LASU produces 57 first class graduates at 23rd convocation

Lagos State University, LASU, yesterday, said it would graduate 57 first-class students, out of the 14,369 graduands at its 23rd convocation, the highest figure in the institution in its 36 years of existence.

Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun made the disclosure at a briefing to announce activities for the insttution’s 23rd convocation scheduled to hold from May 10 to May 16.

LASU produced 26 first-class students at its 22nd convocation and less than 30 students in its previous editions.

Fagbohun disclosed that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would deliver the convocation lecture entitled: African Centres of Excellence in African Universities: A Veritable Catalyst for Nation Building and Development, billed for May 16.

He added that a former President of Ghana, Mr. John Mahama, would be Chairman of the Day.

Fagbohun said: “Never in the history of LASU have we had it so good. 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.

“Faith Uzuegbu and Adenike Abati of the Department of English emerged best graduating students in the Faculty of Arts with CGPAs of 4.41.”