Category: Education

Wale Jagun Two students of the Majidun Senior Secondary School – Ishola Damilola and Fashikun Ashiat, have sustained the excellence performance and the leading roles of the Education District II in the state. The students emerged winners of the 2024 Lagos State Secondary School Taxtrybe Debate Championship with N250, 000 as prize. The exceptional students advanced from the preliminary stage of the competition to semi finals and ultimately, the grand finale. At the final, Damilola and Ashiat presented a meticulously researched debate argument, thereby, contributing to educating Lagosians on the…

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Kunle Adelabu -As Fadugba Ogunlewe family sustains educational development tradition A former Federal Permanent Secretary and head of the Fadugba Ogunlewe Royal Family of Igbogbo, Dr Akinola Ogunlewe, has laid the foundation for the two hostels named after the former Adeboruwa of Igbogbo, Oba Festus Molaja  Ogunlewe and his brother, Prince Amos Olugbosi Ogunlewe, at the Lagos State Civil Service Model College, Igbogbo. The hostels, which are 100 capacity each, are being sponsored by the Fadugba Ogunlewe Royal Family of lgbogbo, in remembrance of the 50th and 76th remembrance anniversary…

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Wale Jagun The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) chapter, has joined its national body in expressing serious concern over the recent illegal dissolution of Governing Councils in both federal and state universities. The Union members said that the federal government’s action is a direct threat to the autonomy of the institutions. Comrade Tayo Okulaja, branch Chairman, ASUU LASUSTECH, who addressed selected reporters at the institution’s Ikorodu campus, said that the action is illegal and must be reversed. “This action is seen…

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Kunle Adelabu -Canvasses for the need for govt to fund researches, tasks agric institutions Former Minister for Works, Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe, has charged schools to establish agricultural societies in secondary schools and grow what students will consume in boarding houses. These,according to Ogunlewe who was also a former Pro -Chancellor, UNAAB, are ways of encouraging farming in our secondary schools. He charged government to task agric institutions in the country on researches and adequately funding to achieve sustainable food production in Nigeria. The chieftain of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC)…

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Kunle Adelabu The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) branch, has called for a new salary structure for its members. The union said that the 2009 agreement which was reached when the institution was Lagos a State  Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), and upon which the member staff are still placed on, is not in tandem with the new realities. ASUU LASUSTECH Chairman, Comrade Tayo Okulaja, made the demand on behalf of the union during a press conference held in solidarity with the national ASUU,…

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Jare Olukotun Pupils of the Kith & Kin Nursery and Primary Schools, on Thursday, June 27, 2024, held their third tem project exhibition. The presentation was complemented with a photo session to capture these special moments. According to the school in a statement on Sunday, the event was to showcase their pupils’ talents and creativity. The school authority thanked parents for their support for their children. “The event was a vivid demonstration of the philosophy expressed by Benjamin Franklin: “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve…

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Kunle Adelabu -Warns of another strike The national body of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has received maximum support from its Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) branch, on its demands from the Federal Government. ASUU LASUSTECH also backed its national body on its opposition to the replacement of the Chairmen and members of the Governing Councils across Federal institutions which the FG reconstituted. The union expressed its support at a press conference held at the LASUSTECH Ikorodu campus on Thursday. Some of the demands of…

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`Kunle Adelabu Professor Elvis Efe Otobo, a distinguished scholar and former spokesperson of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, has made history as Africa’s first Archival Science and Diplomatics professor. His dual appointment in 2022 as both an associate and a full professor at Ballsbridge University underscores his profound impact and expertise in the field. Ballsbridge University is a dynamic open international academic centre known for its innovative approach to education, including open learning, online learning, blended transnational learning, and virtual learning. Incorporated in Dominica, the university operates in multiple countries, fostering…

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Kunle Adelabu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday, announced the appointment of several prominent individuals as chairmen and members of the Governing Councils of various Federal Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education across Nigeria. Among over 500 names announced is the Ikorodu – born Architect, Arch. Taiwo Akintunde Kara who doubles as the Chairman, Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG) and that of the Ikorodu Town Hall Management Board (ITHMB). He was announced as Member of the Governing Council, Federal Polytechnic Ado – Ekiti, Ekiti State. The reviewed list was…

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Kunle Adelabu Two students of Oriwu Junior Model College, Ikorodu, in Education District II, have emerged as the winners of the prestigious Lagos State Junior Secondary School Quiz Competition, organized by the Irene Onwuka Peace Foundation. Masters Lemboye Abdulrahman and Miss Agbede Oyindamola, students of Junior Secondary School (JSS) 2 and 3, won the competition and received the star prize of one million naira and two laptops for their outstanding performance. They also received one plot of land each around the Ibeju-Lekki, Epe axis, in recognition of their academic excellence.…

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