Lagos State University
(LASU) first class student by the name Ola Olabanjo, has won the Best Bachelor of Science, Computer Science Students’
Projects Award for Tertiary Institutions in Lagos State.
Olabanjo was
of the Computer Science Department in the institution. Prof. Benjamin
Aribisala, Head, Computer Science Department of LASU, made the
disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos.
He said that the award was sponsored by a former Minister of Petroleum, Chief Don Etiebet.
Aribisala said the contestants were tested on the project, “Design
and Implementation of Administrative E-memo for Tertiary Institutions -A
case study of Lagos State University’’.
He said that Olabanjo’s final year project was the only one among
others submitted by the department for the award. According to
Aribisala, Olabanjo made a first class grade with a Cumulative Grade
Point (CGP) of 4.60. He said Olabanjo was the first student to make
first class in the department, after eight years of existence.
Aribisala said that Olabanjo’s selection was approved by the
university’s Senate, adding that he is the overall best student in the
university. “Olabanjo received a prize of N150,000, a plaque,
certificate for his effort which was presented to him at the Annual
Conference of Nigeria Computer Society (NCS).
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Since the inception of the award, this is the first time LASU
participated in it,’’ he said. According to him, the software, E-memo
will be useful for any organisation to communicate electronically. “It
is the first software developed at the department, it will be tested at
faculties levels and thereafter forwarded to the University
Management,’’ Aribisala said. NAN reports that two students of the
University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, came second and third respectively.
Keep the flag flying.
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