No fewer than 494 students from the first-degree programmes of the Lagos State University have bagged First Class as the institution prepares to graduate 20,604 students across all categories of programmes at its 29th and 30th combined convocation ceremonies.
The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press conference to announce activities for the combined convocation for the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions.
Olatunji-Bello said 262 students obtained First Class honours in the 2024/2025 academic session, while 232 others achieved the feat in the 2025/2026 session.
She said 7,621 students graduated from first-degree programmes in the 2024/2025 academic session.
According to her, 3,155 students obtained Second Class Upper Division, 3,439 secured Second Class Lower Division, 622 finished with Third Class, while 37 graduated with passes. Another 106 students in the MBBS and BDS programmes were classified as unclassified degrees.
