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LASPOTECH 25th CONVOCATION : OVER 9250 STUDENTS WILL BE GRADUATED ON THE 9TH.


The Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Ikorodu, will on March 9 graduate no fewer than 9, 295 national and higher national diploma students as part of activities marking its 25th convocation.

Of the figure,  273 had distinction,  while 1, 223 made upper credit and  5,693 had lower credit and 2, 106 had pass.

The Rector, Mr Samuel Sogunro, announced this at a media briefing in Ikorodu on Thursday that the 9, 295 comprised full-time and part-time students.

“A total of 9, 295 students both national and higher national diploma students will be graduated on March 9.

“They are from part-time and full-time programmes of the school,” he said.

Sogunro said the 25th convocation tagged :“ LASPOTECH Alofp at 40” would also form part of activities marking the institution’s 40th anniversary coming up in November.

He said the various programmes being run in the polytechnic were designed for the development of the nation’s economy.

“Our vision is to be a polytechnic of excellence, offering world-class educational services and our mission is to produce excellent manpower for commerce and industry using modern facilities and competent personnel.

“Our graduates have contributed to the growth of the economy especially through commerce, technology and engineering, ” he said.

Sogunro said the polytechnic also runs a compulsory student empowerment and entrepreneurial programme to enable the students to become self-employed and self-dependent.

According to Sogunro, a lot had been invested in human capacity development through training and retraining of its staff with the support of the state government and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund).


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