Category: Education

Jare Babatunde The Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) authority has finally confirmed the appointment of Mr Olumide Metilelu as acting Rector of the institution following the expiration of Mr Samuel Sogunro’s tenure on Friday, May 29, 2020. He was the former Deputy Rector (Academics) under the immediate past Rector. THE IMPACT first published the news of his appointment yesterday afternoon. The Office of the Special Adviser on Education (OSAE) had in a release yesterday signed by Omolase Yejide, its Public Affairs Officer, confirmed the appointment. According to a release signed by…

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Kunle Adelabu Dr Saheed Ibikunle, Permanent Board Member, Lagos State Basic Education Board (LSUBEB), has urged parents to ensure that their children/wards who have been away from schools for over two months due to the lockdown ordered by the government to curtail the spread of COOVID – 19, keep learning at home. The academic cum politician, while stating that parents and children should endeavor to take the advantage of the ‘Classroom at home’ initiative created by LSUBEB on Television, radio and online platforms, said that parents and their wards should…

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Kunle Adelabu Mr Olumide Metilelu has been appointed as the new acting Rector of the Lagos State Polytechnic after the expiration of the tenure of Mr Samuel Olayinka Sogunro today. Metilelu, until his appointment, was the Deputy Rector (Academics) of the institution. He will lead the affairs of the institution for three months after which the state government would announce a substantive candidate  for the position. THE IMPACT gathered that his appointment was ratified during a meeting in Alausa earlier today. The government is also expected to constitute the Governing…

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Kunle Adelabu After five-year tenure as the 10th Rector of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) , Mr Samuel Olayinka Sogunro will today, Friday, May 29,leave office to pave way for a  new Rector  to assume the exalted position. His tenure was clouded with several crises and clashes with the three unions in the institution – Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP) and Non- Academic Staff Union (NASU), particularly over the issue of the controversial CONTISS 15 Salary Migration Scheme. Rather than abate after…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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