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6 Injured As Classroom Wall Collapse On Ipakodo Community School Students

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Kunle ADELABU About six students of Ipakodo Junior Community School, Ipakodo in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) suffered varying degree of injuries as the wall and ceiling of their classroom collapsed during lecture period. The sad incident occurred today, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. The affected classroom was an old structure built by the first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande in the 80s. THE IMPACT gathered that the wall collapsed on JSS 2 and 3 students during lecture hours. When our reporters visited the school around…

LASG Canvasses Support For Book-Reading Culture

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Our Reporter -Govt. Senior College, Ikorodu wins quiz competition Lagos State Government has urged school children to embrace the culture of reading books, saying that the advantages of using the library cannot be subverted for reading books online or on social media. The Permanent Secretary, Office of the Special Adviser on Education, Dr. Shamsideen Allison made the plea recently during the maiden edition of Lagos Reads Quiz competition organised for selected public schools in Lagos State and the unveiling of the Lagos State Library Board’s Mission and Vision Statements held…

Again! Oriwu College Alumni Association Postpones 70th Anniversary

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Wale JAGUN Jare OLUKOTUN The national body of Oriwu College Old Students’ Association of Nigeria(OCOSAN) has announced the postponement of the planned week-long activities to mark the 70th anniversary of the existence of the Ikorodu premier college. The cake cutting ceremony to mark the anniversary was observed amidst interaction between the old and current students of the College on May 29, 2019, the exact day the first college in Ikorodu was formed in 1949 by some prominent people in Ikorodu division such as Late Papa C.O.S Benson aka (Baba Aladura),…

Oriwu College Kicks off Platinum Jubilee Celebration

June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Kunle ADELABU -Anniversary activities slated for June The celebration of the 70th anniversary of Oriwu College, Ikorodu, kicked off in grand style on May 29, 2019, with the cutting of the anniversary cake and interactive session between the old and the current students. The event, which drew a large number of alumni, students and staff, was held inside the school hall amid pomp and joy. The event marked the beginning of the week-long special programmes marking the premier school’s platinum jubilee. The school clocked 70 years on Wednesday, May 29,…

30,000 Teachers To Write Professional Exam – TRCN

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 Impact Newspaper

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) says it is set to hold the May diet of the Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) for teachers nationwide between June 7 and 8. The Registrar of the council, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, said this during a world news briefing in Abuja on Friday. Ajiboye said that no fewer than 30,000 prospective teachers would write the computer-based examination in 50 centres nationwide. ‎ “About 30,000 would-be teachers across the states of the federation and the FCT have registered for the examination. ”The examination would hold…

Photos: Oriwu College Kicks off 70th Anniversary Celebration

May 30, 2019June 1, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Kunle ADELABU The celebration of the 70th anniversary of Oriwu College, Ikorodu, kicked off with cutting of the anniversary cake and interactive session between the old and the current students. The event, which drew alumni, students and staff, was held inside the school hall on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. It was the beginning of a-week long of special programmes around the old school’s platinum jubilee. Premier College in Ikorodu clocked 70 years since its existence on May 29. 1949.

LASPOTECH Crisis: Lagos Assembly Receives NASU, ASUP & SSANIP Positions

May 28, 2019May 29, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Kunle ADELABU -Assembly asked us to maintain peace while awaiting decision – LASPOTECH management The warring Staff Unions of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu; Non-Academic Staff Union [NASU], Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics [ASUP] and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics [SSANIP], have presented their demands and opinions on how to resolve the protracted crisis between them and the management of the institution which has been going on for the past three years. Their demands were contained in a joint presentation submitted to the House Committee, set up by the…

FG Insists On December Deadline For Registration of Teachers

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Impact Newspaper

The Federal Government on Thursday said December 2019 remained the deadline to weed out teachers who are not licensed by the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria(TRCN) in public and private schools. Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, stated this at the Nigerian Union of Teachers workshop on privatisation and commercialisation of education in the country in Abuja. It was organised in collaboration with Education International and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Represented by TRCN Registrar, Prof Olusegun Ajiboye, the minister said the federal government was not opposed to private participation in education but it…

Osinbajo, Ambode Commission New LASU Senate Building

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday commissioned the new Senate Building of Lagos State University (LASU), expressing optimism that the ultra-modern edifice would go a long way in enhancing academic activities and positively changing the landscape of the institution. Osinbajo, who delivered the 23rd Convocation Lecture of the university before inaugurating the Senate Building, also said time had come for African countries to invest more in education to lift the people of the continent out of poverty. Speaking on the theme: “Africa…

Lagos Assembly Moves To End LASPOTECH Crisis

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 Impact Newspaper

Wale JAGUN The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday, May 13, resolved to wade into the crisis rocking the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) over the disagreement between the management and staff of the institution. The resolution was due to the motion moved by the Majority Leader and the representative of Ikorodu Constituency I, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, and supported by Hon. Adedamola Kasunmu, the Chairman, House Committee on Youths, Sports and Social Development. Agunbiade stated that institution had been embroiled in crisis, which had paralysed academic activities, requiring the intervention…