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NUESA Marks Student Week With Community Outreach

Favour C. Ogbonnaya, Shakiru Samuel Students of the Nigeria Union of Engineering Students Association (NUESA), Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) Chapter, have carried out a community service exercise aimed at giving back to the College of Engineering and promoting practical engineering solutions within the institution. The exercise, organised as part of the NUESA Student Week programme, involved electrical maintenance works, replacement of faulty sockets and bulbs, repairs of lamp holders, and washing of lecturers’ vehicles within the college environment. Speaking during the exercise, the Head of Department, Engr. Adigun Muritala, described community service as one of the three major responsibilities of students in the university system alongside teaching and research. According to him, community service is as important as classroom learning and research activities, stressing that it exposes students to practical experiences beyond the classroom. “Community ...
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QUIET QUITTING IN LAGOS UNIVERSITIES: TIME FOR GOVERNOR SANWO-OLU TO LEAD

"Dear Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, this is another opportunity for you to lead with compassion. The new pact is meant to be reviewed in three years; more than three months have passed, and the ministry of tertiary education has not done anything despite the submission of the financial implications by the three chapters of ASUU in Lagos State-owned universities." At exactly 7:10 am on the 103rd day of 2026, Dr Lola Kosoko, a 46-year-old soil scientist with 18 years at a Lagos State public university and over 38 peer-reviewed publications, arrived at the Oshodi BRT terminal. The absence of BRT buses was less daunting than the crowd, which kept swelling. Waiting endlessly for buses that never arrived wasn’t an option if she was to make her 8:00 am lecture. Meanwhile, Uber or inDrive was simply out of reach. So, she hopped into a danfo- Lagos’s yellow-painted, black-striped ‘moving menace’. Around 7:42 am, just after crossing the Mile 12 overhead bridge, the bus was s...
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LASUSTECH Secures 13 Full Accreditations, One Interim in 2025 NUC Exercise

The Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) has recorded another major milestone in its academic development, securing full accreditation for 13 out of 14 undergraduate programmes presented during the 2025 accreditation exercise conducted by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The remaining programme received interim accreditation, reinforcing the institution’s strong performance across its academic offerings. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olumuyiwa Omotola Odusanya, who disclosed the outcome, described the results as a reflection of the university’s commitment to quality assurance, academic excellence, and continuous institutional growth. According to the breakdown, programmes across multiple colleges performed impressively. In the College of Basic Sciences, Industrial Mathematics earned full accreditation. The College of Applied Social Sciences saw both Insurance and Tourism and Hospitality Management fully accredited. Similarly, all programmes...
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LASUSTECH Launches Digital Literacy Programme to Empower Ikorodu Traders and Artisans

Ademuyiwa Balikis and Habeeb Ibrahim  The Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) has launched a digital skills initiative aimed at equipping traders and artisans in Ikorodu with tools to improve their businesses. The programme, titled Digital Literacy for Ikorodu Trade (DLIT), is part of the university’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts and targets participants from Lambo Lasunwon, Araromi, and Okegbegun communities in Ikorodu Local Government Area. Twenty participants were selected following a screening process. The four-week training, which commenced on April 11, 2026, and is scheduled to end on May 2, 2026, is being held at the NITDA Digital Learning Centre on the Ikorodu campus. The facility was facilitated by Oluremi Tinubu. Participants are receiving practical training in brand development, digital marketing, search engine optimisation, artificial intelligence applications, and basic graphic design. Delivering a keynote addres...
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LASUSTECH Announces Maiden Convocation, Graduating Set as It Marks 4th Founder’s Day

The Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) on Monday marked its 4th Founder’s Day with key announcements on student enrolment growth, programme accreditation, and plans for its first convocation ceremony. At the event held at the College of Agriculture Auditorium, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olumuyiwa Odusanya, disclosed that the university’s student population has surpassed 12,600, four years after its transition to a university. He also revealed that 39 out of the institution’s 41 academic programmes have been presented to the National Universities Commission (NUC) for accreditation. It was announced that LASUSTECH’s pioneer set of degree students will graduate in August 2026, while the institution’s maiden convocation ceremony has been fixed for February 2, 2027 , contrary to an earlier announcement of February 13 made at a previous student engagement meeting. He outlined developments recorded by the university since its establishment, including...
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LASUSTECH Celebrates Fourth Founder's Day, Sets Agenda to Map the Future

From Left: Prof. (Mrs) Adejoke Oladiji, Guest Speaker and VC, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Prof. Olumuyiwa Odusanya, VC, LASUSTECH  By Favour Ogbonnaya  Photos by: Ajide Muminat  The Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) on Monday, February 2, 2026, marked its fourth Founder’s Day as a university, with the theme, “Mapping the Future.” The event took place at the 500-seat capacity auditorium of the College of Agriculture and featured high-profile dignitaries, including the Vice-Chancellor of LASUSTECH, Prof. Olumuyiwa Odusanya; the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Prof. Adenike Temidayo Oladiji; principal officers of other universities; heads of departments; lecturers and staff; the President and executive members of the LASUSTECH Students’ Consultative Assembly (LSCA); members of the press; and students. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Odusanya, presented an audio-visual documentary on the uni...
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LASUSTECH to Mark 4th Founder’s Day on February 2

Habeeb Ibrahim   The Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) will hold its 4th Founder’s Day Celebration on Monday, February 2, 2026, at the College of Agriculture Main Auditorium, Ikorodu Campus. The celebration is themed “Mapping the Future,” reflecting the institution’s focus on science and technology education. A major feature of the event is the Founder’s Day Lecture, to be delivered by the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Professor Adenike Temidayo Oladiji, FAS, FNISEB, FNSBMB. She will speak on the topic, “Achieving the Objectives of Universities of Science and Technology.” Activities lined up for the day include interactive sessions, programmes highlighting the university’s growth, and a tour of ongoing and completed infrastructure projects across the campus. LASUSTECH was formally established in 2022 following the transmutation of Lagos State Polytechnic into a university. The transformation was sig...
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