Category: Education

Wale Jagun The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a four weeks extension of the ongoing strike action embarked on by its members since February 2022. ASUU had been on strike over issues of poor welfare conditions, failure to renegotiate earlier agreements signed and the alleged imposition of IPPIS by the government. In a statement on Monday, its National President, Mr Emmanuel Osodeko, said the decision for extension was reached following extensive deliberations and taking into cognisance of the government’s past failures to abide by its own timelines…

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Wale Jagun A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Lagos State University, Dr. Abdulazeez Anjorin, has been appointed on the Editorial Board of a reputable international Journal, PLOS ONE, as an Academic Editor. According to a statement by LASU, the appointment of the Imota – born scholar, was contained in a mail sent by Arianne Mae Pulmano on behalf of the Editorial Board, recently. The letter read, in part: “We are delighted to offer you a position on the PLOS ONE Editorial Board as an Academic…

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Kunle Adelabu Former Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives and an apex leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ikorodu Division, Asipa Kaoli Olatunji Olusanya, has intervened in rehabilitating an abandoned block of classrooms and toilet facilities at the Salvation Army Primary School, Ikorodu. Asipa Kaoli, who is the Founder and Chief Learning Officer, Kith and Kins Schools, took it upon himself to fully rehabilitate the block which consisted of six classrooms and 12 toilet facilities. The six classrooms were also furnished with chairs and benches while the 12 toilets were…

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Kunle Adelabu -HOMAT honours students, commends Publisher for educative programmes The management of the Waves Media Limited on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, partnered the HOMAT Group of Schools in honouring and mentoring students of the school as part of the activities marking the 15th year anniversary of the media outfit. Resource persons who spoke at the programme charged students to find purpose in life and pursue dreams with commitment and discipline to achieve their set goals. At the event tagged, ‘Pep Talk Session’ with the HOMAT students with the theme,…

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Kunle Adelabu -Scholarship awardees to get N200, 000 each throughout academic careers The Scholarship initiative of the Ikorodu Division Peace Initiative Limited/GTE is targeting 12 distinction students who are indigenes or residents of Ikorodu Division with the sum of N200, 000 each every academic session as Scholarship awards, THE IMPACT authoritatively gathered. While beneficiaries who are indigenes must show proof of their indigeneship as stated in the guidelines for the application, it was gathered that, those that are residents must provide their LASRRA registration card to show that they have…

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Wale Jagun -96.0% accreditation success unprecedented, says VC National Universities Commission (NUC), has approved 31 out of 37 courses presented to it by the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, for accreditation. 31 of those courses, it was gathered represented 96.0 per cent got NUC full accreditation status. Meanwhile, Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu has received encomiums for bringing sustainable reforms to the state education sector, which were fast yielding positive results. The Special Adviser to Governor Sanwo-Olu on Education, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this while reacting to the excellent 96.0 per…

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Kunle Adelabu In its efforts to further support youths and make them productive for positive developments in Ikorodu Division area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, the Ikorodu Division Peace Initiative Limited/Guarantee (IDPIL/GTE), has endowed education with N20million naira. The endowment is expected to provide educational support in form of Upgrading of Schools, Bursary and Scholarship to students in Ikorodu Division. The group which was launched and unveiled few months back with focus on four critical interventions of development namely: Security, Education, Health, Environment and Roads Rehabilitation (SEHER), has been focusing…

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Kunle Adelabu It is definitely a new dawn at the newly created Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) which used to be centre for agitations, divisiveness and crisis ridden, until recently, when there was change in the leadership position in the institution formerly known as Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH). The new found love among the new management and staff unions has brought cooperation, unity and new ways of engagements within the institution. The implication of the present state of relationship is that the institution has been able to…

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Jare Babatunde The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, on Wednesday joined the Lagos State Education District 2 which covers Ikorodu, Kosofe and Somolu zones in celebrating exceptional teachers who have distinguished themselves in the discharge of their duties. The event which was the 16th Annual Merit Award Ceremony held at the Oriwu Senior Model College, Ikorodu. Senator Abiru who was represented by his Special Adviser on Constituency Matters, Dr (Otunba) Saheed Oladapo Ibikunle, informed teachers and other invited dignitaries that the Senator placed huge premium…

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