New LASU VC unveils eight-point agenda

Profs. Ayodeji Badejo, the recently confirmed Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, has presented an eight-point strategic plan aimed at enhancing academic excellence, research, financial stability, and staff and student welfare. Appointed on September 21, 2026, Badejo is the tenth substantive Vice-Chancellor and third female leader of the institution.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave his approval on September 10, 2026, for the five-year tenure. The eight pillars outlined by Badejo are academic excellence and quality assurance, research, innovation, and global recognition, financial sustainability and resource mobilization, infrastructure and digital transformation, staff welfare and industrial harmony, student welfare, mentorship, and employability, governance, integrity, and institutional recognition, and community engagement and societal impact.

In her inauguration speech, Badejo extended her gratitude to the university community for their support and affirmed her commitment to serve with humility, integrity, and dedication. She emphasized that the university's success would be a collaborative effort and expressed confidence in the strength of the LASU community.