{"id":4517,"date":"2025-10-27T19:19:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=4517"},"modified":"2025-10-27T19:22:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:22:52","slug":"gov-sanwo-olu-commissions-kesington-adebukunola-adebutu-research-centre-at-college-of-medicine-unilag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=4517","title":{"rendered":"Gov. 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elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Amid fanfare, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, October 20, 2025, commissioned the Kesington Adebukunola Adebutu Research Centre (KAARC) at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL).<\/p><p>The commissioning of the research centre was part of activities leading to the 90th Birthday celebration of the donor, Sir (Dr.) Kesington Adebukunola Adebutu, Odole-Oodua of the Source.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8760ccb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8760ccb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f7d78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50f7d78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c79cf2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c79cf2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6618-1-1024x790-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4483\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6618-1-1024x790-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6618-1-1024x790-1-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6618-1-1024x790-1-768x593.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ae93e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26ae93e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8bb30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d8bb30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6625-1024x886-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4485\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6625-1024x886-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6625-1024x886-1-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6625-1024x886-1-768x665.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bde54c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2bde54c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4999ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4999ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the Provost, Prof. Ademola Oremosu, the facility would serve as a \u201chub for cutting-edge research in tropical diseases, public health, genomics and biomedical innovation. It will foster interdisciplinary collaboration, attract global partnerships and elevate the College of Medicine to new heights of academic excellence\u201d.<\/p><p>Expressing the gratitude of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola,\u00a0<em>OON, FAS<\/em>, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Management Services), Prof. \u2018Muyiwa Falaiye described Sir Kesington as \u201cour benefactor, our father, whom we do not have to run before he comes to meet us.\u201d He urged researchers and students to honour the legacy by maximizing the centre\u2019s potential for the good of mankind.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8786fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8786fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba7095 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ba7095\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d68d836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d68d836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6532-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4479\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6532-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6532-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6532-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b8997 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59b8997\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ccbe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4ccbe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6525-1024x676-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4478\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6525-1024x676-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6525-1024x676-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6525-1024x676-1-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid fanfare, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, October 20, 2025, commissioned the Kesington Adebukunola Adebutu Research Centre (KAARC) at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL). 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