Category: Education

LASPOTECH To Graduate 598 Distinction Students, 15, 717 Others On March 12

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Kunle Adelabu -Former Governor of State of Osun, Ogbeni Aregbesola to deliver Convocation lecture next Tuesday. A total number of 16, 315 students of the Lagos State Polytechnic will receive their graduation certificates for the National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in various disciplines at a combined 27th Convocation ceremony for the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 Academic Sessions. The Convocation ceremony, which is slated on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at the LASPOTECH Ikorodu Main Campus, would be the last one that the incumbent Rector, Mr Samuel Sogunro who is…

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State of Schools In Ikorodu Division: Oba Kasali Calls On Privileged Individuals To Support Education After Seeing Dilapidated Structures, Over Populated Classes, Shortage of Furniture, Damaged Roof, Others During Tour of Oreyo Grammar School

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Kunle Adelabu It was an emotional moment that once again called for a sober reflection on the state of public schools in Ikorodu Division when the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, paid an unscheduled visit to the Oreyo Junior and Senior Grammar Secondary Schools, Igbogbo in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. The royal father, who was accompanied by members of the Adeboruwa – in – Council and other dignitaries in Igbogbo on the tour of the schools, saw roof…

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Lagos’ll Partner Private Sector To Improve Education – Sanwo-Olu

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday revealed plans to partner with the private sector in a bid to transform the education sector of the State in line with his T.H.E.M.E.S agenda. The collaboration, Sanwo-Olu stated is necessary for the private sector to uphold the structures laid out by the Government for the advancement of education, saying that the government alone cannot do it. The Governor made the disclosure during a Public-Private Partnership Dialogue at the Eko Hotels and Suites, organised by the State Ministry of Education with the…

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Coronavirus: Lagos Education Commissioner Charges Schools On Preventive Measures

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The Honourable Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo has called on Public and Private School Head Teachers and School Administrators, as well as pupils and students in the State to adopt prompt preventive measures against the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease in Schools. She remarked that it is imperative to prevent and contain any possible outbreak of the disease or any other infectious diseases spreading in Lagos schools. While urging everyone not to panic, Adefisayo reiterated that the State Government has outlined plans and strategies to avert a possible outbreak,…

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LASPOTECH Mass Communication Students Rally Against Cyber Crime

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Students of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Department of Mass Communication on Friday, 21st February, 2020 thronged out to sensitise the Polytechnic community on the need to shun cybercrime and embrace legitimate means of wealth acquisition. The students who donned different costumes as part of their requirements for MAC 417, Film Production Techniques walked round every department with banners and posters campaigning against Cybercrime with the hashtag #belegitandproud.  A press release jointly signed by Amadi Princess Chidinma, Head of Class (HoC) and Quadri Abdulgafar Olamide, the Course Representative stated that the…

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Coronavirus: LASPOTECH Screens Staff, Students, Others Before Allowing Entry Into Campus

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Wale Jagun The management of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) is not leaving anything to chance in ensuring that the campus is safe from being used to spread Coronavirus which was detected in Lagos State last week. Since the first case was confirmed, authorities have been making efforts to detect and contain the disease while also calling on citizens to avoid panicking or spreading unverified information about the disease. As part of measures to mitigate the spread of Convid 19, the management of Lagos State Polytechnic on Monda ordered the…

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25 Candidates Jostle For Sogunro’s Job As LASPOTECH Rector

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Kunle Adelabu -Only one Ikorodu indigene indicated interest so far -Institution presently without Governing Council As the incumbent Rector of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Samuel Olayinka Sogunro is set to complete his 5 year term in May this year, 25 candidates have so far shown interest in taking over the mantle of leadership of the institution. It was gathered that the outgoing Rector would be following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors – Engr. Ayodeji Iginla and Dr Lawal Azeez by not seeking re-election for the position. THE IMPACT…

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HOMAT Created Multi-School System Based On Demands And To Bring Quality Education Closer To People – Alhaji Amusa, CEO, HOMAT Group of Schools

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Amusa M.T Olawale is the Proprietor, HOMAT Group of Schools, Igbogbo, Ikorodu, and the State President, National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Lagos State. He was a former Auditor and Treasurer of Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG). He recently completed his term as General Secretary of the same group. The educationist was also the former Chairman, NASFAT, Ikorodu branch. His tenure is being referenced till today as the period most of the infrastructure at the Islamic centre were built. In this exclusive interview with Kunle Adelabu, the Publisher/Reporter-in-Chief…

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Methodist Primary School, Elepe, Another School Where Pupils Sit On Floor, Overcrowded Class

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Kunle Adelabu It was unbelievable but true that in some schools in Lagos State, more than 100 pupils are receiving lessons daily in a class due to lack of classrooms and many of them sit on the floor due to unavailability of furniture. This is what is being experienced in the six Local Government and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of Ikorodu Division for some years now. While the issue of UPE Primary School, Cole Village, Ajagunro, Ikorodu, where pupils were photographed sitting on tyres went viral last week and…

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Photo News: Oriwu College Honours Nine Outstanding Old Students With Meritorious Awards

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Jare Olukotun Nine former students of the premier college in Ikorodu Division, Oriwu College, Ikorodu were on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, honoured by the management of the school with Meritorious awards in recognition of their excellent achievements in their chosen professions. The awardees were also honored for their immense contributions to the development of their alma mata. The awardees were Alhaji Shafari Aremu Sule, Senator Kingsley Adeseye Ogunlewe, Sir, David Olabanji Sunmoni, Engr. Charles Longe, Mr. Wale Alebiosu, Alhaji M. M Bolarinwa, Otunba Goke Awomodu and Mrs. Christiana Li. At…

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