Lagos State University (LASU) is set to confer degrees on 20,604 students across all programme categories at its combined 29th and 30th convocation ceremonies, covering the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions. Among them, 494 students from first-degree programmes achieved First Class honours, according to Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello.
Breakdown of First-Class and Other Degree Classifications
Prof. Olatunji-Bello announced the figures on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, during a press conference in Ojo, Lagos State, as reported by The Punch. She detailed that 262 students earned First Class in the 2024/2025 session, while 232 achieved the same in the 2025/2026 session.
In the 2024/2025 session, a total of 7,621 students completed first-degree programmes. Of these, 3,155 obtained Second Class Upper Division, 3,439 received Second Class Lower Division, 622 graduated with Third Class, and 37 earned passes. Additionally, 106 students in MBBS and BDS programmes held unclassified degrees.
For the 2025/2026 session, 8,653 students finished first-degree programmes: 3,545 with Second Class Upper, 4,157 with Second Class Lower, 678 with Third Class, and 31 with passes. The university will also confer degrees on 3,383 postgraduate students from both sessions, comprising 618 Postgraduate Diploma graduates, 1,508 academic Master's graduates, 900 professional Master's graduates, 238 PhD graduates, and 119 professional doctoral graduates.
Best Graduating Students and Their Achievements
Ayilara Lawal Olawale from the Department of Project Management emerged as the best graduating student for 2024/2025, achieving a CGPA of 4.96. For 2025/2026, Adebanjo Samuel Oluolamide from the Department of Aerospace Engineering topped his cohort with a CGPA of 4.97. Both earned First Class honours.
The convocation will begin with pre-convocation activities, including a staff sports competition and the university's first Staff Celebration Day. Engineering and Agricultural Sciences degrees will be conferred on August 17 at the Olatunji Bello Auditorium, Epe Campus. Graduands from other faculties will receive their degrees on August 18 at the Buba Marwa Auditorium, Ojo. Professional and academic doctorate degrees, alongside honorary doctorates, will follow on August 19.
Honorary Degrees and Institutional Milestones
The Senate approved honorary Doctor of Business degrees for Mr Akin Kekere-Ekun, Mrs Harriet-Ann Omobola Adesola, and Alhaji Aliko Dangote. Prof. Olatunji-Bello and Prof. Rafiu Olaoluwa Okuneye will also be elevated to the rank of Distinguished Professor. The Vice-Chancellor described the occasion as historic, noting it would be the last convocation she presides over in that role.
On institutional achievements, Prof. Olatunji-Bello stated that the National Universities Commission approved 17 new academic programmes for LASU. The university attracted over 84,000 first-choice UTME applications in 2026, making it the most subscribed university in Nigeria for the second consecutive year. Two LASU students also won back-to-back N50 million venture capital grants in a national competition with more than 30,000 participants. Additionally, the university secured approval for a N3 billion TETFund Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Cyber Sciences, and construction has begun on a 1,500-bed hostel valued at N4 billion.
