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
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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
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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.
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What they have done with their Degrees!
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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.
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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-