Category: Education

Our Reporter ‎‎‎‎‎As schools reopened across Lagos State for a new academic session, Member representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, has reached out to indigents pupils in five public primary schools with customised school bags as part of his back-to-school support initiative.‎‎The intervention, tagged “Back-to-School Gifts,” was carried out on Tuesday, September 15, across selected schools in Ikorodu West LCDA and Imota LCDA, with the beneficiary schools chosen from communities where many families face difficult economic circumstances.‎‎The beneficiary schools are C & S…

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Kunle Adelabu Following the expiration of 14 -day issued to the Lagos State Government, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Joint Campus Group, on Tuesday, declared an indefinite strike in protest against the non-implementation of the 2025 FG/ASUU signed agreement.  The strike described by the union as “a total, comprehensive, and indefinite strike action”, is effective immediately.  ASUU in the three state owned institutions – Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Oto/Ijanikin and Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, announced the…

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Our Reporter The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), during the week held a State Level Training for Master Trainers on Greening Schools and Climate Change Education Intervention (GSCCEI), aimed at strengthening climate change education and promoting sustainable practices in public primary schools across Lagos State. The State Director of UBEC Mr. Joshua Arema speaking at the opening ceremony on behalf of the Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr. Aisha Garba, said that the initiative is designed to integrate environmental sustainability,…

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‎ ‎ ‎The Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening industry-academia collaboration and advancing market-driven research, innovation and technological development. ‎ ‎The MoU was signed today Friday, 11 September 2026, at MAN House, Ikeja, Lagos, providing a structured framework for both institutions to jointly pursue strategic initiatives anchored on the Triple Helix model of innovation, which promotes collaboration among academia, industry and government to address real-world challenges. ‎ ‎Speaking at the ceremony,…

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Jare Olukotun ‎ ‎ ‎Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) will in 2027 hold its maiden graduation ceremony for 1,364 successful pioneering students called, the “IMPACT Pioneers” ‎ ‎ ‎The students were matriculated in March 2022, a year after the institution transmuted from the then Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH). ‎ ‎ ‎ According to LASUSTECH’s management the award of degrees spread across four colleges: Agriculture, Applied and Social Sciences, Basic Sciences, and Environmental Design and Technology, while the their programmes span 25 fields of study, including Agricultural Economics,…

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‎Olakitan Olayinka‎‎ ‎ ‎The Education Secretary, Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), Alhaji Taiwo Odumbo, has assured members of the association of Yoruba Language tutors that his administration will give necessary priority to the language in schools across Ikorodu Division.‎‎‎Alhaji Odumbo, who stressed the need for proper focus on Yoruba Language, stated that its promotion will go a long way in preserving the Yoruba culture and traditions in their original forms for the present and many generations to come.‎‎‎He gave the assurance and charge on Monday when chieftains and members of…

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‎Jare Olukotun The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) has approved 16 new vocational centres across primary schools in Ikorodu Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), Ikorodu Local Government. ‎ ‎ ‎The approval was granted on Wednesday, bringing skills-based education within the reach of the schools in Ikorodu Local Government comprising of Ikorodu Central LG and the five Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). ‎ ‎ ‎Approved centres are: ‎ ‎ ‎1. Art & Craft Centre, AUD Primary School, Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA ‎2. Art & Craft Centre, AUI Primary School, Ijede LCDA…

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‎‎ ‎‎The 2026 edition of the Free Summer Coaching Programme by Ijede LCDA for pupils in Basic 4 to 6 across the council commenced on Monday, as planned‎‎‎The holiday coaching will run through Thursday, 3rd September 2026.‎‎‎The initiative is designed to bridge learning gaps and prepare pupils for a stronger return to the classroom in the new session.‎‎‎Classes for the tuition free lessons are being held simultaneously at four centres: Egbin Kingdom Primary School, Egbin; Anwar-Ul-Islam Primary School, Ijede; Community Primary School, Abule-Eko; and Igbe Ogunro Community Nursery and Primary…

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