INSTITUTIONS, KNOWLEDGE KEY TO LAGOS URBAN RESILIENCE-ONIRU
ONIRU OF IRU KINGDOM WITH THE VC OF LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY 2026 DISTINGUISHED PERSONALITY LECTURE By Marvelous Udoruisi L agos, 14 Sept. 2025 – The Oniru of Iru Land, Oba Abdul Wasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, says Lagos has continued to function as a megacity largely because of its capacity for institutional learning and knowledge driven governance. Lawal said this on Monday while delivering the keynote lecture at the 2026 Distinguished Personality Lecture Series of the Lagos State University (LASU), held in Lagos. The lecture, titled “Urban Governance and the Knowledge Economy: Strengthening Institutions for a 21st Century Lagos,” focused on how strong institutions, data and adaptive governance have enabled Lagos to manage rapid urbanisation pressures. “By all conventional measures, Lagos should have collapsed under the weight of its population and infrastructure deficits, yet it continues to adapt through institutional learning,” he said. H...