When Inclusion Became Innovation: Team Omega Triumphs at AFRETEC-UNILAG Challenge 3.0
Inclusion was not merely a theme at the 2026 AFRETEC-UNILAG Inclusive Education Innovation Challenge Grand Finale. It was brought to life. Perhaps nowhere was this more powerfully demonstrated than in the story of Team Omega of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), which emerged as the overall winner of the competition with 71 points after a four-month intensive innovation journey. At the heart of the winning team was a woman living with disability, Miss Oluwakemi Aladesanmi, […]
ỌBAFẸMI AWOLỌWỌ FUTURE LEADERS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Are you interested in joining young leaders from Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora for an 8-week virtual fellowship inspired by the legacy of Chief Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ, SAN, GCFR (1909–1987)? Apply now for the Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Future Leaders Fellowship Programme via: https://obafemiawolowofoundation.com/future-leaders-fellowship/ Established as a merit-based initiative, the Programme is designed for individuals committed to leading with purpose and service. Over eight weeks, participants will be equipped with the values, discipline, and perspective required for […]
UNILAG 19th Annual Research Conference & Fair: Extension of Early-Bird Registration and Abstract Submission
The deadline for early bird registration and submission of abstracts for the 19th Annual Research Conference and Fair of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has been extended to Monday, September 14, 2026. All prospective participants are encouraged to take advantage of this extension to complete their registration and submit abstracts via: https://bit.ly/ARCUNILAG Conference Details Conference Highlights For further enquiries, please call 07042015134 or email: unilagconf@unilag.edu.ng
From Training to Enterprise: UNILAG ESDC Graduates 196 Staff After 12-Week Skills Training
A new cohort of entrepreneurs have received certificates of participation, marking their successful completion of 3rd Staff Skills Acquisition Programme organised by the Entrepreneurship and Skills Development Centre, University of Lagos (ESDC, UNILAG). The 12-week programme, designed to equip University staff with practical and entrepreneurial skills for sustainable livelihoods and additional income generation, culminated in an exhibition fair on Friday, August 14, 2026, at the Glass House, Faculty of Education, UNILAG. A total of three […]
Two UNILAG Students Win Rite Foods’ ₦10 Million Academic Excellence Scholarship
Hard work and academic excellence have earned two University of Lagos (UNILAG) students a life-changing reward. Mr. Okeke Chinedu Christian and Miss Tijesunimi Ogunsua-Dixon have emerged winners of the maiden Rite Foods Academic Excellence Award for Best Matriculants for the 2025/2026 academic session. The awardees were presented to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola, OON, FAS, during a courtesy visit by a delegation from Rite Foods Limited to the Senate House on Monday, July 20, […]
