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The University of Lagos, popularly known as UNILAG, is a 
reported that "female reporters were sexually harassed, propositioned and put under pressure by senior lecturers at the institutions – all the while wearing secret cameras".
An investigative documentary was produced by former victims of the sexual harassment which was uploaded public
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research university
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located in Lagos
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, Nigeria
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and was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities in the world in major education publications. The university presently has three campuses in the mainland
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of Lagos
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. Whereas two of its campuses are located at Yaba (the main campus in Akoka
Akoka is a suburb of Yaba in Lagos State. It is known to be the hub of major tertiary institutions in Lagos including the University of Lagos
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and the recently created campus at the former school of radiography
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), it's college of medicine is located at Idi-Araba, Surulere. Its main campus is largely surrounded by the Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...
lagoon
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and has 802 acres of land. The University of Lagos currently admits over 9,000 undergraduate
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students annually and enrolls over 57,000 students.
A visitation panel, created to look into the affairs of the university between 2016 and 2020 detected cases of financial abuses from top officials and ordered the university to close accounts with commercial banks
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. On 7 October 2022, Folasade Ogunsola
Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola (born 1958) is a Nigerian professor of medical microbiology, and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos. She specializes in disease control, particularly HIV/AIDS. Ogunsola was provost of College of Medicine, Un ...
was appointed vice chancellor of the University of Lagos making her the first female to attain such height in the University.
History
UNILAG was founded in 1962, two years after the independence of Nigeria fromBritain
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. It was one of the first five universities created in the country, now known as " first generation universities". Eni Njoku
Eni Njoku (6 November 1917 – 22 December 1974) was a Nigerian botanist and educator. He was vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos (1962–1965) and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (1966–1970). He served in the Nigerian House of Represent ...
was appointed as the first black vice-chancellor of the university in 1962, and he remained in office till 1965 when he was replaced by Saburi Biobaku
Saburi Oladeni Biobaku CMG (1918–2001) was a Nigerian scholar, a historian who was among a set of Yoruba historians who followed the pioneering effort of Samuel Johnson in setting the foundations of Yoruba historiography and creating reference ...
. However, due to controversy surrounding his appointment, Saburi was stabbed by Kayode Adams Kayode Ted Adams (died October 1969) was a student activist at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) who became controversial in 1965 after stabbing then-Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos, Saburi Biobaku.
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, a student radical who believed Biobaku's appointment was unfair and ethnically motivated.
On 29 May 2012, the then President of Nigeria
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, Goodluck Jonathan
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, proposed to rename the University of Lagos to Moshood Abiola University in honour of Moshood Abiola
Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola , also known as M. K. O. Abiola (24 August 1937 – 7 July 1998) was a Nigerian businessman, publisher, and politician. He was the Aare Ona Kankafo XIV of Yorubaland and an aristocrat of the Egba clan.
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, who died in jail as a political prisoner in 1998. The proposed name change became a subject of protests from students and alumni. The proposal was consequently jettisoned as the Nigerian federal government gave in to the protests incited by the proposed name change.
Folasade Ogunsola
Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola (born 1958) is a Nigerian professor of medical microbiology, and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos. She specializes in disease control, particularly HIV/AIDS. Ogunsola was provost of College of Medicine, Un ...
is the current vice chancellor, she was appointed on 7 October 2022 and assumed office on 12 November 2022.
There has been reports of sexual misconduct
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levelled against several lecturers at the university which the university denied.
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Academics and research
The university has remained one of the most competitive in the country in terms of admissions. With approximately 57,000 students as of 2013, the University of Lagos has one of the largest student populations of any university in the country. The University of Lagos is one of the twenty-five federal universities which are overseen and accredited by theNational Universities Commission
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(NUC).
A recent publication of Forbes magazine
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ranked the school as the third best university in Africa for entrepreneurship
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after University of Cape Town
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and Makerere University
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, tagging University of Lagos the "startup powerhouse" college for Nigerian students.
The university has been called "the university of first choice and the nation's pride." The university's research activity was one of the major criteria used by the National Universities Commission
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(NUC) in adjudging the university as the best university in Nigeria at the Nigerian University System Annual Merit Award (NUSAMA) in 2008.
The University of Lagos, College of Medicine is associated with Lagos University Teaching Hospital
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(LUTH). On 29 June 2020, the university received robots "\n\n\n\n\nThe robots exclusion standard, also known as the robots exclusion protocol or simply robots.txt, is a standard used by websites to indicate to visiting web crawlers and other web robots which portions of the site they are allowed to visi ...
, CRZR, from platform capital as a donation to fight the spread of COVID-19
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.
Affiliate institutions and colleges
Centre for Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management (CEBCEM) The centre, established in April 2018, focuses on biodiversity management, conservation and monitoring of sustainableecosystem
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through collaborative research. CEBCEM provides a platform for research and education for students of tertiary institutions as well as advocate for environmental awareness. The Centre for Biodiversity conservation and ecosystem t
Affiliate institutes and colleges
Centre for Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management (CEBCEM)
The centre, established in April 2018, focuses onbiodiversity
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management, conservation and monitoring of sustainable ecosystem through collaborative research. CEBCEM provides a platform for research and education for students of tertiary institutions as well as advocate for environmental awareness. The Centre for Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem
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Management is the response of the University of Lagos to the threat of biodiversity in Nigeria
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. This response includes proposing local solutions to biodiversity conservation challenges which is facilitated through institution research grants such as TETfund.
Administration and leadership
The current principal members of the university administration and their positions are as follows:Vice-Chancellors
*ProfessorEni Njoku
Eni Njoku (6 November 1917 – 22 December 1974) was a Nigerian botanist and educator. He was vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos (1962–1965) and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (1966–1970). He served in the Nigerian House of Represent ...
: 1962–1965
*Professor Saburi Biobaku
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: 1965–1971
*Professor Jacob F. Adeniyi Ajayi: 1972–1978
*Professor Babatunde Kwaku Adadevoh: 1978–1980
*Professor Akinpelu Oludele Adesola: 1981–1988
*Professor Nurudeen Oladapo Alao: 1988–1995
*Professor Jelili Adebisi Omotola: 1995–2000
*Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo Obe: Ag, 2000–2002; 2002–2007
*Professor Tolu Olukayode Odugbemi
Tolu Olukayode Odugbemi (born 30 January 1945) is a Nigerian professor of Medical Microbiology, educational administrator and former vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He was the 9th vice chancellor of the University of Lagos. ...
: 2007–2010
*Professor Babatunde Adetokunbo Sofoluwe: 2010–2012
*Professor Rahmon Ade Bello: 2012–2017
*Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe: 2017–2022
*Professor Folasade Ogunsola
Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola (born 1958) is a Nigerian professor of medical microbiology, and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos. She specializes in disease control, particularly HIV/AIDS. Ogunsola was provost of College of Medicine, Un ...
: 2022–present
Notable alumni, faculty and staff
The university has educated many notable alumni
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, eminent scientists, politicians, lawyers, business icons, writers, entertainers, monarchs, countless technocrats, recipients of the Nigerian national order of merit, fellows of the various learned academies. As of September 2020, one nobel laureate and one Pulitzer prize
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laureate have been affiliated with University of Lagos as students, alumni, faculty, or staff.
Notable faculty
*Wole Soyinka
Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka (Yoruba: ''Akínwándé Olúwọlé Babátúndé Ṣóyíinká''; born 13 July 1934), known as Wole Soyinka (), is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist in the English language. He was awarded t ...
* Grace Alele-Williams
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* J. P. Clark
* Olufemi Majekodunmi
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Early life and education
Olufemi was born on 1 May 1940 in London, England to Moses Majekodunmi and Tomi Agbebi.
However, he grew up in Nigeria and attended St G ...
* Marita Golden
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* Oyeleye Oyediran
* Lazarus Ekwueme
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* Ken Saro Wiwa
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* Solomon Babalola
* Akinsola Olusegun Faluyi
* Karen King-Aribisala
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Education
She was educated at the International School Ibadan, St. George's British International ...
Notable alumni
Amongst the alumni of the University of Lagos, Akoka and other institutions that fall under that banner are; *Wande Abimbola
Chief Ògúnwán̄dé "Wán̄dé" Abím̄bọ́lá (born 24 December 1932) is a Nigerian academician, a professor of Yoruba language and literature, and a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University). He has ...
, yoruba professor.
* Bilikiss Adebiyi Abiola, recycler in Nigeria.
*Niyi Adebayo
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, first executive governor
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of Ekiti State
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and current minister of industry, trade and investment.
*Oladipupo Olatunde Adebutu
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, Nigerian politician.
* Olamilekan Adegbite, minister of mines and steel development.
*Wale Adenuga
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, publisher and film producer.
* Ayo Aderinwale, Nigerian diplomat.
* Kunle Adeyemi, principal of NLÉ, an architecture
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, design and urbanism
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firm, Amsterdam
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.
* Adebayo Clement Adeyeye, Nigerian journalist and politician.
*Gbenga Adeyinka
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, Nigerian actor, comedian,radio and TV presenter.
* Ernest Afiesimama, Nigerian climate scientist.
* Goddy Jedy Agba
* Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, women's activist, CNN heroes top 10 awardee for 2018.
* Fabian Ajogwu, lawyer and SAN.
* Lola Akande, author and academic.
* Omoyemi Akerele, fashion designer and founder of Style House Files.
* Bola Akindele, Nigerian businesses man and philanthropist.
*Funke Akindele
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, award-winning actress and producer.
* Rilwan Akiolu, current Oba of Lagos
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.
* Mary Akpobome, director of Heritage Banking Company Limited of Nigeria (HBCL).
*Yemi Alade
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, award-winning musician.
*Akinwunmi Ambode
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Ambode ran for office of t ...
, former governor of Lagos State.
* Abayomi Arigbabu, professor of mathematics and current commissioner of education, Ogun State
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.
* Daré Art-Aladé, singer.
* Emilia Asim-Ita, co-founder of The Future Awards Africa
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.
* Regina Askia-Williams, nurse practitioner, actress, and former miss unilag.
* Jelili Atiku, Nigerian actor.
*Bolanle Austen-Peters
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, lawyer and businesswoman.
* Adewale Ayuba, singer.
* Epiphany Azinge, lawyer, senior advocate of Nigeria and former DG of Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.
*Wale Babalakin
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, lawyer and businessman.
*Akin Babalola Kamar Odunsi
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, politician and businessman.
* eLDee, former Nigerian-American
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ha, Yan Najeriyar asalin Amurka;
yo, Àwọn ọmọ Nàìjíríà Amẹ́ríkà) are an ethnic group of Americans who are of Nigerian ancestry. The number of Nigerian immigran ...
rapper, singer and record producer.
* Teju Babyface, comedian.
*Tobi Bakre
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Early life and education
Tobi was bor ...
, actor and presenter.
*Reekado Banks
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, singer and songwriter.
* Philip Begho, writer.
* Crystal Chigbu, social entrepreneur.
*Stella Damasus
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, actress and singer.
*Gbenga Daniel
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, former governor of Ogun State
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.
* Raquel Kasham Daniel, author and educator
*Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo
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Early life and education
Dankwambo was born on 4 April 1962 at Herwagana Go ...
, former governor of Gombe State
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.
*Ousainou Darboe
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, current Gambian minister of foreign affairs
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.
*Fola David
Adefemi Gbadamosi (born 5 September 1993) also known as Fola David, is a Nigerian medical doctor who doubles as a visual and hyper-realism artist.
Works
He does speed painting which involves painting people on stage while the canvas is upside do ...
, medical doctor and visual artist.
* Dipo Dina, Nigerian politician.
*Denrele Edun
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, award-winning radio and television personality.
* Ufuoma Ejenobor, actor and model.
* Grace Ekpiwhre, former minister of science and technology.
*Tony Elumelu
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In 2020, Elumelu was named on ''Time''s list of the 100 mo ...
, economist, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
*Obiageli Ezekwesili
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, accountant and politician.
*Lekan Fatodu
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Early life and ed ...
, journalist and politician.
*Kayode Fayemi
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, current governor of Ekiti State
Ekiti State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkìtì) is a state in southwestern Nigeria, bordered to the north by Kwara State, to the northeast by Kogi State, to the south and southeast by Ondo State, and to the west by Osun State. Named for the Ekiti peo ...
and former minister of solid minerals development.
*Femi Gbajabiamila
Olufemi Hakeem Gbajabiamila (born 25 June 1962), is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gbajabiamila has served as Speaker of the House of Representatives since 2019.
Early life and education
Ol ...
, lawyer, lawmaker and current speaker of Nigeria's 9th house of representatives.
*Chika Ike
Chika 'Nancy' Ike (born 8 November 1985) is a Nigerian actress, television personality, producer, business woman, philanthropist and former model.
Early life
Born in Onitsha, Anambra state of Nigeria. She began acting in church plays at the ...
, Nigerian actress, television personality, producer, business woman, philanthropist
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and former model.
*IllRymz
Illrymz (born Olowu Bardia Adebola; 3 December 1985) is a Nigerian television host, radio personality, writer, producer, event MC, artiste and former model. He is married to Omotara Odunusi.
He is the creator of the daily Instagram news show ...
, musician, radio and television personality.
* Anita Ifeoma Isede, Nigerian OAP.
*Yakubu Itua
Justice Yakubu Itua (October 9, 1941 – August 8, 2006) was a Nigerian jurist and formal member of the federal House of Representatives in 1983. He was appointed a judge in the Edo state judiciary in 1999, by the then military governor of Edo ...
,former member federal house of representative 1983 and former judge High Court of Justice, Benin-City.
*Chude Jideonwo
Chude Jideonwo (born 16 March 1985) is a Nigerian lawyer, journalist and media entrepreneur.
He is the founder of Joy, Inc., an American benefit corporation with a Nigerian subsidiary, which aims to make people happier. He has worked for seve ...
, lawyer, journalist and media entrepreneur.
*Adetokunbo Kayode
Adetokunbo Kayode is a Nigerian corporate lawyer, tax expert and international arbitrator.
Early life
He attended CMS Grammar School, in Lagos. He studied law at the University of Lagos, Nigeria Law School, Lagos, Strategic Leadership at the ...
, Nigerian corporate lawyer, tax expert and international arbitrator, former minister of labour Minister of Labour (in British English) or Labor (in American English) is typically a cabinet-level position with portfolio responsibility for setting national labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, traini ...
, minister of justice
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, minister of tourism, culture and national orientation.
* Matilda Kerry-Osazuwa, founder of the George Kerry Life Foundation, doctor and former MBGN
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.
*Lil Kesh
Keshinro Ololade (born 17 March 1995), known professionally as Lil Kesh, is a Nigerian singer and rapper. He rose to limelight after releasing the hit single "Shoki".
Early life and education
Ololade was born and raised in Bariga, an area in L ...
, Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter.
*Laycon
Olamilekan Massoud Al-Khalifah Agbeleshebioba (born 8 November 1993), known professionally as Laycon, is a Nigerian media personality, rapper, singer and songwriter. He is the winner of Big Brother Naija season 5 and currently the youth ambassad ...
, rapper, singer and songwriter, winner Big Brother Naija season 5.
*Kaycee Madu
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, Nigerian-Canadian lawyer and current minister of justice and solicitor general of Alberta.
* Magixx, Nigerian singer and songwriter.
*George Magoha
George Albert Omore Magoha (born circa 1952), is a Kenyan consultant surgeon, academic administrator and technocrat, who serves as the Cabinet Secretary of Education in the Cabinet of Kenya, effective 26 March 2019.
Immediately before his ...
, surgeon
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and academic.
*Seyi Makinde
Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde (born 25 December 1967) is a Nigerian businessman, politician and philanthropist who has served as Governor of Oyo State since 29 May 2019. He is an engineer and a subject matter expert on fluid and gas metering. He is th ...
, electrical engineer, businessman and current governor of Oyo State
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.
*Toke Makinwa
Toke Makinwa (born 3 November 1984) is a Nigerian radio personality, television host, vlogger, lifestyle entrepreneur, actress and author. Toke is known for hosting ''The Morning Drive'' on Rhythm 93.7 FM and for her YouTube vlog series ''Toke ...
, award-winning radio and television personality.
* Bekeme Masade-Olowola, social entrepreneur.
*Mayorkun
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, award-winning musician.
* Oliver Mbamara, lawyer and film maker.
*Ufuoma McDermott
Ufuoma Stacey McDermott ( ; born 23 April 1981) is a Nigerian film-maker, actress and former model.
Early life
Ejenobor was born in Benin City to Nigerian parents of Urhobo descent who hails from Delta State in Nigeria. She moved a lot - f ...
, model and actress.
*Lai Mohammed
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, lawyer and current minister of information and culture.
*Ifeanyi Chudy Momah
Ifeanyi Chudy Momah is a Nigerian lawyer and businessman currently serving in the House of Representatives and represents Ihiala Federal Constituency, Anambra State. He is the Chairman of the House Committee on Federal Capital Territory Judiciar ...
, lawyer and legislator.
*John Momoh
John Momoh (born 1 July 1957) is a Nigerian broadcast journalist and the Chairman and CEO of Channels TV, an independent and multiple award-winning 24-hour news and media television channel based in Lagos. He is widely recognized in Nigeria as a t ...
, chairman, Channels Television Group.
*Genevieve Nnaji
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, award-winning actress, director and producer.
*Ramsey Nouah
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,Nigerian actor and director.
* Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, minister of state for education.
* Tim Owhefere, Nigerian politician.
*Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah
Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah (born 22 December 1969) is the current Nigerian Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development. An oil magnate, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist, Ogah is the President of Master Energy Group, a conglomerate with ...
, current Nigerian minister of state for mines and steel development.
*Babatunde Ogunnaike
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, engineering professor.
*Ikedi Ohakim
Ikedi Ohakim (born 4 August 1957) is a Nigerian businessman who became governor of Imo State in the South Eastern region in May 2007, standing for the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA).
He later switched to the People's Democratic Party (PDP). ...
, politician and former governor of Imo state
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.
* Bayo Ojo, SAN and former Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
*Habeeb Okunola
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, businessman and philanthropist
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.
*Wole Olanipekun
Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, OFR (18 November 1951) is a Nigerian Lawyer and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association and Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
Early life
A native of Ikere-Ekiti, he attended Amoye Grammar School in Ikere-Ekit ...
, lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria
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.
*Dele Olojede
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, journalist, first African born winner of the Pulitzer Prize
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.
* Simbo Olorunfemi, poet, journalist and television producer.
*Ogbonnaya Onu
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, first executive governor of Abia State and current minister of science and technology.
*Felix Orji
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, bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the West (ACNA).
*Yemi Osinbajo
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,current vice-president, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
* Helen Ovbiagele, novelist.
* Tim Owhefere, Nigerian politician.
*Sasha P
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Early life and education
The last of eight children, she ...
, rapper, musician, businesswoman, lawyer and motivational speaker.
* Kemebradikumo Pondei, acting managing director of Niger Delta Development Commission
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In September 2008, Presi ...
.
*Omowunmi Sadik
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, scientist and professor.
*Babajide Sanwo-Olu
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, Nigerian politician, businessman and current governor of Lagos State
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.
*Broda Shaggi
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, a comedian.
*Joke Silva
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In 1998 she had a major role, starring opposite Colin Firth and Nia Long in the British-Canadian film ''The Secret Laughter of Women''. In 2006, she won " Best Actress in ...
, award-winning actress, director and producer.
* Ayo Sogunro, writer, satirist
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Under Contemporary, 1930-196 ...
and lawyer.
* Omoyele Sowore, founder, Sahara Reporters
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.
*Gabriel Suswam
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Early life and education
Gabriel Suswam was born on 15 Novemb ...
, former governor of Benue State
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.
* Vector
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, Nigerian rapper and song writer.
* Farida Mzamber Waziri, former chairman, EFCC.
* Olajide Williams, professor of neurology
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at Columbia University
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.
See also
*List of universities in Nigeria
This is a list of universities in Nigeria. Nigeria is organised into 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. As a result of the oil boom years of the 1970s, tertiary level of education was expanded to reach every sub-region of Nigeria. The ...
References
Architecture, Monuments and Vistas
External links
* *University of Lagos Alumni Association official website
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