LASU Gets New VC

Professor Olanrewaju Adigun Fagbohun has been appointed as the 8th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University, LASU.

Prof Fagbohun’s appointment was confirmed on Wednesday by the Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode.

The new VC of LASU is a Professor of Environmental Law and until his appointment, he was the Director of Research at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka.

Prof fagbohun’s appointment came following the expiration of the tenure of Professor John Oladapo Obafunwa as the 7th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the institution on October 31, 2015.

A statement issued on Wednesday by the State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, disclosed that the appointee was born on October 19, 1966 and hails from Akesan in the Alimosho Local Government area of Lagos State.

He joined the Faculty of Law of LASU as an Assistant Lecturer in January 1991. He rose through the ranks and by the year 2004, he was appointed an Associate Professor.

He studied Law at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) and obtained his Master’s of Law Degree at the University of Lagos. He attended the Obafemi Awolowo University for his doctoral degree programme.

At different times, he served as a member of Senate of the Lagos State University; Head of Department of Business Law and later Department of Private and Property Law; Coordinator, Law Centre; Coordinator of the Department of Environmental Law and Allied Disciplines of the Centre for Environment and Science Education of the Lagos State University, and was, for several years, the Editor-in-Chief of the LASU Law Journal.

Professor Fagbohun is a member of several academic and professional bodies, an

Until this appointment, the Deputy VC (Administration) of LASU, Professor Fidelis Olisamedua Njokanma assumed the position of Acting Vice-Chancellor.