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Lagos State University of Science and Technology

Lagos State University of Science and Technology is a government-owned tertiary institution located in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria. The institution was formerly known as Lagos State College of Science and Technology (LACOSTECH) and later changed to Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) before assuming its current name.

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Lagos State University of Science and Technology
Motto
Mission and Professionalism
TypePublic
Established1977 (1977)
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Olumuyiwa O. Odusanya
Academic staff
Above 1200
Students6,000
Location,
Nigeria
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Colors    Red and blue
Websitelasustech.edu.ng
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Lagos State University of Science and Technology is a government-owned tertiary institution located in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria. The institution was formerly known as Lagos State College of Science and Technology (LACOSTECH) and later changed to Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) before assuming its current name.1

History

The Lagos State University of Science and Technology (formerly known as Lagos State Polytechnic) opened in January, 1978 at a temporary site (now the Isolo Campus) with five Departments: Accountancy, Business administration, Banking and finance, Marketing and Insurance.2

On 1 August 1978, the School of Agriculture in Ikorodu was merged with the Institution became the nucleus of the permanent site at Ikorodu. In 1986, the Lagos State Government changed the name of the Institution from Lagos State College of Science and technology, (LACOSTECH) to Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH). It became a university of science and technology in February 2022.2

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