Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has actually revealed enjoyment over the emergence of Lagos State University as the most popular university in Nigeria in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Admission Examination (UTME).
The guv likewise restated his administration’s commitment to positioning LASU amongst the leading 10 universities on the planet.
According to information launched by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, LASU brought in 84,426 candidates, making it the organization with the highest number of applications in the nation for the 2026 UTME admission cycle.
The University of Lagos came 2nd with 78,240 applicants, while Obafemi Awolowo University ranked 3rd with 60,370 candidates. The University of Ibadan and University of Benin followed in 4th and fifth positions with 58,895 and 55,425 applicants respectively.
Responding to the advancement, Sanwo-Olu explained LASU as a beacon of excellence and national relevance, keeping in mind that the organization’s growing track record was a reflection of the Lagos State Federal government’s dedication to producing an academic environment that promotes success and innovation.
He attributed the university’s accomplishments to visionary management, committed faculty members, and hardworking trainees, supported by his administration’s THEMES Plus Agenda, which focuses on education funding and technological improvement.
The guv commended the Vice-Chancellor of LASU, Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, for her leadership function in improving the institution’s ranking and credibility.
According to him, Prof. Olatunji-Bello’s administration has actually introduced ingenious methods to finding out and strengthened the university’s scholastic standards, infrastructure, and research output, earning LASU both national and international recognition.
Sanwo-Olu even more motivated personnel and students of the organization to sustain the momentum and continue striving to keep LASU’s status as Nigeria’s a lot of in-demand university.
In recent years, LASU has actually executed several reforms focused on improving academic quality, deepening research, improving infrastructure, and promoting a student-centred learning environment, adding to its strong efficiency in national and global scholastic rankings.