LASU hostel facility opens soon | EduCeleb
EduCeleb
5th October 2023
Lagos State University (LASU), which hitherto is non-residential, will now be residential from the next academic session.
This follows the successful delivery of an 8000-bed hostel facility to its management.
The LASU’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, announced on Wednesday, the hostel is now ready for allocation at the Ojo Campus.
EduCeleb.com recalls that in July, a Non-Governmental Organisation, Lagos State University Development Foundation (LASUDEF) handed over a 98-bed unit of female hostel to the management of the institution.
Chairman of LASUDEF, Justice Solomon Hunponu-Wusu, had said the purpose of the hostel accommodation was “to change Lagos State University from a non-residential institution to a residential one.
Olatunji-Bello spoke at a news conference to mark her second-year anniversary as LASU Vice-Chancellor. She said students would start getting hostel spaces from the next academic session.
“LASU management expresses its commitment to addressing concerns raised by students.
“I have approved provision of free transportation for students commuting between LASU Iba Gate and Iyana-School, morning and evening, daily.