Justice Stephen Adah of the federal high court, Lagos today granted an interim order restraining the Federal Government from renaming the University of Lagos. The court ruled in the suits brought against the renaming of the institution by the students and alumni of the University of Lagos. Case adjourned till July 4th. Thank you sir! […]
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White Girl Blasts UNILAG Students For Protesting Name Change
She said its crazy for a student who studies with candle light instead of constant electricity to protest for the change of school name instead of protesting for the government to give him or her constant electricity to study in peace and grad… She got sense there. We Nigerians should learn to open our eyes and stop falling mugu.
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UNILAG resumes academic activities
Jun 19
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Academic activities resumed today Monday June 18th at the University of Lagos, 19 days after the institution was shut down following protests that took place over the re-naming of the iconic institution. Meanwhile the University senate say the proposed re-naming of the school is totally unacceptable to them and will fight to retain the name […]
#InotherNews – Google Maps and Wikipedia concurrs, changes Unilag to Maulag too
May 31
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Not only did President Jonathan change the name of University of Lagos to Moshood Abiola University, Wikipedia and Google maps have quickly updated their data base. So this means the name may be here to stay. So sowwy fo the Unimosh guy n gehls or is it Moshoodites….. hehehehehe
MAY 29 BLUNDER – What’s in a Name?
May 30
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By Henry Olamiju Yesterday, the twenty-nineth day of May, 2012 marked our thirteenth consecutive anniversary of the fourth republic in Nigeria. To some, it was just another public holiday, to some others it was the day they realised the import of that common question: What’s in a name? Few Nigerians (many wouldn’t be bothered) woke […]
Experts put rebranding of UNILAG to MAUL AT 1Billion Naira
Brand experts have assessed the change of University of Lagos to Moshood Abiola University and said that re-branding exercise of the new name will cost about N1 billion.
Following the expected huge cost of re-branding the university, marketing operators have advised the authorities of the school to go about the rebranding in phases.
The CEO of MediaCraft agency, John Ehiguese, said though the re-branding of the 50-year old university will involve a lot of money but the school should approach it in phases.
He said that the discussion against the name change is informed by emotion and believed that over time, people will get used to it. Ehiguese, who argued that name is most important to brand, said that Moshood Abiola is a strong brand.
For Chido Nwakanma, the CEO of Blueflower Limited, a public relations outfit, who said that it was a right move to immortalise Abiola but the Federal Government should have chosen a sports institution, a sector where MKO played significantly and put the cost of re-building the name to about N2 billion.
He argued that there is already a higher institution named after Abiola, insisting that naming UNILAG after him is therefore not original and will perhaps contend with the other institution bearing MKO’s name.
According to him, UNILAG has built brand equity over 50 years. “The name change will mean that the institution will start re-building equity”.
On his part, the managing director of Absolute PR, Akonte Ekine, puts the cost at several millions of naira.
Ekine said globally name change is effected to honour individuals who have made great contributions to the society. “People must learn to face the truth. Over time, we will discover what the president has done”, Ekine said.
He believed that some people are against the name change because they have strong association to the old name.
Assessing the development, the CEO of SY &T, Simon Tumba, believed that Jonathan’s government effected the name change on political reasons.
“Over time, the South West has chided the government for not immortalising Abiola, the move therefore is to appease the people”, he said.
MAULAG/UNILAG SAGA GETS MESSIER as senate delves in
May 30
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The senate body of the University of Lagos has ordered immidiate suspensions of all school actvities for 2weeks. All students are to vacate their hostels before 12pm today. Right now peaceful protests are ongoing on the 3rd Mainlan bridge. Lets pray for no casualty.
ASUU plans to resist UNILAG’s change of name
May 30
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The chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos branch, Dr Karo Ogbinaka, has said that the union will resist the recent change of the university’s name. Dr Ogbinaka said: We are resisting it, all the unions and the students will resist it, the Alunmus will resist it. The truth about […]
[Video] Unilag Renamed To Moshood Abiola University, as students protest
May 30
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On the morning of the democracy day, there was a massive protest in UNILAG over naming of varsity after Abiola. Thousands of students of the University of Lagos are protested the change of name of the school announced by President Goodluck Jonathan. The students chanted anti-government slogans, saying the president’s decision is the worst he […]
