A student of UNILAG has been arrested for the alleged murder of Super TV CEO. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 21-year-old Chidinma for allegedly killing the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, in the Lekki area of the state. The Lagos State Commissioner … Read more
The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has said that it will no longer grant access to heavily-tinted vehicles as the institution prepares for resumption. UNILAG stated that the decision was informed by rising security challenges in the country. The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has said that it will no longer … Read more
The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has released the cut-off marks for 2020/2021 admission into the institution. The university made this known in a short post on its Twitter page on Tuesday. The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has released the cut-off marks for 2020/2021 admission into the institution. The university … Read more
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has bagged 2021 Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) grants. Announcing the accomplishment in a statement on Saturday, Nonye Oguama, a spokesperson for the institution, said Dr Temitope Onuminya, a botanist, also won a research grant. Oguama noted that the grants are part of the 2021 Biodiversity … Read more
The University of Lagos (UNILAG), University of Ibadan (UI), and Lagos State University (LASU) have been rated among the top 800 universities in the world. The Times Higher Education (THE) ranked UI, LASU, and UNILAG as first, second, and third respectively in Nigeria. The University of Lagos (UNILAG), University of Ibadan (UI), and Lagos State … Read more
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) says it has yet to release the cut off marks for placement of candidates for the 2021/2022 academic session. The institution made this known via a statement by the institution’s Registrar, Mr Oladejo Azeez, on Thursday. The University of Lagos (UNILAG) says it has yet to release the cut off … Read more
Francis Wale Oke, has revealed how God killed a lecturer of the University of Lagos. Giving a testimony while preaching in church, Wale Oke said his daughter failed a course for two years in UNILAG because of sexual advances from her lecturer. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Atiku Receives Another Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine FG Announces … Read more
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced date for resumption of academic activities. Ekohotblog gathered that in revised academic calendar released on Wednesday, the tertiary institution disclosed that online classes would resume on January 25, 2021. It also announced that the first semester of the 2019/2020 academic session will run until April 1, 2021. The … Read more
Prof. Duro Ajeyalemi, dead The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has lost another of its distinguished academics, Prof. Duro Ajeyalemi just three days after the demise of its eighth Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe. Ajeyalemi and Ibidapo-Obe were among the workers presented with long service awards in 2019, Eko hot blog gathered. The Professor of Education was … Read more
Unilag, IT firm The University of Lagos, in collaboration with an IT firm, AVAS Technologies Ltd, have launched a device that would assist pensioners carry out their verification virtually. Mr Faheed Olajide, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AVAS Technologies, said the device was designed to proffer solutions to the numerous challenges faced by senior citizens … Read more
The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, on Wednesday said the institution has attracted over N8bn research grants in the past three years. Ogundipe disclosed this in an interview on the sidelines of a ceremony to hand over the vertical extension of the Faculty of Law of the institution, on Wednesday in Lagos, … Read more
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has postponed its 2020/2021 Post-UTME Screening exercise indefinitely. The institution made this announcement in a short statement posted on its website on Thursday morning. It read, “The University wishes to inform all prospective candidates of the 2020/2021 Post-UTME Screening exercise earlier slated for Monday, November 30 to Saturday, December 12, … Read more
NOVEMBER 11, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has dissolved the governing council of the University of Lagos, and reinstated its suspended Vice Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. This was contained in a statement from the Director Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Education, Ben-Bem Goong, on Wednesday. The statement, titled ‘Re: Report of special visitation panel to … Read more
September 18, 2020. The UNILAG Chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has advised the Federal Government that only persons with interest in public education should be appointed Pro Chancellors. Dr Dele Ashiru, the Chairman of the chapter, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in … Read more
Panel Submits Report On UNILAG Crisis Ekohotblog Reports, September 17, 2020 The Special Presidential Visitation Panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to look into the University of Lagos, crisis has submitted its report. Ekohotblog recalled that the former vice chancellor, Ogundipe was removed from office by the Wale Babalakin-led Governing Council over allegations of financial infractions … Read more
September 11, 2020. Lagos State University, LASU, has fixed September 14 and November 9 as resumption date for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students. Mr Ademola Adekoya, press and public Relations, made this known on Friday. His statement revealed that 200 to 500 level students will commence academic activities on Monday 9th November … Read more
September 10, 2020. The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, (SSANU), and the Non Academic Staff Union, (NASU), University of Lagos (UNILAG), branches have declared support for the institution’s Registrar, Mr. Oladejo Azeez, who refused to carry out directives of the Federal Ministry of Education on the selection of an Acting Vice-Chancellor. The two unions … Read more
The University of Ibadan (UI) has overtaken Covenant University (CU) as Nigeria’s best institution in the 2021 Times Higher Education’s (THE) rankings. In 2019, Covenant University had retained its position as the best in Nigeria, according to THE’s 2020 report for the world university rankings. This was after CU usurped UI in 2018. However, in … Read more
The University of Lagos Communication Alumni Association (UMCAA) has urged all belligerent parties at the university to make the students priority first and care more about their welfare. In a statement released by its President, Mr. Vincent Oyo, and the Chairman of UMCAA Media Forum, Prof. Oluyinka Esan, the group expressed worry that students were … Read more
The University of Lagos Governing Council, led by the interim chairman, Dr John Momoh, has confirmed Prof. Folasade Ogunsola as the acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution. Her nomination was approved in a virtual meeting organized by the Governing Council on Tuesday, August 25. The inauguration of the visitor’s panel will hold in Abuja on Wednesday. … Read more