Category: Education

TGPS Presents Newly Appointed Principals In Education District II With Letters

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Our Reporter The Lagos State Education District II has officially presented letters of appointment to newly appointed principals following a rigorous selection process aimed at strengthening leadership across public secondary schools in the district. The event, held at the Conference Hall of the District Headquarters, was attended by top education stakeholders in an atmosphere of celebration and commitment to excellence. The Supervising Tutor General/Permanent Secretary (TG/PS), Mr. Olusegun Osinaike commended the appointees for their diligence and dedication, describing their appointments as a “stepping stone to greater achievements”. He urged the…

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Awadawa Crew Supports Education In Igbogbo With Back-to-School Initiative

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Masonwo Olawepp & Olaleye Taiwo (SIWES Students) In a bid to promote education and ease the financial burden on parents, a social group, Awadawa Crew, has provided 50 pupils across three primary schools in Igbogbo, with school bags. The Back-to-School initiative, which was the group’s maiden edition, enabled the visitors to visit UAMC Eleja Primary School, Methodist Primary School, and Ansar – Ud- deen Primary School, Igbogbo, and presented the school bags. Chairman of the group, Ogunsola Seyefunmi , speaking with THE IMPACT after the presentations, said that the gesture…

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Spelling Bee: David Olukoya of U.A.M.C Pry, Chiamaka Nwode of Zumuratul Islamiyyah Grammar School, To Represent Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA

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Jare Olukotun The duo of David Olukoya of U.A.M.C Primary School, Eleja, and Chiamaka Nwode of Zumuratul Islamiyyah Grammar School, Igbogbo, will this year represent Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, at the 2025 Lagos State Spelling Bee Competition. The duo will represent Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA at the State Spelling Bee Competition in the primary and secondary school categories, where they will be competing against other students representing the remaining 56 LG/LCDAs. Both emerged victorious in both primary and secondary schools’ categories at the preliminary…

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Anwar Islam Pry, Abule Eko Junior Schools Emerge Winners Of Ijede LCDA’s Spelling Bee Competition

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Jare Olukotun Anwar Islam Primary School and Abule Eko Junior Secondary School, Ijede, have emerged winners of the Ijede Local Council Development Area’s (LCDA) preliminary phase of the annual Lagos State Spelling Bee Contest. Six primary and six junior and senior secondary schools participated in the two categories held at the Ijede LCDA secretariat on Wednesday. This year’s event is the 21st edition of the competition which is an initiative of the New Era Foundation (NEF), in collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Education.It was designed to prepare pupils…

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Oriwu College Decorates New Senior Prefects, Others For 2025/26 Academic Session

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Jare Olukotun The premier college in Ikorodu Division, and one of the leading schools in Nigeria, Oriwu Senior Model College, Ikorodu, today, decorated new prefects that will administer the affairs of students for the 2025/26 academic session. The school Principal, Mrs Iyabo Idowu Elusakin, led the management staff and others in badging Master. Onabanjo Quyum as the new Senior Prefect (Boy) and Miss Ajibefun Oluwajomiloju as the new Senior Prefect (Girl), on the Assembly ground. According to the school, they were selected and badged for their honour and academic excellence.…

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Education District II Monitors School Resumption, Advocates Excellence, Safe Learning Environment

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Our Reporter The Supervising Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary of Education District II, Mr. Olusegun Osinaike and Directors from the School’s Administration Department embarked on a monitoring exercise across schools in the District to ensure a smooth resumption for the 2025/2026 academic session. During the visit, Mr. Osinaike urged both teachers and students to commit themselves to hard work, discipline, and dedication, emphasising that the ultimate goal of education is to achieve excellent results in key examinations such as BECE, WAEC, and NECO. He noted that sustained effort, coupled with effective teaching and…

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LASG Set To Commence Statewide Enumeration Of Private Schools

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Our Reporter The Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, has announced the commencement of a comprehensive statewide enumeration of private schools. This initiative was unveiled on Tuesday, at the OEQA Conference Room by  the Coordinating Director of OEQA, Mr. Remi Abdul as approved by the Honourable Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun. He said the exercise is designed to establish a robust database of all private schools operating in the state. “This enumeration is not merely a counting…

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 Kick – Off Of Academic Exercise At Ilado Pry School, Birth Of A Lifetime Opportunity – ES Odumbo

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Kunle Adelabu -As school records over 50 pupils enrolment on first day The Education Secretary, Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), Ikorodu, Alhaji Taiwo Odumbo has described the commencement of academic activities at the newly created Ilado Primary School in Baiyeku in Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) as a birth of opportunity and planting of a seed that would germinate and empower generations. The historic landmark commencement happened on Monday when schools across Lagos State resumed for the 2025/26 academic session. He said that the realization of the dream to…

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Ijede Council Boss Welcomes Pupils Back To School

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Jare Olukotun The Executive Chairman, Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Motuntayo Gbadebo -Alogba has welcomed pupils back to schools after a long holiday. The 2025/26 academic session commenced across Lagos State today. While recognising that education is the foundation of a brighter future, the chairman in a statement also encouraged both the returning and new pupils to be disciplined, focused and ready to give their all to their studies. “As the 2025/2026 academic session begins, I welcome all our pupils back to their classrooms, knowing that education is…

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Parents, Students Lament Lack Of Classrooms, Disturbing State Of Existing Ones At Yewa Junior School

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Kunle Adelabu -School borrows classes from Aga Pry, Yewa Senior Schools Students at Yewa Junior Secondary School, Ikorodu, would resume back to school on Monday, just like other students across the students, but in their own case, to an environment not conducive at all for learning because they lack basic infrastructures required to acquire knowledge. The school lacks classrooms as there are only three available for hundreds of students, while the boards in those classes have deteriorated beyond description. In addition, the ground floor of the classes have collapsed, there…

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