# Lagos targets 2,500 medical varsity intake, expands capacity

> To accommodate the expansion, the government would be repurposing the former CACOVID Centre at Mainland Hospital, Yaba, as additional teaching space for LASUCOM.

- Published: 2026-10-09T05:30:32.951Z
- Updated: 2026-10-10T10:32:53.149Z
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- Topics: Politics
- Involves: ASUU-LASU, ASUU-LASUED, ASUU-LASUSTECH, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Akin Abayomi, Former CACOVID Centre, Grace Abimbola, Lagos State Government, Lagos State Infrastructure Asset Management Agency, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Mainland Hospital, Yaba, Murisiku Onigemo

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- 2026-10-09T05:30:32.951Z - Punch: [Lagos targets 2,500 medical varsity intake, expands capacity](https://punchng.com/lagos-targets-2500-medical-varsity-intake-expands-capacity/)
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