No fewer than 494 students will bag degrees in the First Class category, as the Lagos State University, LASU,, Ojo graduates 20,604 students in the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing the press on the activities lined up for the 29th and 30th convocation ceremonies of the institution.
This is just as the university is set to confer honorary doctorate degrees on Mr. Akin Kekere-Ekun – Doctor of Business Honoris Causa (Entrepreneurship Finance Management), Mrs. Harriet-Ann Omobola (Bola) Adesola – Doctor of Business Honoris Causa (Corporate Finance and Governance) and Alhaji Aliko Dangote, -Doctor of Business Honoris Causa (Entrepreneurship Industrial & Human Capital Development).
Giving a breakdown of the statistics, Prof. Olatunji-Bello said, “Of the 7,621 students who graduated from the First Degree programmes in the 2024/2025 session, 262 came out with First Class honours, 106 with Unclassified (MBBS/BDS) Degrees. 3,155 graduated with Second Class Upper Division, 3,439 with Second Class Lower Division, 622 with Third Class and 37 with a pass.
“I am delighted to announce that Ayilara Lawal Olawale of the Project Management Department with a CGPA of 4.96 (First Class Honours) is our overall best graduating student for the 2024/2025 academic session.
While the following is the breakdown of graduating students for 2025/2026 Academic Session. Of the 8,653 students who graduated from the First Degree programmes 232 came out with First Class honours, 3,545 graduated with Second Class Upper Division, 4,157 with Second Class Lower Division, 678with Third Class and 31 with a pass.
I am also pleased to announce that Adebanjo Samuel Oluolamide of the Aerospace Engineering Department with a CGPA of 4.97 (First Class Honours) is our overall best graduating student for the 2025/2026 academic session.”
Prof. Olatunji-Bello who is concluding her five-year tenure in the next few months, announced that 1,508 students are bagging academic masters, 900 professional masters, 618 postgraduate diplomas, 238 academic PhD and 119 are getting professional doctorate degrees.