LASG Spends N49 Billion on LASU in Five Years:Lagos State government said it has in the last five years spent over N49 billion on Lagos State University, LASU, to upgrade infrastructure and improve the state of the university.The State Government had five years ago, inaugurated a six-man Visitation Panel led …
Low Turnout as LASU Screens 2013/2014 New Intakes:The screening of new intakes of the Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo entered its second day on Tuesday, with some of them coming in for the exercise.The screening of the newly admitted students for the 2013/2014 academic session, which began on Monday, is …
NANS Urges Fashola to Review LASU Tuition:The Lagos State Chapter of the National Association of the Nigerian Students on Sunday urged Governor Babatunde Fashola to consider a downward review of the Lagos State University tuition.The state Chairman of NASA, Yaqub Eleto, in Ikeja, said the fee currently paid, which he …
LASU Students Protest Tuition Fee Hike on Twitter:Students of the Lagos State University and some activists have launched an online campaign to demand the reversal of the hiked tuition fee of the institution.LASU students were paying N25,000 before the recent hike pushed it upwards to between N193,000 and N350,000 per …
Dean Urges LASU Students to Shun Violence and Embrace Peace:Prof. Kabir Akinyemi, the Dean of Students Affairs , Lagos State University (LASU), on Friday urged students of the institution to shun violence and embrace peace.Akinyemi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview Lagos that dialogue remained the …
GOvernor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, weekend, approved the sum of N51 million for the repairs of damaged property and facilities in Lagos State University, LASU, which was incurred in the wake of students’ unrest on January 23, 2014 over the closure of the institution’s portal.The governor also directed the …
SCORES of final year students of Lagos State University, (LASU), Ojo, on Monday resumed as directed by the institution’s management amid tight security.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students were seen discussing in groups on the campus.The authorities had on January 23 closed down the institution following …
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday directed the re-opening of the Lagos State University, LASU, from Monday February 24, in the overriding best interest of the students. It will be recalled that LASU authorities, early February, ordered immediate closure of the institution following violent protest by irate students over …
Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has approved the immediate reopening of the Lagos State University (LASU) for normal academic activities.This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Mr Hakeem Bello, and made available to newsmen on Friday in Ikeja.The statement said …
Lagos State University (LASU) Senate has fixed Monday, February 24, to reopen the school, shut down three weeks ago following students unrest.After several hours of deliberations of the Senate made up of Provosts, Deans and Directors, it was directed that the university be re-opened to allow final year students across …
Group Urges LASG, LSHA to Reverse LASU Fee Hike:An NGO, Education Rights Campaign, on Tuesday urged the Lagos State Government and the Lagos State House of Assembly to reverse the hike in fees at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students were …
Lagos – The students of the Lagos State University (LASU) have taken their campaign to the social media, with the launch of #SaveLASU on twitter, which has become one of the trending issues on the platform. The students are demanding the immediate reopening of the school registration portal and reversal …
LASU Management Harsh — Students Union President:Following the recent violent protest by students of Lagos State University against the school management, the President-elect of the students union, Yusuf Nurudeen, tells TOBI AWORINDE why students went on the rampageWhat caused the protest by students against the school management on Wednesday, January …
LASU Students Demand Apology from Varsity’s Management:The Director of Information, Lagos State University, Dr. Sola Fosudo, in this interview with ALLWELL OKPI, says the recent student protest in the university was a reaction to the management’s attempt to clean up the system What led to the protest by students on …
It Was God’s Grace That Saved Me From Protesting Students – LASU VC:The Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University, western Nigeria, Prof. John Obafunwa, on Friday told members of the state House of Assembly that he was only saved from protesting students of the institution by the grace of …
NAPTAN Urges Lagos Govt to Reconsider LASU Exorbitant Fees:The National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) on Wednesday urged the Lagos State Government to reconsider its stand on the new fees regime at the state university.NAPTAN said the “extortionate fees’’ being charged in the institution might have triggered the Jan. 23 …
LASU Crises: Lagos Govt Says ‘Tertiary Education Can’t be Gotten at N25,000:Apparently disturbed by the several crisis which led to the closure of Lagos State University (LASU), the Lagos State Government has again responded to the question over the increment of school fees saying quality tertiary education can’t be gotten …
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on Saturday condemned Thursday’s violent protest at the Lagos State University, LASU. Mr. Ikuforiji said steps would be taken to avoid a recurrence.Mr. Ikuforij spoke at the school premises when he led some other members of the house on …
LASU Crises: Management Insists Shut Down, Damage to Properties Unquantifiable:The crisis rocking Lagos State University (LASU) over the blocking of 1,292 students from the institution’s portal that would have enabled them to register their 2012/2013 second semester courses took a twist, on Friday, as the university management insisted that the …
LASU SUG Presidents Says ‘Hoodlums Hijacked Our Protest’:Following the violence that erupted in the Lagos State University, LASU, Lagos State House of Assembly, has directed the school management to re-open the registration portal for the over 1,292 students, to complete their registration exercise.Meanwhile, the acting president of the Lagos State …