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Photos: LASPOTECH Supports Fight Against COVID – 19 With Innovations

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Impact Newspaper

Kunle Adelabu The Lagos State Polytechnic, one of the foremost institution of technology in Nigeria, has developed four important equipment to help fight against the ravaging novel Coronavirus pandemic. The machines were presented to selected pressmen at the Ikorodu main campus of the institution on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The Rector of the institution, Mr Samuel Olayinka Sogunro, conducted the pressmen round the four machines. The machines are Sensor Control Hand Washing Machine, Mechanical Ventilator, Foot Pedal Hand Washing Machine and Human Disinfection/Sanitizing Booth.…

Fakolade Led Ikorodu NUT Marks 3 Year Anniversary, Rolls Out achievements

May 26, 2020May 27, 2020 Impact Newspaper

Kunle Adelabu Safe for the government directive preventing social gathering, the executive council of the Nigeria union of Teachers NUT), Ikorodu chapter, led by Comrade Oluwafemi Fakolade, JP, would have rolled out the drums to celebrate its 3rd year anniversary which has been nothing but remarkable in terms of performances. However, as a way of marking the auspicious occasion with modesty, Comrade Fakolade has unveiled the achievements of the administration which has been impacting positively on the union, teachers and Ikorodu community in general. On Monday, May 25, 2020, the…

Race For LASPOTECH Rectorship Position: Uncertainties As Sogunro’s Tenure Ends In Few Days

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Impact Newspaper

Kunle Adelabu & Wale Jagun Despite that it is less than a week to the end of the 5-year tenure of the current Rector of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Mr Samuel Olayinka Sogunro, there are still much uncertainties regarding who takes over from him and what the state government intends to do when his term ends. For several months, there have been so much politicking, petition writing and maneuvering as many interests within and outside the institution are doing everything to ensure that their own candidate takes over the…

LASG Introduces ‘Read Aloud, Lagos’ To Promotes Reading Among Pry Pupils

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 Impact Newspaper

Wale Jagun In a bid to promote reading culture among primary school pupils in the state, the Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance has introduced an initiative, tagged “Read-Aloud, Lagos”, to create and stimulate their interests in reading books. The Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, who disclosed this at a media briefing in Alausa, Ikeja on Friday, explained that the initiative was introduced to encourage all children, within the primary school age bracket in the State, to imbibe the culture of reading in order to…

LASUBEB Set To Kick-Start Distribution Of Food Palliatives To Primary School Pupils At Home

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Impact Newspaper

The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) is set to kick-start the distribution of food to primary school pupils at home. The Chairman of Lagos SUBEB, Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King, who disclosed this on Thursday when he visited the warehouse where the food palliatives were kept in Ikeja, noted that the initiative is part of the Presidential directive that the Home Grown School Feeding Programme must continue in spite of school closure. He explained that the government agencies involved have been working relentlessly for the past few weeks to ensure…

COVID-19: LASG Partners Microsoft On Digital Literacy Training Programme For Teachers

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 Impact Newspaper

The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with Microsoft Office, through ATB Techsoft Solutions, has concluded plans to train 18,000 of its teachers on “Digital Literacy” from Monday, April 27, 2020, as part of activities designed to fully engage staff of the State Post-Primary Teaching Service during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The Honourable Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, who disclosed this through a telephone interview on Thursday, noted that the training programme, tagged “Work-From-Home, Remote Teaching and Learning for Lagos State Secondary School Teachers”, is aimed at enhancing teachers digital…

Lagos Approves E-Lecture Portals For State-Owned Tertiary Institutions

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 Impact Newspaper

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved special e-portals that will allow Lagos State tertiary institutions commence online lectures as part of measures to reduce the impact of Coronavirus on education. The seven schools that will benefit from the initiative are: Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos State Polytechnic, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Lagos College of Health Technology and Lagos State College of Nursing and Midwifery. Governor Sanwo-Olu approved the virtual classes to ensure physical distancing among students and…

COVID-19: Lagos Partners First Bank to Provide One Million E-Learning Tools for Students

April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 Impact Newspaper

The Honourable Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo has disclosed that Lagos State Government is currently engaged in talks with First Bank of Nigeria Limited and private sector organisations to provide one million digital devices to aid the teaching of students in Lagos State. Speaking at the interactive media briefing held at JJT Park, Alausa on Thursday, Mrs. Adefisayo, said the State government is also exploring the option of online classes for pupils across schools in Lagos to prevent a disruption of the ongoing academic session. According to the Commissioner,…

LASPOTECH Orders Staff To Stay At Home Over COVID -19

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Impact Newspaper

The management of the Lagos State Polytechnic has ordered her staff from level 1 to 12 to stay at home in line with the directive given by the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday. The Governor who is the Moderator to the institution in an address ordered Civil Servants from level 1- 12 to stay at home for the next 14 days as part of the precautionary measure to contain the spread of the deadly Coronavirus. The release by the institution late evening on Sunday was signed by Mr Lanre Kuye,…

LASPOTECH Suspends Academic Activities

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Impact Newspaper

Wale Jagun As part of the efforts to contain and curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, the Management of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) has announced the immediate suspension of academic activities until further notice. The Lagos State Government had on Friday, March 20, 2020, directed that all the tertiary institutions in the state should immediate closed down in view of the new cases of the disease discovered and as well as a way of containing its spread. According to the release signed by Lanre Kuye, Director, Information and Public…