LASU emerges best university in Sub-Saharan Africa

LASU emerges best university in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Fly Cable News

The Lagos State University (LASU) has emerged the best university in Sub-Saharan Africa in the just released Universitas Indonesia (UI) GreenMetric World University Rankings 2024.

LASU also retained its spot as the best university in Nigeria, a position it has held for two consecutive years (2022 and 2023).

This was disclosed in a post on its Facebook wall.

The statement disclosed that the announcement was made through a live broadcast from Universidade São Paulo by the global ranking body on Thursday, 12th December 2024.

LASU also emerged the 23rd best university in Africa from the 25th spot, and 709th from 761st position it held in 2023.

The ranking, which is now in its 15th edition, showcases 1,477 institutions across 95 countries, making it one of the most credible global university ranking systems dedicated to assessing the sustainability performance of institutions worldwide.

LASU’s latest ranking in the UI GreenMetric World University Ranking is coming on the heels of the recently released Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan Africa Universities Ranking, which placed the institution as the best state university in Nigeria, the second best public university, the fourth best university overall in Nigeria and the 30th best university in Africa.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, while reacting to the announcement, congratulated the entire university community for its concerted efforts towards the actualisation of the feat.

She also praised the Lagos State Government for providing the necessary support to fuel the institutions’ drive towards the peak position among universities in the country in the area of sustainability.