Category: Education

Our Reporter The Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary (TG/PS), Education District II, Mr. Omotayo Layemo Sanni, on Wednesday, received the South-West Zonal Best Teacher, Mr. Obafemi Peter Lawal, at the District Headquarters, Maryland. Mr Lawal, a tutor of Government at Oriwu College Senior Model College, Ikorodu, emerged the Best Teacher in South-West, Nigeria, last week. Mr. Sanni congratulated Mr. Lawal on the well-deserved recognition, describing the award as a reflection of dedication, professionalism, and commitment to quality teaching in Lagos State. He urged the award recipient to continue to uphold the standard of…

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Kunle Adelabu The pioneer Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Prof. Olumuyiwa Omotola Odusanya, has informed that the university which came into existence four years ago is deliberately and strategically expanding its infrastructures, building staff and students manpower to attain a world -class status and become an institution of excellence. Prof. Odusanya, who spoke at the 4th Founder’s Day of LASUSTECH, said that the new university has presented 39 of its 41 programmes for accreditation to the National Universities Commission, completed three academic sessions, and now…

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye -IDRDG chieftains reiterate education as primary focus The quarterly reading session of the Musediq Alogba E-Library & Research Centre, an arm of the Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG), has continued to fulfill its primary objectives in mentoring, encouraging and inspiring students across Ikorodu Division. The session which is the fourth in its series was held at the Ultra -Modern Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu last Thursday, with about 300 students across public and private secondary schools in Ikorodu in attendance. A retired Permanent Secretary,  Office…

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Jare Olukotun As schools across Ikorodu Division resumed for the second term of the 2025/2026 academic session, Alhaji Taiwo Abiodun Odumbo, the Education Secretary, Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), Ikorodu, embarked on a comprehensive monitoring exercise to ensure a smooth and impactful start to learning activities. During his visit to various schools, the Education Secretary emphasised the effective utilisation of the Hope Edu Textbooks, a Lagos State Government provided learning resource distributed to all public primary schools. These textbooks, covering Basic One through Basic Six, are designed to enhance curriculum…

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Mariam Akinloye The construction of a block of six classrooms by the authority of the Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA), at the Methodist Primary School, Imota, has been completed. Hon. Benson Sunday, Executive Chairman, Imota LCDA, started the project last year’s October.According to the Office of the Media & Publicity Engagement of the Chairman, the project is part of the administration’s commitment to providing a conducive learning environment, and promoting quality education in the council. The facility has four toilet rooms for the pupils, two each for male and…

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Wale Jagun ‎The Chairman, Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon.  Benson Sunday Ayodele, has welcomed pupils, students and staff back into their various schools after a long Christmas and New Year holidays.‎‎Hon.  Benson, in a statement today, charged the school administrators, and teaching and non- teaching staff on the need to return to their various duty posts with renewed commitment towards moulding pupils and students into leaders of tomorrow and responsible characters.‎‎‎”It is with great joy and optimism that I warmly welcome our esteemed school administrators, teachers, pupils, and…

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Mariam Akinloye The distribution of learning materials by Rhoda Youth Centre has continued to receive commendations from stakeholders in the education sector and community as the train of progress on Tuesday proceeded to Ijede and Imota Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) to extend its scholarship to pupils in Ikorodu Constituency. While 10 pupils benefitted from the five schools in Ijede LCDA, 16 pupils received the Rhoda Centre gesture from 8 public primary schools in Imota LCDA, with each beneficiary receiving a school bag, school uniform, 12 pieces of 40 leaves…

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Kunle Adelabu The Executive Chairman, Ijede Local Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Motunrayo Gbadebo-Alogba, on Wednesday commissioned multiple blocks of classrooms and toilet facilities in five different schools, setting the record as the first council administrator in Ikorodu to achieve such a feat. The initiative is part of her administration’s efforts in expanding educational facilities and improve quality of education in Ijede LCDA, with Methodist Primary School, Oke Eletu; Anglican Primary School,Ijede; Anwar-ul-Islam Primary School Ijede; Egbin Kingdom Primary School Egbin and Abule-Eko Primary School, Ijede as benefiting schools. The commissioning…

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Kunle Adelabu -To introduce etiquette competition among schools The Rhoda Youth Centre has presented scholarships to over 100 students across Ikorodu Division in the form of distribution of essential learning materials, a gesture which the beneficiaries would enjoy throughout their primary school education. Two vulnerable students were picked in each of the over 70 public primary schools in Ikorodu Division to receive a school bag, school unform, 12 pieces of 40 leaves exercise books each, one 20 leaves exercise book for writing, one drawing book, two pairs of white socks,…

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