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  • LASU Faculty of Pharmacy has come to stay, says VC

    LASU Faculty of Pharmacy has come to stay, says VC

    The Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello,  on Friday said that the university would do its best to make its  newly-established Faculty of Pharmacy enviable.

    Olatunji-Bello gave the assurance during a visit to the university by the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria Advisory Team.

    She said that observations of the council would be looked into in order to improve outcomes.

    “On structure, for now, the faculty will be using a building in the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), but there is a plan to erect a three or four-storey building with state-of-the-art facilities for the faculty.

    “The course has more than enough candidates who applied,” Olatunji-Bello said.

    She applauded the Provost of LASUCOM for support given to the new faculty, and thanked the advisory team for the visit.

    Prof. Abiodun Ogundaini who led the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria Advisory Team, advised LASU management to provide befitting structures for the new faculty and conduct staff trainings.

    Ogundaini praised LASU for its projects.

    Other principal officers at the meeting include Prof. Funsho Omobitan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Prof. Adenike Boyo, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration).

  • BREAKING: LASU gets new Vice Chancellor

    BREAKING: LASU gets new Vice Chancellor

    Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola-Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello as the 9th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU).

    Professor Olatunji-Bello was appointed following recommendation by the Joint Committee of Council and Senate of LASU in accordance with the LASU Law, Cap 169 Vol 7, Laws of Lagos State.

    She assumed duty as the First Professor of Physiology in LASU College of Medicine on the 2nd of October 2007 after rising through the ranks from Assistant Lecturer (1988 to 1991) to Associate Professor in 2005 at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba.

    In 2012, Mrs. Olatunji-Bello attended the Course 34 of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, the highest policy advisory body of the Federal Government, as a nominee of the National Universities Commission (NUC).

    A member of the National Institute (mni), Mrs. Olatunji-Bello holds a Fellowship Award of the Physiological Society of Nigeria and was also appointed a Fellow of the Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Mitigation in the year 2019.

    Prof. Olatunji-Bello as well as two other candidates, Professor Omotayo R. Awofolu and Professor Senapon Bakare, were recommended for the position in order of ranking respectively.

    The process of selecting a substantive Vice-Chancellor for LASU commenced with advertisements for the vacant position in three National dailies on Friday, July 30th and Friday 13th August, 2021 respectively.

    The tenure of the 8th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Olanrewaju Adigun Fagbohun, lapsed on January 11, 2021.