President Goodluck Jonathan reverses decision to rename UNILAG

President Goodluck Jonathan has reversed the change of name of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) which he renamed Moshood Abiola University (MAULAG) in honour of late M.K.O Abiola in a broadcast to mark the 2012 Democracy Day.

Chairman, Governing Council of University of Lagos, Professor Jerry Gana disclosed this yesterday in Abuja during his inauguration alongside three others by the Minister of Education,…

Husband, wife bag PhD same day in UNILAG

The Samuels

It was an eye opener to several people who witnessed the 50th convocation ceremony of the University of Lagos when A couple, Dr. Olusegun Samuel and his wife, Dr. Temitope Samuel became the cynosure of all eyes by becoming the first couple to bag doctorate degrees on the same day at the institution.

Samuel did his PhD work on Marine…

UNILAG student sells his Kidney to Dean to graduate with a first class

A University of Lagos (UNILAG) student who couldn’t swap kidneys to save his father?s life confessed in the hospital that he sold one of his kidney to graduate with a first class.

The 24 years old boy recollected how he sold one of his kidneys to the dean of his faculty a few days before his convocation. He says he was being…

World Miss University will visit Unilag

Queen Tobi phillips (former miss Science, former miss sis Oge, World miss university Nigeria and Africa) would be in UNILAG on tuesday 22nd January 2013 at the faculty of science board room by 11am for the MASSA orientation. She would be sharing her stories as a formal student of the dept of marine sciences and her successes so far in the pagent industry.

UNILAG postpones convocation as Jonathan insists on MAULAG

The much awaited golden jubilee of the University of Lagos’ convocation, scheduled to hold between Thursday (today) and Saturday has been postponed indefinitely.

Though, the reason for the postponement was not disclosed to the public, sources claim that the development was caused by President Goodluck Jonathan’s insistence to rename UNILAG as Moshood Abiola University of Lagos and…

UNILAG, OAU, UNIJOS, among top ten Nigerian Law Faculties

List of top ten law faculties in Nigerian university that could compete conveniently with other universities in the world was released by the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies NIALS recently.

In a statement issued by the Director-General of NIALS, Prof. Epiphany Azinge, SAN, he explained that the release of the list was in fulfilment to the…

University of Lagos (UNILAG) Ranked As 9th Best University In Africa

A recent ranking of African Universities by Africa.com has placed the University of Lagos in the 9th position. Cairo University, Egypt ranks first on the list followed by yet another University in Egypt, American University in Cairo.

According to a statement on their website, “While students from across the continent continue to move abroad…

Prof. Rahamon Bello Becomes New UNILAG Vice-Chancellor

Governing Council of the University of Lagos has confirmed Prof. Rahamon Bello’s appointment as substantive Vice-Chancellor of the institution.

The appointment takes effect from Monday for a period of five years.

Before his appointment, Bello was the acting VC after the death of Prof. Tokunbo Sofoluwe on May 12.

Bello’s appointment was ratified at the council’s meeting on Saturday.

Born on October 6,…

Date with Facebook friend lands UNILAG student in hospital

Nkiruka Akabuogu, a 21-year-old student of the University of Lagos, has been hospitalised after she allegedly jumped from the third floor of a building in Lagos, to escaped being raped by a man she met on Facebook.

The student of Linguistics sustained multiple injuries, including a pelvis fracture, and underwent surgery at the General Hospital, Marina, Lagos, on Tuesday.

She said…

Unilag Student Gets 18 Months Jail Term For Internet Scam

A student of the University of Lagos, Michael Opaleye was today sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by a Lagos State High Court for allegedly defrauding an American lady, Kathy Lunsford through the internet.

The Computer Science student of