…With Best Graduating Student From Faculty Of Education
The Lagos State University, (LASU), Ojo is set to graduate 8,477 students for First Degree programmes in among who are 153 with First Class.
Also 3,029 are graduating with second class Upper Division, 4,350 with second class Lower Division, 715 with Third Class and 228 are graduating with a Pass.
Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello who disclosed this on Thursday during a press conference to herald the event said 2,164 Postgraduate students will be graduating at the convocation and out of these are 375 Postgraduate Diplomas, 962 Academic, 672 Professional Masters, 89 Doctor of Philosophy and 66 Professional Doctoral Degrees.
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“Apart from the 89 doctorate awardees, we shall confer Honorary Doctorate degrees on two eminent Nigerians for their invaluable contributions to the development of our University and the nation at large.
“One of our Distinguished Professors has been elevated to the rank of Emeritus Professor, the second in the history of our university and a Professor also has been elevated to the rank of Distinguished Professor,” she added.
Prof. Olatunji-Bello disclosed further that the best graduating students both at the undergraduate level and Masters emerged from the Faculty of Education.
“I am happy to announce that OLANIYI MUBARAQ OLAWALE of the Accounting Education with a CGPA of 4.98, First Class Honours is our best-graduating students for the 2022/2023, while for Masters, OLAITAN AMINAT DAMILOLA with a CGPA of 4.78, Educational Management “is the best graduating student for 2022/2023 in this year’s ceremony.”
She stated further that the Convocation Lecture titled: “Embracing the Future: Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Humanity” will be held on Tuesday, 4th of June and will be delivered by His Excellency, Dr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, former Governor of Lagos State, with Emeritus Prof. Peter Okebukola as Chairman of the occasion.
“On Wednesday, 5th June 2024, Diplomas, First Degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas and Master’s Degrees shall be awarded to deserving graduands at the Buba Marwa Auditorium, Ojo by 10:00 a.m.
“Also on Thursday, 6th June 2024, which is the grand finale of the Ceremonies, Award of Doctorate Degrees and Conferment of Honorary Doctorate Degrees and Emeritus Professor shall be held at the Buba Marwa Auditorium, Main Campus, Ojo at 10:00 a.m.”
Stating the achievements of the university in the last one year, Pro Olatunji-Bello said the institution has done better than the previous year with the university maintaining its status as the best State University and the 9th Overall Best University in Nigeria according to the highly credible AD Index Ranking.
“Stutern also ranked LASU the 5th best university in Nigeria on graduate employability RESEARCH AND INNOVATION and in the area of research and innovation, we strengthened our research and innovation drive by opening an Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Transfer Office under the Directorate of Research Management and Innovation and trained our staff in Intellectual Property Management.
All these efforts according to her, are geared towards driving and protecting innovative products, services and ideas amongst LASU staff and students that “could add value to our society.
“Also, LASU has consistently been rated as the best in West Africa in the area of sustainability and green efforts since 2022, she explained.
Prof. Olatunji-Bello said the institution established 24 new postgraduate programmes mostly in the professional and skill-based disciplines taking the total number of postgraduate programmes being offered at the postgraduate level in the university to 336.
“We have elevated the status of the university to the third most subscribed university in Nigeria while sustaining our rankings for second time running as the best university in West Africa according to the UI GreenMetric World University Ranking, she stated.
Appreciating the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sawo-Olu for his immeasurable and invaluable contributions to the growth and development of the university, Prof. Olatunji-Bello said the institution have continued to blaze the trail in all areas of academic activities.
“We have done this without losing our focus to actualize the vision of becoming the best University in West Africa through meticulously pursuing policies that advance the clearly stated six strategic goals of this administration,” she explained.
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