Lagos State University (LASU) has issued an invitation to applicants who are natives of Lagos State to undergo verification as part of the pre-admission process for the 2023/2024 academic year.
The verification for Lagos State indigenes, as stated by the Registrar and Secretary to Council, Emmanuel A. Fanu, is scheduled to commence on Thursday, 20th July.
Fanu explained that the invitation is for candidates of “Lagos State Origin who chose Lagos State University as First Choice in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) and scored a minimum of 195”.
He noted that the Indigeneship Verification Exercise for the 2023/ 2024 Admission Exercise will commence on Thursday, 20th July, and close on Friday, 11th August 2023 while the verification interview will start on Monday, 24th July 2023.
The documents required for the IIVC screening exercise are the IIVC manual form, LASU receipt of IIVC payment, online data form, UTME form showing the choice of institution with UTME score, and O’Level result.
He observed that the Indigeneship Verification Exercise for the 2023/2024 Admission will begin on Thursday, 20th July, and conclude on Friday, 11th August 2023. Meanwhile, the verification interview is scheduled to commence on Monday, 24th July 2023.
The necessary documents for the IIVC screening process include the IIVC manual form, proof of IIVC payment receipt from LASU, the online data form, the UTME form indicating the chosen institution and UTME score, as well as the O’Level result.
According to Fanu, the additional documents required are two passport photographs, the applicant’s birth certificate, the birth certificate of the applicant’s father/mother, a letter from the Oba (not Baale) of the applicant’s town of origin, and a letter from the Chairman of the applicant’s Local Government Area (LGA) of origin.
However, Fanu emphasized that the Indigeneship Verification Exercise does not guarantee or serve as proof of admission into the Lagos State University.
Furthermore, the official LASU announcement stated that the portal for online registration will open on Thursday, 20th July 2023.
“For the screening exercise, the first phase is Monday, 24th July – Thursday, 27th July; second phase is Monday, 31st July – Thursday, 3rd August; third Phase is Monday, 7th August – Thursday, 10th August and mop-up is Monday, 14th, August – Thursday, 17th August.”
For the application process, candidates are required to make a payment to the Lagos State University Account online using the following link: https://lasu.edu.ng/iive/
Lagos State University specifies that only candidates who are natives of Lagos State are eligible for the screening. Such candidates need to obtain clearance from the Independent Indigeneship Verification Committee (IIVC) before they can be considered for admission.
The interviews will be conducted at the following locations: Ikeja Division: First Floor, L & H Building, Faculty of Arts; Badagry Division: New TETFund Building, Faculty of Education; Ikorodu Division: Law Clinic, Faculty of Law; Lagos Division: International Business Class, MBA Building; and Epe Division: School of Transport.
The institution also states that previous applicants for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 academic sessions who have not received admission offers should only revalidate their indigeneship clearance certificates online at http://lasu.edu.ng by making the necessary payment.
“All Direct Entry applicants who are of Lagos State Origin are to participate in this Indigeneship Verification Exercise before they can be considered for admission,” Fanu said.
“Any applicant who pays money to any individual/other account or through other means aside from the one above, does so, to his/her own disadvantage.”
