Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), warmly welcomed Pelumi Nubi, the London-Lagos solo driver, to the campus on Sunday.
Nubi, a travel content creator, commenced her solo journey by car on January 30, 2024, and reached the Nigeria-Benin Republic border early Sunday morning.
Pelumi Nubi, aged 28, is the daughter of Timothy Nubi, a Professor in the Department of Estate Management at UNILAG and the Founder/National Coordinator of the Ideal Habitat Initiative.
Impressed by Nubi’s remarkable journey, Vice-Chancellor Ogunsola praised her achievement as a testament to the resilience of the average Nigerian.
At an ongoing reception in UNILAG, Ogunsola added, “I welcome everyone and Pelumi the woman with the indomitable spirit. For Pelumi to live London and spend hours on the road, she went through 17 countries. She embodies the Nigerian spirit. She is the second person to do it.
“Nigerians are courageous. She was not afraid of racism and things that might be on the way. I want all of us here to know that there is nothing you cannot do. All that is stopping you is in your mind.
“Queen Amina of Zaria took to war and conquered, Captain Chinyere Kalu was the first female pilot, among others. Pelumi has shown us that when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Pelumi, we are proud of you!”
