{
  "id": 6472011,
  "title": "Sanwo-Olu appoints new LASU Vice-Chancellor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/sanwo-olu-appoints-new-lasu-vice-chancellor-6472011",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T20:52:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/sanwo-olu-appoints-new-lasu-vice-chancellor/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has officially appointed Professor Ayodeji Olawunmi Badejo as the new Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU). The announcement was made in a statement released by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, on Wednesday. Badejo, a professor of Guidance and Counselling, will succeed Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, whose five-year term has ended. The statement confirmed that Badejo, born on August 4, 1962, holds a PhD in Guidance and Counselling and an M. Ed degree in Guidance and Counselling from the University of Lagos. She will assume her new role following Olatunji-Bello's tenure, which concluded in September 2021. During her time as Vice-Chancellor, Olatunji-Bello achieved a 96% success rate in the university's first-year accreditation exercise, with 31 out of 37 programs receiving full accreditation. She also reported a significant increase in the university's internally generated revenue from N3bn to N13bn. Olatunji-Bello described her administration as one that transformed LASU into \"the most subscribed university in Nigeria and the most digitally advanced among our peers.\"",
  "summary": "Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed Professor Ayodeji Badejo as the new LASU VC, succeeding Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello. Read More: https://punchng.com/sanwo-olu-appoints-new-lasu-vice-chancellor/",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Sanwo-Olu appoints new LASU Vice-Chancellor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/sanwo-olu-appoints-new-lasu-vice-chancellor",
        "published": "2026-09-09T20:30:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Sanwo-Olu appoints Badejo Ayodeji Olawunmi new LASU Vice-Chancellor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/sanwo-olu-appoints-badejo-ayodeji-olawunmi-new-lasu-vice-chancellor",
        "published": "2026-09-10T05:39:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}