Public lectures Archives - University Of Lagos /category/public-lectures/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:08:57 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 /wp-content/uploads/2024/02/UNILAGLOGO-150x150.png Public lectures Archives - University Of Lagos /category/public-lectures/ 32 32 UNILAGHonours Arthur Mbanefo’s Legacy as Kola Adesina Calls for Action-Driven Leadership in Africa /unilag-honours-arthur-mbanefos-legacy-as-kola-adesina-calls-for-action-driven-leadership-in-africa/ /unilag-honours-arthur-mbanefos-legacy-as-kola-adesina-calls-for-action-driven-leadership-in-africa/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:12:00 +0000 /?p=74535 The challenge before Africa is no longer the absence of ideas; it is the courage to act on them. That was the resounding message on Thursday, June 11, 2026, as the UNILAG(Ƶ) hosted the 7th Annual Lecture of the Arthur Mbanefo Digital Research Centre (AMDRC), Ƶ. This year’s event featured a keynote lecture titled, Illuminating Africa: From Rhetoric to Results – The Why, The How, The Who and The When, delivered by […]

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]]> /unilag-honours-arthur-mbanefos-legacy-as-kola-adesina-calls-for-action-driven-leadership-in-africa/feed/ 0 CP Jimoh Commends Ƶ’s Security Architecture, Calls Campus Safety Key to National Peace /cp-jimoh-commends-unilags-security-architecture-calls-campus-safety-key-to-national-peace/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:43:00 +0000 /?p=66988 The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, has commended the UNILAGfor its robust security architecture and sustained peaceful academic environment, describing the institution as a model of how effective campus security contributes to national stability. The Commissioner gave the commendation on Thursday, December 18, while speaking at the End-of-the-Year Annual Lecture and Thanksgiving Programme of the UNILAGSecurity Unit, held at the Jelili Adebisi Omotola Multipurpose […]

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]]> UNILAGLeads Dialogue on Nigeria’s Corruption Crisis as Professor Babawale Charts Actionable Pathways /unilag-leads-dialogue-on-nigerias-corruption-crisis-as-professor-babawale-charts-actionable-pathways/ Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:11:00 +0000 http://196.45.48.45/?p=62242 “…Corruption in Nigeria is no longer just a national crisis; it is a malignant tumor, a wickedness that eats away at the soul of our nation “ With these scathing words, a renowned political scientist and immediate-past Provost of the National Anti-Corruption Academy, Abuja, Professor Babatunde Babawale on Thursday, September 18, 2025 set the tone for a high-level anti-corruption conference hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences, UNILAG(Ƶ). Themed: Politics, Governance, Probity, […]

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]]> UNILAGDLI Colloquium Sparks Bold Vision for Inclusive, Digital Education /unilag-dli-colloquium-sparks-bold-vision-for-inclusive-digital-education/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:27:00 +0000 http://196.45.48.45/?p=61911 A rallying call to transform education echoed powerfully on Thursday, September 11, 2025, as stakeholders from academia, government, and industry, gathered at the 4th International Colloquium of the Distance Learning Institute (DLI), UNILAG(Ƶ). United by a shared commitment to shaping a more inclusive, innovative, and sustainable future for learning, participants came together under the theme: Future-Proofing Open Flexible Distance Learning: Balancing Innovation, Inclusion and Sustainability. Held at the Nurudeen Alao Auditorium, Ƶ, […]

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]]> UNILAGHomecoming For CJN, Justice Kekere-Ekun as She Delivers Public Lecture on Justice in Digital Era /unilag-homecoming-for-cjn-justice-kekere-ekun-as-she-delivers-public-lecture-on-justice-in-digital-era/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:44:00 +0000 http://196.45.48.45/?p=57155 It was a massive homecoming for the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Kudirat O.M. Kekere-Ekun, GCON as she returned to her alma-mata: Ƶ, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, to deliver a Public Lecture on Justice in the Digital Age: Leveraging Technology for an Efficient and Accessible Judiciary. Organised by the Faculty of Law, UNILAGat the Tayo Aderinokun Lecture Theatre of the University, the Public Lecture witnessed a distinguished gathering of leading figures […]

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]]> Islamic Scholar Admonishes Muslims on Value System in Parenting /islamic-scholar-admonishes-muslims-on-value-system-in-parenting/ Sat, 25 Mar 2023 18:43:00 +0000 http://196.45.48.45/?p=20321 “Our true Islamic religion emphasizes the importance of family and its role in educating young people and promoting values because the nucleus of mankind is premised on family.” That was the crux of the lecture delivered by Prof. Mahfouz A. Adedimeji at the 18th Annual Ramadan Lecture organised by the UNILAGMuslim Community on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Islamic Centre, Ƶ. The Prominent Islamic Scholar and Vice-Chancellor of Ahmed Pategi University, […]

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]]> 2023 Call for Entry: The Board of Trustees of the Ladipo Mobolaji Abisogun-Afodu Annual Lecture in Pharmacy /2023-call-for-entry-the-board-of-trustees-of-the-ladipo-mobolaji-abisogun-afodu-annual-lecture-in-pharmacy/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 17:33:50 +0000 http://196.45.48.45/?p=19433 The Faculty of Pharmacy, UNILAGin conjunction with the Board of Trustees of the Ladipo Mobolaji Abisogun-Afodu Annual Lecture in Pharmacy is organizing the 4th Research Grant award competition. Applications are hereby invited. The research theme for the 2023 award is PHARMACEUTICAL RAW MATERIAL: A BOOST FOR PHARMACEUTICAL LOCAL PRODUCTION IN LINE WITH SDG3 Rules and Criteria General The Board of Trustees of the Ladipo Mobolaji Abisogun-Afodu Annual Lecture in Pharmacy awards a […]

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]]> Department of Economics Organises 2021 Annual Public Lecture, Sept 24 /department-of-economics-organises-2021-annual-public-lecture-sept-24/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 15:33:23 +0000 http://196.45.48.45/?p=9908 Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, is organising its Annual Public Lecture titled: “The Nigeria’s National Railway Transport Project: Network, Financing, Challenges and the Way Forward”. The Public Lecture which will be delivered by the Minister of Transport, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi,OON, is scheduled as follows: Date:               Friday, September 24, 2021 Time:              10:00a.m. Venue:            J. F. Ade. Ajayi Auditorium Chairman:       Dr. Yemi Ogunbiyi, Former Pro-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University Chief Host:      Prof. […]

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]]> X-raying COVID-19 Vaccines Migration from Research to Manufacturing /x-raying-covid-19-vaccines-migration-from-research-to-manufacturing/ Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:38:12 +0000 http://196.45.48.45/?p=9401 The Production of vaccines, how they are made and how they work was the thrust during the 2nd edition of the Arthur Mbanefo Annual lecture series. The lecture titled: ‘Covid-19 Vaccines Production: From Research and Development to Manufacturing’ was delivered by a renowned Microbiologist; Prof. Richard A. Adegbola, FAS He defined vaccines as biological products which can prevent diseases that can be dangerous, or even deadly. He averred that there are broad range of different […]

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]]> Fashola Delivers the 7th Felix Dosekun Memorial Lecture /fashola-delivers-the-7th-felix-dosekun-memorial-lecture/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:02:44 +0000 http://196.45.48.45/?p=8321 Minister of Works & Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, has called for urgent measures to tackle the challenges of infrastructural decay in the Nation’s medical education. Mr. Fashola spoke at the 7th edition of the Late Felix Oladejo Dosekun Memorial Lecture at the College of Medicine, Ƶ, on Thursday April 8, 2021 that unless such step is taken, a reliable path to national development such as the flow of Foreign Direct Investment […]

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