UNILAGDOCTORAL ACADEMY 2.0: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The African Engineering and Technology (AFRETEC) Network at the UNILAG(ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ) invites applications for Doctoral Academy 2.0 which is scheduled for Saturday, June 6 to Saturday, June 13, 2026. With the theme: “Doctoral Research as a Catalyst for Community Impact“, Doctoral Academy 2.0 aims to equip researchers with the capacity to translate their work into meaningful impact for communities across Africa. The fully-funded intensive programme provides participants with opportunities to: ï† Strengthen research […]
10TH INAUGURAL LECTURE BY PROF. AYENI HOLDS, APRIL 1

The 10th Inaugural Lecture of the UNILAG(ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ) for the 2025/2026 Academic Session will hold on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. (Guests are to be seated by 3:45 p.m.) at the J. F. Ade. Ajayi (Main) Auditorium, ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ, Akoka. The Lecture, titled: GEOGRAPHY, DEVELOPMENT AND IDENTITY: WHERE IS THE DUPLICATION?, will be delivered by Professor Amidu Owolabi Ayeni of the Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ. Members of […]
UNILAGDon, Prof. Abdulkareem, Co-Leads Nigeria’s First Immunotherapy Clinical Trial for Colorectal Cancer at LUTH

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), in collaboration with MedServe Cancer Center has launched Nigeria’s first immunotherapy clinical trial for colorectal cancer, marking a major milestone in the country’s cancer research and treatment landscape. The trial is being conducted in partnership with Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC), with international support from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center which serves as sponsor and data coordinating centre. Additional backing is provided by the African Research […]
UNILAG3rd Adeboye Chair Occupier Calls For Stronger Cryptographic Research, Interdisciplinary Collaboration

The third (3rd) Occupier of the Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye Professorial Chair in Mathematics at the ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ, Professor Temitope Gbolahan Jaiyeola, FNYA, has called for strengthened cryptographic research and deeper interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance Nigeria’s innovation capacity. Professor Jaiyeola made the call on Thursday, February 19, 2026, while delivering his public lecture titled “Algebraic Structures and Their Applications to Cryptography and Complex Systems †at the Tayo Aderinokun Hall, ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ. The lecture was […]
“When Languages Die, Cultures Dieâ€: IADS-UNILAGMarks International Mother Language Day with Urgent Call for Revival

Ahead of the February 21 commemoration of International Mother Language Day (IMLD), the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ, hosted a thought-provoking public lecture titled: “When Mother Language is Deliberately Reduced to Zero.†The lecture, delivered by Professor Dayo Akanmu, a Professor of Linguistics Stylistics at Lagos State University of Education, held on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at the J.P. Clark Building and attracted a large audience of students, scholars, and […]