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• Olawunmi emerges overall best graduate with 4.98 CGPA
The Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Ijanikin/Epe will, on Thursday, November 19, graduate 2,486 pioneer students at its maiden convocation ceremony.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Bidemi Lafiaji-Okuneye, who disclosed this at the pre-convocation briefing, said the university would confer recognition awards to six persons, including the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
She said out of 2,486 graduates, the university produced 84 First Class graduates, adding that the overall best graduate is Blessed Mercy Olawunmi from the Department of Home Economics in the College of Vocational Entrepreneurship Education, with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.98.
Laifiaj-Okuneye said: “At this historic event, 2,486 pioneering graduating cohorts will be celebrated for the successful completion of their degree programmes. Of this number, 84 earned 1st Class, 891 earned 2nd Class Upper Division, 1, 286 earned 2nd Class Lower Division, 224 earned 3rd Class and 1 student earned Pass.
“The figures are more than statistics. Behind them are years of study, discipline, sacrifice, perseverance and the steady confidence of families that entrusted their children to a university that was then taking its first steps. It is important to emphasise that the grand finale will celebrate more than the conferment of first degrees. Alongside first degrees, the university will present certificates, diplomas and the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE).”
According to her, the awards recognise different but complementary pathways of learning and professional preparation. “They reflect the breadth of the educational legacy from which LASUED has emerged,” she stated.
She said for the graduates, the convocation will mark the completion of an important educational journey.
“For LASUED, it will mark the first public harvest of a vision. And for Lagos State, it will provide compelling evidence that strategic investment in teacher education and related disciplines can yield enduring benefits for individuals, families and society,” the VC stated.
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She said a major landmark feature of the maiden convocation is the conferment of honorary degrees on six distinguished personalities.
She observed that the awardees had attained exceptional distinction in their respective fields, influenced lives through scholarship, leadership and public service and contributed to the progress of Lagos State.
She acknowledged their support and contributions to the historic transformation of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education and Michael Otedola College of Primary Education into Lagos State University of Education and made the recognition particularly meaningful to its institutional history.
The VC said the eminent personalities are the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa; Justice Moyosore Onigbanjo; Owolabi Ajani; Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab and former VC of University of Ibadan, Prof. Olufemi Bamiro.
She added: “In honouring these eminent Nigerians, we affirm a principle that lies at the heart of university education: greatness is measured not only by personal accomplishment, but also by the opportunities one creates for others.”
The VC stated that the honorary degrees are LASUED expressions of gratitude for exemplary service, meaningful impact and the enduring value of visionary leadership.
Lafiaji-Okuneye said the awardees would stand alongside the academic awards of LASUED pioneering graduates as part of the historic significance of November 19, 2026.
She listed numerous achievements recorded under her administration, including accreditation of courses by the National Universities Commission.
