UNILAG Don, Professor Afolabi Lesi, Appointed MDCN Board Chairperson
The immediate past Provost, College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL), Professor Foluso Ebun Afolabi Lesi, has been appointed the new Board Chairperson of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). His appointment was approved on Thursday, February 15, 2024, by the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, along with the appointment and reappointment of other Board Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social […]
Dr. UAC Okafor Appointed Member of National Health Research Ethics Committee
Associate Professor of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine, University of Lagos and President of the Association of Clinical and Academic Physiotherapists of Nigeria (ACAPN), UAC Okafor, has been appointed as a member of the National Health Research Ethics Committee (NHREC). The 14-man committee, inaugurated on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 by the Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, is charged with the responsibility of formulating and ensuring adherence to guidelines governing health research. The […]
CMUL Faculty Organises Int’l Parkinson’s MDA-AS School of Young Neurologists 2023
The College of Medicine, University of Lagos held the 2023 edition of its International Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Society-African Section (MDS-AS) School for Young Neurologists between Monday, December 11 and Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. This annual School is an opportunity for young neurologists (neurology specialist trainees and neurologists less than 5 years post-training) who are interested in specializing in Movement Disorders to receive in-depth instruction from internationally-recognized Movement Disorders experts. […]
“Every Nigerian is at risk of Glaucoma”, UNILAG Professor Reveals at 6th Inaugural Lecture
“Every Nigerian is at risk of contracting glaucoma”. Professor of Ophthalmology at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL) and Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Professor Adeola Olukorede Onakoya made this revelation while delivering the 6th Inaugural lecture of the University of Lagos, in the 2023/2024 academic session on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at the J. F. Ade. Ajayi Auditorium, UNILAG, Akoka. Delivering her lecture titled: Protecting and Preserving […]
Professor Onakoya to Deliver 6th Inaugural Lecture, December 6
Professor Adeola Olukorede Onakoya of the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos will deliver the 6th Inaugural Lecture of the 2023/2024 Academic Session on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 4:00p.m. at the J. F. Ade-Ajayi Auditorium, UNILAG, Akoka. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, OON, FAS, will preside over the Lecture entitled: Protecting and Preserving the “Cables”: The Race against Darkness. Members of the University community and the general public are cordially […]
