In recent years, we have seen the emergence of female vice-chancellors in Nigeria, some emerging as ‘firsts’ and breaking the jinx that had hitherto been in the university. In commemoration of International Women’s Month, we are celebrating women who are changing the status quo in society. From the Southwest to the North and Southeast, here are seven remarkable women leading...
Folasade Ogunshola Biography On Friday, Oct 7, 2022, history was made with the appointment of Professor Folasade Ogunsola as the first female Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). With her appointment as the first female Vice-Chancellor, she breaks a 60-year jinx. Ogunsola, a Professor of Microbiology at the University’s College of Medicine, emerged as the institution’s 13th substantive...