This is to inform fresh students of University of Lagos (UNILAG) that the management has announced the 2017/2018 Orientation programme for Fresh UTME and Direct Entry.
The exercise is scheduled to hold between Monday, February 12, 2018 and Sunday, February 18, 2018. The programme of events is as follows:
| DAY/DATE | EVENT | VENUE | GROUP ACTIVITIES | |||
| Morning | Afternoon | |||||
| Monday, February 12, 2018 | Orientation lectures & guided tour of the campus | Jelili Adebisi Omotola Multi-Purpose Halls ‘A, ‘B’ and ‘C’ | Time: 9.00 a.m. | Group 1 – Orientation lectures | Time: 12.50 p.m. | Group 2 -Orientation lectures |
| Time: 9.00 a.m. | Group 2 – Campus tour | Time: 12.50 p.m. | Group 1 – Campus tour | |||
| Tuesday, February 13, 2018 | Orientation lectures & guided tour of the campus (University Main Library) | Jelili Adebisi Omotola Multi-Purpose Halls ‘A, ‘B’ and ‘C’ | Time: 9.00 a.m. | Group 2 – Orientation lectures | Time: 1.00 p.m. | Group 1 – Orientation lectures |
| Time: 9.00 a.m. | Group 1 – Library tour | Time: 1.00 p.m. | Group 2 – Library tour | |||
| Wednesday, February 14, 2018 | Orientation lectures & guided tour of the campus (Various Faculties) | Jelili Adebisi Omotola Multi-Purpose Halls ‘A, ‘B’ and ‘C’ | Time: 9.00 a.m. | Group 1 – Orientation lecture | Time: 1.00 p.m. | Group 2 -Orientation lecture |
| Time: 9.00 a.m. | Group 2 – Faculty Orientation (in their faculties) | Time: 1.00 p.m. | Group 1 – Faculty orientation (in their faculties) | |||
| Thursday, February 15, 2018 | Novelty Match and Valentine Special Programme | Sports Centre | Time: 9.00 a.m. | Female team of group one (1) versus female team of group two (2) | Time: 1.00 p.m. | Male team of Group one (1) versus male team of Group two (2) |
| Friday, February 16, 2018 | Grand Finale; Breakfast with Principal Officers of the University. | Jelili Adebisi Omotola Multi-Purpose Halls ‘A, ‘B’ and ‘C’ | Time: 9.00 a.m. | Group 1 & 2 | Nil | Nil |
| Friday, February 16, 2018 | Matriculation Ceremony | Jelili Adebisi Omotola Multi-Purpose Halls ‘A, ‘B’ and ‘C’ | Time: 12.00noon | Group 1& 2 | Nil | Nil |
| Friday, February 16, 2018 | Special Jumat Service for freshers (Muslims) | University of Lagos Mosque. | Time: 1.00 p.m. | Muslims | Nil | Nil |
| Sunday, February 18, 2018 | Special Worship Service for freshers (Christians) | University of Lagos Chapel. | Time: 10.00 a.m. | Christian | Nil | Nil |
The programme will run in two sessions concurrently. To facilitate this, all freshers have been grouped into two as follows:
| S/N | GROUP I | GROUP II |
| 1 | Faculty of Arts | Faculty of Law |
| 2 | Faculty of Management Sciences | Faculty of Environmental Sciences |
| 3 | Faculty of Pharmacy | Faculty of Social Sciences |
| 4 | Faculty of Science | Faculty of Engineering |
| 5 | College of Medicine | Faculty of Education |
Note: While one group attends orientation lectures, the second group will be on campus tour and vice versa. The take-off point for the campus tour is the frontage of the Main Auditorium (J. F. Ade-Ajayi Auditorium). This exercise is compulsory for all new students
