SPE Unilag

Growing out of the Chemical Engineering program in the 1970s to serve Nigeria's oil boom, the Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering covers reservoir engineering, drilling, natural gas processing, and energy economics. Though UNILAG reportedly halted fresh admissions into the program in late 2025 to reflect the shifting global energy landscape, the department remains a titan of industry research.

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) UNILAG Chapter is arguably one of the most decorated student organizations on the continent. SPE UNILAG adapts brilliantly to the energy transition, welcoming students from geosciences, law, and other engineering fields to build a multidisciplinary powerhouse. Led by dynamic executives like President Samuel Akpu Uko, the chapter's flagship event is the Student Technical Conference (STC), featuring Petroquiz competitions and paper contests.

The chapter's dominance was on full display at the SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE 2026), where they won Best Student Chapter for Membership Retention & Growth, secured 2nd place in the SPENC Chapter Contest, and won the SPENC Energy Challenge. Furthermore, demonstrating a pivot towards IoT and safety, students Samuel Uko and Ogboro Olaoluwa showcased an innovative "Smart Safety Helmet" at the SPE Africa Student Symposium (SAASC 2026) in Nairobi, proving that UNILAG students remain at the cutting edge of energy and industrial safety innovation.