LASU Students Clinch All Awards At LASEPA Essay Competition For Tertiary Students In Lagos

Students of Lagos State University have clinched   all the available prizes, finishing in the first,second and third positions respectively at an essay competition for undergraduate students of all tertiary institutions in Lagos 

The competition was organised by the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) to commemorate the Y2024 World Environmental Day.

The essay competition with the theme "Land Restoration,  Desertification and Drought Resilience" had a total of 174 students debate using the Lagos State experience while preferring innovative solutions to the problems identified. 

Of the number of participants, LASU had a total of seventy-three (73) entries, the highest number of entries, nine (9) of which made it to the final top 20 list. 

However, four (4) of the students made the top five (5), occupying the first to fourth positions at an event held on Thursday, 20th June 2024 at the LASEPA Headquarter, Alausa, Ikeja. 

 

The winners are:

Sowemimo Efunjola Olumayowa (Medicine & Surgery) with the 1st position, Bieni Precious Chinomso (History & International Relations), 2nd position, Hamzat Kabir Olorunwa (Physiology) 3rd position, and Adebiyi Omotola Elizabeth (Mechanical Engineering), 4th position. 

The first prize winner was gifted N500,000 cash, an award, and a LASEPA Ambassador status for Y2024. For the second position, N300,000 plus an Award and a LASEPA Ambassador status for Y2024 was the reward. The third position earned a N200,000 cash reward, an award and a LASEPA Ambassador status for Y2024, while the 4th position got rewarded with N100,000 cash, an Award as well as a LASEPA Ambassador status for Y2024.

Acting Dean of Students Affairs Division, Dr Abiodun Fatai-Abatan led the students to the grand finale of the competition while the Director, Directorate of Special Interventions, Prof. Oseni Afisi, coordinated LASU's participation in the event.

The Vice Chancellor,  Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello congratulates the students on their participation and victory. She urges them to keep the flag of the university flying while assuring them of the university's support for future competitions.