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March 12, 2013

First Bank launches its Youth Excel Series in Lagos

Jide Latihan, Willie Jolley, Tunde Owolabi, and Oze .K. Oze by Isi Esene As part of its efforts to present itself as the bank of choice for Nigerian youth, First…

February 27, 2013

SEE Wollie Jolley, Jedi, and Nigeria’s future leaders at the First Bank Youth Excel Series (PHOTOS)

Mr. Jide Latihan, Willie Jolley, Mr. Tunde Owolabi, and Mr. Oze .K. Oze What: First Bank Youth Excel Series. Where: University of Lagos Main Auditorium, Lagos. When: February 26,…

February 24, 2013

“Boyfriends cause emotional disturbance” – 20-year-old first class graduate

by Akan Ido Adetutu Wande-Kayode, a First Class graduate of the University of Lagos speaks to the Punch Newspapers on her quest for academic excellence and how she went about…

February 22, 2013

It’s still UNILAG people! GEJ reverses controversial name change

by Rachel Ogbu This will come as good news to many as yesterday, President Goodluck Jonathan withdrew the name change of the University of Lagos which he renamed Moshood Abiola…

February 17, 2013

Simon Kolawole: A lesson or two from the Super Eagles

by Simon Kolawole Those who play up ethnic and religious sentiments for political purposes in Nigeria may wish to look at football, or sport, more closely. They need to…

February 8, 2013

UNILAG graduates 47 Ph.Ds and 91 first class graduates

by Rachel Ogbu Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Rahamon Bello, on Thursday proudly announced that the university had graduated 47 Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, and 3,182 Master’s degree…

February 2, 2013

Puzzling tragedy: The story of Seun, the UNILAG student who allegedly committed suicide

When a young undergraduate suddenly commits suicide, neighbours and friends are bound to draw various conclusions. It is a more puzzling tragedy because suicide is not common among youths in…

November 27, 2012

Youth walk against violence and abuse on women and girls – See Photos

by Akan Ido Beyond the Classroom Foundation in conjunction with AIESEC Lagos FEAVA Project (Female Empowerment against Violence and Abuse) over the weekend organized a WALK, campaigning to End Violence…

November 22, 2012

Sad Wednesday: Fire guts TheNews office, UNILAG medical hostel

by Isi Esene The headquarters of the weekly magazine, TheNews, located at Acme Road, Lagos, was yesterday evening gutted by fire. The fire reportedly affected the last floor of the…

November 12, 2012

Opinion: Where are the young people, the ‘Twitter generation’?

by Isioma Osaje Why is it that in most spheres of life (except perhaps music) the forerunners are a few years shy of 30 and older. Every morning when I…

September 19, 2012

UNILAG or MAULAG? Bill seeking name-change passes second reading

by Isi Esene Students and Alumni of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) continue to wallow in suspense as the bill seeking the institution's name change to the Moshood Abiola University…

July 24, 2012

“We have what it takes” – Obasanjo decries worldwide rankings of Nigerian Universities

by Adeniyi Abdul Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has decried the state of higher institutions in the country, particularly the repeated occurrences of strikes. Speaking at the presentation of a…

July 6, 2012

Toke Makinwa: It is never too late to start over (30 Days, 30 Voices)

We are born with no manual, we live with no apologies, and we somehow get by forgetting that one day we would expire. I used to be a writer, I…

July 5, 2012

Don’t touch it – Justice Adah says Unilag name stays

by Isi Esene The suit filed by some UNILAG students and Alumni at the Federal High Court in Ikeja is enjoying favourable ruling one more time from Justice Stephen Adah…

July 2, 2012

Ruona Agbroko Meyer: Don’t blame family witchcraft: It’s your call (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Ruona Agbroko Meyer Ruonah Agbroko Meyer It is 2008. I am in the Microbiology department of the University of Lagos, Nigeria shaking a blackened test tube over a Bunsen burner.…

June 29, 2012

MKO’s death was a blessing for his wives – Kola Abiola

by Femi Adesina He’s built like a boxer, a wrestler or a weightlifter. And why wouldn’t he be? He works out in a gymnasium daily, and has hiking and mountain…

June 29, 2012

Afe Babalola: National Assembly should reject renaming of Unilag

by Afe Babalola (SAN) On May 29 2012, His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan announced the decision of the Federal Government of Nigeria to rename the University of Lagos after the…

June 25, 2012

Unilag to remain for now, as court grants injunction over name

by Tolu Orekoya The Federal High court has granted an injunction halting the renaming of University of Lagos (Unilag) after Moshood Abiola, announced on Democracy day earlier this year. The name…

June 20, 2012

MAULAG is not a done deal, says Senator Enang

by Tolu Orekoya For all those Unilag/MAULAG students hoping for a reprieve from the dreaded name change, Senator Enang may have some good news for you. That new logo just might have…

June 15, 2012

Abimbola Adelakun: June 12 and MKO’s mishonour

by Abimbola Adelakun MKO Abiola It was another June 12 on Tuesday. Like previous anniversaries, the Federal Government left the date to be marked mainly in the South-West and this…

June 12, 2012

Hell to the no-MAUL! Unilag Senate agrees with students, rejects new name

by Hauwa Gambo Mock logo for Unilag What kind of gift to President Goodluck Jonathan is this on the eve of the anniversary of Moshood Abiola's stolen mandate? Well, yesterday,…

June 7, 2012

At least, someone’s happy! Moshood Abiola Polytechnic students like the new Unilag name

by Stanley Azuakola One man’s protest is another man’s celebration. While University of Lagos students were busy getting teargassed, shutting down Third Mainland Bridge, praying, and threatening to taking the president of Nigeria to court over…

June 7, 2012

Ugodre Talks Figures: How Unilag can lose billions of Naira due to name change

As some guy put it on twitter, the brand name of some of these schools is probably the only value they can hang on to considering that the schools lack…

June 4, 2012

#MAULAG: Students warned against staging another ‘name change’ protest

by Chi Ibe The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mike Omeri has said the renaming of the institution from University of Lagos to the Moshood Abiola University was…

June 1, 2012

#MAUL: “Goodluck Jonathan’s gift horse” by Wole Soyinka

Let me end by stressing that my position remains the same as it was when the University of Ife was re-named Obafemi Awolowo University. I deplored it at the time,…

May 31, 2012

#UnilagProtestUpdate: Gun-toting policemen stationed at university entrance as late VC is buried

by Stanley Azuakola Gun-toting policemen manned the entrance of the University of Lagos earlier this Thursday in an apparent move to prevent any untoward incident from taking on the day…

Oluwapelumi May 30, 2012

OPINION: Much ado about the president’s broadcast: Clueless leaders, clueless followers

Photo: Hycinth Iyereosa by Osolake Victor Indeed, many people passing judgments on the President did not listen to the speech neither have they read a copy of it. … Yes,…