- Home Occasions Necessary Emphasizes LASU will hold its 29th and 30th convocation
- from 12 to 23 August 2026. Press conference holds on
- 12 August 2026. Degree awards start on 17 August 2026. PhD and honorary awards hang on 19 August 2026.
- Dress should return by 21 August 2026.
- Certificates depend on dress return.
Continue reading for the complete LASU convocation schedule and graduand notice.
Lagos State University, LASU, has actually announced the programme of occasions for its 29th and 30th Convocation Events. The Vice-Chancellor, Distinguished Professor Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji-Bello, mni, npom, offered the notice on behalf of the management and personnel of the university to graduands of the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 scholastic sessions, parents, guardians, stakeholders, the university neighborhood and the general public.
The combined convocation events will run from Wednesday, 12 August to Sunday,
23 August 2026. Table of contents LASU Pre-Convocation Occasions
The pre-convocation activities will start on Wednesday, 12 August 2026, with an interview and a sports competitors for personnel.
Day 1: Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Convocation Interview
The Convocation Press Conference will hold at the First Floor, Senate Chamber, Babatunde Raji Fashola Senate Structure, Main School, Ojo, Lagos.
The time is 10:00 a.m.
Convocation Sports Competition for Personnel
The Convocation Sports Competitors for Personnel will occur at the LASU Sports Centre, Main Campus, Ojo, Lagos.
The occasion starts at 12:00 twelve noon.
LASU Convocation Occasions
The main convocation occasions will cover personnel celebration, cultural activities, spiritual services, degree awards, a convocation lecture, doctorate awards and thanksgiving.
Day 2: Thursday, 13 August 2026
Personnel Event Day will hold at the Buba Marwa Auditorium, Main Campus, Ojo, Lagos.
Staff members will dress to represent their specific tribes, and the occasion will start at 2:00 p.m.
Day 3: Friday, 14 August 2026
Coconut Breaking and Cultural Day
Coconut Breaking and Cultural Day will hold at the Badagry Gate Entrance, Main Campus, Ojo, Lagos.
The occasion starts at 9:00 a.m.
Convocation Jumat Service
The Convocation Jumat Service will take place at the University Mosque, Main Campus, Ojo, Lagos.
The service begins at 1:00 p.m.
Day 4: Monday, 17 August 2026
LASU will award Diplomas, First Degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas and Master’s Degrees in Engineering, Agriculture and Science.
The event will hold at the Olatunji Bello Auditorium, Epe School, Epe, Lagos, by 10:00 a.m.
Day 5: Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Convocation Lecture
The Convocation Lecture will hold at the Buba Marwa Auditorium, Main School, Ojo, Lagos.
The time is 9:00 a.m.
Award of Other Diplomas and Degrees
LASU will award other Diplomas, First Degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas and Master’s Degrees on the exact same day.
The ceremony will hold at the Buba Marwa Auditorium, Main School, Ojo, Lagos, by 10:00 a.m.
Day 6: Wednesday, 19 August 2026
The award of Expert and Academic Doctorate Degrees, PhD, and the conferment of Honorary Doctorate Degrees will hold on Wednesday, 19 August 2026.
The place is Buba Marwa Auditorium, Main School, Ojo, Lagos, and the time is 10:00 a.m.
Day 7: Sunday, 23 August 2026
The Special Convocation Thanksgiving Service will hold at the University Chapel, also known as Chapel of Light, Main School, Ojo, Lagos.
The service begins at 10:00 a.m.
Notice to LASU Graduands
LASU has released clear guidelines for all graduands of the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 scholastic sessions.
Graduands who want to spend for the convocation bundle must check out the LASU convocation payment portal and follow the payment instructions.
Academic Gown Return and Charges
Graduands must return scholastic gowns right away after the ceremony, with the latest return date repaired for Friday, 21 August 2026.
Any graduand who keeps the academic dress after Friday, 21 August 2026, will pay a fine of 1,000.00 for each day of default.
A graduand who loses or harms an academic gown will pay a replacement charge of 36,000.00 for First Degree graduands and 45,000.00 for Postgraduate Diploma and Master’s graduands.
Certificate Collection
Certificates will be prepared for collection immediately after the Convocation Event.
This uses only after the graduand returns the scholastic dress.
Cap, Tassel and Academic Dress Rules
Very first degree graduands will move the tassels of their caps from right to left at the point where the Vice-Chancellor declares, “I admit you all”.
That act marks their admission into the body of graduates of Lagos State University, LASU.
Greater degree receivers must wear their caps with the tassels on the left-hand side, given that they currently hold first degrees.
Graduands should ask Faculty Officers or School Secretaries for aid so that the hood and cap sit well, with the tassels put on the right where needed.
Female graduands ought to reveal courtesy when they shake hands with the Vice-Chancellor.
Male graduands must bow, but they should not remove their caps.
Seating and Movement Rules for LASU Convocation
Parents, guardians and invited visitors must sit down not behind 8:30 a.m. on each convocation day.
Graduands need to sign up with the Convocation Procession by 9:00 a.m.; anyone who fails to do so will not go into the University Auditorium.
Each faculty will have seats reserved for its graduands.
LASU will not permit unauthorised movement or photography during the convocation ceremony. Graduands should take pictures before entering the University Auditorium or wait till the event ends.
Any graduand who leaves a seat while the ceremony is going on will not go back to the auditorium.
Graduands and welcomed guests seated under the canopy outside the University Auditorium must preserve order and stand as the Academic Procession gets in and leaves the convocation location.
Graduands must bathrobe appropriately and follow the colour prescribed for their professors.
All graduands should begin and total clearance at their Colleges, Schools or Faculties before the convocation so that they can gather their degree certificates without hold-up.
The Vice-Chancellor congratulates all graduands, moms and dads, guardians, stakeholders and the LASU community on the combined 29th and 30th Convocation Ceremonies.
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