Call For Applications For The Senator Douye Diri Professorial Chair in Leadership and Good Governance Department of Political Science
The University of Lagos invites applications from suitably qualified and distinguished candidates for appointment to the Senator Douye Diri Professorial Chair in Leadership and Good Governance in the Department of Political Science. The Chair is established to provide intellectual leadership and promote cutting-edge scholarship, research, policy engagement and public discourse on leadership and good governance in Nigeria and Africa. A. OBJECTIVES OF THE CHAIR The Professor appointed to the SENATOR DOUYE DIRI PROFESSORIAL CHAIR IN […]
AI in Education: UNILAG VC Warns Against Ceding Human Thinking to Technology
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, OON, FAS, has charged universities to ensure that the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) does not come at the expense of human thinking. She also cautioned educators and students against over-reliance on assistive technology, stressing the need to preserve logical reasoning and critical judgment in its use. Professor Ogunsola made this known while delivering the Guest Lecture at the second plenary session of the […]
UNILAG VC, Prof. Ogunsola Receives Honorary Fellowship at ICD Maiden Continental Convocation, Sept. 14
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Folasade T. Ogunsola, OON, FAS will be conferred with the prestigious Honorary Fellowship (FICD) of the International College of Dentists (ICD) at the Maiden Continental Convocation of the ICD Section XX Africa. The landmark event is scheduled to hold on Monday, September 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. prompt, at the Tayo Aderinokun Hall, University of Lagos, Akoka. Dignitaries expected at the event include: The conferment of […]
UNILAG, JICA Explore Research and Education Partnership under AJ-Inspire Initiative
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Monday, September 7, 2026, hosted a high-level delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to explore possible collaboration under JICA’s Africa-Japan Initiative for Science, Technology and Innovation Partnership in Higher Education (AJ-INSPIRE). The delegation, which included representatives from JICA Headquarters in Tokyo and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya, was received by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade T. Ogunsola, OON, FAS, alongside other Principal Officers of […]
UNILAG Celebrates Professor Okanlawon at 70, Honours Legacy of Scholarship and Service
Professor of Anatomy at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Olugbenga Abayomi Okanlawon, marked his 70th birthday and bowed out of active service to the University amid tributes celebrating a career distinguished by scholarship, mentorship, institutional service and a lasting commitment to preserving the history of UNILAG. The celebration, which was held on Friday, September 4, 2026, at the Old Great Hall, College of Medicine, UNILAG (CMUL), Idi-Araba, brought together distinguished academics, University administrators, former […]
