Category: Education

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

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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…

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

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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,…

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LASPOTECH Orders Staff To Stay At Home Over COVID -19

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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,…

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LASPOTECH Suspends Academic Activities

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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…

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LASG Set to Conduct Promotion Exercise For Post-Primary School Teachers

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The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to conduct promotion exercise for 4,942 Post-Primary School Teachers as part of efforts geared towards rewarding excellence in service delivery. Speaking on the conduct of the forthcoming promotion exercise for the teachers, the Chairman, Teaching Service Commission, Mrs. Olabisi Ariyo, disclosed that the exercise has been scheduled to commence with a Structured Training Programme (STP), which entails both the generic and professional programmes for all categories of eligible Officers between grade levels 06 -17 and will be handled by the Teaching Service Staff…

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Polytechnic Certificates Not Inferior To University Degrees – Sanwo-Olu

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Kunle Adelabu -16,315 students graduate from LASPOTECH  The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has stated that Polytechnic graduates are valuable to national development and should not be seen as inferior to their University counterparts.  Sanwo-Olu, who is the Moderator to the Lagos State Polytechnic(LASPOTECH), also called for proper positioning of the Polytechnic education in his speech at the 27th joint Convocation ceremony of 2017/18 and 2018/19 academic sessions held at the Convocation Ground on the main campus of the institution in Ikorodu on Thursday, March 12, 2020.…

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I Achieve Best Result Through Blood, Sweat And Tears – Nkechi, LASPOTECH Valedictorian

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Kunle Adelabu Miss Nkechi Alexandra Kingsley, a student of the department of Chemical Engineering Technology, School of Engineering, Lagos State Polytechnic and the Overall Best Student for the 2020 Convocation, stated that she achieved the honour of being the Valedictorian through blood, sweat and tears. The Valedictorian, who scored Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.93 on a scale of 4.0 to emerged the best student, disclosed this in an interview with THE IMPACT at the 27th joint Convocation ceremony of 2017/18 and 2018/19 academic sessions of the Lagos State…

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Oriwu College Emerges Outstanding School Of The Decade

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Jare Babatunde The premier secondary school in Ikorodu Division, Oriwu Senior Model College, has once again proved that it’s array of awards and honours won at local, state and national levels over the years are not fluke but well – deserved as the school once again achieved another milestone by emerging as one of the best schools in Africa. At the 2020 African Top Schools Award ceremony held at Ostra Hotels, Central Business District (CBD), Ikeja, on Thursday, March 5, 2020, the school was honoured as one of the ‘Outstanding…

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Polytechnics Are Designed To Develop Nation Builders – Aregbesola

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Kunle Adelabu The Minister of Interior and former Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has stated that Polytechnics are designed to provide the country with technical and vocational skills needed for development and called for the redefining of the objectives of Polytechnics. Aregbesola, who himself is a product of Polytechnic system, was the guest speaker at the 27th Convocation Lecture of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) held at the 500 Seater School of Agriculture Auditorium, Ikorodu main campus, on Tuesday, March 9, 2020. The former governor charged…

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Steve Adesemoye, Broadcast Educator Emerges LASPOTECH Most Outstanding Staff

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Kunle Adelabu Steven Anu’ Adesemoye, a lecturer in the Mass Communication Department of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), has emerged as the Most Outstanding Staff of the institution in 2019. He was presented with the award at the LASPOTECH 27th Convocation Dinner held at the Banquet Hall of the Airport Hotel, Ikeja, on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Steve emerged as the overall best of the two award categories (Productivity and Excellence) bestowed on the staff of the Polytechnic. While ten people won in the Productivity category, five staff members were…

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