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  Photo Credit: LASU CIPPR By Adebayo Leshi and Israel Yormekpeh  Having been announced as the Lagos State University's best graduating student of the 2020/2021 academic session, with a new CGPA record of 4.97 points, Benjamin Damilare Olowu, a Mechanical Engineering student from the Engineering Department shares his successes, struggles, strength and more in this exclusive interview with Association of Campus Journalists (ACJ-LASU). He tells the story of his time as an undergraduate student of LASU. ACJ-LASU: Who Is Benjamin Olowu? BENJAMIN : "Benjamin is a 21 years old boy, who is an indigene of Lagos State, Epe local Government to be précised. I am the second born from a family of six. I have three siblings ( An elder sister and two younger brothers). I am a Christian, a member of The Redeemed Christian Church of God.  I did my nursery and primary school education at Saint Mary’s Nursery and Primary school, Ojo Lagos. Due to my academic performance during my primary ed...

By Dauda Mistura Boluwatife Kolawole, popularly known as BoluwatifeCarry, is LASU’s foremost compere, actor, content creator, and writer. He started building his skills right from his formative years. Even though they were unpublished, Boluwatifecarry completed his first literary works in primary four. Then, during his secondary school days, he was opportune to hone these skills, where his foundation in compering and public speaking was laid. Among the several stage performances done by him, Boluwatifecarry's biggest was Listen 2021, which had over 3,000 people in attendance. He is ambitious and goal-driven, and his ability to perform his skills exceptionally drives his determination to succeed and breakthrough in any of his professions. Fortunately, for him, people have proved to be his greatest resources. His cordial relationship with people has served him in a lot of ways. He gets encouragement, recommendation, inspiration, and referrals from people, whi...

Damilare Adeleye The lives of students and staff of Lagos State University, Ojo, may be at risk as a building close to wreck and ruins is still used as a lecture room and lecturers' office. The building, which is situated at the institution's Faculty of Arts, commonly known as Philosophy Building, is wallowing in a state of shambles, lacking basic infrastructure including blackboard.  ACJ-LASU gathered that the classroom had neither a working ceiling fan nor a bulb either before, during or after lectures.  The classroom which is usually crowded with students, even while some would stand on their feet or sit on the desk to hear the lectures and take notes, remains a threat for asthmatic patients among the students. Again, according to ACJ-LASU, a lecturer whose name is withheld, said he refused to take his class in the building because of its whacked state and for his own safety. Meanwhile, other lecturers essentially, make use of the classroom for their...

Leshi Adebayo   It was a victorious day for Team Ojo division of Lagos State University, LASU as they won the final football competition against Team LASUCOM by a lone goal at the LASU Sports Centre on Thursday 17, March, 2022. The competition was played by the Three LASU divisions;  Ọjọ, Badagry and LASUCOM  Ikeja – while Team Epe was absent.      Among other sports competition packaged in the Day 2 programme of the Convocation Sport Competition for staff, Team LASU took 1st place in all– 100 metres race, Relay race (both male and female) leaving the crumbs for Badagry and LASUCOM to share.   For the football competition, having won the qualifying match against Team Epe division by 2 goals to nil, Team Ojo secured a spot in the finals against Team Badagry who had an automatic final ticket as Team Epe could not make it to the competition due to unforseen circumstances. This is the first time in 6 years that Team Epe would not be partaking i...

Leshi Adebayo and Victor Olusunde With 6 months already marked since the appointment of Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello as 9th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University in September 2021, the latter has revealed the achievements of her administration in the long run. This was made known by LASU VC while speaking during the Press Conference at the Senate Building, LASU, thereby setting the 25th Convocation Ceremony of the institution in motion. Having revealed details of the graduating students, Prof. Olatunji-Bello seized the opportunity to give an overview of some of her major achievements and successes so far, for the past 6 months.  In her words, "I consider it necessary to use this opportunity to acquaint you with some of the modest achievements we have recorded in the first 6 months of our administration. "Gentlemen of the Press, on our assumption of office 6 month ago, we were clear in our minds about our Vision to make the Lagos State Unive...

(credits: Daily Post Nigeria) Leshi Adebayo and Victor Olusunde The Lagos State University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello has revealed that Governors, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (Kano State), Professor Bahama Umara Zulum (Borno State), Chairman/CEO of Nigeria In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abuja and three other eminent personalities will be conferred with Honorary Doctorate Degree Award during the 25th Convocation Ceremony. According to the LASU Vice- Chancellor, the other 3 dignitaries to be honoured at Professor Peter Akinsola Okebukola  OFR, who will be conferred with the rank of Emeritus Professor, Chairman of Ikeja Hotel Plc, Mr Goodie Ibru (OON) and, Founder/CEO, The Chair Centre Group, Mrs Ibukunoluwa Abiodun Awosika.  This information was disclosed by Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello during the Press Conference event held at the Senate Building on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.  Having unveiled the chairman of the occasion as the Governor of K...

By Leshi Adebayo and Victor Olusunde As the 25th LASU Convocation Ceremony kicks off with the Press Conference on March 16, 2021, the Vice-Chancellor  of the University, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello has declared Olowu Benjamin from the Department of Mechanical Engineering (Engineering Faculty) as the best graduating student with a new CGPA record of 4.97. According to ACJ-LASU correspondents, the LASU VC, Professor Ibiyemi revealed that a total of 7,232 students are expected to be graduated during the ceremonies.  Given an analysis of the data of graduating students, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello said, "It is my utmost pleasure to inform you that during this convocation ceremonies, we will be graduating 7,232 students and the breakdown is as follows:" For diploma certificates, she said, a total of 451 students will be graduating–1st class (45), upper credit (219), lower credit (183) and pass (4)" Then, a total of 4,994 students are to b...