Nurudeen Oladapo Alao is a Nigerian professor of geography, educational administrator and former vice chancellor of the University of Lagos.
[1] He obtained his first degree, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria.
He earned a Master of Arts and Doctor of philosophy degree from Northwestern University.
[2][3] He was appointed vice chancellor of the University of Lagos in 1988 after the tenure of professor Akinpelu Oludele Adesola.
[4][5] He was succeeded by professor Jelili Adebisi Omotola in 1995.