The Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, is set to confer degrees on 11,917 students during its 28th convocation ceremony. Among the graduates for the 2023/2024 academic session, 192 have achieved first-class honours, marking a significant milestone in the university’s commitment to academic excellence.
Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, Vice Chancellor of LASU, made this known during the pre-convocation press conference on Thursday, announcing Nwosu Isioma Sybil as the overall best-graduating student.
“I am delighted to announce that Nwosu Isioma Sybil from the Biochemistry Department, with a CGPA of 4.93, is our overall best-graduating student for the 2023/2024 academic session,” she said.
Olatunji-Bello highlighted that 2,235 postgraduate students are graduating from higher degree programs, 302 receive postgraduate diplomas, 1,132 are being awarded academic master’s degrees, 639 professional master’s degrees, 125 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees, and 37 professional doctoral degrees.
However, about 971 diploma students will graduate this year, with the following breakdown of 123 students with distinctions, 550 students with upper credits, 287 students with lower credits, and 11 passes.
“Among the 8,711 students graduating with first degrees from the university, 192 achieved first-class honours, 17 received unclassified degrees (MBBS/BDS), 3,076 graduated with second-class upper division, 4,397 with second-class lower division, 990 with third class, and 39 with passes,” the VC said.
In addition, the Senate of the University will confer honorary doctorate degrees on Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and former Military Governor of Lagos State, and Olufemi Olusegun Pedro, former deputy governor of Lagos State, for their contributions to the development of the institution. Joseph Abayomi Olagunju, a long-serving academic, will also be promoted to Professor at the University.
“This year’s Convocation, like previous editions, is organised into two segments: pre-convocation events and the main convocation events. The press conference, marking the first pre-convocation event, will be followed by the Convocation Staff Sports Competition later today at the LASU Sports Centre,” Olatunji-Bello said.
Following this sequence, the special Jumat at the University Central Mosque was held on Friday, April 4th, 2025, marking Day 2 of the ceremony. On Sunday, April 6th, 2025, a special Thanksgiving Service will be held at the University Chapel of Light, Ojo, Lagos, at 10:00 AM, concluding the pre-convocation events.
“The official convocation events will commence on Monday, April 7th, 2025, beginning with the Coconut Breaking and Cultural Festival at the Badagry Gate of the main campus at 9:00 AM. This coconut-breaking ceremony is traditionally organised by the Alumni Association as a contribution to the Convocation ceremony,” the VC noted.
The fifth day of the Convocation will feature a lecture titled “Patriots, Citizenship, and National Ownership: The Imperative of Collective Responsibility for Nigeria’s Future,” scheduled to be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025, at the Buba Marwa Auditorium, Main Campus in Ojo.
The lecture will be delivered by Maruf Olatunji Alausa, minister of Education, and Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress and former Governor of Kano State, serving as the chairman of the occasion.
“On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, which marks Day 6 of the ceremony, diplomas, first degrees, postgraduate diplomas, and master’s degrees will be conferred upon deserving graduates at the Buba Marwa Auditorium, Ojo, at 10:00 AM,” the VC highlighted.
However, the grand finale will take place on Thursday, April 10th, 2025, with the award of Doctorate Degrees (PhD) and the conferment of distinguished professorships and honorary doctorate degrees at 10:00 AM in the Buba Marwa Auditorium, Main Campus, Ojo.
Olatunji-Bello, now in her fourth year as Vice Chancellor, further shared accomplishments achieved under her administration in the past year which include the full accreditation of 43 out of 44 courses presented to the National Universities Commission (NUC) in the 2023 accreditation exercise; collaborations with local and international institutions, and rankings that position LASU as the best state university and the leading university in Sub-Saharan Africa according to the 2024 UI Greenmetric World University ranking for three consecutive years, among other achievement.
