LASU releases 16,000 certificates in 11 months

The Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, says the institution released 16,000 results and certificates between January and November to graduates.
Fagbohun said at the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Lagos that there were backlog of results and certificates yet to be issued.
He said that the institution had challenges of certificates and results issuance due some logistic reasons but assured that all those were in the past.
Fagbohun said: “In relation to the backlog, the Lagos State University has challenges in terms of that.
“But what did we do this time around? We introduced a task force, particularly for the External School System.
“That was where it was really very rampant; that people will finish (their studies), they were not getting results, they were not getting certificates.
“And we had a task force to work on it aggressively and every Monday we have review meetings.
“And that is why you will see that between January and now, we have released about 16,000 results and certificates.”
Fagbohun said the development was part of measures the university took towards attaining global best practices.
Fagbohun, however, said that the institution was gradually getting out of the problem of delayed certificates.
According to him, in the last three years, as students are graduating, they are receiving their certificates.
He said: “If you graduate from the Lagos State University now, as at the point you are graduating, your certificate is ready. Now!
“And when I say now, I’m talking of the last two, three years, your certificate will be ready, you can collect.
“The only reason why we don’t give it out on the day of graduation is – there are so many people around; they are wearing your gown; you are taking photograph; you will leave your certificate on and somebody will pick it up.
“So, when we give them the scrolls; everybody should know, we give them empty scrolls, so don’t go and steal it.
“But after the convocation, the following day, go to the Exams and Records, you will be able to collect your certificate the moment you fulfill all the conditions of signing and the rest of them.”