Professor Folasade Ogunsola has been appointed as the first female vice chancellor of the University of Lagos (Unilag).
The new VC, who is professor of medical microbiology at Unilag, specializes in disease control, with particular emphasis on HIV/AIDS.
She has previously recorded many firsts, having been the first woman to serve as provost of the college of medicine at the University of Lagos.
She is the principal investigator at the AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria at the University of Lagos.