Category: Education

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Graduating With First Class Is All The Assurances That I Need To Know That I Am Ready To Take On The Real World And Excel Anywhere I Find Myself Around The Globe – Fasanya Hamzat

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Master Fasanya Hamzat, is another indigene of Ikorodu in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, who graduated with First Class. He studied Sociology and graduated with 4.63 CGPA, at the recently held 24th Convocation ceremony of the Lagos State University (LASU). He is not just a studious person, but a footballer who played in the institution’s team. He was also students’ sports administrator, while in LASU. His online interview with Kunle Adelabu, Publisher/Reporter – in – Chief, THE IMPACT newspaper, is part of our coverage of the laudable feats achieved by…

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IDPIL Sets To Give LG Primary School, Oreta, Facelift

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Kunle Adelabu -Describes state of school appalling Disturbed by the terrible state of structures which accommodate about 350 pupils in Local Government Primary School, Oreta in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, the Ikorodu Division Peace Initiative Limited/GTE (IDPIL/GTE), has decided to step in and give the school a facelift. THE IMPACT gathered that the main structure in the school was built in the 1970s, while the other was constructed in 1948, when the school started operation. While the former’s roof is in…

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LASU Will Be Admitting Students Into 20 New Programmes – Prof. Omobitan, DVC

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Wale Jagun The new Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Lagos, Prof. Olufunsho Abayomi Omobitan, has revealed that the prestigious institution will be admitting students into 20 new programmes recently approved by the National University Commission (NUC). He explained that the newly approved programmes provided the opportunity to offer admissions to qualified students from Igbogbo and other interested candidates with prerequisite O’level qualifications, and urged that prospective students should take advantage of the new courses which, according to him, are not on the JAMB portal. Prof. Omobitan…

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At A Time, First Class Seemed Impossible After Seeing That Some Forces Were Against Me –Romoke Ogunlana, First Class Student

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Miss Romoke Ogunlana, is not just a studious student that graduated with a First Class graduate, but also a student activist and community builder. She is the General Secretary, Igbogbo Students’ Union (ISU) and member of the Igbogbo Youth Coalition (IYC). Romoke graduated with 4.52 CGPA from the Department of Education Management, Faculty of Education, Lagos State University (LASU), at the recently held 24th Convocation ceremony of the institution. Her interview with Kunle Adelabu, Publisher/Reporter – in – Chief, THE IMPACT newspaper, is part of our coverage of the laudable…

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Resource Group Honours Distinction Graduates From Ikorodu Division

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Kunle Adelabu -Charges them to go further in academic and other pursuits It was another round of honours for students across the Ikorodu Division, that graduated with First Class Honours, as they were celebrated by the Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG), on Sunday, July 2, 2023, for their excellent acaddemic feats. The Resource Group hosted the honorees during its monthly meeting at the Gbadamosi Conference Room, on Sunday, July 2, with the distinguished students presented with awards of excellence and cash gifts, as a way of commending their educational…

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: I Really Feel Proud And Elated Of My Master’s Distinction Attainment, Especially As A Female – Olutosin Taiwo, Ikorodu-Born Lady Who Has 5.00 GCPA In Her Master’s Programme

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Olutosin Taiwo, is one of the pride of Ikorodu Division, at the just concluded 26th Convocation ceremony of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, which commemorated the 40 years existence of the institution. She bagged a Master’s degree in Chemistry with 5.00 CGPA, a feat that has been described by many as laudable and commendable. This is the second interview by THE IMPACT newspaper, with distinction graduates from Ikorodu, that studied for their Master’s programmes in LASU, while the interviews are also parts of our coverage of the laudable academic…

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: I Thought Of Myself As An Average Student And Never Thought That I Can Make First Class – Halima Sulaimon

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Miss Halima Sulaimon of the Micro-Biology Department, Faculty of Science, is one of the pride of Igbogbo Kingdom in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area LCDA) in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria. The young lady was celebrated by the ancient kingdom, especially the Igbogbo Youth Coalition (IYC), as a good ambassador, after she achieved excellent academic feat at the 26th Convocation of the Lagos State University (LASU), where she graduated with 4.68 CGPA. Halima is a daughter of a notable philanthropist and the Alakoso Adinni of Igbogbo Central Mosque,…

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Prof. Shitta – Bey Donates 12 Computer Tablets To Best Students In Oriwu Colleges

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Kunle Adelabu As part of his educational development activities, Prof. Olanrewaju Shitta – Bey, PhD., a professor of Humanity, University of Maryland, Global Campus, United States of America (USA), has donated 12 Computer Tablets to students of Oriwu Senior and Junior Model Colleges, Ikorodu. The education gadgets were presented to the principal of his former schools, Mr Akeem Bello, on Friday June 30, 2023. According to the university don, the tablets are donated in memory of his late mother, Alhaja Shakirat Enifeni. “The donation is done in memorial of my…

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: I Gained Admission Into LASU At 16 Years OId And Never Thought That First Class Is Possible – Oluwa Rodiyah

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Miss Oluwa Rodiyah Onaopemipo, of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Science, Lagos State University (LASU),Ojo, is one of the pride of Ikorodu, at the recently held 26th matriculation ceremony of the State-owned University. She graduated with 4.65 CGPA. Rodiyah, who is currently studying at the Senator Abiru Innovation Lab (SAIL), is a grand-daughter of the former Secretary to Ikorodu Local Government (1991 – 1993) and representative if Ikorodu Division at the 1994/95 Constitutional Conference in Abuja, Alhaji Rafiu Ayinde Babatunde Salami (Bab Sallam). In this interview series with…

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Igbogbo In Diasporas Supports Education With Furniture Donation To Three Schools

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Kunle Adelabu As part of their interventions in the educational development of Igbogbo, sons and daughters of the ancient Kingdom, in the United States of America, have donated furniture to three primary schools in the council. The indigenes, who made their intervention under the aegis of Igbogbo in Diasporas USA, delivered 22 benches and chairs each to the first primary school in Igbogbo – Methodist Primary School, Igbogbo, as well as United African Methodist Church (Eleja) Primary School, and Anwar – Ul – Deen (AUD), Primary School. On ground to…

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