University of Lagos

public research university in Lagos, Nigeria
Organization university Q1782980
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University of Lagos

Summary

University of Lagos is a university[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (447 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • University of Lagos was a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities[3].
  • University of Lagos was a member of Agence universitaire de la Francophonie[4].
  • University of Lagos was a member of Association of African Universities[5].
  • University of Lagos was a member of African Research Universities Alliance[6].
  • University of Lagos is located in Lagos[7].
  • University of Lagos is in the country of Nigeria[8].
  • University of Lagos is on the continent of Africa[9].
  • University of Lagos's instance of is recorded as university[10].
  • Lagos State is named after University of Lagos[11].
  • University of Lagos's Commons category is recorded as University of Lagos[12].
  • 1962 marks the founding of University of Lagos[13].
  • University of Lagos's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.51666667, 'lon': 3.38611111}[14].
  • University of Lagos's sport is recorded as gymnastics[15].
  • University of Lagos's official website is recorded as http://www.unilag.edu.ng/[16].
  • University of Lagos's official website is recorded as http://www.unilag.edu/[17].
  • University of Lagos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:University of Lagos[18].
  • University of Lagos's web feed URL is recorded as https://unilag.edu.ng/feed/[19].
  • University of Lagos's affiliation is recorded as Association of African Universities[20].
  • University of Lagos's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'University of Lagos'}[21].
  • University of Lagos's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Akokites'}[22].
  • University of Lagos's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'In deed and in truth'}[23].
  • University of Lagos's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'University of Lagos'}[24].
  • University of Lagos's different from is recorded as Universidad de Los Lagos[25].
  • University of Lagos's different from is recorded as Lagos State University[26].
  • University of Lagos's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Unilag'}[27].

Body

Founding

1962 marks the founding of University of Lagos[13].

Identity

University of Lagos's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[21].

Why It Matters

University of Lagos ranks in the top 3% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (447 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . unilag.edu.ng. unilag.edu.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . unilag.edu.ng. unilag.edu.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . unilag.edu.ng. unilag.edu.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . 4icu.org. 4icu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . aau.org. Retrieved . aau.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . arua.org. Retrieved . arua.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . unilag.edu.ng. unilag.edu.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . unilag.edu.ng. unilag.edu.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . unilag.edu.ng. unilag.edu.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . unirank.org. unirank.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . unilag.edu.ng. unilag.edu.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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