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Lagos - Authorities of the University of Lagos have set up a four-man investigative panel to look into the alleged rape by a lecturer of the institution, Punch reports.

The Head of the Information Unit of the university, Olagoke Oke, made this known to our correspondent on Tuesday.

The panel is expected to investigate the remote and immediate causes of the matter and the involvement of the Faculty of Business Administration/Distance Learning Institute.

The panel, according to him, has three weeks to complete its assignment.

A 42-year-old lecturer, Dr....

Katapot Crooner, Reekado Banks suffered a Mob onslaught yesterday after a performance at the University of Lagos, UNILAG.

The singer headlined an event tagged the ‘SWAG’ (Something We Akokites Got) organised by popular disc jockey, DJ Kentalky.

After His performance he was mobbed down on all sides by fans and had to through some cash around to disperse them.

Unknown to him, some guys in the crowd who have been begrudging him seixed the opportunity to assault him.

His gold chain was stolen in the process and he also suffered a Broken windscreen by an Unidentified...

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Pharmacy students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) have offered a free medical lifeline to 10,000 Nigerian suffering from diabetes and hypertension in Edo state.
Under their special health exercise, tagged 'Pharmacare 10,000’, the student pharmacists provided free treatment at several markets in Benin City, the Edo state capital.
According to a Daily Trust, the President of the Pharmaceutical Association of Nigerian Students (PANS), Darry Emazor, said ‘Pharmacare 10,000’ is one of the series of activities organized by the association for its annual health week.
One of the participants,...

Nigeria’s National Hospital has live-tweeted an open-heart surgery conducted on an eight-year-old girl – the first time for a Nigerian hospital to give the public a glimpse into a medical theater via social media.

The hospital gave Twitter followers a play-by-play of the procedure, beginning with the surgeons’ entry into the Trauma Center, where the patient underwent ventricular septal defect repair (VSDR).

VSDR, the hospital said, is “a procedure [aimed at repairing] a hole in the heart”, adding that the girl had been born with the defect.

The hospital was not...

The management of Total E&P Nigeria Limited has announced the appointment of Mr Ahmadu-Kida Musa as Deputy Managing Director, Deep Water District based in Lagos.
He replaced Mr Charles Ngoka who has proceeded on retirement.
According to a press statement of 7th August 2015 signed by the Company’s Deputy General Manager, Media and Public Affairs, Charles Ogan, the appointment takes immediate effect.
Described as a dynamic and focused manager, Musa who has 30 years outstanding career in oil and gas operations and management is a 1984 Engineering graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University,...

Dutse — Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State yesterday said his government had entered into partnership with the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria to engage the services of experts on the high rate of kidney failure.

The governor who was receiving officials of the state office of NAFDAC in Dutse said his government would continue to partner with professionals in order to get optimum results.

He expressed the readiness of his administration to collaborate with NAFDAC against counterfeit drugs, saying drug abuse among the youth was becoming a common problem and...

Engineering graduates from Nigerian universities are in charge of vehicle assembly in the ultra-modern Kia vehicles assembly plant in Lagos. The plant which has produced over 2500 units of vehicles since its inception in April last year now produces nine different models of Kia and their respective trims.

This was revealed during a recent facility tour by auto journalists to the plant in Lagos. The tour was conducted by the management of the plant which include Chief Operation Officer, Gitesh Yagnik; Chief Commercial Officer, Sandeep Malhotra and Supply Chain Manager, Yemisi Onanuga.

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A student of the University of Lagos named Fola David, who is a fast rising artist, exhibited his amazing talent by painting a portrait of reggae-dancehall singer, Patoranking, during a show at the Sports hall of the school. The 500 level student of Medicine and Surgery shocked many people by completing the portrait in less than five minutes with his paint and brush and he made the painting upside down, a style believed to be one of the most technical approaches to painting.

Australia has said that it already has about 1300 Nigerian studying in the country but wants even more to join them, as the Australian High Commissioner, Jonathan Richardson visits UNILAG on the 22nd of July.

Australia has said that it already has about 1300 Nigerian studying in the country but wants even more to join them.
The Commission's Research and Public Affairs Officer, Okokon Odiongenyi, in a recent statement said the number is expected to grow.
"There are around 1,300 Nigerian students studying in Australia this year, and we hope this number continues...

Here's her story:

I had finished my project with my supervisor a pleasant middle aged woman but because she retired before I could get time off work to have her sign off my score sheet I had been re-assigned to Mr Akinfolarin Baruwa as my new project supervisor.

My first impression about him was he was a no nonsense kinda lecturer. I walked into the office he was at the bus admin complex top floor he seemed to be sharing an office with another lecturer.

It was about 5pm I had a paper that day. He didn’t attend to me till the other man was done, he sent me on silly...

Ufuoma Ejenobor came on the entertainment scene when she emerged as the first runner up at the annually held Miss Nigeria beauty pageant. Following this achievement, she branched out into acting and has become an established Nollywood star.
Born on 23 April, 1981, Ejenobor grew up in Benin city, Jos and Lagos. Both her parents are originally from Delta state.
In 2000, the actress launched her career in photography modelling before moving to fashion runway and then competing in beauty pageants. Being first runner in Miss Nigeria up did not deter her from winning the crown at Miss Earth...

A student who has phobia for mathematics will not attain full potential according to a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Johnson Olaleru.
According to the don, the application of Mathematics pervades every aspect of human life and must be embraced by all students, irrespective of their courses of study.
".. A student with phobia for mathematics can’t really excel but perform as an average student," Olaleru said.
"This is because if you talk about any discipline, you can’t really excel in any area if you don’t have some knowledge of mathematics.

Authorities of the University of Lagos, Sunday, disowned Dr. Akin Baruwa, who was accused of raping an 18-year-old admission seeker.

Baruwa allegedly raped the young girl, who was seeking admission into the institution in his office on July 23, 2015.

The lecturer, who is currently cooling his heels in detention at the Kirikiri Prison, was dragged before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, on Thursday.

However, speaking with newsmen on Sunday, the Head, Information Unit of the university, Mr. Olagoke Oke, said Baruwa was not an employee of the institution.

Nigeria’s most valuable bank brand, First Bank of Nigeria, Limited has again demonstrated its support for sustainable youth empowerment by sponsoring the 6th edition of the CFC UNILAG Academic Summit 6.0.
It is themed: “The Digital Age Media: A Marriage of Skills, Opportunities and Technology.”
The, summit which is scheduled to hold on August 6, 2015 at the University of Lagos Main Auditorium, is organised to effectively reach the youth segment – a critical segment in the Bank’s current development strategy.
The CFC UNILAG Academic Summit is borne out of the need for Mass Communication...