The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is a public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria, which was founded in 1962.
Sad news reaching us is that the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Babatunde Adetokunbo Sofoluwe has passed on.!
Babatunde Adetokunbo Sofoluwe
Nigerian academic
Babatunde Adetokunbo Sofoluwe (15 April – 12 May )[2] was a Nigerian professor of Computer science, educational administrator and former vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, Nigeria.[3][4] He was appointed vice chancellor of the University of Lagos on 31 January , to succeed professor Tolu Olukayode Odugbemi.[5]
Education
He obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in mathematics from the University of Lagos in He obtained the Commonwealth Scholarship award to study at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland where he graduated with a Master of Science (MSc) degree in and a doctorate in
Life and career
Sofoluwe began his career in as a Graduate Assistant in the University of Lagos where he later became a full Professor in October He served as Dean of the Faculty of Science for two consecutive terms.
Before he became the vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, he was De