty of Mass Communication
An alumnus of the Department of Mass Communication (now Faculty of Mass Communication), University of Lagos (UNILAG), Mr. Tunde ThanI, has donated a state-of-art Public Relations and Advertising (PRAD) Laboratory to his alma mata. Mr. Thani, who is the Managing Director/CEO, Explicit Communications Limited, handed over the newly revamped lab to the Faculty on Friday, November 28, 2025, at an event organised by the UNILAG Mass Communication Alumni Association (UMCAA). The event which was held […]
UNILAG Inaugural Lecturer Unveils Eco-Friendly Solution to Water Hyacinth Outbreaks
The 23rd Inaugural Lecturer for the 2024/2025 academic session of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Wahab Oluwanisola Okunowo has shared a ground-breaking biocontrol method for managing water hyacinth outbreaks. According to him, Myrothecium roridum, a highly virulent indigenous fungus, can be applied as herbicide for controlling the beautiful yet invasive water hyacinth within twenty-one (21) days. The Professor of Applied Biochemistry pointed out this eco-friendly solution, while delivering the final Inaugural Lecture for the […]
UNILAG, UNICEF Launch Nigeria’s First Behavioural Insights Lab
In a significant step towards reshaping child development policy and practice in Nigeria, the University of Lagos (UNILAG), in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), launched the Behavioural Insights Research and Design Laboratory (BIRDLab) on Friday, August 22, 2025. Unveiled at the College of Medicine, Idi-Araba, the laboratory is the second behavioural insights laboratory in Africa, following Ethiopia’s establishment of a similar centre in 2022. The launch event attracted academics, policymakers, development partners, […]
