Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has rewarded the best graduating student of the Lagos State University (LASU), Oladimeji Shotunde, with a cash prize of N5 million and a postgraduate scholarship.
The governor announced the rewards during the varsity’s 24th convocation ceremony, which was held virtually on Thursday, 17 December.
Shotunde, a student of the department of business administration graduated with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.95 on a scale of 5.0 and was also offered automatic employment into the state’s public service.
Mr Sanwo-Olu, who is still on self-isolation after contracting Coronavirus (COVID-19), joined the event virtually from the State House, Marina.
The Governor said Shotunde’s record-breaking feat had set a new academic standard for the school, stressing that cash reward was his personal effort at promoting academic excellence and honouring brilliance. He promised that his Government would continue to provide students with the best educational experience that will make them relevant locally and outside of Nigeria.
In his address, Mr Sanwo-Olu disclosed that Lagos has started to brace itself for the opportunities in manufacturing driven by application of technology and artificial intelligence to raise the sector’s capacity and output.
He said the State Government had already set off the process of transforming the local manufacturing sector, with its collaboration with University of Pittsburg in the United States (U.S.) to establish manufacturing assistance centres across Lagos to train young people in modern manufacturing skills, using technology and knowledge of artificial intelligence.
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