- By Halimah Olamide
Honours came the ways one of Nigeria’s foremost industrialists, Prince Samuel Ogundoyin and a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress in Lagos, Prince Tajudeen Olusi as the Lagos State University on Thursday conferred on them honourary doctorate degrees.
Announcing the confermennt at the 27th convocation award of academic and professional doctorate degrees, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, said Olusi was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature (History, Education and Community Development) Honoris Causa) while Adedoyin was awarded Honorary Doctorate, Humane Letters (Commerce,Industry and National Development).
“I congratulate these illustrious personalities on being found worthy of these awards by the Senate of this university for their contributions to the growth and development of the institution and society in general,” she said.
Olatunji-Bello added that two professors were also awarded; Prof. Martins Anetekhai as an Emeritus Professor and Prof. Amidu Sanni awarded as a distinguished professor.
“Today’s ceremony, therefore, marks the concluding event of this convocation and a symbolic moment of fulfilment and pride for 89 Doctors of Philosophy.
“Sixty-six Professional Doctoral Degrees graduands who have demonstrated exemplary character and academic prowess to earn the highest degree of our esteemed university.
“The convocations have been held annually without fail, a pointer to the stability and consistency that have sustained the finest academic tradition for which the university is renowned,” she said.
The vice-chancellor said that in the 2023/2024 academic session, the institution admitted the first set of students into 20 approved programmes in five new faculties and schools.
She said: “the faculties are the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, School of Library, Archival and Information Science, the first in West Africa and second in Africa.
“The last faculty being the School of Tourism, Films, Performing Arts and Cultural Studies.
“We also secured approval to mount nine additional courses for the Africa Centre of Excellence for Innovative STEM Education (ACEITSE) under the B.Sc Degree programme.”
The VC said her administration was committed to positioning LASU as a preferred research and learning hub for thousands of prospective students yearning for the most up-to-date knowledge.
“I call on other philanthropists and well-wishers, men and women of goodwill, to emulate this generous spirit by instituting an endowment, or donating projects to LASU.
“To the graduands of today, I congratulate you once again and wish you the best in your future endeavours,” Olatunji-Bello said.