House of Reps delegates visit LASU over admission racketeering

The delegates of the House of Representatives person visited the Lagos State University (LASU) to sermon measures to curb certificate and admittance racketeering successful Nigerian tertiary institutions.

The sojourn was held astatine the Vice-Chancellor’s (VC) Conference Room, according to the connection shared via the university’s authoritative societal media platforms connected Thursday successful Lagos.

“LASU absorption received members of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee connected Certificate Racketeering.

The delegation was led by the Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Abubakar Fulata, and included Hon. Iliyasu Aliyin, Hon. Yusuf Kure, Hon. Rabiu Yusuf, Esq., Hon. Adams Ogene, and Hon. Faud Laguda.

“The visit, held astatine the VC’s Conference Room, sought to interface with the assemblage absorption connected measures adopted to curb certificate and admittance racketeering successful Nigerian tertiary institutions.

“The VC, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academics, Prof. Oseni Afisi,” the connection read.

Olatunji-Bello welcomed the lawmakers and expressed appreciation for their efforts successful sanitising Nigeria’s acquisition system.

She noted that portion certificate racketeering remained a nationalist challenge, LASU had distinguished itself done its afloat digitalised world processes, from admittance to graduation.

This, she said, made manipulation oregon falsification of records virtually impossible.

She added that each process, from admission, registration, assessment, and certificate issuance, was transparent and automated.

She said the certificates were with a unsocial QR codification that allowed instant verification anyplace successful the world.

This, she said, guaranteed authenticity and eliminated the anticipation of forgery.

She disclosed that the accreditation workout from 2023 to day recorded an awesome 98 per cent occurrence rate.

She reflected connected the institution’s adherence to the champion world and administrative standards.

Supporting the VC’s remarks was the Deputy VC Administration, Prof. Oluwatoyin Enikuomehin, who highlighted LASU’s mandatory usage of the National Identification Number successful pupil registration.

He described it arsenic an further furniture of individuality verification.

He added that the university’s integration with the National Youth Service Corps portal ensured that lone verified graduates are processed for certificate issuance.

The members of the Ad-hoc Committee commended LASU for mounting a benchmark successful transparency and innovation wrong the acquisition sector.

They applauded the university’s cutting-edge verification strategy and robust integer frameworks, describing LASU arsenic “a exemplary for different Nigerian institutions and 1 of the astir credible universities successful West Africa.”

The president of the committee, Fulata, lauded LASU’s enactment and reaffirmed the House’s committedness to eradicating certificate racketeering crossed the nation.

He called for continuous collaboration betwixt the National Assembly and LASU successful promoting accountability and technological advancement successful higher education.

To show assurance successful LASU’s system, the Committee conducted a unrecorded trial of a illustration certificate, which was successfully verified done the university’s QR authentication platform.

Other apical officials contiguous included the University Bursar, Mr Said Babatunde, represented by the Deputy Bursar, Budget and Budgetary Control, Mr Adekunle Odunlami, among others. (NAN)

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