LASU Senate Elects New Deputy Vice-Chancellor

By Dansu Peter  The Senate of Lagos State University (LASU) has elected Prof. Oseni Afisi as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of t...

By Dansu Peter 

The Senate of Lagos State University (LASU) has elected Prof. Oseni Afisi as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the institution. The announcement was made on Monday in a statement issued by Mrs. Oluwayemisi Thomas-Onashile, the Deputy Registrar and Coordinator of the Centre for Information and Public Relations at LASU.

Prof. Afisi, a renowned scholar and Professor of Philosophy, will succeed Prof. Olufunsho Abayomi Omobitan, whose tenure ends on January 29, 2025. Afisi is set to officially assume the role on January 30.

Born on July 15, 1974, into the Afisi-Shokun-Agbajegoriite-Onilegbale Royal House of Isale-Eko, Lagos Island, Prof. Afisi has had an illustrious academic journey. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of Lagos in 1998 and completed his national youth service at Lagos State Model College, Obadore, from 1998 to 1999. 

He obtained a Master of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of Lagos in 2002 and later earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, in 2014.

Afisi joined LASU as an Assistant Lecturer in March 2007. Over the years, he rose through the ranks, becoming an Associate Professor in 2020 and a full Professor in 2023. Notably, he is the first indigenous Professor of Philosophy in LASU's Department of Philosophy. He also served as the Head of the Department from March 2019 to October 2021.

The LASU community looks forward to Prof. Afisi’s leadership as he steps into his new role to advance the university's academic excellence.

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