Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof Folashade Ogunsola, has stressed that the African Union’s 2063 Agenda can only be achieved through an educated and enlightened citizenry.
She made the remark in her welcome address at the Fourth International Colloquium of UNILAG’s Distance Learning Institute (DLI), held under the theme “Future-Proofing Open, Flexible and Distance Learning: Balancing Innovation, Inclusion and Sustainability.”
Ogunsola noted that an educated polity-citizens equipped with the knowledge, skills, and values to engage meaningfully in governance, is key to driving Africa’s growth and integration.
She said education would empower Nigerians and Africans at large to contribute to the continent’s transformation, adding that Nigeria has a duty to ensure access for all.
“A number of things are happening in the world today, and Africa is beginning to take pride in itself,” she said, highlighting UNILAG’s DLI as part of the university’s vision to extend learning opportunities to wider audiences.
DLI Director, Prof. Risikat Daudu, described education as both a ladder out of poverty and a tool for community empowerment.
She argued that open, flexible and distance learning (OFDL) must be inclusive, creative, and sustainable to ensure every Nigerian child, professional, and marginalised group has access to learning regardless of background or location.
