Category: Education

Wale Jagun The representative of the Ikorodu Constituency I and the Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, has put machinery in motion to distribute 250 JAMB forms to students in his constituency. Aside  the distribution of the JAMB forms, which is part of the lawmaker’s ‘2021 Educational Development Programme’, the lawmaker will also sponsor the registration and training for the Computer Based Test (CBT) for beneficiaries. According to the statement by the lawmaker’s Directorate of Education, the initiative is part of the four –…

Kunle Adelabu As part of their resolve to always give back to their old schools, members of the Oriwu College Old Students’ Association of Nigeria (OCOSAN), Class Set of 1997, have perfected plans to distribute 100 ready – made school uniforms to students of the premier college in Ikorodu Division. According to the Chairman of the set, Mr Shakioye Olatunji, speaking at the maiden Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the 1997 set of the premier school, held at the Oteju hall of the Ikorodu Town hall, on Sunday, April 11,…

Wale Jagun -Council Chairmen should act on promises – NAIDS President For about a year, the National Association of Ikorodu Division Students (NAIDS) has been at loggerhead with the six Council Chairmen in Ikorodu Division over the payment of bursary to students in their respective council areas. But the Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Builder Sesan Daini, at a press briefing/interactive session with the media and stakeholders on Monday, April 12, 2021, said that he would pay bursary to all the students in higher institutions in the council within…

Wale Jagun -13 teachers, school administrators get cars It was a defining moment for teachers in  Lagos State  on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented handsome rewards to teachers adjudged to have made quality impacts in the State’s teaching service. Thirteen teachers and school administrators got a brand new car each from the Governor at the Year 2020 Teachers’ Merit Award organised by the Ministry of Education. The awardees were part of the finalists nominated for the grand prize by the Screening Committee led by the chairperson…

Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday (yesterday), inaugurated a Special Visitation Panel to look into issues relating to the appointment and other issues in Lagos State University (LASU). The Visitation Panel was raised following the controversy trailing the appointment of a substantive Vice Chancellor for the only State owned University. The panel, which comprises of former vice chancellors, seasoned administrator, technocrats and top public servants, is headed by the Pro-Chancellor of the Ekiti State University and former Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof. Bamitale…

Kunle Adelabu The Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asipa Kaoli Olusanya, has called for the declaration of a state of emergency in education sector in the country. Kaoli, who is a former Commissioner for Agriculture & Cooperatives in Lagos State and a former lecturer, speaking with THE IMPACT during the commissioning of three classrooms with furniture that he provided to support the school founded by Odo – Kekere community, feared that lack of educational facilities is forcing more children out of school. He expressed sadness over the…

Kunle Adelabu After seeing the sorry state of the school established by Odo – Kekere community in Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area, Asipa Kaoli Olatunji Olusanya, APC Vice Chairman, Lagos East Senatorial District, has complemented the community’s effort by completing one of the two blocks of three classrooms in the school. He also provided benches and tables for the three classrooms. The establishment of Odo – Kekere Junior High School was initiated by the Odo – Kekere Community Development Association (CDA) and the initiative had earned the community an…

Kunle Adelabu with Ayodele Aderonke & Okiye Abiodun (SIWES Students) The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Ikorodu branch, on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, inducted 232 primary school teachers that have just been employed by the Lagos State Government and assigned them to various schools across the Ikorodu Division. The ceremony, which was held at the Teachers’ House (NUT Secretariat) located within the Oga/Ayangburen Primary Schools compound on Allinson Street, Ikorodu, provided the new teachers the opportunity to know about the historical development of NUT, ethics of the profession and how…

Wale Jagun The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) of the Lagos State University, LASU, Prof. Oyedamola Oke, on Monday (today) emerged as the acting Vice Chancellor of the institution.  This was revealed in a statement by Ademola Adekoya, Coordinator, Centre for Information Press and Public Relations, LASU. According to the statement, Oke, a Professor of Plant Pathology and former Dean of Faculty of Science, garnered 61 votes to beat Prof. Wahab Elias, the Deputy VC (Academic) who polled 51 votes, at an emergency session conducted by the Senate of the institution. The…