Category: Education

Education Commissioner Charges Evaluators To Monitor Schools Closely

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Our Reporter The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in Lagos State, Mr. Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun, has directed evaluators from the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) to closely monitor schools below the tertiary level in the state. The Coordinating Director, Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Mr. Remi Abdul relayed this directive at a recent management meeting of OEQA held recently at Alausa, Ikeja.  He emphasised the importance of fearless monitoring and evaluation of schools across the State, stating that evaluators must ensure that teachers and students are punctual…

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Ikorodu Students’ Association Offers Free JAMB Forms To 100 Intending Candidates, Seeks support

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-As Alogba library begins free CBT training soon Kunle Adelabu The Ikorodu Students’ Association (ISA) has unveiled its plan to support the education of 100 intending JAMB candidates in the community with free JAMB forms. The ISA President, Comrade Oshineye Rofiat, revealed this in a chat with THE IMPACT on Saturday, stating that the gesture is aimed at supporting the students in achieving their dreams in the face of the social and economic challenges bedeviling the society. She also sought assistance from the public – spirited people or groups in…

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School Rehabilitation: Hon. Aro Moshood Gives Luwasa Junior Secondary School Facelift

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Kunle Adelabu The representative of Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), has commenced full rehabilitation of a block of seven classrooms, staff and Principal offices at Luwasa Junior Secondary School, Ijede. The rehabilitation of the block which has been dilapidated and not healthy for academic activities, was part of the lawmaker’s electioneering campaign promises that he has been fulfilling. When THE IMPACT visited the school last week, the roof of the building and ceilings have been replaced with new ones. The project includes rehabilitation of toilet facilities within…

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LASG Warns Unapproved Private Schools To Register Or Face Sanction

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Our Reporter The Lagos State Government has issued a directive to all unapproved and unregistered private schools operating within the state to register immediately with the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA). The Honourable Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun gave the directive as part of the state government’s efforts to ensure that all educational institutions below tertiary level meet the required standards and provide quality education to learners. Speaking recently on the directive at the OEQA office in Alausa, Ikeja, the Coordinating Director, OEQA, Mr.…

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Hon. Aro Moshood Lays Foundation For Construction Of 18 Classrooms, Other Facilities At Lajo Junior School

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Kunle Adelabu -Inspects other ongoing school projects he facilitated at Offin, Oreta Relief and renewed hope have come after years of making use of a makeshift block of classrooms constructed by the Lajo Community through a self – help initiative. Students and the management of Lajo Junior Secondary School, Lajo In Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, are preparing to move the junior secondary school into a model structure in the next few months courtesy the representative of Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun, who facilitated an…

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Commissioning Of Igbe Ogunro Primary School Represents Our Administration’s Commitment To Education – Ijede Council Boss

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Wale Jagun -Lists administration’s impact on education Following the completion and commissioning of the Igbe Ogunro Model Primary School, pupils who have been using the palace of the Baale of the community now have a befitting classrooms and conducive environment for learning. The model school which foundation was laid in August 2023 was commissioned during the week with the Executive Chairman, Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Motunrayo Gbadebo – Alogba who initiated the establishment of the school stating that the commissioning represented the commitment of his administration to…

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12 Schools In Ikorodu Get 600 Sets Of Conjoined Two – Seater Desks, Chairs From Rep. Benson

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Mariam Akinloye The representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson kicked – off his representation in 2025 by addressing some of the challenges facing education in his constituency, especially the lack of desks and chairs across schools. Benson who has over the years facilitated the construction of several structures in schools, furniture and other facilities, on Thursday, donated over 600 sets of conjoined two-seater desks and chairs to public secondary schools in Ikorodu Federal Constituency. The three – term lawmaker expressed his happiness with the successful distribution of the…

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LASSRA, Scholarship Board Flag – Off LAG-ID Cards

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Our Reporter In a significant step towards addressing the needs of students across the State, the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) and the Lagos State Scholarship Board have flagged -off a strategic collaboration aimed at optimizing resources, minimising waste, and improving the welfare of students in the State. At the flag-off ceremony which took place recently at the LSSB Headquarters, Agege Road, Iyana Ipaja, General Manager, LASRRA, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola said that the collaboration seeks to leverage the power of data-sharing and resource pooling between the two Agencies, with the…

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LASUSTECH Gets Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria’s Full Professional Accreditation

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Wale Jagun Following series of visits to the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) last year by regulatory and various professional bodies, for the purpose of ascertaining available facilities in various programmes in the institution, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) has granted full professional accreditation to run its Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) Insurance programme. In a statement by LASUSTECH management, the approval is the first of the accreditation exercise conducted for 25 programs of the University between November and December 2024, by both the NUC and…

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Odumbo Twins Commemorate 50th Birthday With N1million Worth Of Books Donations To Schools In Ikorodu

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Kunle Adelabu Following their birthday celebrations about two weeks ago, the Odumbo twins – Alhaji Taiwo and Kehinde Odumbo, have donated textbooks worth N1million to schools in Ikorodu, to improve libraries in various secondary and primary schools. While books worth of N500, 000 were donated to the Ikorodu Grammar School, Oke Ota – Ona, the school attended by Alhaji Taiwo Odumbo who is the Principal, Lagos State University International School, Ojo, and De Young Group of Schools, Ikorodu, where he was Principal for about 10 years before his new engagement.…

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