UNILAG Honours Arthur Mbanefo’s Legacy as Kola Adesina Calls for Action-Driven Leadership in Africa
The challenge before Africa is no longer the absence of ideas; it is the courage to act on them. That was the resounding message on Thursday, June 11, 2026, as the University of Lagos (UNILAG) hosted the 7th Annual Lecture of the Arthur Mbanefo Digital Research Centre (AMDRC), UNILAG. This year’s event featured a keynote lecture titled, Illuminating Africa: From Rhetoric to Results – The Why, The How, The Who and The When, delivered by […]
Vice-Chancellor Hosts Town Hall as UNILAG Aligns Academic Appraisals with Global Benchmarks
In a strategic move to align its processes with global academic standards and enhance objectivity, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) management engaged academic staff in robust dialogue on the review of the institution’s decade-old appraisal system. The discussions held at the J.F. Ade. Ajayi (Main) Auditorium on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, during a Town Hall meeting hosted by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, OON, FAS. The forum provided academic staff from all faculties an opportunity […]
GREEN-STEM 2026: Third Call for Applications
The Research Management Office, University of Lagos (UNILAG), invites applications for the third call of the Green, Resilient, and Entrepreneurial Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics for Africa (GREEN-STEM) Master’s and PhD Exchange Mobility Programme. Successful candidates will undertake a fully funded 5–6 months academic exchange at leading partner universities in Africa. What successful candidates get: Who Can Apply Eligible FieldsClimate Change, Environmental Chemistry, Internet of Things (IoT), Renewable Energy, Software Engineering, Water Resources, Highway Engineering, […]
Innovation Meets Impact: UNILAG Students, OAU Collaborator Win Genomics Hackathon with AI Tool for Rare Disease Diagnosis
Two students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), in collaboration with a student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), have emerged champions at the Genomics Health Hackathon 2025 finals held on May 22, 2026, in Lagos. The winning team, with their innovation GenRARE Africa, comprises: GenRARE Africa is an AI-powered clinical decision support tool designed to revolutionize rare disease diagnosis across Africa. By training on African ancestry genomic data, a dimension largely overlooked by conventional, Western-trained […]
UNILAG Explores Future of Work, AI and Sustainability at 2026 FMS Int’l Research Conference
The Director of the Centre for Work, Organisation and Technology (CWOT), University of East London, United Kingdom, Professor Toyin Adisa, has highlighted the growing implications of technology for work, workers and organisations in the emerging Fifth Industrial Revolution (Industry 5.0). Professor Adisa made the submission virtually, while delivering the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Annual International Research Conference organised by the Faculty of Management Sciences (FMS), University of Lagos (UNILAG). The […]
