Nigeria, May 28 -- Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has approved the appointment of a deputy registrar, Emmanuel Famu, as the acting registrar for the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo.

This was contained in a statement issued late Thursday night by the university's coordinator of the centre for information, press and public relations (CIPPR), Ademola Adekoya.

The new development, PREMIUM TIMES learnt, is a follow up to the recent announcement of the dissolution of the university's governing council by the governor, and the directive that the former registrar, Olayinka Amuni, should embark on compulsory leave pending the conclusion of the processes for the appointment of the institution's 9th substantive vice-chancellor.

According...