Lagos State University (LASU) has added another major milestone to its growing list of achievements after clinching a ₦25 million award from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for outstanding admissions performance.
The university received the prize during the 2026 JAMB Policy Meeting held in Abuja on Monday, May 11, under the National Tertiary Admissions’ Performance-Merit Award (NATAP-M Awards).
LASU was named the Second Runner-Up Institution in the overall category of the highly regarded award, earning an aggregate score of three points across the five assessment criteria of the Mega Award in the sixth edition for the 2025 admission cycle.
JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, presented the award to the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji-Bello, mni, NPOM.
The recognition comes shortly after LASU emerged as Nigeria’s most preferred university for the 2026 admission exercise for the second consecutive year. According to admission figures released after the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), a record 84,326 candidates selected the institution as their first-choice university.
Reacting to the development, the Vice-Chancellor said the latest achievements underscore LASU’s dedication to excellence, innovation, transparency, and a student-focused system of administration.
The latest recognition further strengthens the university’s standing as one of Nigeria’s leading public institutions, amid increasing competition for admission into tertiary institutions across the country.
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