Category: Education

Wale Jagun The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu has promised to reward 20 secondary school teachers in the state’s Teaching Service Commission(TESCOM) for their excellence service delivery  with a brand new car each. Sanwo-olu, gave the promise at a virtual training programme organised by the State’s Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) for the government-owned secondary school teachers tagged, “Eko Educators Webinar Performance Series 3.3” held on Tuesday. In a statement on the training by TESCOM, the Governor also charged teachers to embrace technology in improving the quality…

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Our Reporter Lagos State Agency for Mass Education has organised a webinar for stakeholders in the education sector as part of activities commemorating 2020 International Literacy Day. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Education, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab speaking at opening stated that the International Literacy Day is observed every September 8 to raise awareness and remind people of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights. Wahab noted that this year’s event with the theme “Literacy Teaching and Learning in the COVID-19 Crisis…

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Kunle Adelabu – Ikorodu Premier College wins more awards The Principal of the Oriwu Senior Model College, Ikorodu, Alhaja Abiodun Ogunniyi, who will be retiring after 35 years in service, is exiting the premier college in Ikorodu Division a period the school is winning more awards and honours as the best in the Lagos State. The premier college had, last week, emerged as the Best School in the State and is currently representing the State at the national level.  Alhaja Ogunniyi, the winner of the Best Secondary School Administrator in…

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Kunle Adelabu The Lagos State Government has extended the tenure of Mr Olumide Metilelu as the acting Rector of the Lagos State Polytechnic by another three months. Metilelu assumed office on Monday, June 1, 2020, in acting capacity for three months after the expiration of the tenure of the former Rector, Mr Samuel Olayinka Sogunro who completed his 5- year tenure on May 29, 2020. Metilelu’s three months in the first instance will lapse on Tuesday, September 1. The extension was confirmed to THE IMPACT by the Chairman, Governing Council…

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Kunle Adelabu Following the decline in cases of COVID – 19 cases, the Lagos Governor,  Babajide Sanwo  – Olu has ordered the reopening of tertiary institutions and other schools. Sanwo – Olu gave the order at the 18th State – wide briefing on the COVID – 19 pandemic held at the State House, Marina on Saturday (yesterday). The tertiary institutions and other schools were shut six months ago on the order of the Government, following the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to the release by the Government, while tertiary…

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Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed all tertiary institutions in the State to resume new academic sessions on September 14. The Governor also asked Primary and Secondary schools in the State to resume September 21. An aide to the Governor, Mr Wale Ajetunmobi posted the information on his Facebook  page on Saturday. “Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, this afternoon, directs all Lagos tertiary Institutions to re-open on September 14. Primary and secondary schools to resume Sept 21, tentatively” Ajetunmobi posted on his page However, THE IMPACT gathered that…

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Wale Jagun Prof. Wahab Elias Olukorede, an illustrious Ikorodu son, has been elected as the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) of the Lagos State University by the Senate of the institution. According to a release by the institution’s Centre for lnformation, Press and Public Relations (LASU CIPPR), the election, which took place on Wednesday, 26th August, 2020, saw Prof. Wahab defeated the other candidate for the position, Prof. Ayodeji Abari, by 88 to 43 votes to emerge winner. Prof. Wahab, a Professor of Sociology and Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, will…

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Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has inaugurated the 12th Governing Council of the Lagos State Polytechnic to administer the affairs of the institution in the next four years. In a release signed by Mr Lanre Kuye, the Director, Information and Public Relations, LASPOTECH, on Wednesday, 26th August, 2020, he stated that the chairman of the Governing Council, Professor Rasheed Kola Ojikutu, and seven other members of the Council were inaugurated. Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, while speaking at the inauguration ceremony held at the State house Alausa, Ikeja,…

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Kunle Adelabu The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu has charged the newly constituted Governing Councils for the State owned tertiary institutions to assist the government in the achievement of its development goals by running the institutions that they have been put incharge smoothly. Sanwo-Olu officially inaugurated the Governing Councils for four State-owned institutions – Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), and Michael Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCPED), at a ceremony held in the Banquet Hall of the…

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