42 Years After Graduation, UNILORIN Medical Icons Sound Alarm on Nigeria's Future, Challenge Youths to Build the Nation As Brain Drain Deepens.
42 Years After Graduation, UNILORIN Medical Icons Sound Alarm on Nigeria's Future, Challenge Youths to Build the Nation As Brain Drain Deepens. By Princess Aladegoroye Lagos, Nigeria | August 1, 2026 Distinguished Doctors Call for a New Generation Driven by Integrity, Excellence and Service In an era where Nigeria continues to grapple with an exodus of skilled professionals and mounting challenges in its healthcare system, distinguished medical graduates of the University of Ilorin have issued a powerful call to the nation's youth: there are no shortcuts to greatness. Forty-two years after leaving the classrooms of the University of Ilorin's College of Health Sciences, members of the prestigious 1984 graduating class reunited in Lagos—not merely to celebrate enduring friendships and remarkable professional achievements, but to deliver a compelling message of hope, resilience and national responsibility. Gathering at the Mövenpick Hotel, Ikoyi, for the 2026 Celebration an...