282 LASU Students Bag First Class Degrees

A total of 282 graduating students of the Lagos State University are to be awarded with First Class degree during the 2021, 2022 convocation ceremonies of the institution.

The Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello  disclosed this at a media parley at the Lagos State University Senate Chamber building at the main campus in Ojo, Lagos , saying this year’s convocation ceremonies will be a two in one event.

She further revealed that the 282 First Class students are among the over 10,000 students that gained their First Degrees programme from the university in the two academic sessions 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 of the institution, with the university graduating her highest number of the first class in her 40 years history.

The VC  announced the overall best Student of the 2020/2021 Academic Session as  Lopez Feyisayo Divine from the Department of Physiology, Lagos State University College Of Medicine with a CGPA of 4.91.

Yusuf Aminat Imoitesemeh with a CGPA of 5.00 is the Best graduating student in history for the 2021/2022 Academic Session.

She asserts that the university’s commitment to guarantee healthy competition among students to bring the best out of them gave out scholarships worth 50 percent to over 600 students who were on CGPA of 4.5 and above which is a policy that the institution will continue to sustain for each academic year.

While highlighting the achievements recorded in her administration which include the Africa Centre of Excellence for Innovative STEM Education (ACEITSE) recording 100 percent graduation of Ph.D. students in record time with collaborations by international schools, and four professors from the institution being named among the top scientists in Nigeria and top two globally.

She stated that the Center For Response and Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Gender-Based Violence was established in line with the institution’s strides to achieve the strategic goal of making the university the research, innovation, and development hub of Lagos for Lagos State and National development.

In a recent global university ranking, the institution was ranked the best university in West Africa by the UI Greenmetrics Global Ranking for the year 2022, as it was recognized as the most eco-friendly university in West Africa.

She stated that the institution will continue to blaze the trail in all socio-academic activities with a vision of becoming the best university in West Africa.