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- ItemOpen Access2014/2015 Pre-Convocation News Conference Address by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rahamon A. Bello, FAEng(2016-02-24) Bello, R.AFull papers attached.
- ItemOpen AccessAddress delivered by the president, Commander-in-Chier of the armed forces of the federal republic of Nigeria and visitor to the University of Lagos, His excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, at the 54th Convocation Ceremony(2024-01-18) Tinubu, B.AIt gives me a great pleasure to attend the 54th Convocation Ceremony of the University of Lagos. This indeed is the time to recognize a d celebra e e graduating students who through hard work, dedication and commitment have I lied the prerequisite requirement to be awarded various degree(s) today. I commend all the organs of the University that have through their doggedness and commitment led to the Convocation of all the graduands today. Let me use this opportunity to acknowledge the Chancellor, and the Management Team, the Senate of the University, other members of Staff (Academic and Non-teaching), stakeholders and friends of the university as well as the graduating students who we are celebrating today. I felicitate with all the graduating students of this Convocation ceremony which include Undergraduate and Post Graduate students. I am sure that with the quality of teaching and research that the University of Lagos has instilled in you, you are well positioned to compete and interact effectively with your counterparts globally. Today, we will also be conferring Honorary Degrees "Honoris Causa "of the University to three (3) distinguished professionals who have made significant impact on education and development in Nigeria in their various activities. I will like to congratulate Professor Toyin Falola, Professor Attahiru Jega, OFR and Professor Phyllis Kankii who will be conferred with the Honorary Doctorate Degree of Letters (D. Litt - Honoris Causa) and Honorary Doctorate Degree of Science (D. SC - Honoris Causa) respectively.
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- ItemOpen AccessAddress of the Vice- Chancellor, Professor Rahamon A. Bello, FAEng at the Congregation Meeting(2014-07-16) Bello, R.AFull papers attached.
- ItemOpen AccessAddress of the Pro-Chancellor, Professor Jerry Gana, at the 2012/2013 Session Convocation Ceremonies of the University of Lagos(2014-06-03) Gana, J.2. It is with great delight that I rise to address this Convocation Ceremony as Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council. Together with the new members of Council, we are indeed proud to be , associated with your well-considered processes of good governance at the University of Lagos. 3. As we welcome our Special Guests, let me request this great Assembly to please join me to express profound thanks and a gracious welcome to our Visitor - the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, (M.Sc, Ph.D), former lecturer at the University of port-Harcourt before going into politics. 4. Please join me to also welcome the Supervising Minister of Education - Chief Nyesom Wike. Honourable Minister, we greatly appreciate your efforts in uplifting higher education in Nigeria, and for your strong support for the University of Lagos. 5. We are pleased to welcome all our Special Guests, parents and friends of the University of Lagos. 2 It is with great delight that I now turn to our ~raduating students. Please accept our Joyful congratulations! We have all gathered here today to honour and celebrate you. May your degrees and certificates be abundantly blessed. May you excel wherever you are called to serve. May you rise to become excellent leaders in various parts of Nigeria and beyond. 6. Permit me to speak briefly about the challenge to raise a new generation of leaders. Leaders are vital because Visionary leaders don't wait for the future to come; they create it. They don't wait for ot~ers, they take the initiative to make new things happen. Leadership is thus about taking. ~i~al.decisions. This ability to takegood initiatives is motivated by vision that IS, the. imaginative power of perceivi'ng a clear picture of what is desired, and how to translate such a vision into reality. In other words, leaders do not simply dream about good visions, they take practical steps to translate dreams into reality.
- ItemOpen AccessAddress of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Folasade, T. Ogunsola, OON, FAS, at the 54th Convocation Ceremonies(University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Ltd, 2024-01-16) Ogunsola. F.TI am delighted to welcome you all to the 54th Convocation Ceremonies of the University of Lagos, which formally began with a PreConvocation Press Conference on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. These ceremonies are a significant part of life in the university and over the next three days, recognitions and rewards will be given to undergraduate and postgraduate students from all Faculties, the Distance Learning Institute (DLI), and the University of Lagos Business School, for years of diligence and application of self to the pursuit of excellence. Without doubt, I know many of you have looked forward to this day - a day you will remember with fondness for many years to come. I congratulate all graduating students for your diligence, resilience, and the hard work you put into completing your respective programmes. You .have been trained and tutored and found worthy in character and learning for you to be celebrated and honoured here, today. I congratulate your family and friends who encouraged and supported you along the way, I extend our heartfelt gratitude to them all. I welcome to our University, the Visitor, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. We acknowledge the courageous leadership that you have offered the country since your assumption of office. In particular, we appreciate the attention you are giving to the myriad problems in the education sector. You can be assured of our support. To our Chancellor, the Shehu of Borno, His Royal Eminence, Alhaji supported by a World Bank grant through the African Centre of Excellence for. Drug Research, Herbal medicine development and Regulatory SCience (ACEDHERS). The centre Director Dr. Bola Ademilua worked extremely hard with her team to achieve this. This is the first time we will have such a harvest of international students at one convocation in the history of this University and this further reiterates and validates the aggressive internationalisation drive of this administration and previous administrations.
- ItemOpen AccessAddress of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin, Ogundipe, FAS at the 50th (2018) Convocation Ceremonies of the University of Lagos, Nigeria(University of Lagos Press and Bookshop, 2019-04-03) Ogundipe, O.T.Full texts attached
- ItemOpen AccessAddress of the Vice-Chancellor Professor Rahamon A. Bello at the 2014/2015 Session Convocation Ceremonies of the University of Lagos.(Unilag Press & Bookshop, 2016-03-03) Bello, R.A.INTRODUCTION It is a great honour and privilege for me to welcome the Visitor, . His Excellency, Mohammadu Buhari, GCFR,_ President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to this grand occasion on behalf of Senate, Management, staff and students of the University of Lagos.This is the first time His Excellency is visiting the University as the Visitor since his election. Sir, we are sincerely grateful to you for honouring us with your presence. We most sincerely thank you for finding time out of your busy schedule to be with us today and we wish you a successful tenure. I also particularly welcome the Shehu of Borno, His Royal Eminence, Alhaji (Dr.) Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai EI-Kanemi, CFR, LLD, M.Sc., M.A., who is today being installed as the Chancellor of the University of Lagos.
- ItemOpen AccessAddress of the Vice-Chancellor Professor Rahamon A. Bello at the December, 2013 Convocation Ceremony(2013-12-11) Bello, R.AFull paper attached.
- ItemOpen AccessAddress of the Vice-Chancellor's speech 2013 convocation(UNILAG Press & Bookshop, 2014-06-11) Bello, R.A.On behalf of Senate, management, staff and students of the University of Lagos, the University of First Choice and the Nation's Pride, I welcome you all. Let me first welcome the lucky parents/guardians of our graduating students, to the Day Two of the 2013/2014 Convocation Ceremonies for the award of Diploma, Certificates, Degrees and Prizes of our great University. I specially welcome His Excellency, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Visitor, University of Lagos, Dr. Goodluck Ebele [onathan, GCFR;to the University of Lagos. Let me use this auspicious occasion to specially congratulate and welcome the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of the University, Professor Jerry Gana, OFR, and other members of the Governing Council of our great institution. The Management of the University thanks Mr. President for giving us a distinguished academic and seasoned administrator, Professor Gana, to steer the ship of this University upon the departure of another great administrator and technocrat, Deacon Gamaliel O.Onasode.
- ItemOpen AccessAddress of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola, FAS, at the Pre-Convocation Press Conference ahead of the 60th Anniversary (53rd) Convocation Ceremonies(Unilag Press, 2023-01-10) Ogunsola, F.T.This edition of the Ceremonies will witness the awards of degrees for Postgraduate Diploma, Master, Doctorate as well as honorary Gold Medals. The ceremonies will begin at 10:00am on Friday, January 13, 2023 with the Commissioning of a Tele-Medicine Project (facilitated by our Pro Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Distinguished Senator Dr. Lanre Tejuoso) at the College of Medicine, Idi Araba. On the same day, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, the Jumat Service for the ceremonies will take place at the University of Lagos Mosque. At 10:00am on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, the Investiture of the 13th Vice-Chancellor will take place at the J.F. Ade-Ajayi Auditorium. At 12:00am, in the same venue, the Convocation Lecture will be delivered by Mr Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu, the Managing Partner of Grand Central Africa. He has almost 30 years of an eclectic career spanning marketing communications, digital design, strategy, software development and digital transformation consulting in private and public sectors. A recognized policy analyst thought leader and technology solutions architect, he has a unique blend of strategic thinking, technical skills and competencies in multi-country people management, communications and cross-group collaboration. He founded multiple-award winning technology solutions provider, InfoGraphics Nigeria in 1996 leading its young teams to a record-setting five-time winner of Microsoft Partner Awards. He has worked with several industry and government agencies and is a member of various computer and software society within and outside Nigeria. He is the current President of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON). His antecedents make him eminently qualified to speak on the topic, “Finding the Boundaries of the Possible, Venturing Beyond”, and I am confident that he shall provide insights about the future and broaden our perspective that will help the university to stimulate discussions/engagement with the private sector as well as the academia in looking in to the future where a large percentage of its services and systems will be driven by technology.
- ItemOpen AccessAddress of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rahamon A.Bello FAEng at the 2014/2015 Convocation Ceremonies of the University of Lagos, Nigeria(2016-02-29) Bello, R.AFull papers attached.
- ItemOpen AccessAdvances and Anomalies of Virtual Reality Technologies in Medicine(2017-09) Farinola, A; Unah, J.JBooks of Abstract attached.
- ItemOpen AccessBeing-with-others: Metaphysics of Social Relations(2017-09) Oni, M; Unah, J.IBook of abstracts attached.
- ItemOpen AccessBook of tributes and congratulatory messages in celebration of the 60th birthday of Prof. Adelaja Odukoya(2024-05-09) Odukoya, A.Full text attached
- ItemOpen AccessBrain Death and Organic Transplant: an African Moral Perspective(2017-09) Ani, A.E; Oladele, O.T; Igboeli, T.CBook of Abstracts attached.
- ItemOpen AccessBrief Address of the Vice- Chancellor, Professor Rahamon A. Bello, FAEng at the 2014 First Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) Winners’ Lecture(2015-05-15) Bello, R.AFull papers attached.
- ItemOpen AccessBrief Statement of the University Vice Chancellor's Address to the Special Senate to Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the 1st Senat Sitting on November 13, 2002(University of lagos, Akoka, 2002-11-13) Ibidapo-Obe, O.It is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you all to the Special Senate Meeting to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the 1st sitting of this Senate. In 40 years, this Senate has grown from a population of 5 to 248. This ceremony therefore forms a most significant aspect of our 40th Anniversary celebrations - the Senate is the nucleus of all University activities; it is a non-variant indicator of the health of the University. We are determined to restore Senate to its full glory, conscious at all times to its responsibilities and duties to ensure that the quality of our products is second to none.
- ItemOpen AccessBuilding a Successor-Generation: Reflections on Values and Knowledge in Nation Building(2017-01-23) Fayemi, K.It is with great pride that I participate in the 2017 Convocation ceremony of my alma mater - the University of Lagos - UNILAG. It is always fascinating to return to these scenic and historic grounds of learning, situated in one of the most dynamic cities in the world. I am most grateful to the authorities for honouring me with this hallowed platform to share a few thoughts with this set of graduating students in particular and the university community at large as this year's convocation lecturer. When the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Rahamon A. Bello first notified me of my being selected to deliver the 2015/2016 convocation lecture, the first thought that came to my mind was "what would I say?" Convocation lectures traditionally have a defined structure. The university authorities usually invite an individual that has attained some measure of success in life, to share hislher story, with the hope that the graduating students can learn a thing or two about what to expect in the 'real world', as the larger society is often called. So I assume I am expected to speak about my experiences in life, in the more than three decades since I graduated, with the hope that those whose turn it is today can have an idea of at to expect out there. I am also supposed to dispe se some hope about the bright prospects that the olds, and offer some useful advice that would guide e going forward. Considering these expectations of the . ional convocation speech, I must apologise in advance eradventure I don't live up fully to this billing. This is because my presentation today would dwell more on pointing you back to some of life's key lessons that are available within a university, which are enough to prepare you for life after graduation. Many years ago, I matriculated into this university, thrown into a whole new universe, not knowing what to expect. As a na'ive and unassuming youth, all I came to UNILAG with was eagerness to learn and zeal to explore. At graduation, I was undoubtedly a different person. This institution provided the conditions for me to discover myself; find my voice; and hone my worldview and core values
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