The Lagos State University’s Best Graduating Student in the Faculty of Law for the 2024/2025 Academic Session, Toheeb Omotayo Alimi, has emerged as a recipient of the 2025 Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) Scholarship Award, valued at one million naira (₦1,000,000).
The prestigious scholarship, instituted by the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN), forms part of a strategic national initiative aimed at reversing the declining standards in legal education and professional practice in Nigeria. The scheme targets exceptional law students at both university and Nigerian Law School levels, setting measurable standards that promote academic excellence, character, discipline, and professional integrity.
Following a rigorous national selection process, Alimi was named one of the successful awardees for 2025, a distinction that places him among Nigeria’s most promising emerging legal minds.
According to the official award notification, the scholarship will be disbursed in two phases:
* ₦500,000 during his final year at the university
* ₦500,000 during his attendance at the Nigerian Law School
Beyond the financial support, the BOSAN Scholarship carries significant professional prestige. Beneficiaries are formally recognised as BOSAN Scholars, a distinction that confers honour not only within their universities and the Nigerian Law School, but throughout their future legal careers.
The formal award ceremony is scheduled to take place at the 50th Anniversary Dinner of the Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, on Saturday, 7th February 2026, at Harbour Point, 4 Wilmot Point Road, off Ahmadu Bello Road, Victoria Island, Lagos State.
The scholarship scheme also maintains strict standards of accountability, with BOSAN emphasising that any beneficiary who falls below the required academic, conduct, or character standards risks the immediate withdrawal of the award.
For LASU, the recognition of Alimi represents a powerful affirmation of its commitment to producing legal professionals of exceptional quality and integrity. For the Nigerian legal profession, it signals a renewed investment in building a new generation of lawyers grounded in excellence, ethics, and service.
With this achievement, Toheeb Omotayo Alimi not only secures a prestigious national honour but also takes a decisive step into the future as a symbol of merit, discipline, and promise in Nigeria’s legal landscape.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji-Bello, mni, NPOM congratulates Toheeb on this remarkable feat and wishes him more successes in his legal journey.
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