The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced that its 2026/2027 Post-UTME Aptitude Test will hold from July 27 to July 31, while warning candidates to strictly adhere to examination guidelines or risk disqualification. In a statement issued by the Registrar and Secretary to Council, Mrs. Abosede Wickliffe, the university said the screening exercise will be…
An advocacy group has wrapped up a three-stage disability intervention project across Lagos State, while calling on the government to scrap “one-size-fits-all” health policies and legally enforce the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs). The initiative concluded this week with a final round of welfare donations to individuals, following two major institutional rollouts earlier in…
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has confirmed that a group of its students who were stranded in China while returning from a one-year academic exchange programme are now on their way back to Nigeria following the institution’s intervention. The incident gained public attention after an X user, @Osunwede, popularly known as Turah BMG, raised an…
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has assured students, staff, and parents of the safety and welfare of students following reports of a suspected diarrhoea outbreak in some hostels on campus. Concerns had emerged from Moremi Hall, a female hostel, where several students were reported to be experiencing symptoms including vomiting, stooling, and fever. The situation…
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Tuesday officially inaugurated the reinstated Students’ Union Executive Council (SUG), marking the return of student unionism a decade after it was suspended due to violent protests and campus unrest. The swearing-in ceremony, presided over by Vice-Chancellor Prof. Folasade Ogunsola at Tayo Aderinokun Hall, Akoka, also included hall executives and representatives of the Institute of Continuing Education….
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has successfully disbursed a total of ₦1,326,550,000 (One Billion, Three Hundred and Twenty-Six Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) to the University of Lagos (UNILAG) for the 2025/2026 academic session. The disbursement, which occurred on January 19, 2026, will benefit 6,308 eligible students who have met all the…
Samuel Badekale, a University of Lagos alumnus who earned widespread recognition for graduating with a perfect CGPA of 5.00 in Cell Biology and Genetics, has been awarded the prestigious Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s in Bio-membranes scholarship. For the 2023/2024 academic year, Badekale stood out as the Overall Best Graduating Student and Best in Sciences at…
The Federal Government has earmarked ₦100bn in the 2025 Budget, pending approval by the National Assembly, to install solar mini-grids at selected government institutions, federal universities, and their teaching hospitals. Abba Aliyu, the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), stated that once the 2025 budget is passed and signed into law by President…
