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The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, Tuesday, for the first time, spoke publicly about his problems with the former governing council of the institution. Mr Ogundipe’s remarks on Tuesday was his first public comment on the conflict between his administration and the institution’s former governing, which started about two years ... Read more

A 70-year-old man, who is a retired lecturer and Dean of School of Engineering at Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa, Pa George Asuelinmen, as well Mrs Joy Chinyere Umudu, have bagged PhD degrees alongside 143 others at the 52nd convocation ceremonies of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka. While the former graduated as the ... Read more

The management of the Yaba College of Technology has said that the N4.5million Lagos State Science Research Innovation Council grant awarded to the institution will assist it in finding a lasting solution to the problems of plastic waste pollution in the state. The Deputy Registrar and Head of Public Relations Unit of the institution, Joe ... Read more

Femi Adeyeye, a 500 Level student of the Department of Building, University of Lagos, who was rusticated by the institution since 2016 for embarking on a protest against the poor condition of living and learning, tells GODFREY GEORGE he has finally been reinstated by the university five years later What is your name? My name is Femi ... Read more

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka says it spent up to N1.4 billion on electricity bills in the last one year. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, gave this hint at a press briefing for the ongoing 52nd convocation ceremonies of the university, saying the amount is huge and killing for a university as ... Read more

The attention of the management of the University of Ilorin has been drawn to a social media post by a fellow calling himself 'Onikunkewu of Unilorin', entitled "Quick Info To All Aspirants of Unilorin". We want to warn candidates seeking admission to this University that this fellow is NOT known to the University of Ilorin and he is, therefore, not acting on our ... Read more

The vice-chancellor of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has explained how, under his watch, and specifically in four years, the institution was able to generate research grants worth N17 billion to carry out 267 researches. Mr Ogundipe, a professor of Botany, who doubles as the chairman of the Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC), said this ... Read more

The management of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko in Ondo State has stated that all students must pay a sum of N20,000 and swear an oath as the school prepares to reopen. Students of the school had protested a policy issued by the management in November 2022, that any student who had not completed the payment of their school ... Read more

The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of the University of Lagos, has in a bid to fill the housing vacuum, signed a development partnership contract with real estate company, Bashmoh Homes. The partnership was announced in Lagos on Wednesday evening as a formal introduction of the scheme to the public. During the announcement, ... Read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said it had finalised the list of approved computer-based test centres in preparation for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The board also reiterated its decision to have a hitch-free registration process for all candidates. This was disclosed in the latest bulletin released by ... Read more