Lagos State University (LASU) concluded
arrangement for its 18th convocation
ceremony, the Vice Chancellor, Professor
John Oladapo Obafunwa, has assured that
“never again in the history of LASU will
unsigned certificates be an issue.”
Speaking at a briefing in Lagos on Tuesday,
Obafunwa pledged that graduating students
would henceforth collect their certificates on
the convocation ground, once they had been
cleared by their faculties.

According to him, collection of certificates on
convocation day is a global benchmark
which his administration “is working
assiduously to uphold.” He said: “With the
concerted effort of the university
management, the issue of backlog of
certificates is gradually becoming a thing of
the past, never again in the history of LASU
will unsigned certificates be an issue.

At the last convocation, over 27,000 certificates
was signed and released, this year 11362
has been signed. With consistent effort, in
two or three years’ time backlog of
certificates would have been reduced to
barest minimum if not entirely cleared”.
The award of first degrees, diplomas and certificates would
took place on February 20, while February 21st
was for the award of higher
degrees.

Of the 11,362 graduating students 3,695 are
full-time; 4465- external system; 287 –
Diploma and 2915-higher degrees.
Twenty one will be graduating with the First
Class grade; 1106 had Second Class upper
division; 5,341 made Second Class lower
division; 1592 made the third class, while 88
had ordinary pass.

The convocation lecture, titled:
“Quality Assurance and the Challenges of Mandate
Delivery in Nigerian University"
was delivered by the Executive Secretary of
National Universities Commission (NUC),
Professor Julius Okojie, on February 19, he
revealed.
Obafunwa commended Senators Remi
Tinubu and Ganiyu Solomon for presenting a
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND)
grant of 108 millionnaira to the university,
pledging that it would be judiciously
expended