House of Representatives members have paid a scheduled visit to the main campus of Lagos State University, Ojo, for an on-the-spot assessment of TETFund-funded projects in the university. The delegation, led by a member of the House representing Kosofe Federal Constituency, Hon. Kafilat Ogbara, was on the Ojo Campus as part of the investigative exercise being carried out on TETFUND …

Seyi Jakande, the son of the former Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to rename the Lagos State University, Ojoo, after his father. Seyi, who spoke on Monday at the Lateef Jakande Annual Memorial Lecture 2023, organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), said LASU was the brain child of his late father. …

The fast pace of programmes at the 26th Lagos State University (LASU) convocation, held last month, could not permit Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to have personal conversation with the institution’s best student of all time, Miss Yusuf Aminat Imoitesemeh. Two weeks later, the Governor hosted the valedictorian at the State House, Marina. Aminat came in the company of her parents, Mr. …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has announced that his government honoured Aminat Yusuf with automatic employment. In a tweet on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday, Obaseki said that Yusuf would be paid an up-keep allowance equivalent to the salary of a state counsel, which is about N200,000. The government also promised to continue to honour indigenes who perform …

Lagos State Governor,  Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday personally gave the best graduating student of Lagos State University (LASU), Miss Aminat Imoitesemeh Yusuf a cash prize of N5 million for her brilliance. Sanwo-Olu also announced an additional prize of N5 million from the Lagos State Government to reward the 23-year-old fresh Law graduate’s unprecedented feat. Yusuf graduated from the Lagos …

The foremost socio-political group in Ekiti State, the E-Eleven has commended the Lagos State University (LASU) for conferring a honorary Doctor of Letters Degree on former Governor of the state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. In a statement by its Chairman, High Chief Kola Akosile, the group said the award was well merited and a testament to Fayemi’s impact and significant achievements …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, congratulated the best-graduating student from Lagos State University, Aminat Yusuf, for achieving a remarkable feat of a CGPA of 5.00 (First Class Honours). In a post on his Twitter handle, the Governor said: “In Lagos, we value hard work, dedication and excellence. Congratulations to Aminat Yusuf, a law student at Lagos State University …

Oba Saheed Elegushi of Ikate-Elegushi kingdom in Lagos State has said that arrangements had been concluded to establish a research centre for the study of Lagos history at the Lagos State University (LASU). Elegushi, who disclosed this on Thursday at a news conference in commemoration of his 13th Coronation Anniversary, said that the project would be ready in 2025. The …

Lagos State University, Ojo has suspended the ongoing second-semester examination in view of Saturday’s general elections. The Registrar, Mr Emmanuel Fanu said on Thursday that students should vacate the campus on Friday. He stated that the varsity’s Senate gave the directive following earlier directives by the Federal Government through the National Universities Commission. “In view of prevailing circumstances and the …

The Senate of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo on Monday elected Prof. Olufunsho Omobitan as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the university. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Omobitan defeated the Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences, Prof. Raheem Akewushola by 132 votes to 65. LASU Registrar, Mr Emmanuel Fanu announced Omobitan, a Professor of Economics and …