Voices, Visibility and Inclusion: UNILAG-Led Research Calls for Safer, Inclusive Creative Spaces for Young Women in Africa
The workshop, held at the Arthur Mbanefo Digital Research Centre (AMDRC), UNILAG, formed part of the Behind the Scenes: Young Women and Gender-Based Inequities in Africa’s Creative Sector (BTS) project, a multi-country research initiative being implemented across Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, and Uganda. The project is being led by UNILAG researchers in partnership with the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), with support from the Mastercard Foundation. Designed as a multi-method, multidisciplinary, […]
Professor Oluseyi Delivers 14th Inaugural Lecture, May 20
The 14th Inaugural Lecture of the 2025/2026 Academic Session of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) will hold on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 4:00p.m. (Guests are to be seated by 3:45p.m.) at the J. F. Ade. Ajayi (Main) Auditorium, UNILAG. The lecture entitled: That We May Have Light will be delivered by Professor Peter Olabisi Oluseyi of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, under the Chairmanship of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade […]
Making the Abstract Tangible: Professor Faith Babalola Makes History as Engineering Faculty’s First Female Inaugural Lecturer
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) witnessed a historic moment on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as Professor Faith Uchenna Babalola delivered the 13th Inaugural Lecture of the 2025/2026 Academic Session, becoming the first female academic from the Faculty of Engineering to deliver an inaugural lecture since the Faculty’s establishment in 1964. The event was held at the Nurudeen Alao Auditorium at the Distance Learning Institute (DLI). It attracted academics, researchers, students, industry professionals, family members, and […]
Driving Inclusion Through Innovation: UNILAG Hosts Pan-African Assistive Technology Workshop
Stakeholders across higher education, technology innovation, and disability inclusion have identified assistive technology as a critical driver for building inclusive and equitable learning systems across Africa. They have also called for stronger institutional collaboration, increased research investment, and student-led innovation to bridge accessibility gaps and reduce inequalities within universities. This position emerged at the two-day Pan-African workshop and international conference on Assistive Technology, hosted by the University of Lagos under the auspices of AFRETEC Network. […]
Professor Babalola Delivers 13th Inaugural Lecture, May 6
Professor Faith Uchenna Babalola of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering will deliver the 13th Inaugural Lecture of the 2025/2026 Academic Session on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 4:00p.m. (Guests are to be seated by 3:45p.m.) at the J. F. Ade. Ajayi (Main) Auditorium, UNILAG. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, OON, FAS, will preside over the Lecture entitled: “ TRANSLATING ABSTRACT THERMODYNAMICS INTO CONCRETE USEFUL TANGIBILITIES ”. Members of the University community and […]
