No fewer than one hundred and ninety-two (192) out of the eight thousand, seven hundred and eleven (8, 711) graduands for the 2023/2024 academic session of the Lagos State University Ojo, will be graduating with first class honours including Nwosu Isioma Sybil of the Biochemistry Department who emerged as overall best with CGPA of 4.93 at the 28th Convocation of the institution holding on Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji-Bello who made this known on Thursday during the press conference held inside the institution's council chamber to herald the week long activities of the convocation, revealed that two eminent Nigerians , Chairman of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Buba Marwa (retired)and Otunba Olufemi Pedro, a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State would also on Thursday April 10, be conferred with Honorary Doctorate Degrees for their invaluable contributions to the development of LASU and the nation at large while Professor Joseph Abayomi will be elevated to the rank of Distinguished Professor of the institution
Also on Thursday, according to her, one hundred and twenty-five (125) will be bagging Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degrees while thirty-seven (37) will be awarded Professional Doctoral Degrees inside Buba Marwa Auditorium on the Ojo main campus of the university at 10:00 am prompt
Giving the breakdown of the graduating first degree graduands , she disclosed that seventeen (17) with unclassified (MBBS/BDS) Degrees, three thousand and seventy-six (3,076) will be bagging Second Class Upper Division, four thousand, three hundred and ninety-seven (4,397) with Second Class Lower Division, nine hundred and ninety (990) with Third Class while the remaining thirty-nine (39) will be graduating with a Pass
The Vice Chancellor added that nine hundred and seventy-one (971) for various Diploma Programmes would also be graduating including one hundred and twenty-three (123) Distinction, five hundred and fifty (550) Upper Credit, two hundred and eighty-seven(287) Lower Credit and eleven (11) pass , in addition to three hundred and two (302)Postgraduate Diplomas, one thousand ,one hundred and thirty-two(1,132) Academic Masters Degrees, six hundred and thirty-nine (639) Professional Masters Degrees
She rolled out the week long activities of the 28th Convocation which is the fourth under her tenure as Vice-Chancellor, to include Convocation Staff Sports Competition which held later the same day after the press briefing, Special Jumat Service this Friday April 4 at the University Central Mosque at 1:00 pm , to be followed by a Special Thanksgiving Service on Sunday 6th April at the University Chapel of Light at 10:00 am which marks conclusion of pre-convocation events
"On Monday 7th April,2025 the convocation event will officially commence with the Coconut Breaking and Cultural Festival, scheduled to take place at the Badagry Gate of main campus at 9:00 am. The coconut breaking ceremony is usually organized by the Alumni Association as their contribution to the Convocation Ceremony", she stated
The Minister of Education, Dr.Maruf Olatunji Alausa is expected to deliver the convocation lecture titled "Patriots, Citizenship and National Ownership, The Imperative of Collective Responsibility for Nigeria's Future", holding on Tuesday, April 8, under the Chairmanship of National Chairman of All Progressive Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
On Wednesday, 9th April 2025 , Diplomas, First Degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas and Master's Degree will be conferred upon deserving graduands at the Buba Marwa Auditorium, Ojo at 10:00 am while Thursday 10th April is the grand-finale of the week long activities of the convocation with award of Doctorate Degrees (Ph D) and conferment of Distinguished Professorship and Honorary Doctorate Degrees
The Vice-Chancellor expressed her deep appreciation to the visitor to the university and Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, the State Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Hon Tolani Sule and the 12th Governing Council led by Sir David Sunmoni for the support given so far in ensuring infrastructural growth and 100 percent re-accreditation of the 43 academic programmes of the university by the National Universities Commission (NUC)
Registrar of the university and Secretary of Governing Council, Mr.Emmanuel Fanu was full of appreciation to media partners including Edu-Biznews for their invaluable contributions to the growth of LASU rated as the best State owned university in the country
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