Folasade Ogunsola

Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola (born 1958) is a Nigerian professor of medical microbiology, and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos. She specializes in disease control, particularly HIV/AIDS. Ogunsola was provost of College of Medicine, University of Lagos and is reputed as being the first woman to occupy the position. She was also the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Development Services) of the institution between 2017 and 2021.

Quotes

• We are very innovative, we are very creative, and we are very entrepreneurs.
  • [1] Prof. Folasade Ogunsola address at Innovation to Market project

• Fundamentally, preparedness builds on a system that’s working.
  • [2] Folasade speaking at a policy dialogue session organised by The Conversation Africa.

• If Nigeria’s university system will be returned to its rightful place as the lighthouse that inspires development aspirations, university managers and all concerned must begin to think anew and walk the talk. The ultimate goal is to enrich and enhance the quality of students to make them more intellectually nimble, competent, not only for national development, but to shape the future.
  • [3] Prof. Folasade speaking on her agenda for UNILAG

• Nigeria Universities needs to develop the courses around sports like sports medicine, that is the next step for us. I am hoping that we will be able to interest some corporate organisations to have a sports academy because I think we have everything that it takes.
  • [4] Folashade on hosting Africa on sport

• The leaders of communities are chosen from their citizens and our leaders are, therefore, a reflection of who we are as a people.
  • [5] Prof. Folasade speaking at the 28th Ramadan Lecture of the University of Lagos Muslim Alumni (UMA)
• The fourth industrial revolution is here upon the world but that Nigeria has been lagging.
  • [6] Prof. Folasade speaking before her official announcement as Vice Chancellor
• Corruption thrives where there is lack of excellence. But we are not different from other countries.
  • [7] Prof. Folasade speaking upon receiving the executives of Faculty of Arts Alumni, UNILAG
• The art is part of our vision; it is an expression of who we are.
  • [8] Prof. Folosade speaking at an art exhibition opening ceremony

• It required that we had a strong central coordinating centre and that we engaged the community early, used media effectively, and sent out short easily-understood messages.
  • [9] Speaking on tackling the Ebola pandemic in an interview in Zimbabwe in March 2015.