The Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, on Tuesday -yesterday, January 14 – expressed delight that 76 female students and 30 males finished with first class honours from UNILAG in the 2023/2024 academic session.
Ogunsola, the first female Vice-Chancellor of UNILAG, also said that the university’s Department of Mass Communication produced 18 all-female first class graduates in the academic session.
Ogunsola made this known at the award of first degrees and diplomas to graduands from five faculties, at the university’s 55th graduation ceremonies.
The faculties are Education, Social Sciences, Arts, Environmental Science and Sciences.
Describing the performances as impressive, Ogunsola commended the graduating students for their hard work, dedication and resilience.
“The best graduating student in the Faculty of Education is Christian Uwagwu, who achieved a CGPA of 4.78.
“In the Faculty of Social Sciences, Ibrahim Sefiu emerged the best graduate with a CGPA of 4.82,” she said.
Ogunsola said that a total of 9,865 students would receive first degrees and diplomas at the 55th convocation ceremonies while 6,659 would be awarded postgraduate degrees, and 66 would graduate from UNILAG Business School.
“I felicitate with our graduating students and their families who have supported them throughout this journey.
“The conferment they receive is in recognition of and reward for years of dedication and diligence in the pursuit of excellence.
She disclosed that UNILAG has recorded groundbreaking achievements in innovation, infrastructure development and academic excellence, listing the achievements to include the launch of its Green Air Initiative involving the introduction of eight electric buses to transport students and staff around campus.
One of the university’s most notable accomplishments in 2024 was the domiciliation of the MED-AFRICA GMP Laboratory, the first of its kind in West Africa, she disclosed, enthusing that the $450,000 state-of-the-art facility would enhance groundbreaking research in the university, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted the UNILAG Vc as saying.
“The Africa Centre of Excellence for Drug Research, Herbal Medicine Development, and Regulatory Science was also inaugurated,” Ogunsola further disclosed, explaining that the project, which was funded by the World Bank, is dedicated to developing indigenous plants for medical applications.
