LASU Matriculates 14,893 Freshers, VC Olatunji‑Bello Charges Students to Uphold Discipline and Excellence 

LASU Matriculates 14,893 Freshers, VC Olatunji‑Bello Charges Students to Uphold Discipline and Excellence 

Lagos State University (LASU) on Monday, 1 December 2025, officially matriculated 14,893 newly admitted students for the 2025/2026 academic session. Vice‑Chancellor Professor Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji‑Bello urged the freshers to uphold discipline and pursue academic excellence.

Speaking at the well‑attended ceremony on the Ojo campus, the VC expressed gratitude to God and congratulated the students, selected from more than 70,000 applicants. She described LASU as the University of First Choice, the best in West Africa according to UI Greenmetrics, and the *most digitally innovative university in Nigeria for 2025.

Professor Olatunji‑Bello assured the students that their welfare, security and learning environment remain top priorities of the university management. She noted that adequate security measures are in place and encouraged students to report any suspicious activity for prompt action. She reminded the freshers that LASU is committed to raising generational leaders and advised the new students to take their studies seriously and abide by the university’s regulations.

She warned against cultism, examination malpractice, indecent dressing, corruption, hooliganism and all forms of deviant behaviour, stressing that the institution will not hesitate to sanction offenders. Professor Olatunji‑Bello further reiterated the university’s zero tolerance for sexual and gender‑based violence, highlighting the establishment of the Directorate of Response and Prevention of Sexual and Gender‑Based Violence. She urged students not to keep silent when harassed, saying, “if you see something, say something.”

The VC expressed optimism that the students will complete their programmes in record time and return for convocation in four to five years.

The event was attended by members of the university management, deans of faculties, directors of centres, academic and non‑academic staff, as well as parents and well‑wishers of the matriculating students.