A ban on Lagos’ motorcycle taxis is unpopular, and now the governor who introduced the ban is back to tackle transport problems.
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Founded in 1962, the University of Lagos has, for over five decades, provided qualitative and research-oriented education to Nigerians and all those who have entered its domain in search of knowledge. At its inception, the University of Lagos was empowered to produce a professional workforce that would steer the political, social and economic development of a newly independent country. Over the last fifty years the University has pursued this mission with vigour, excellence and panache. The University has built a legacy of academic excellence and is now acclaimed publicly as “the University of First Choice and the Nation’s Pride”.
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Lecturer in African and African Diasporan Literature, University of Lagos
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Associate professor, University of Lagos
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Professor of Medicine, University of Lagos
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Distinguished Professor of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos
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Lecturer (Political Science), University of Lagos
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PhD Candidate, University of Lagos
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Professor of Genetics, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Lagos
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Development historian and transdisciplinary scholar, University of Lagos
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PhD Candidate, Sustainable Urbanisation, University of Lagos
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Lecturer, Distance Learning Institute, University of Lagos
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Professor of Environmental Physiology of Animals, University of Lagos
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Lecturer, University of Lagos
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Senior Lecturer, Ecotoxicology and Conservation Unit, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos
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Lecturer in Sociology, University of Lagos, University of Lagos
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Lecturer in Mass Communications, University of Lagos