CESS Unilag

Forming the third pillar of the original 1964 establishment, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering trains students in the planning, design, and construction of vital infrastructure. Given the rapid urbanization of Lagos, the curriculum places a heavy premium on environmental sustainability, coastal protection, and geotechnical resilience, tackling local needs like flood management and novel concrete composites.

The Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers Student Affiliate (NICE-SA UNILAG), also known as the Civil Engineering Student Society, bridges classroom theory with field execution. NICE-SA organizes robust technical visits to large-scale piling and bridge construction sites in Lagos. Its flagship event is the annual Civil Engineering Student Society (CESS) Conference. CESS 5.0, themed "Sustainable Infrastructure for Lagos," brought industry experts to campus to discuss green building and transport planning. The department consistently produces exceptional talent, such as David Akanmu, the 2022 valedictorian for Civil Engineering (with a CGPA near 4.9), who famously led student tech teams to build a footbridge prototype and co-founded an environmental NGO.