Nurudeen Oladapo Alao | |
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6th Vice chancellor of the University of Lagos | |
In office 1988–1995 | |
Preceded by | Akinpelu Oludele Adesola |
Succeeded by | Jelili Adebisi Omotola |
Personal details | |
Political party | Non-Partisan |
Nurudeen Oladapo Alao is a Nigerian professor of geography,educational administrator and former vice chancellor of the University of Lagos. [1]
He obtained his first degree,a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Ibadan,Ibadan,Oyo State Nigeria. He earned a Master of Arts and Doctor of philosophy degree from Northwestern University. [2] [3]
He was appointed vice chancellor of the University of Lagos in 1988 after the tenure of professor Akinpelu Oludele Adesola. [4] [5] He was succeeded by professor Jelili Adebisi Omotola in 1995. [6] [7]
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