Category: Education

Kunle Adelabu -Students with 250, 300 JAMB scores to get laptops, money The Chairman, Nigerian Majority Leaders Forum and Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanai Bolanle Agunbiade has pledged to give students that score 300 and above, a laptop and cash prize as part of his incentives to motivate them in getting higher marks in the coming JAMB Examinations. The fourth – term lawmaker also pledged to give a laptop each to those who score 250 and above. Agunbiade, who has been representing the Ikorodu Constituency I…

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Kunle Aedelabu -About 300 students to benefit As part of its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR), the Ikorodu Town Hall Management Board has released the sum of 1 Million naira as payment for JAMB forms for indigent students across the 28 secondary schools in Ikorodu Division. Another N400, 000 has also been provided as an additional sum for the purpose by the Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG). Both bodies are donating the sum for the purchase of the JAMB forms which will be distributed to 10 students in each of…

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Kunle Adelabu -Admits first set of law students Caleb University, Imota in Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has admitted 2, 140 students for the new academic session among which were the first set of Law students. The new matriculants were admitted into five colleges of the institution – College of Environmental Science and Management (COLENSMA), College of Pure and Applied Sciences (COPAS), College of Arts, Social and Management Sciences (CASMAS), College of Law (COLAW) which has just taken – off and College of Postgraduate Studies (COPOST). The 15th matriculation…

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Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday assured students of the new Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUST), Ikorodu, that he would make the institution bigger and best choice in Nigeria. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who had a stop at the Ikorodu campus of the University, while on his way to the commissioning of the new plant of Kimberly-Clark Factory in Odonguyan area, also assured the students that he would work towards reducing the institution’s school fees. Addressing the students that trooped out to welcome him after…

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), formerly known as the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), has received the right to host the 31st International Inter – Tertiary Multi – Disciplinary Conference on Science, Technology, Education, Arts, Management and the Social Science (ISTEAM). The conference, which  has been slated to hold at the LASUSTECH Ikorodu main campus, will come  up between April, 11th – 13th, 2022, in collaboration with the Advanced Research Techniques (SMART), Africa. A statement signed by Mr Lanre K. Kuye, Director, Information and Public…

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Jare Babatunde The Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary, Lagos Education District II, Mrs. Anike Adekanye, has commended the Lagos State Civil Service Senior Model College, Igbogbo, on its sterling performance at the 2021 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). The commendation was contained in a letter signed by Mrs. Adekanye who praised the school’s Principal for the excellent performance while also applauding the students for their hard work and dedication towards achieving significant improvement in the WASSCE results. “Your ingenuity, tireless efforts and tenacity in improving the productivity of the staff and…

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Kunle Adelabu The Academic Staff Union of the newly established Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, has congratulated Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education Mr Tokunbo Philip Wahab, for the smooth transmutation of the former Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) into a degree awarding university of science and technology. The new University received the nod of the National Universities Commission (NUC) to begin operation earlier this week after the governor signed a bill establishing the University of Science and Technology last week.…

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Jare Babatunde The Longe family of Ikorodu, in partnership with the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), has  continued their investment in Ikorodu educational development by providing free JAMB forms for indigent students and other interested candidates. Mr Rotimi Erogbogbo, Chairman, IKODASS, on Friday (yesterday), told THE IMPACT that 50 JAMB forms are  available for free for indigent students, courtesy of the Longe Support for Education Fund. He said that interested candidates should register on the IKODASS website and must meet the laid down criteria to be qualified for the…

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Kunle Adelabu The establishment of the Lagos State University of Science & Technology (LASUSUTECH)/ (LASTECH) and Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), has continued to generate mixed reactions with some stakeholders welcoming the developments while others expressed reservations. The two new Universities were created from the trio of Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED) and Michael Otedola College of Education (MOCOED), after the Governor of Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu signed the bills into laws last week. Meanwhile, there are others also saying…

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Kunle Adelabu -Calls for renaming as University of Tech, after past governors A senior lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication, Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Mr Steven Anu’ Adesemoye, has asked that the new Lagos State University of Science and Technology should be structured in line with the best global practice. Adesemoye stated this while responding to the transformation of LASPOTECH into the University of Science and Technology with the signing of the bill into law on Wednesday by the Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Steve, who is a PR and…

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