The Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University is the executive head of the university.[2] Upon the VC's appointment by the Governor of Lagos State,[3] the VC has the overall responsibility for the policy and administration of the university. The Governor of Lagos state appointed Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello as the 9th substantive Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University on 16 September 2021.[4][5]
| Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University | |
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| Type | Educational |
| Nominator | LASU Governing Council |
| Appointer | Governor of Lagos State |
| Term length | Single term of 5 years[1] |
| Precursor | Olanrewaju Fagbohun |
| First holder | Folabi Olumide |
Vice-Chancellors
edit- Folabi Olumide (1983–1988)
- Jadesola Akande (1989–1993)
- Enitan Bababunmi (1993–1996)
- Fatiu Ademola Akesode (1997–2001)
- Abisogun Leigh (2001–2005)
- Abdul Lateef A. Hussein (2005–2011)
- John Obafunwa (2011–2015)
- Olanrewaju Fagbohun (2016–2021)
- Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello (2021–present)
References
edit- ^ "Ambode converts LASU to residential campus, approves 70yr retirement age for Profs". Vanguard Newspaper. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ Belo-Osagie Kofoworola; Adeleye Oluwatoyin; Clement Mojisola; Adejo David (21 January 2016). "Stakeholders chart road map for LASU VC". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "LASU gets new vice chancellor". Premium Times. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Sanwo-Olu appoints Olatunji-Bello as LASU vice chancellor". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "New LASU VC, Olatunji-Bello takes charge". 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2022-06-11.