Category: Education

Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye It was indeed an excitement galore as pupils and students of both private and public schools resumed back to school on Monday, September 21, 2020, after several months of staying at home due to the outbreak of the COVID – 19 pandemic earlier this year.  Following the government’s directive to reopen schools, many private schools reopened there primary and secondary schools, while the pre – primary classes remained still shut in compliance with the Lagos State Government directive. While observing activities following the resumption, THE…

Kunle Adelabu Former students of the premier college in Ikorodu Division, Oriwu College, have been pouring encomiums on the outgoing Principal of the school, Alhaja Abiodun Serifat Ogunniyi, for her impact on them during their days in the school and on the school which is regarded as the pride of the Division. Alhaja Ogunniyi, who will be retiring from active service on September 28, 2020, after 35 years of meritorious and excellence service, was at one time a classroom teacher for many years in Oriwu College teaching Social Studies and…

Kunle Adelabu -Royal fathers assure institution of support The authority of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) has appealed to royal fathers in Ikorodu to assist them in ensuring that residents of lkorodu Division take advantage of the 70% admission allocated to indigene students. Chairman of the 12th Governing Council of the Polytechnic, Prof. Rasheed Kola Ojikutu, made the revelation when the members of the Council and the institution’s management team paid courtesy visit on the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Barr.) Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali and the Ranodu of…

Kunle Adelabu The COVID – 19 pandemic holiday will be over for pupils and students in Primary and Secondary Schools in Lagos State effective from Monday, September 21, 2020, as the Governor of the State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, clarified the government’s positions on reopening of schools.  Schools in the state have been closed down since March this year due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic that is threatening the global village and bringing about new order. The Governor, while granting the permission for the reopening of schools…

The Lagos State Government has released the approved 2020/2021 academic calendar for primary and secondary schools in the State. According to the calendar released by the Lagos State Ministry of Education, public and private schools will resume First Term academic activities on Monday, 21st September, 2020 and end on Friday, 18th December, 2020. The Second Term starts on Monday, 4th January, 2021 and runs until Friday, 16th April, 2021, while students will resume for Third Term on Tuesday, 4th May, 2021 and close on Friday, 6th August, 2021. The Director-General,…

Wale Jagun The Permanent Vice Chairman, Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs and the Ayangbure of Ikorodu, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Engr,) Kabir Adewale Shotobi has reiterated his support for the Lagos State Polytechnic’s aspiration of transmuting into a University of Technology so  that it will be better positioned to serve the Ikorodu Community, Lagos State and the Nigeria at Large.  The royal father said that he once asked the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch A. Adeboye, to pray for the upgrade…

Kunle Adelabu It will be an end of a glorious and eventful era in the history  of the premier College in Ikorodu, Oriwu Senior Model College, when the award winning Principal of the school, Alhaja Abiodun Ogunniyi, retires after 35 years of meritorious service to the teaching profession  in Lagos State. Alhaja Ogunniyi, who was posted to Oriwu Senior Model College, the number one school in Lagos State, on 20th December, 2012, will be retiring from active service on the 28th of September, 2020. Retiring school administrator is expected to…

The Lagos State Examinations Board has announced new dates for the conduct of 2020 Screening Test into Lagos State Model Colleges and Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools in the State. A release issued by the Director, Lagos State Examinations Board, Mr. Supo Gbadegesin, stated that the Computer-Based Testing (CBT) version of the Screening Test is scheduled to commence from Saturday, 26th September – Wednesday, 30th September, 2020, by 9.00a.m daily at the Lagos State Examinations Board. He added that the Paper Pencil Testing (PPT) version is also slated to take place…

Wale Jagun Lagos State Government has agreed to pay workers in state-owned tertiary institutions the new minimum wage starting from October this year. The agreement was reached on Tuesday at meeting with the leaders of the staff unions in Ikeja. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, said that the State Government took the decision to restore and sustain normalcy as all stakeholders collectively strive to ensure a guaranteed future for the students and institutions. It was gathered that workers across various…