Category: Education

Wale Jagun -As stakeholders call for more support for education Exceptional students during the week – long celebration of annual Children Education Fund (C.H.E.F) Week of the Igbogbo Students’ Union, (ISU) have been honoured as One – Day student officials. The symbolic handover of the leadership of the union to the students who emerged as champions in the weeklong academic competitions, was the major highlight of the grand finale of the CHEF Week 2025, organized to drum support for the development of education at the grassroots. Following their exceptional performances,…

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Mariam Akinloye -Grand Finale, presentations of gifts hold Wednesday Winners have emerged in the spelling bee and debate competitions among primary school pupils and students from junior and senior secondary schools within Igbogbo Kingdom in Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA). The finals of the competitions organized by the Igbogbo Students’ Union (ISU) in commemoration of the 2025 Children Education Fund (C.H.E.F) Week took place at AOSTEM Centre, 1, Adeseye Ogunlewe Street, off Akin Ogunlewe Way, Apalura, Igbogbo, on Friday. This event marked one of the most impactful educational engagements…

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Mariam Akinloye In continuation of its effort to ensure inclusive education for all children, the Igbogbo Students’ Union (ISU), through the Children Education Fund Week (C.H.E.F) Committee, on Thursday, held the second event of the week by going on the street to call the attention of the public to the challenges of street begging. Chieftains of the ISU led over 60 students across various schools on the walk on major streets in Igbogbo to drive the message home, with participants carrying placards with inscriptions condemning street begging, encouraging mass school…

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Jare Olukotun The Igbogbo Students’ Union (ISU) kicked – off the 2025 Children Fund (C.H.E.F) Week on Wednesday with the aim of addressing the increasing incidence of street begging and the learning gaps affecting children and youth. This year’s edition is themed: “RESCUING DREAMS: Combating Learning Gaps and Street Begging through Inclusive Education”, with inter – school debate and Spelling Bee organized by the union at the AOSTEM Centre, Igbogbo. The contest held among 30 schools with 129 pupils and students in attendance, accompanied by 30 tutors. The programme sponsored…

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Our Reporter In a landmark step toward boosting digital innovation and learning in tertiary institutions, HUAWEI Nigeria has officially donated a state-of-the-art Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Laboratory to the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH). The commissioning, which took place at the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Building on the university’s main campus, attracted dignitaries from government, academia, and the technology sector. The Vice Chancellor of LASUSTECH, Professor Olumuyiwa Odusanya, expressed immense gratitude during his address, describing the occasion as “a day of joy” and a major…

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Kunle Adelabu It was a transformative experience a few days ago for the students across various public and private schools in Ikorodu Constituency II and other youths, as a member of the Lagos State Youth Parliament, Hon. Fathia Kolejo, convened an education fair. The session which was sponsored by the representative of Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), exposed its audience to life -changing opportunities in education, vocational skills and career development, as seasoned government functionaries, educationists, and experts dissected issues to inspire the youths in attendance to…

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Wale Jagun The Ikorodu Division Peace Initiatives Limited (IDPIL), has called eligible students across various public higher institutions in Nigeria who are residents of Ikorodu Division (indigenes and residents) to apply for its 2025 Scholarship and Bursary Awards. The registration which is now opened on the IDPIL’s site will be available till June 2025. To apply, interested candidates should click on the link below: https://idpil.org/sbscheme/ The award which is the 4th edition is worth N50million, as announced by the IDPIL Chairman, Odofin Adewunmi Ogunsanya, SAN, the Odofin of Ikorodu, at…

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Mariam Akinloye Members of the House of Representatives’ committee on TETFund have paid a scheduled visit to the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, for an on-the-spot assessment of TETFUND funded projects in the university. The committee which visited on Wednesday, commended the institution for its prudent utilisation of public funds. The delegation, comprising Mr. Uduma Nnaechi, Engr. Aliyu Muhammed, and Arc. Ugochukwu Ndukawuba, remarked that the purpose of the visit was to ascertain the university’s compliance with TETFUND project approvals and to inspect the quality of…

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye -Ikorodu Rep pledges a storey building, classrooms It was a grand exit for the outgoing Chairman of the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), Mr Rotimi Erogbogbo, as a block of six classrooms, 12 toilet facilities and long-abandoned administrative building at the Jamatul Islamiyyah Primary School, Ikorodu, which have been fully rehabilitated and upgraded by association were commissioned on Friday. At the commissioning by the representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Rep. Babajimi Benson, commendation was accorded IKODASS for its impacts.…

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Our Reporter Principal officers and managers of Lagos State-owned tertiary institutions convened for the annual retreat organized by the Ministry of Tertiary Education, focusing on strategic approaches to managing higher education within a rapidly evolving digital economy. The Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Mr. Tolani Sule, set the tone in his opening address, underscoring the critical need for tertiary institutions to embrace modern technology as a catalyst for growth and development. He urged participants to utilize the retreat as a vital platform for knowledge exchange, the strengthening of inter-institutional collaborations, and…

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