Lagos State University School of Transport and Logistics research team, led by Prof. Samuel Odewunmi, has won a research grant of N4.2 million (SEK100,000 – Swedish Krona) for a proposal submitted to the Volvo Educational and Research Foundation (VREF).
The research is entitled: “A Study of the Causal Relationship between Quadruple Governance Authorities and the Perennial Traffic in Apapa Port Area of Lagos State Nigeria”.
Following the award, the VREF has also named LASU School of Transport and Logistics as a Centre of Excellence for Transport Research and Education.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, described the feat as a significant step in the race to becoming the best university in West Africa. She promised to support the team in executing the project.
Meanwhile, the VC has urged foundation students to work hard and behave well, noting that the institution had zero tolerance for unethical practices.
She spoke at the orientation for the students on campus.
It was the first time a sitting vice chancellor would attend the programme.
She urged the students to place premium on discipline, hardwork and academic excellence.
Prof. Olatunji-Bello, who congratulated the students on their admission into the one-year programme, told them that their admission into the university would be guaranteed on the condition that they met all necessary requirements.
She warned them to resist the urge to partake in illicit acts which may lead to untimely termination of their studentship, assuring them of a conducive learning environment which would bring out the best in them.
Olatunji-Bello listed the purchase and installation of 40 KVA generator, rehabilitation of the water system at the hostels, overhauling of electricals at the hostels and capacity building for tutors as some of the interventions by her administration within the last six months.