From Excellence to Distinction: The University of Lagos on World's Intellectual Map

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v CONTENT Page Abbreviations and Acronyms xiii First Preface xvii Second Preface xix Introduction xxiii Chapter 1: Vice-Chancellor’s Inaugural Address to the University Senate 1 Chapter 2: Brief State of the University of Lagos 7 Chapter 3: Address Delivered to Senate to Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of First Senate Sitting on Nov. 13, 2002 21 Chapter 4: Matriculation Speeches 29 Matriculation Speech February 9, 2001 29 Matriculation Speech July 19, 2002 32 Matriculation Speech August 8, 2003 38 Matriculation Speech October 29, 2004 42 Matriculation Speech February 24, 2006 45 Matriculation Speech February 9, 2007 49 Chapter 5: Convocation Speeches 55 Convocation Speeches February 21 & 22, 2001 55 vi Convocation Speech July 5, 2002 65 Convocation Speech July 6, 2002 71 Speech at the Convocation Lecture December 8, 2003 78 Convocation Speech December 9, 2003 80 Speech at the Convocation Lecture December 7, 2004 85 Convocation Speech December 13, 2004 88 Convocation Speech December 14, 2004 96 Speech at the Convocation Lecture December 13, 2005 106 Convocation Speech December 15, 2005 110 Convocation Speech December 16, 2005 118 Speech at the Convocation Lecture December 8, 2006 130 Convocation Speech December 11, 2006 134 Convocation Speech December 12, 2006 144 Chapter 6: Inaugural Lectures Speeches delivered at: Inaugural 157 Professor A. I. Akinwande’s Lecture July 24, 2002 157 Professor T. V . I. Akpata’s Lecture July 31, 2002 162 Professor J. F. Akingbade’s Lecture August 28, 2002 168 Professor Mabel Modupe Ogunlesi’s Lecture, September 4, 2002 173 Professor D. A. Oyeleye’s Lecture October 9, 2002 177 Professor Duro Adebayo Ajeyalemi’s Lecture November 6, 2002 181 Professor Isaac Owoeye’s Lecture November 13, 2002 187 vii Professor S. B. A. Oloko’s Lecture April 16, 2003 191 Professor R. A. Akinfeleye’s Lecture May 14, 2003 197 Professor P . B. Ikulayo’s Lecture June 4, 2003 203 Professor Babajide I. Alo’s Lecture June 25, 2003 209 Professor O. Y. Balogun’s Lecture August 6, 2003 215 Professor K. A. Adegoke’s Lecture August 20, 2003 220 Professor C. O. A. Awosope’s Lecture September 10, 2003 225 Professor D. I. Adu’s Lecture October 29, 2003 230 Professor H.O. Adeyemi-Doro’s Lecture December 17, 2003 235 Professor S. M. A. Johnson’s Lecture April 21, 2004 240 Professor O. O. A. Makanju’s Lecture May 19, 2004 244 Professor D. I. Nwankwo’s Lecture June 16, 2004 249 Professor J. A. Adepoju’s Lecture July 7, 2004 253 Professor A.M.A. Abaelu’s Lecture July 21, 2004 260 Professor S. U. Uzochuckwu’s Lecture August 11, 2004 265 Professor C. C. Okoro’s Lecture August 25, 2004 268 Professor O. Adegbenro’s Lecture September 15, 2004 273 viii Professor Theo Vincent’s Lecture September 29, 2004 278 Professor M. N. Okenimkpe’s Lecture October 27, 2004 284 Professor Olumide Olusanya’s Lecture November 10, 2004 289 Professor Olufunke Lawal’s Lecture May 4, 2005 293 Professor Nwagbo Eze’s Lecture May 18, 2005 297 Professor R. O. Iyagba’s Lecture June 1, 2005 301 Professor H. A. B. Coker’s Lecture June 22, 2005 305 Professor Bolarinde Joseph Obebe’s Lecture July 20, 2005 310 Professor (Mrs.) Ajesola Adepeju Majekodunmi’s Lecture August 17, 2005 313 Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe’s Lecture December 21, 2005 319 Professor (Mrs.) Muriel Ayodeji Oyediran’s Lecture March 8, 2006 324 Professor Michael Ojo Adebayo Adejugbe’s Lecture March 29, 2006 331 Professor Jimmy Ijenwa Unah’s Lecture April 19, 2006 336 Professor Rahamon Adisa Bello’s Lecture May 3, 2006 340 Professor Titilayo Dickson Baiyelo’s Lecture May 10, 2006 346 Professor Samuel Adeoya Ojo’s Lecture May 24, 2006 350 Professor Adebayo A. Lawal’s Lecture June 7, 2006 355 ix Professor Ayodeji Oladimeji Olukoju’s Lecture June 21, 2006 360 Professor Celestine Monde Kamma’s Lecture July 19, 2006 365 Professor Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe’s Lecture November 8, 2006 370 Professor Nnamdi Maxwell Asika’s Lecture January 24, 2007 379 Professor Wilfred Chifumnanya Iyiegbuniwe’s Lecture January 31, 2007 383 Professor Victor Benjie Owhotu’s Lecture February 28, 2007 387 Professor Ezekiel Kolawole Ogundowole’s Lecture March 7, 2007 393 Professor Victor Olusegun Awonusi’s Lecture March 14, 2007 397 Professor Oke Michael Akande’s Lecture March 21, 2007 403 Professor Unionmwan Edebiri’s Lecture March 28, 2007 408...