- The VC also discloses that LASU produced 26 first-class students at its 22nd Convocation and less than 30 students in its previous editions.
No less than 57 students of the Lagos State University (LASU) are set to be awarded First Class Honour position.
The 57 first-class students came tops out of the 14,369 graduands at its 23rd Convocation, representing the highest figure produced by the institution in its 36 years of existence.
Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, Vice-Chancellor of the institution, made the revelation at a press briefing to announce activities for the University’s 23rd convocation scheduled to hold from May 10 to May 16, 2019
The VC also discloses that LASU produced 26 first-class students at its 22nd Convocation and less than 30 students in its previous editions.
Speaking further, Fagbohun said the convocation would be very special and unique due to the number of this year’s first class products. He said the University’s students had the habit of healthy rivalry.
“Two graduands, Ridwan Ola-Gbadamosi of the Faculty of Engineering and Nneka Enumah of the Faculty of Science graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Aggregate (CGPA) of 4.88 to emerge as the overall best graduating students,’’ he said.
The vice-chancellor disclosed further that Faith Uzuegbu and Adenike Abati of the Department of English emerged best graduating students in the Faculty of Arts with CGPAs of 4.41.
“We also have a tie in the Faculty of Social Sciences, where Abosede Onifade and Omowunmi Kassim, both of the Department of Sociology, graduated with a CGPA of 4.78 to emerge as best graduating students in the Faculty.
“Graduands with the best results in other faculties are: Shukrat Kannike, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences and Physiology with 4. 36 as CGPA, and Moshood Bakare of the Faculty of Education/Accounting Education with 4.75 as CGPA.
“Oluwagbotemi Fasominu, Faculty of Law with 4.31 as CGPA; Ismaila Salami of the Faculty of Management Sciences and Insurance with 4.85 as CGPA; Titilope Adebisi of the School of Communication/Mass Communication with 4. 47 as CGPA, and Emmanuel Oyeleke of the School of Transport with 4.12 as CGPA,’’ he said.
The Vice-Chancellor noted that the University would graduate a total of 14,369 students during the convocation, as approved by its Senate, out of which 54 graduated at diploma level, 10, 252 would be graduating with First degrees (Full-time and Part-time).
He said some 4,063 graduates would be produced for the Higher degrees and 17 Ph.D holders.
Fagbohun disclosed that Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice-President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, would deliver the Convocation Lecture, billed for May 16.
