Sanwo-Olu presented the award on Thursday at the Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo’s 26th Convocation and 40th Anniversary.
Tinubu signed the Student Loan Bill into law on Monday, June 12, establishing a Nigerian Education Loan Fund from which underprivileged Nigerian youngsters will receive interest-free loans.
The President stated that the bill would allow impoverished pupils to pursue their ambitions of obtaining a tertiary education.
The governor, therefore, enjoined all Nigerians, especially the intended beneficiaries, to embrace the opportunity in good faith.
According to him, the Lagos state government is focused on assisting students in government tertiary institutions within the state to discover their talents, harness their potentials and refocus toward excellence, entrepreneurship and self- sustenance.
As a government, we are not unaware that university operations is service-oriented and as such, the need to continually improve on quality benchmarks is a continuum.
Very importantly, we are also not unaware that sustaining an effective university that can compete favourably on a global stage requires huge financial investments.
While we are committed to the aspirations of the founding fathers of the institution, we are resolved to surpass the gains of yesterday by setting a new narrative for the institution