UNILAG Strengthens Bioinformatics Capacity for Research and National Development
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, launched a new initiative to strengthen research capacity in bioinformatics and computational biology with a two-day workshop designed to equip life scientists with the knowledge and skills required to harness computational tools in addressing contemporary research and national development challenges. The workshop, themed: Bioinformatics for Life Scientists: Basic Principles, Tools and Applications, is holding . It brought together participants from disciplines whose research involves the […]
UNILAG Confucius Institute Celebrates 55 Years of Nigeria-China Ties with Dazzling Cultural Feast, Rewards Students for Telling Nigerian Stories in Chinese
The Confucius Institute at the University of Lagos (CI,UNILAG), on Monday, 5 October 2026, celebrated the National Days of Nigeria and China together with the Mid-Autumn Festival, marking the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The event brought together University Management, the Chinese Consulate General in Lagos, Chinese enterprise representatives, teachers, students and members of the Chinese community in a colourful showcase of cultural exchange and Chinese language education achievements. Themed “Nigeria-China […]
UNILAG Hands Over Site to Custodian Foundation for New Faculty of Management Sciences Building
The University of Lagos (UNILAG), on Monday, October 5, 2026, handed over the site of a new building project to Custodian Social Responsibility Foundation for the construction of the Custodian Actuarial Science and Insurance Studies Centre for the Faculty of Management Sciences. The three-storey facility project, which is an endowment to the University by the Foundation, is expected to be completed within two years. The new facility will comprise classrooms, offices and other essential conveniences. […]
UNILAG Invites Staff to Turn Ideas into Innovation through S-MIC and SEED Challenges
At the University of Lagos (UNILAG), the next breakthrough may already be sitting in a laboratory, an office, a department, or in the mind of a member of staff who has identified a better way of doing things. In view of this, the Entrepreneurship and Skills Development Centre (ESDC) of the University of Lagos, is inviting staff to participate in two innovation-driven initiatives tagged, the UNILAG Shelf-to-Market Innovation Challenge (S-MIC) and the Staff-Driven Efficiency, Entrepreneurship […]
8th ACDE Triennial Conference 2027: Call for Abstracts
University of Lagos (UNILAG) researchers, academics, and postgraduate students are invited to submit abstracts for the 8th African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) Triennial Conference. The conference hosted by the University of South Africa (UNISA) will hold from Monday, April 12 to Friday, April 16, 2027 at Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa. With the theme, ”Rethinking Anew Sciences for Africa in Current Geopolitics and the Exponential Age,” the conference will […]
