No fewer 282 students of the Lagos State University (LASU) who bagged first class degrees would be honoured at the institution’s 26th convocation ceremony slated for June  21, 2023.

The LASU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, made this known at a press conference in Lagos on Wednesday, June 14.

Olatunji-Bello disclosed that a law student, Aminat Yusuf, emerged the best graduating student with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.00.

The VC, who stated that the convocation is for the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 academic sessions, said Yusuf belonged to the 2021/2022 academic session.

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She added that Feyisayo Lopez of the 2020/2021 academic session finished with 4.91 CGPA, noting that the student studied physiology.

Olatunji-Bello said: “With the total of 282 first class graduating students in the two academic sessions, the university is, therefore, graduating her highest number of first class in her 40 years’ history.

“The breakdown of the first class graduates are as follows: 2020/2021 academic session, 148 graduates; 2021/2022 academic session, 128 graduates; and sandwich (2022 Modular Year), six graduates.

“The total number of graduating students of 2020/ 2021 and 2021/ 2022 academic sessions is 10,183 students in diploma, first degree, postgraduate diploma, academic master’s degree, professional master’s degree, doctor of philosophy, and professional doctoral degree,’’ Olatunji-Bello said.

She said LASU would also be celebrating 40th anniversary of its establishment during the convocation ceremony.

The Star