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Staffs, Students To Benefit 55% Scholarship As LASU Partners With Digital Company On Cloud Infrastructure

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By ​ ACJ-LASU Admin   It appears that the partnership between the management of the Lagos State University and KASI Cloud, a cloud and cigital company on 27th of October, 2022 will not only benefit the institution but also its staffs and students academically.    The partnership which borders on cloud infrastructure was made in order to award 55% scholarship benefits to staffs and students of the university who will be trained to be experts in the field of cloud infrastructure. This information was made known during a meeting held at the the Vice Chancellor's Conference Room, Babatunde Raji Fashola Senate Building, Main campus, Ojo on Thursday, 27th October, 2022 alongside officials of both partners and published on LASU's official Instagram page. According to the school management, the partnership was needed in order to curb and reduce the rate at which Nigerian young creatives particularly the Technology-oriented ones relocate to western countries for better means of su...

4 LASUCOM Professors Make Stanford University World's Top Scientists List

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​ By Leshi Adebayo The Lagos State University has again achieved academic recognition globally as 4 professors from the Lagos State University, College of Medicine (LASUCOM) have been selected as one of the World's Top 2% Scientist in an Annual Stanford University Publication.  This achievement was made known via LASUCOM's official Twitter page on Tuesday morning.  According to the Twitter thread, the 4 professors from LASUCOM topped the list of the best scientists in Nigeria and have been rated as part of the World's Top 2% scientists in the Stanford University's Annual Publication. It read partly, "Four professors from the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM) have made the list of top scientists in Nigeria rated among the World's Top 2% Scientists in the annual Stanford University publication." "The professors are Prof. Abiodun Adewuya (Medicine), Prof. Adeneye Adejuwon A. (Medicine), Prof. Senbanjo I. Odunayo (Pediatrics) and Prof. ...

Fact Check: LASU Management Did Not Declare October 24, 2022 As Resumption Date for 2022/2023 Academic Session

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By Adebayo Leshi Claim: A viral claim via WhatsApp suggested that the management of the Lagos State University declared October 24, 2022 as the resumption date for the 2022/2023 academic session, urging all academic activities to commence immediately. Conclusion: The management of the Lagos State University never made any declaration regarding the resumption date for the 2022/2023 academic session, let alone fix a October 24 as the new date for resumption.   Full Text A viral WhatsApp post, which first surfaced on Friday evening, October 21, 2022 claimed that the management of the Lagos State University declared October 24, 2022 as the resumption date for the 2022/2023 academic session. The post titled, "LASU Resumption Date 2022" read, "LASU resumption date for the 2022/2023 academic session has been declared by the school's management to be 24th October, 2022. All academic activities are expected to resume immediately." Verification   ...

LASU Wordsmith, Victory Ashaka Shines At UN 2022 Food Forum In Italy

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By Adebayo Leshi Award winning orator and Word Poet, Victory Ashaka has yet again made the Lagos State University proud as he performed the official World Food Forum (WFF) anthem during the 2022 United Nations World Food Forum on Tuesday. The 5-day event, which began on 17th of October, 2022 and is expected to end on 21st of October 2022 was held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome, Italy.  The brilliant wordsmith, via his official Instagram page disclosed the information expressing his delight at the opportunity given to him to express himself on Wednesday. He wrote, "I'm glad to have been invited to FAO of the United Nations Headquarters in Rome, Italy for the World Food Forum. From 17-21 October, the FAO Director- General will convene Heads of State, Government and Policy Makers, together with youth, non-governmental actors and the private sector to the Flagship Event of WFF, with the theme Healthy Diets; Healthy Planet. ...

LASUSOC Gets 6 New Departments, More Programmes As Its Attains Faculty Status

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 The Lagos State University School of Communication, LASUSOC has recorded another milestone achievement with the approval of six new departments, 9 fresh programmes including a name change from School of Communication to Faculty of Communication and Media Studies by the 290th Senate of the Lagos State University.   Expressing great joy and gratitude, the Dean of the School of Communications, Prof. Sunday O. Alawode made the announcement via a congratulatory statement on the school's official WhatsApp platform. In the statement, he acknowledged the contributions of the LASU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello in achieving the feat, congratulating the Professors, Heads of Department and others stakeholders in the new faculty. It read, "It is my pleasure to announce the approval of six (6) new Departments to house the new 9 (nine) programmes as well as name change of the School of Communication to Faculty of Communication and Media Studies by the 290th S...