In the latest ranking of tertiary institutions, a privately owned university, Covenant University, has been ranked 1st, followed by the University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure, who sit at 2nd and 3rd in Nigeria, respectively. According to Times Higher Education’s 2024 rating, analysis of the latest ranking showed that Covenant University…
The University of Lagos has reportedly increased the tuition fees for undergraduate students in the institution. The development was contained in a statement dated July 20, 2023, by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, UNILAG branch following a meeting with the top management staff, saying the vice-chancellor of the institution declared that fees would…
The University of Lagos(UNILAG) Akoka has reacted to the claim that it refused to give admission to a female student who scored 326 out of 400 marks in the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The management of the university dismissed the claim, saying that the claim of…
The University of Ibadan is ranked first in Nigeria in the 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings while the University of Lagos comes second. Both the UI and UNILAG are ranked 401-500th out of over 1,799 institutions across the world, the 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings released on Wednesday, October 12, 2022…
The University of Lagos, UNILAG is to champion the launching of an endowment fund worth of $500 million in commemoration of its diamond jubilee anniversary. Senator Dr Olanrewaju Tejuosho, who’s the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of the Governing Council, made this revelation on Monday at the College of Medicine, UNILAG, Idi Araba, Lagos while flagging off activities to…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Lagos branch, has restated its commitment to the ongoing strike action by the union. The branch of the union debunked what it described as fake news that purportedly stated that its branch had suspended the strike. A statement issued on Tuesday by the Chairperson of the branch,…
The Director of the Distance Learning Institute (DLI), Prof. Uchenna Udeani, said the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has increased enrolment in the institute. Udeani disclosed this at the blended matriculation ceremony of the institute for the 2021/2022 academic session. She noted that a total of 4,215 new students had been admitted for the programme….
The Department of Radiography, College of Medicine, University of Lagos (UniLag), on Thursday, inducted 38 radiographers with a charge to them to be efficient change agents in the health care delivery chain. The College’s Provost, Prof. David Oke, gave the charge in Lagos at the induction ceremony for those drawn from the 2019/2020 session, at…
A total of 238 students will bag First Class degrees as the University of Lagos (Unilag) graduates 12,217 students at its 52nd convocation next week. The Vice Chancellor of Unilag, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, told journalists in Lagos that the graduation would kick off on Monday with a convocation lecture to be delivered by Speaker of…
Senate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), on Tuesday, ordered its students to vacate hostels and halls of residence. It also approved commencement of virtual lectures from July 26, 2021. The decisions were taken following fears over third wave of COVID-19 in Lagos, especially recently detected cases in the institution. Details later!
University of Lagos (UNILAG) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has taken punitive action against 240 members for joining the federal government’s Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) initiative opposed by the union. The decision was made during the ASUU-UNILAG congress held last Monday and signed by Dele Ashiru and Olusegun…
President Muhammadu Buhari as ratified the appointment of the Chairman and CEO of Channels TV, John Momoh, as acting chairman of the governing council of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka. This announcement was made In a letter signed by the permanent secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, dated August 21, 2020,…
