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    Introduction: A History of the University of Lagos, 1962-2012
    (University of Lagos Press, 2013) Akinyele, R.T.; Adeboye, O.
    The number of African countries that have celebrated 50th independence anniversary in the recent past indicates how important fifty years could be in the life of a country. It is no less significant in the life of an individual or institution. The University of Lagos, in particular, has every cause to celebrate its golden jubilee. From a modest beginning in 1962, the university has grown to become the nation’s pride and the most preferred University. it is on account of these phenomenal growth and achievements that the Vice-Chancellor told the audience at the 2011 convocation ceremony that the University had constituted a high powered committee to roll out the drums and the red carpet for the 50th Anniversary celebrations.
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    The Journey So Far: A History of the University of Lagos, 1962-2012
    (University of Lagos Press, 2013) Akinyele, R.T.; Adeboye, O.
    As could be expected, the University of Lagos has passed through many phases and experienced several challenges in its fifty years of existence. The University is now in its fifth stage of historical evolution. The first is the Era of the pioneers, 1962-1965. It began on the 5th June 1962, with the inauguration of the eleven members Provisional Council and ended with the expiration of the term of the first Vice Chancellor, Professor Eni Njoku in 1965. The landmarks of the era include the setting up of an appropriate administrative machinery to direct the affairs of the young institution, the admission of students and recruitment of staff into the three Faculties of Commerce and Business Administration, Law and Medicine. The era also witnesses the commencement of the second phase of the Development project, with the establishment of the Faculties of Arts, Education, Engineering and Science in 1964.
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    The politics of decolonization in Ghana and Nigeria
    (2020-03-05) Akinyele, R.T.
    The concept of decolonization ordinarily suggests the negation of colonization, which is the imposition of political control by a country over a less powerful one. In reality, it is the gradual transfer of political power from the European imperial rulers to the Africans in what is popularly known as the decade of independence.