Category: Education

Our Editor Lagos State Education District II and Fajemirokun Foundation, the Philanthropic Vehicle of Chief (Dr.) Oladele Fajemirokun have recognised a classroom teacher Tejumaiye, Oluwaseun Adeola, as an outstanding teacher in the District. The recipient, an English Language Teacher with Eva-Adelaja Girls’ Senior Secondary School, Bariga, made a record-breaking 100 Percent result in WASSCE for 2019, 2020 & 2021 Academic Sessions consecutively. Expressing delight with the performance of the English Teacher, the Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary of the District, Mrs. Anike Adekanye, extolled the virtues of the outstanding teacher for her resourcefulness,…

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Mariam Akinloye The authority of the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) has announced that the 2022/2023 verification exercise for students who are indigenes of Lagos State that purchased admission forms into the new university would hold on Wednesday, October 25, 2022. The exercise is slated for the 500 – seater auditorium, School of Agriculture, Ikorodu campus of the institution. In a statement issued on Sunday by the management of the institution, candidates are expected to come along with necessary documents as stipulated. “Lagos State indigenes who purchased…

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Wale Jagun Education in Lagos State witnessed another remarkable moment of infrastructure expansion, with the addition of newly built 150 blocks of classrooms and 1,386-bed hostels to 15 existing schools across the six education districts in the State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, unveiled the iconic school projects and virtually commissioned them at a physical event organised by the Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools (SCRPS) in Agidingbi, Alausa. The virtual commissioning was conducted in order not to disrupt academic activities at the beneficiary schools. The projects were designed…

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Jare Babatunde The Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS) has called for applications from students, both indigenes and residents, in Ikorodu for the AGL Delitesome Scholarship. Application was made opened on October 18th and interested applicants are expected to fill their application form on the IKODASS website: www.ikoroduoga.com.ng. AGL Delitesome Scholarship was introduced during the 30th Ikorodu – Oga Day Carnival last year. According to a statement signed by Mr Rotimi Erogbogbo, Chairman, IKODASS, applicants must meet certain criteria to qualify for the award. He also stipulated the conditions that beneficiaries must…

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Wale Jagun Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved an increment of 100 per cent on bursary payable to students of  Lagos State origin in tertiary institutions across the country. The Executive Secretary, of Lagos State Scholarship Board, Mr Abdur Rahaman Lekki said in a statement on Sunday that the increment would take effect from the 2022/ 2023 academic session. Lekki said that he had already informed representatives of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Lagos State Chapter,  and the National Union of Lagos State Students (NULASS) at…

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State University of Science and Technology has inaugurated its pioneer Senate for the proper coordination of school activities. The Senate is the first to be set up by the university to kick off the running of the newly established Institution. The Pro – Chancellor of the University speaking at the inauguration at the University campus in Ikorodu on Friday, charged the members of the senate to be up and doing and justify the huge resources the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has committed to the establishment…

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By Adebola Adegoke Mr Victor Bandele, the Deputy Managing Director, Deepwater Asset, TotalEnergies Nigeria, has charged students to improve their reading habits to enhance character development and self-discovery for sustainable success. Bandele gave the charge at the 2022 Book Reading and Open Day Forum for Senior Secondary Schools in Lagos State organised by TotalEnergies in collaboration with NNPC and other partners. The event had the theme: “Books, Gateway to Discoveries.” He said the book reading was aimed at promoting reading among students and encouraging them to develop the habit as…

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Kunle Adelabu -Dr Olaleye To Pilot LASPOTECH Termination As Rector There has been major restructuring in the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), as the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, appointed Prof. Olumuyiwa Odusanya as the pioneer Vice–Chancellor of the institution. The new VC, Prof. Odusanya, is a professor of Community and Primary Health in the Department of Community Health and Primary Health Care in the Faculty Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Lagos State University (LASU). This appointment was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the…

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye The Honourable Commissioner for Education in Lagos State, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo has charged teachers in the state to always celebrate themselves because of the good work that they are doing. She stated that the vision of the Lagos State Government is to be the model of excellence in education in Africa by producing self – reliance students. Adefisoye spoke at the Banquet/Dinner of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Ikorodu Branch, in commemoration of the 2022 World Teachers Day (WTD), held at the HOMAT Event…

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Kunle Adelabu The highest award of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Ikorodu, the Teacher’s Pride Award, has been conferred on the Chairman, Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), Mr Akeem Rotimi Erogbogbo. The award was conferred at the first – ever NUT banquet/dinner night held at the HOMAT Multipurpose Hall, Igbe junction, Igbogbo, Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, on Friday, September 30, 2022. Incidentally, Mr Erogbogbo was the Chairman of the occasion organized in commemoration of the 2022 World Teachers Day, with His Royal Majesties, Alaiyeluwa Oba…

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