Students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) under the aegis of Students Solidarity Group Against Fee Hike have scheduled Wednesday September 6 for mass protest across all the campuses of the institution against the astronomic fees hike by the school management. The students’ solidarity group in a statement on Saturday demanded an immediate reversal of…
A 100-level student of the Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Science, Simon Adokwu, slumped and died while playing football on the premises of the school in Akoka, Lagos State last Sunday, November 13. Late Simon who was a budding football star had gone to the field near the University’s Human Resource Development Centre to…
A Professor of Microbiology at the College of Medicine, Folasade Ogunsola, has emerged as the first female Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). Ogunsola is the first female VC of UNILAG in 60 years. Truetells Nigeria reports that Professor Ogunsola ’s announcement as UNILAG’s 13th substantive VC was made on Friday night. She…
The University of Lagos has responded to pleas from popular Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, as the latter complained about the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Via its official handle, the institution said it has chosen Rema, advising the singer not to change his mind about this choice…
Rema has revealed that he is about to become a student of the University of Lagos. The talented singer said he got admission into Unilag and his mum insists he still needs a degree despite being a successful singer. He added that he was admitted to the Creative Arts department and he intends to…
Many have been hospitalised in UNILAG as COVID-19 third wave hits the school. Truetells Nigeria reports that the authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has said that the institution is being affected by a potential third wave of coronavirus. This online news platform understands that the development was contained in a ‘COVID-19 pandemic update’ issued by the university. …
UNILAG VC Speaks On Confession of Chidinma Ojukwu, KIller Super TV CEO. Truetells Nigeria reports that the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has said the institution will not deny, Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder of Super TV boss, Usifo Ataga. Speaking at a press conference today June…
Police in Lagos paraded 21 year-old Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, a part-time student of the Mass Communication Department, University of Lagos as the prime suspect in the murder of Michael Usifo Ataga, the CEO of Super TV. The suspect, Truetells Nigeria learnt has not stepped into school since last year, after the lockdown was imposed. As…
University of Lagos has dismissed two lecturers caught on camera demanding sex from a ”student” in a special BBC report. The lecturers Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu of the Department of European Languages and Integration Studies, Faculty of Arts, and Dr. Samuel Omoniyi Oladipo of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences were filmed demanding sex from a reporter, Kiki…
President Mohammed Buhari has restored the suspended UNILAG Vice-Chancellor Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, back to the office. TruetellsNigeria learnt that the President also dissolved the Governing Council of the University, formerly led by Dr. Wale Babalakin. Spokesman of the Federal Ministry of Education, Ben-Bem Goong, announced the decisions in a statement on Wednesday. Goong said Buhari’s…
