What it is.
A ticketed, in-person event. Nine speakers. One Friday. One room in Akoka. We don't livestream the Q&A. We don't sell sponsorships on stage time. We don't book celebrities for the headcount.
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A small room in Akoka.
One Friday a year.
TEDxUNILAG is an independently organised TEDx event, licensed by TED. We run one show a year at the University of Lagos in Akoka. The 2026 edition — Can't Hold Us — is the second.
Why we do it.
Because the gap between "I know what to do" and "I did it" is the loneliest space in a young person's life. We build a room of people who closed that gap. Then we let new people sit in it for one day and feel less alone.
What it's not.
Not a networking event. Not a careers fair. Not a motivation parade. If you want a "10 tips to follow your passion" talk, this is the wrong room. The talks here are specific, awkward, sometimes uncomfortable, and very real.
What this edition is.
Theme: Can't Hold Us. Built around the gap between people who keep waiting and people who quietly started. Speakers are people who closed that gap, often messily. Date: Fri 12 June 2026.
/ THE WHOLE THING IN FIVE LINES
They told us to wait.
For permission, for credentials, for the right time, for someone older to say yes.
We didn't.
Now we run a small room in Akoka once a year for people who also didn't.
If that's you — the door is open. For now.
12 June. Akoka.
Doors open 09:00. Talks 09:00–18:00. Hot lunch, cold drinks, real Q&A.