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. Yetunde Zaid Appointed Chairman, Ceremonies Committee
The immediate-past University of Lagos (UNILAG) Librarian, Prof. Yetunde Zaid has been appointed as Chairman of the University’s Ceremonies Committee. Her appointment is with effect from Thursday, April 2, 2026 to Sunday, January 31, 2027. Prof. Zaid is a distinguished academic with a strong record of service and leadership within the University. She is widely recognised for her exceptional coordination of events and ceremonies, having successfully led and delivered several notable University programmes, including UNILAG […]
UNILAG Professor Positions Environmental Geography as “Framework for Hope” at 10th Inaugural Lecture
The University of Lagos on Wednesday, April 1, hosted its 10th Inaugural Lecture for the 2025/2026 Academic Session, as Professor Amidu Owolabi Ayeni declared Environmental Geography a decisive force for sustainable development and institutional transformation. The well-attended event drew an array of distinguished guests, including a former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, FAS; immediate past Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics & Research), Professor Bola Oboh; royal fathers, members of staff, students, colleagues, and well-wishers, all of whom gathered […]
Prof. Bammeke Steps in as Director, Academic Planning
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Folasade T. Ogunsola, OON, FAS, has approved the appointment of Professor Olufunlayo O. Bammeke as Director, Academic Planning (D.A.P.), with effect from Wednesday, April 1, 2026 to Friday, March 31, 2028. Professor Bammeke joined the services of the University in July, 1995 as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Sociology. She moved through the ranks to Assistant Lecturer (1996), Lecturer II (2000), Lecturer I (2005), Senior Lecturer (2008), […]
10TH INAUGURAL LECTURE BY PROF. AYENI HOLDS, APRIL 1
The 10th Inaugural Lecture of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) for the 2025/2026 Academic Session will hold on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. (Guests are to be seated by 3:45 p.m.) at the J. F. Ade. Ajayi (Main) Auditorium, UNILAG, Akoka. The Lecture, titled: GEOGRAPHY, DEVELOPMENT AND IDENTITY: WHERE IS THE DUPLICATION?, will be delivered by Professor Amidu Owolabi Ayeni of the Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos. Members of […]
