Category: Education

‎Jare Olukotun ‎‎‎A strategic meeting between the management of the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), Ikorodu Local Government, and the six Head of Departments (HoD) of Education across the six councils in Ikorodu Division, has been held to further chart way forward for the sector.‎‎‎‎According to the Education Secretary, LGEA, Ikorodu Local Government, Alhaji Taiwo Odumbo, who convened the maiden meeting alongside his management team, the initiative was designed to strengthen collaboration and foster synergy between the LGEA and the office of the HoDs across the council.‎ ‎‎‎”The session, which…

Wale Jagun The Ikorodu Division Peace Initiative Limited (IDPIL), the body that has been organising the largest scholarship and bursary awards in Ikorodu Division and arguably, Lagos State, has announced the commencement of 2026 scholarship. The body is calling on students both indigenes and residents of Ikorodu who are in public higher institutions across the country to apply for the educational support that has been running for five years. Applications which opened on May 1st closes June 30th, 2026. According to the IDPIL, 100 beneficiaries are targeted for the three…

Mariam Akinloye Chieftains and members of the Shams -El -Deen Old Students’ Association, Ikorodu, has commenced the construction of an ultra -modern main gate and fence in their alma mater to replace the old one. The historic laying of the foundation blocks was performed on Tuesday, as part of the old students’ interventions for their old school. Alhaji Ogunnaike A., a member of the association who presented the project overview said that the existing fence will be removed and will be replaced with a new one that befits the school.…

Wale Jagun Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, has invited candidates of Lagos origin who sat for 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) and picked the institution as their first choice for Indigeneship/Indigeneity Verification Exercise for the 2026/2027 academic session. In a statement by the institution, signed by Registrar and Secretary to Council, Emmanuel A. FANU, MANUPA, MNIM, MCIPM, FCAI, such candidates must score a minimum of 195 in the just concluded UTME. The exercise which commences Monday, 27th April 2026 will close on Friday, 22nd May 2026. While stating that…

‎Wale Jagun ‎ ‎Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) paid a strategic partnership visit to Huawei Technologies in a bid to deploy advanced digital and smart university solutions, marking a significant step towards transforming the institution into a technology-driven centre of excellence. ‎ ‎The partnership meeting, held on Wednesday, 22nd April 2026, at Huawei Technologies’ Office in Victoria Island, Lagos, brought together senior management staff from both organisations and the partnering consultants, to explore collaborative opportunities in digital infrastructure and innovative educational technologies. ‎ ‎Discussions focused on key…

‎Kunle Adelabu ‎ ‎ ‎The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) full accreditation in 13 courses while interim approval was given for one. ‎ ‎ ‎The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Olumide Odusanya, who revealed the outcome of the exercise in a statement signed by the Registrar, described the performance as excellent. ‎ ‎ ‎”The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olumuyiwa Omotola Odusanya is pleased to inform the University community of the outcomes of the year 2025 accreditation of undergraduate programmes by the…

‎Kunle Adelabu ‎ ‎The Education Secretary, Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), Ikorodu Local Government  Alhaji Taiwo Abiodun Odumbo, has acknowledged the interventions of Rep.  Babajimi Adegoke Benson as revolutionary and deliberate efforts to build futures of Ikorodu. ‎ ‎ ‎Alhaji Odumbo said this in a statement on Saturday while assessing the federal lawmaker’s interventions in the basic primary education system in Ikorodu LG, which is also a division and at the same time, a federal constituency, since his assumption of office in the last 10 months. ‎ ‎ ‎The LGEA…

Wale Jagun & Mariam Akinloye -We are preparing them for the future -Adeboruwa To emphasise the premium placed on education in Igbogbo Kingdom and in commemoration of the 10th year anniversary celebration of His Royal Majesty, Oba (Barr.) Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo, 500 students across various secondary schools, and others that are preparing to write this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) JAMB, WACE and NECO examinations into higher institution, were offered free Computer-Based Test (CBT) training. The CBT training, which was held on Tuesday, April 7,…