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From the Desk of the Provost
CMUL Alumni Newsletter
Inside this issue:
Inside Stories: ANDI recog-
nises UNILAG as Centre of
Excellence
2
What they have done with
their degrees!
3
Stars among Us 4
Birthday Wishes 7
Support the Rejuvenation
Campaign
9
Feedback from Alumni/
Alumnae
10
36 Newly qualified Physio-
therapists inducted
12
NESG select Dr. Osholowu
as emerging Nigerian En-
trepreneur for 2011
13
We were there 14
The foremost College of Medicine in Nigeria in the University of First Choice
Newsletter Date: 31st
December, 2011.
Alumni Relations and
Advancement Unit
This edition is the last for the year and
I like to appreciate all of you for your
overwhelming support since we
started the Alumni Newsletter. I want
to assure you that we will not relent in
our efforts to keep you abreast of the
happenings in the College.
It should be noted that from 2nd—7th
October, 2012, we will roll out the
drums and sound the alarm for the
celebration of our 50 years (GOLDEN
JUBILEE) of MEDICAL EDUCATION
in the University of first choice and
Nigeria’s pride. It should be noted
that the first set of 28 Medical Stu-
dents commenced lectures on October
3, 1962..
I can assure you that it is going to be
an event to remember and I enjoin all
of you both within Nigeria and in the
diaspora to block your calendars and
be part of the celebrations. The Uni-
versity of Lagos in General will cele-
brate the Golden Jubilee as from April
4 to October 4, 2012.
For this reason we have uploaded an
alumni form on our website
(www.cmul.edu.ng) for our alumni to
fill online so as to enable us update
their details and communicate with
them regularly.
I enjoin you all to kindly inform your
classmates to log on to our website and
fill the form to enable us stay in touch.
The Golden Jubilee celebration pro-
vides a unique opportunity for
Alumni/Alumnae to give back to the
College so as to enable her resuscitate
some of her decaying infrastructure
and upgrade the facilities to the 21st
century standard.
May I also use this medium to wish
you all a Happy and Prosperous 2012.
Prof. Alagunmba Lewis
Nwosu passes on
14
Crack your ribs a bit 15
As it was in the beginning 16
Guess Who? 17
One on One with the Col-
lege Secretary 18
Page 2 CMUL Alumni Newsletter
The African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics
Innovation (ANDI) at its Annual stakeholders
meeting held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 27th
October, 2011 recognized the University of Lagos
as an “ANDI Centre of Excellence for Malaria Di-
agnosis” among 32 other African institution.
This feat was keenly contested for by 120 foremost
African Universities before UNILAG was finally
given a slot.
The ANDI Centres of Excellence are spread across
the five sub-regions of Africa and are conducting
research, development and innovative activities on
drugs, diagnostics, vaccines, medical devices and
traditional medicine. They will also implement
ANDI Projects and capacity building in the conti-
nent.
The goals of ANDI are to increase research and
developmental collaboration among African insti-
tutions and countries through the management of
the Centres of Excellence in Health Innovation and
also fund and manage a portfolio of Health R & D
Projects, support and promote public-private part-
nership with new firms within Africa so as to sup-
port the development and manufacture of new
drugs, diagnostics and other health products.
The stakeholders’ meeting held in Addis Ababa
was attended by over 400 participants including
scientists, policy makers, donors, governmental and
non-governmental organisations from Africa and
overseas.
The Alumni Relations and Advancement Unit con-
gratulates the entire staff of Department of Microbi-
ology and Parasitology and the team of researchers
led by Dr. Wellington Oyibo, an Associate Profes-
sor of Medical Microbiology and wishes them
more achievements.
ANDI Recognises UNILAG as Centre of Excellence in Health Innovation in Africa
CMUL Orientates Freshers
The orientation programme for new students into the College of Medicine of University of Lagos
was carried out on 17th of November, 2011. This years orientation was eventful as the Alumni
Relations Unit invited Dr. L.I.D. Kufeji, President, National Postgraduate Medical College of Ni-
geria (NPMCN) to give a talk to the new students with a view to giving them tips on what lies
ahead of them in their various disciplines in the College.
Dr. Kufeji, an alumnus of 1970 Set, put them through the precepts on how to be successful in
their various endeavours in the College without abandoning to extra-curricula activities.
The Provost, in his speech, also encouraged the students and told them to follow the footsteps of
the numerous ambassadors of the College who had laid good foundation which they must build
on.
From L-R: The Provost, Prof. O.A. Atoyebi
and Dr. Wellington Oyibo posing with the
ANDI Award.
Dr. Leonard Idowu Dovi
Kufeji, was born in Lagos on
8th April 1944 and hails from
Oyo State.
He attended St. Paul Catholic
Primary School Ebute-Metta
(1950-56) and St. Gregory’s
College, Obalende, Lagos
(1957-64) for his primary and secondary education
respectively .
Dr. L.I.D. Kufeji was admitted into the College of
Medicine, University of Lagos in 1965 and ob-
tained the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Sur-
gery (MB.BS) degree with distinction in Surgery in
June , 1970. Following his housemanship, he pro-
ceeded to do his residency training in Surgery at
the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. During
his training programme in LUTH he proceeded to
the Commonwealth Postgraduate Medical Col-
lege, Hammersmith London where he did his
clinical attachment in Cardiothoracic and Vascular
Surgery (1976-1978).
He became one of the earliest Fellows (by Exami-
nation) of the National Postgraduate Medical Col-
lege of Nigeria in the Faculty of Surgery
(Cardiothoracic Surgery) in 1977.
He was the Secretary-General of the Nigerian
Medical Association (NMA) 1977, Consultant Sur-
geon, Ada Hospital, Lagos (1978-1980), Chairman,
Continuing Medical Education Committee, Na-
tional Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria
(1980-1984) and Lecture Convener, Faculty of Sur-
gery National Postgraduate Medical College of
Nigeria (1994-2002).
Dr. L. I. D. Kufeji is also the immediate past
Chairman, Faculty Board of Surgery, National
Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (2003-
2007). He is the Medical Director and Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer of St. Martin De Porres Medical
Centre Mushin, Lagos State, a Hospital he es-
tablished in 1980. He is a Consultant Surgeon to
Finnih Medical Centre, Ikeja and Patella Hospi-
tal Onike Lagos State. He is a Member of Health
Board, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos.
Dr. L. I. D. Kufeji is a member of many National
and International bodies which includes:
• Nigerian Medical Association.
• Lions Club International, (Past President
Ilupeju Lions club 1989).
• Knight of St. Mulumba, Micheal – Bell
awardee of International Association of Catho-
lic Knights.
• Knight of St. Gregory The Great , 1998.
He is a researcher and resource person in Hos-
pital Management and Training. He was the
Vice President, National Postgraduate Medical
College of Nigeria ( January 2008 – December
2009). On Friday 5th December 2009, Dr. Leo-
nard Idowu Dovi Kufeji, FMCS, PNMC, was
elected unopposed as the President, National
Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria for a
two – year term with effect from 1st January
2010. He is happily married with children.
The Alumni Relations and Advancement Unit
congratulates this great ambassador of the Col-
lege and wishes him more success in the future.
Page 3 Alumni Relations and Advancement Unit
What they have done with their Degrees!
Page 4 CMUL Alumni Newsletter
of whom are consultants in different specialties
of medicine, working full time. The motto of the
hospital is Excellence in Healthcare with a vision
to make it a one stop medical facility with high
ethical standards.
While building a successful private practice, he
also devoted time to building up his academic
life. He attended the Liverpool School of Tropi-
cal Medicine where he got his DTM&H, MTrop-
Med and PhD at various times. Apart from be-
ing the Chief Medical Director of Zankli Medical
Centre, Dr. Lovett Lawson is also a part-time
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Commu-
nity Health at the College of Basic Medical Sci-
ences of the University of Abuja and a visiting
Associate Professor at Bingnam University, the
ECWA-funded University, near Abuja.
He is a specialist in infectious diseases with bias
for tuberculosis. He has published articles in
several peer-review journals and collaborated
with several international bodies in research ac-
tivities. He is a member of the Nigeria Medical
A s s o c i a t i o n
(NMA), Associa-
tion of Private
and Medical
Practitioners of
N i g e r i a
( A G P M P N ) ,
Guild of Medical
D i r e c t o r s
(GMD), World Association of Family Physicians
(WONCA) and American Academy of Family
Physicians (AAFP). He was awarded Fellowship
of the Association of General Practice (FAGP)
and Distinguished Medical Practitioner (DMP)
by his peers.
The College of Medicine of
University of Lagos has pro-
duced many eminent Medical
Practitioners who by all stan-
dards can be called STARS
going by the landmarks they
have made in the Nigerian
health sector. One of such
people is Dr. Lovett Lawson.
Dr. Lovett Lawson is the Chief Medical Director
of Zankli Medical Centre, a 45 bed hospital lo-
cated in Utako district of Abuja in the Federal
Capital Territory of Nigeria. Dr. Lawson was
born on the 15th of November 1948 as the first of
a close knit family of 5 children. Even though his
secondary school education was at the famous
Baptist Academy, he exceptionally treasures his
Higher School Certificate days at Igbobi College
from where he passed out in 1968.
Dr. Lovett Lawson graduated in 1975 from the
College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-
Araba. His budding entrepreneurial spirit
quickly led him into general private medical
practice in 1977 in Jos Nigeria after his NYSC. In
partnership with a fellow young medical col-
league, he co-founded the New Crescent Hospi-
tal. However in 1990, he opted out of the partner-
ship to start Zankli Medical Centre (ZMC), also
in Jos.
In 1997, against all odds and advice, his now
sharpened entrepreneurial appetite caused him
to move the practice to Abuja. In Abuja, Dr. Law-
son’s administrative, professional and business
prowess quickly became evident as Zankli Medi-
cal Centre grew from a one man small practice to
one of the leading private medical practices, with
staff strength of over 190, including 25 doctors, 14
Stars Among us
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical
Medicine and Hygiene among others.
Dr. Lovett Lawson is a Knight of John Wesley of
the Methodist Church (KJW) in Nigeria. He is
credited as being a focal point in National TB/
HIV Working Group, Technical Committee on
MDR-TB Prevalence Study (CDC) and Technical
Committee on TB Prevalence Study (WHO). He
is a focal person of the Federal Capital Territory
TB & Leprosy Control Programme, Vice Chair-
man of the Ministerial Task Team on TB and
Protem Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Stop TB
Partnership.
He is Married to Dr. Funke Lawson, a Consul-
lecturers had laboured to instill in them during
the years of their studies in the College. The
Provost further urged them to abide by the
Code of Ethics of the Profession.
The Oath-Taking and the presentation of Cer-
tificates was administered by the Registrar of
the Radiographers’ Board, Barr. S.R.J. Baba-
tunde.
The Head of Department, Prof. K.K. Ketiku, in
his closing remark also congratulated the in-
ductees and thanked their parents for the moral
and financial support given to them during
their studies.
The Alumni Relations and Advancement Unit,
congratulates the inductees and welcome them
to the fold of the alumni/alumnae of the Col-
lege.
Page 5 Alumni Relations and Advancement Unit
Stars Among us
The second set of Radiography graduates were
inducted on 13th of December, 2011 at the Old
Great Hall. The event saw 23 newly qualified Ra-
diography graduates inducted amidst joy and
funfair. The Principal Officers of the College and
the officials of the Radiography Board of Nigeria
were in attendance.
The College Secretary, represented by Oladejo
Azeez, Esq, in his address expressed his pleasure
for witnessing the Oath Taking Ceremony. He
congratulated the newly qualified graduates and
advised them to show good examples and also to
ensure that they put down their names at the
CMUL Alumni Centre.
The Provost, Prof. O.A. Atoyebi, in his speech at
the induction ceremony congratulated the new
inductees for successfully completing their train-
ing and implored them to keep in mind all the
good practice skills and principles that their
tant Pediatrician and they have 3 lovely boys,
one of these is a medical doctor. As a hobby, he
played polo for many years but currently plays
golf and enjoys swimming.
The Alumni Relations and Advancement Unit
salutes this great Ambassador of the College
and wishes him more successes in the years
ahead.
CMUL Inducts 2nd Set of Radiography Graduates
Watch out for CMUL Golden Jubilee Celebration
come Oct, 2012.
Please send all your Suggestions and
Contributions towards this Programme to
cmulalumni@cmul.edu.ng
Page 6 Alumni Relations and Advancement Unit
Happy Birthday !
Page 7 CMUL Alumni Newsletter
LOST ALUMNI
One of the biggest challenges the Alumni Re-
lations and Advancement Office faces is keep-
ing track of our alumni after they graduate.
In a bid to get Alumni to update their infor-
mation, we have uploaded a form on the Col-
lege website (www.cmul.edu.ng) for ease of
communication and to bridge the gap be-
tween the College and her Alumni/Alumnae.
Kindly pass this message to your batch mates
and other alumni/alumnae to log on to our
website and register in order to enjoy the
benefits of keeping in touch.
On behalf of the Management, Staff and Students of the
College, we wish the following alumni/alumnae a very-
HAPPY BIRTHDAY:
Dr.AKINSEYE, Taiwo Olufemi—3rd of October
Dr. AKINBOYEDE, Oriyomi Abiola —5th of October
Dr. ONWUDINJO, Chika Onwudinjo— 6th of October
Dr. OGUNMEFUN, Adeleke Aderemi— 9th of October
Dr. ADETU, Adeniji John—9th of October
Dr. ADESUGBA, Jacob Adeleye—10th of October
Dr. KINI, Narendra Mabukal — 10th of October
Dr.OMITOWOJU, Oladapo O— 10th of October
Dr. ADEGOKE, Olajire Adegbola — 10th of October
Dr. OSINAIKE, Funmilayo Dolapo— 10th of October
Dr. JUNARD, Frederick Olatunji— 12th of October
Dr. OLATUNJI, Taibat Aderonke— 12th of October
Dr. SONUBI, O. Olufunmilola — 12th of October
Dr. IGE, Kolade Abayomi— 13th of October
Dr. AWOSANYA, Gbadebo O — 16th of October
Dr. ABEBE, Abigail Edugie — 17th of October
Dr. IMASUA, Nichola Ngozi — 20th of October
Dr. ROBERTS, O. Omorinola— 20th of October
Dr. BRAITHWAITE, Omowunmi—22nd of October
Dr. ADEBAYO, Adegboyega T— 22nd of October
Dr. ATTOYE, Timothy Emaron— 24th of October
Dr. KETEBU, Bolere Elizabeth— 25th of October
Dr. ADERIYE, Adebayo— 27th of October
Dr. AREWA, Foluso Emmanuel—28th of October
Dr. ASIKA, Ijeoma Ucheniya— 28th of October
Dr. OGUNYE, Ayokunle Akinola— 29th of October
Dr. BAIYEWU, Olusegun— 30th of October
Dr. ANYIAM, Daniel Chukwuemeka—30th of October
Dr. RILWAN, Ayotunde Wilayat—30th of October
Dr. ESOIMEME, Angelina— 1st of November
Prof. ASHIRU, Oladapo— 3rd of November
Prof. Majekodunmi Ajesola Adepeju—5th of November
Dr. SEKIBO, Abiye Samuel– 5th of November
Dr. ADEGOKE, Olufemi Akiyele—6th of November
Dr.ADETUYI, Imoleayo Elijah—6th of November
Dr. ANTAI, Bassey Edet — 10th of November
Dr. CAMARA, Bekai Secka— 10th of November
Dr. FATAYI-WILLIAMS, Alan— 11th of November
Dr. EYO, Mary Umoh— 11th of November
The entire staff and students of College of
Medicine, University of Lagos wishes Our
Provost, Professor Oluwole Ayoola Atoyebi
a happy and blissful birthday on 9th of
November, 2011.
Your birthday is a special time to celebrate
you as a gift to the
world.
Happy Birthday.
Happy Birthday!!!
Happy Birthday !
Page 8 CMUL Alumni Newsletter
Dr. AGUH, Emmanuel Olusegun— 11th of November
Dr. ISAMOTU, Rafiu Olasunkanmi-12th of November
Dr. OGUEBIE, Udoka Chineze—13th of November
Dr. AJEKIGBE, Aderemi Tajudeen --14th of November
Dr. HUNYINBO, Kehinde Isaac — 14th of November
Dr. LAWSON, Lovett Olajide — 15th of November
Dr. LAMINA, Mustafa Adelaja—16th of November
Dr. BAMIGBOYE, Babatunde A. — 16th of November
Dr. MAYOMI, Janet Omobolaji— 16th of November
Dr. NNADI Colins Chukwuzozie—17th of November
Dr. RANSOME-KUTI Olugboyega—18th of November
Dr. OSILOYE Adediji Oludayisi—18th of November
Dr. (Mrs.) Oseji Oludolapo Oyebola—18th of November
Dr. HASSAN Oluwafemi Jimoh—21st of November
Dr.AROLE Adebola—23rd of November
Dr. EMERIBE Ikenna Asiegbu— 23rd of November
Dr. BANJOKO Afolarin— 25th of November
Dr. AFOLABI Deborah Gbemisola— 27th of November
Dr. UGWUMADU Augustine—28th of November
Dr. BALOGUN Akindele—28th of November
Dr. ADELODUN Anuoluwa 28th of November
Dr. KUKOYI Abimbola 29th of November
Dr. AKINTUNJI Isaac—2nd of December
Dr. OLOWOSELU Olusola—4th of December
Dr. MOMOH Rabiu Olusola—4th of December
Dr. ADEKITAN Mojisola—8th of December
Dr. OYEWUMI Tolulope—8th of December
Dr. ABIONA Opeyemi—8th of December
Dr. ADEOYE Emmanuel Kayode—8th of December
Dr. TIJANI Hafis Korede—9th of December
Dr. (Mrs.) Okeke Monica Obiageli—10th of December
Dr. AKINLAWON Damilola 10th of December
Prof. ODUM Celestine Uche—11th of Decemebr
Dr. AKINTUNDE Kemi—12th of December
Dr. OREBANJO Taiwo Olufemi—13th of Decmber
Dr. AKINLADE Olukayode—15th of December
Dr. ODUNLAMI Abiodun Kemi—18th of December
Dr. GIWA Babatunde Mohammed—19th of December
Dr. ROTILU Noel Babajide—20th of December
Dr. OWUANYI Anekwe—20th of December
Dr. ADEGOKE Adedamola—20th of December
Dr. THOMPSON Kayode—21st of December
Dr. OGUNGBO Isiaka Biodun—21st of December
Dr. AWUJO Akinwole—22nd of December
Dr. IGHOYIVWI Noelle—22nd of December
Dr. UKPONG Eniefiok E.—23rd of December
Dr. AKANDE Abiodun V.—23rd of December
Dr. AWONAYA Emmanuel—24th of December
Dr. GBEMUDU Melvin C.—27th of December
Alumn i Re la t ions and Advanc emen t Uni t Page 9
Support the Rejuvenation Campaign
I Do!Dr. (Mrs.) A.O. Daramola
Medilag Alumna (1990 Set) & Senior
Lecturer, Dept. of Morbid Anatomy,
CMUL
I Do!Prof. ODUGBEMI, Toluwalope OlukayodeMedilag Alumnus (1972 Set) , Immediate
Past Vice-Chancellor, UNILAG & Curent Vice –Chancellor, OSUSTECH.
Page 10 CMUL Alumni Newsletter
Reply to the Congratulatory letter .
Dear Sir/Madam:
Thank you for the letter of congratulations. This
is most gratifying to me. The experiences at
CMUL laid the foundation for my career.
Please accept my gratitude for the letter.
Best regards.
Dr. Chike Abadama Doubeni
Dept. of Family Medicine & Community Health,
Univertity of Massachusetts, USA.
Letter to the editor
Dear Sir,
I must commend you on the high quality e-
newsletter that you send to the CMUL alumni. It
is very informative and brings pleasant memo-
ries of Idi-Araba to those of us in diaspora. See-
ing Dr. Noronha been accorded her rightful place
as a teacher extraordinaire was befitting. She
made me love Anatomy to the extent that I was
tempted to pause and complete a B.Sc before pro-
ceeding with my MBBS. Such teachers are rare to
come by. I wish her all the best as she enjoys her
well-deserved retirement. But such individuals
even when they retire are still not tired to impart
knowledge to future generations. As the class of
1982 approach our 30th year post graduation, it
would be nice that we initiate an award / annual
lecture in the name of that particular set who are
all over the world. I see your passion in the pro-
duction of this newsletter.
Keep up the good work with the e-newsletter. I
have inserted a more recent photograph of my-
self for your perusal.
Prof Gboyega A Ogunbanjo
Chief Specialist & Professor of Family Medicine
& Primary Health Care
Director: School of Medicine, University of Lim-
popo (Medunsa Campus)
Pretoria, South Africa
Feedback from Alumni/Alumnae
Hi,
I received the last 2 news letter from you and it
was a great thing you have done. I was expect-
ing my birthday to be in the latest but was not
there.
Kindly update my particulars with you. I am
interested in contributing financially and to at-
tend the gala nite for the 50th anniversary.
I am Dr. Olaleye Dada Olateju, born 13 july,
1966. CMUL 1984-89. MBBS, MCFP, DOHM.
Family physician and occupational medicine
practitioner in Pretoria, South Africa, private
practice with special interest in family therapy
and diabetes mellitus. I belong to the Centre for
Diabetes and Endocrinology, { CDE} in South
Africa. I moved here in 1994 and started my
practice in 1998 after my post graduate training.
I am co- founder of the 1984-89 CMUL alumni
set which meet severy 5 years and I hosted
them in 2009 in South Africa.
I wish you, all the best in your endeavours and
thanks for the good work you are doing.
Dr. O.D. Olateju
Page 11 CMUL Alumni Newsletter
The College of Medicine of University of lagos
inducted 36 newly qualified Physiotherapists
comprising of 21 females and 15 males for the
2010/2011 academic session.
The College Secretary, Mrs. O.O. Amodu, in her
welcome address expressed her pleasure for
witnessing the induction ceremony and con-
gratulated the newly qualified Physiotherapists.
She advised the inductees to embrace their pro-
fession with all seriousness and to respond to
the call from the CMUL Alumni Association.
The Provost , Prof. O.A. Atoyebi, in his speech
congratulated the inductees for successfully
completing their training noting that they had
been well tutored and found worthy in knowl-
edge and character to be called Physiotherapy
practitioners. The Provost further urged them to
abide by the Code of Ethics of the Physiotherapy
Profession as the code stresses the necessity to
act with integrity, accountability and judgment
in the best interest of the patients, society and
the profession.
The Provost also reminded the inductees that a
properly trained Physiotherapist must show
EMPARTHY as this is an indicator of humanity.
He also implored the inductees to register their
names at the CMUL Alumni Centre so as to be
part of the CMUL Alumni Association.
The Oath-taking and presentation of certificates
was later administered by the Registrar, Medical
Rehabilitation Therapy Board of Nigeria, Mr.
J.D. Jogunola.
The National President of the Nigerian Society
of Physiotherapist, Rev. Adeyinka Olugbenga
Jaiyesinmi, in a goodwill address appreciated
the authorities of the College of Medicine of Uni-
versity of Lagos, the Head, Department of
Physiotherapy, Dr. O.A. Olawale for the honour
accorded him to welcome the newly qualified
Physiotherapist. In his words, he stated that Ni-
geria currently has less than 2000 Physiotherapy
serving the National Population of over 150 mil-
lion (about 0.13 per 10,000). He urged the gov-
ernment to open Physiotherapy Training Institu-
tions across the various geo-political regions of
the country.
Other dignitaries present at the induction cere-
mony included, representative of the Dean of
Clinical Science, Prof. M.O. Kehinde, Sub-Dean,
Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Dr. A.A. Ore-
mosu,, Head, Department of Physiotherapy, Dr.
A.O. Olawale, Prof. Isaac Owoeye, Deputy Col-
lege Secretary (Academics), Mr. G.K. Ajunwa,
representative of the Director of Finance, Mr.
S.A. Akinade, Assistant Director (LUTH) Mrs.
A.O. Ajiboye and the Ag. Medical Librarian,
Mrs. H.O.J. Akinade.
The Alumni Relations and Advancement Unit
congratulates the inductees and wishes them
success in their endeavours.
36 Newly Qualified Physiotherapists Inducted
Photo clip of the Inductees taking oath
Page 12 CMUL Alumni Newsletter
Dr. Adedayo Osholowu, the driving force be-
hind the visionary startup of Dayo Osholowu
Medical Practice Group was selected by the Ni-
gerian Economic Summit Group as one of the
Emerging Nigerian Entrepreneurs for 2011. Dr.
Osholowu, an alumnus of the College who
graduated in 2006, was honoured at a forum
held at Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos on 1st of De-
cember, 2011. Dr. Osholowu conceived his busi-
ness idea during a postgraduate course at the
University of Capetown and set up the Dayo
Osholowu Medical Practice just a few months
ago following a successful career working as a
Sports Physician with the leading international
Sports Teams and Organizations. These include
the Nigerian National Team and FIFA South Af-
rica 2010 World Cup Organizing Committee and
Special Olympics International. A string of cli-
ents have already signed up for the Medical
Practice Groups Specialist Sports Medicine con-
sultancy service which co-ordinates the imple-
mentation, development and delivery of medical
services and facilities for professional clubs, Na-
tional and International sports tournament or-
ganizers.
The client list already includes international
teams and tournament organizers such as Do-
dan Warriors Professional Basketball Team, La-
gos Rugby 7 Organizers, Special Olympics Nige-
ria, with the prospect of more national and inter-
national sports franchises to follow. In addition,
this past month the Medical practice of Dr. Dayo
Osholowu entered into a strategic alliance with La-
goon Hospitals, Nigeria’s leading private Hospital Group
to license and operate the Dayo Osholowu Brand
of Sports Injury Clinics targeted at amateur, rec-
reational, and youth athlete’s across Africa. Leveraging
his expertise and track record
from providing services to
leading professional athletes
across the continent, Dr.
Osholowu has developed an
innovative business model to
fill an unmet market need. He operates and manage clinics in partnership
with the leading hospital groups to reach pa-
tients requiring world class sports injury care
and give advice to fit their lifestyle needs in the
existing and growing market across Africa. The
Group is are also currently in talks with the
leading hospital groups in Ghana and Kenya to
launch the service in these markets and are ac-
tively seeking management contracts with teams
and tournament organizers across the continent.
Dr. Osholowu intends to list the medical group
on the second-tier securities market (SSM) of the
Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) or Johannesburg
Stock Exchange in June 2012 and begin construc-
tion of the Dayo Osholowu Medical Fitness and
Wellness Center: a mixed use lifestyle medical
mall concept in the city of Lagos, Nigeria which
is billed to open in June 2014. The Director-
General of NESG, Mr. Frank Nweke (Jnr), said
his organisation supports the ideas, the innova-
tion and the entrepreneurial spirit of Dr. Ad-
edayo Osholowu and other Nigerian youths
and is determined to unleash the entrepreneurial
potential of young people to generate ideas,
stimulate innovation and create jobs and wealth
in communities.
The Alumni Relations and Advancement Unit
salutes this great Ambassador of the College
and wishes him more success in the years ahead.
Nigerian Economic Summit Group selects Dr. Adedayo Osholowu as one of the
Emerging Nigerian Entrepreneurs for 2011
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The Provost, Prof. Oluwole Ayoola Atoyebi gave
her daughter Omolola Atoyebi to her heartthrob
Adeola Akinsanya in holy matrimony on 18th of
December, 2011 at the Chapel of the Healing
Cross, LUTH/CMUL, Idi-Araba. The wedding re-
ception took place at UNILAG Multipurpose Hall
were everybody who attended attested to the fact
that the event was indeed a royal wedding by all
standard.
The Alumni Relations and Advancement Unit
wishes the couple a blessed union. Here are some
photo shots of the event.
WE WERE THERE!
The newly wedded Couple, Mr. & Mrs. Adeola
Akinsanya.
The Couple with the brides sisters
From Right: The Provost, Prof Oluwole Ayoola
Atoyebi, the Couple and Dr. (Mrs.) Toyin
Atoyebi (both CMUL Alumni).
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With deep regrets we announce the death of
Professor Alagunmba Lewis Nwosu, a former
Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery, CMUL. He died on Saturday 19th No-
vember, 2011.
The late Professor Nwosu was born on 1st of Oc-
tober, 1934. He attended Central School, Umua-
hia, Abia State between 1940-1946 and was ad-
mitted to Methodist College, Uzuakoli (1947-
1952) and Dennis Memorial Grammer School,
Onitsha (1953-1954) fir his Cambridge Higher
School Certificate. He proceeded to the Univer-
sity of Freiburg Breisagau, West Germany in
1961 for his proficiency certificate in German
Language. He obtained a Bachelor of Dental Sci-
ence with Distinction at the University of Zu-
rich, Switzerland in 1965 and MB.BS in 1968 re-
spectively. He also bagged DMD (Zurich, 1966),
Professor Alagunmba Lewis Nwosu Passes On
Diploma in implantology (Zurich, 1971) MD
(Zurich, 1972) and was awarded Specialist for Oral
and Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery (Dusseldorf,
1974).
In February, 1975, Professor Nwosu joined the ser-
vice of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos
as Lecturer Grade 1/ Consultant in the Department
of Oral Surgery and Pathology and was promoted
Senior Lecturer in 1976. As a result of his unique
qualities and dedication to duties, the late Professor
Nwosu had a meteoric rise and in no time rose to
the peak of his career. By 23rd of January, 1979, he
was promoted Associated Professor in Dental Sur-
gery and was given the full Professorial Chair in
1983.
The Alumni Relations and Advancement Unit con-
doles the family of Professor Nwosu and prays for
his soul to rest in perpetual peace.
Dr. Omogbai-Musa, Osiomah Anthony, a 2004
graduate of the College tied the nuptial rope
with his heartthrob Tessy Ify Ntuka on 26th of
December, 2011 at the Multipurpose Hall of the
University of Lagos. We wish the couple a
blessed union.
WE WERE THERE!
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A couple decided to go on holiday to Florida dur-
ing a particularly icy winter. They planned to
stay at the same hotel where they spent their hon-
eymoon 20 years earlier. Due to their hectic
schedules, they could not travel together and the
husband left for Florida a day earlier expecting
his wife the next day.
The husband checked into the hotel and discov-
ered they now have computers in the hotel room,
so he decided to send an e-mail to his wife. How-
ever, he accidentally left out one letter in her e-
mail address, and without realizing his error,
sent the e-mail to a wrong person!!!!
Meanwhile, someone in Huston, a widow had
just returned from her husband’s funeral .The
widow decided to check her email expecting
messages from relatives and friends. After read-
ing the first message, she screamed and fainted,
the widow’s son rushed into the room , found his
mother on the floor and saw the computer screen
which reads:
To: My Loving Wife
Subject: I’ve Arrived
I know you are surprised to hear from me.
They have computers here now and you are al-
lowed to send email to your loved ones. I’ve just
arrived and have been checked in. I’ve seen that
everything has been prepared for your arrival
tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you
then!!!!!!
Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.
Crack your ribs a bit.
The Federal Government recently announced to
pay men with 5 children and above 1 million
naira monthly salary.
A man heard the news and said to his wife,
Blessing! I have a kid with my girlfriend.
I’m going to bring him so we can add him to
our 4 kids to make 5! When he came back from
work the next day he saw only one of his kids
remaining and he asked where are the others?
His wife replied,you are not the only one who
heard the news,THEIR FATHERS HAVE
COME FOR THEM!
A boy called one FM radio station and said:
BOY: I found a lost purse with $100,000, a
mastercard and an ID of Mr. Ifeanyi Anat, Plot
4, Paerkview , Ikoyi.
PRESENTER How honest you are, good boy.
So, how to you want to return the purse?
BOY: Noooo, for wetin? I just want you to help
me dedicate a song to him. Please play me…..
My helper ooooo, my helper ooooo
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As it was in the Beginning…….
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Second Set of CMUL Graduating Class
LUTH Gate Entrance at Night
Guess Who?
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Do you recognise any of these faces? 5 College
of Medicine lapel pins are up for grabs for 5
lucky alumni/alumnae who can guess correctly
the full names of any of the pictures below. Sim-
ply identify correctly 5 out of the 9 pictures of
alumni/alumnae pasted below and send your
answers via e-mail to cmulalumni@cmul.edu.ng
stating your name, year of graduation, current
telephone number, and your postal address. En-
try closes on 15th March, 2012.
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
Picture 5
Picture 6
Picture 7
Picture 8
Picture 9
We had a chat with the College Secretary/
Director of Administration in her office on some
salient issues. Below are the excerpts of our dis-
cussion.
Good Day Ma! Kindly introduce yourself?
My name is Mrs. Oluwafunmilayo Amodu. I was
born well over 50 years ago. I started work in the
CMUL in October, 1977 and by October this year
I will have put in 35 years in service working for
this institution.
How has your career being like in CMUL?
I must say that I have enjoyed working in the
College, although I have had some challenges,
but my overall assessment of my career here is
that it has been a learning period for me and I
believe I have tried and I’ve given my best to the
College.
What is the Standard/Quality of Teaching
like some years back compared to now?
When I joined this institution the learning envi-
ronment was more conducive because we had
fewer students and I recall that at that time even
the lecture theatres were more conducive. We
had some lecture theatres that were air-
conditioned and at that time the College was
much younger. If the funds available then are
still available now we would have been able to
keep maintaining what we had and would have
at least remain at par with what we had then.
Unfortunately, funding has been difficult. The
naira to dollar exchange has placed us at a disad-
vantage and most of the things we need here to
function as an institution cannot be found in the
country. As such, what one million naira could
buy because of the exchange of a naira to a dol-
lar then, would cost up to hundreds of millions
of naira now.
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Similarly, considering the fact that the College is ba-
sically science oriented, you would appreciate that
most of the consumables that are required are far
more expensive. Where we use to spend hundred of
thousands we now spend millions. Unfortunately,
government funding, which has apparently in-
creased over the years, has not been able to march
that increase occasioned by the currency exchange
rate. Again, the other problem is government deci-
sion not to introduce charges and so student don’t
pay fees. It has put us in a position were we are not
able to generate the income that we need. Hence, if
we now look at it, we can now begin to see why the
standard then is higher because we are disadvan-
taged even though we have the personnel , both
teaching and non-teaching. We have not been able to
get the best out of them because of the scenario men-
tioned.
Admission of Students into CMUL has been dif-
ficult with high cutoff marks. Why is this so?
There are many reasons for this. Firstly, the coun-
try’s population is growing and more parents want
their children to go school. I believe that in itself is
part of the reason. The other reason is that there are
not so many Colleges of Medicine in the country to
accommodate the number of those who wish to
study Medicine and Dentistry and we don’t really
have the capacity to march the increase. This should
be applicable to other courses too because there is a
need for the capacity to march the population in-
crease in terms of the workforce and facilities like
laboratories, accommodation and even teaching hos-
pitals.
On the other hand, the Medical and Dental Council
of Nigeria (MDCN) and the National University
Commission (NUC) are closely monitoring all insti-
tutions to ensure that they don’t exceed their quota.
Hence, we are left with the dilemma of picking few
candidates from the plethora of those who have
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chosen CMUL.
What are the challenges the College is facing
and what can be done to remedy the situation?
Our challenges are many. Just as there are chal-
lenges facing our nation, the ripple effect is also
felt by the College. To start with, there is the
challenge of admission as we now have more
qualified candidates than we can admit. There is
also the challenge of hostel accommodation. You
would recall I emphasised earlier on the need to
march capacity with the growing population.
Unfortunately, that is not case. The students’
hostel, when it was built, had the capacity to ac-
commodate two in a room. Now we have to cre-
ate bed spaces in the room and students now
have to use bunks beds in order to accommodate
all of them. However, this is not peculiar to us
alone, it also happens in other institutions.
This is a big challenge as it is our top priority to
accommodate all our students considering the
nature of their courses and couple with the fact
that we are domiciled in a tense environment
and we would not want to put the life of our stu-
dents in jeopardy.
We also have the challenge of teaching spaces.
We don’t have enough lecture rooms. We have
grown from having few courses, now we have
more courses like Bachelor of Medical Labora-
tory Science, Nursing Sciences and others. For a
fact, the system must grow, but its just that as we
are growing our facilities are not. In the days
gone by our Lecturers used to live either in Su-
rulere or somewhere close to the campus but we
have stopped renting accommodation for Lectur-
ers because we can no longer afford it. As such,
some members of staff live far away and the traf-
fic now is almost insane. This makes many to get
home very late and some have to wake up as
early a 5:00am the next day and with this they
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One on One with the College Secretary
may not even get to work until 9:00am thereby
spending 4 hours on the road before getting to work.
Inadequate funding is another problem. In the days
gone by we got our allocation quarterly and a good
financial manager would put the money to good use
to generate little increase that can be reinvested.
However we now get our allocation monthly. We
only get our full salaries with little left and we have
to fuel the generator and this is not cheap. We also
have to provide other amenities, and don’t forget I
mentioned that, we are not permitted to charge tui-
tion and government is insisting on this but govern-
ment is not funding the system to make it comfort-
able for managers to cope.
The remedy to these challenges is that some kind of
fee should be charged. When you charge fees it’s a
two way thing. The students who paid have expec-
tation that must be met and if the expectations are
not met, it is easy to call us to question. But right
now it is as if the system is a god-father who cannot
provide everything for the god-child. It has come to
that stage. If one pay fees in the primary and secon-
dary school and you get to the tertiary institution
and you don’t pay fees, then who are we deceiving
as a nation? We have to rise up to the reality. May be
with the plan to remove subsidy on some products,
the government may improve funding, I don’t
know.
We also need to improve on our internally gener-
ated fund. I believe that a University is a place were
you sell your intellect to others. We have started
consultancy services and now have business invest-
ments. Although we have explored this areas exten-
sively, but now we are beginning to gain ground.
The other area we are hoping to explore is the
alumni relations. All over the world there is the
drive by alumni/alumnae, even though they pay to
attend the school , yet they give back to their school
with passion. But for our alumni to give back we
have got to give something too.
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One on One with the College Secretary
We have to arrange our system to treat our
alumni who come back for one thing or the other
like kings and queens. Whenever they need in-
formation from us we should be able to provide
it. On our part, we need to stir the passion for
them to give back. After we have explored the
alumni, we can now go out to the industries and
to philanthropists who can endow some of their
assets to the institution after their death.
What is the most challenging situation you
have dealt with as the College Secretary?
We deal with challenges every day. For instance
we don’t have electric power supply now and
we have to deal with the different staff unions,
students issues and others. Every day has been
challenging and I can’t really say specifically
which is the most challenging.
What steps is the Management taking to ensure
that the standard of medical education in the
College improves?
I think the Provost would be in a better position
to answer that. Nevertheless, our Academic
Board is very vibrant despite the deteriorating
state of the facilities. Our lecturers have re-
mained passionate and have always given their
best. As such, we have created the Medical Edu-
cation Development Unit headed by Dr. Christy
Okoromah to review the curriculum of the
courses offered with a view to keeping up with
the contemporary world. The Academic Board
also decided that teaching the core skill of medi-
cine should be shifted to the fifth year to ensure
better learning.
Have you achieved all you
desired for the College as the
College Secretary/Director of
Administration?
I want CMUL to be the best
and to be a place were you can
come and get information
promptly without any bias or
delay. I desire a College where
the facilities are adequate and we have constant elec-
tric power supply for people to work and carry out
researches. I also desire a College where everybody
work together as a family and where office spaces are
available for people to work. The question is have we
achieved this? I will say we can still do better because
there is no perfect system and we only strive to be
perfect. We have not reached the Eldorado yet, but
we are striving to be better and I am happy I am leav-
ing the College better than I met it.
What would you say to the alumni/alumnae about
the rejuvenation campaign of the College?
I like to tell all our alumni/alumnae that they are
stakeholders and that the College belong to them for
good and for ill. Whatever they are today is a combi-
nation of what the College has impacted in them and
how they have been able to develop themselves. As
such, there is a need for them to give back to their
alma mata. There is a need for them to be committed
to the development of the College. I am not standing
brief for the government, but the government cannot
do it alone. The task to move the College forward is
so enormous that all hands must be on deck. I am
sure that as we are using this medium to reach out to
our alumni/alumnae it will increase the drive for the
rejuvenation of the College.
Thank you for your time Ma!
Thank you very much and keep up the good work.
Are you an Alumnus/Alumna of Medilag in the
Americas?
Do you know Medilag Alumni Association exists and
function actively in the Americas?
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80 seater hall available for use for short courses,
conferences and other academic activities at an af-
fordable rate. For further enquiries, kindly contact:
Medilag Alumni Centre, Access Bank building, Idi-
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During a recent email posting to a sub-set of the
alumni, 49% opened the email, 47% unopened
and 4% bounced. Please update your email ad-
dress and read your alumni emails. Email re-
mains a cost-effective way to keep in touch with
the alumni.
WISHING YOU A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS
2012.
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
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