Oriwu College At 70: Old Students Association Shift Celebration To June

Kunle ADELABU The Oriwu College Old Students Associaton of Nigeria (OCOSAN), the umbrella body of the ex-students of the premier college in Ikorodu, has announced the postponement of the week-long celebration marking the school’s 70th anniversary to June this year. The celebration, which was earlier fixed for May 2019, has now been rescheduled to hold between Saturday, June 8 and Saturday, June 15, 2019, due to the Ramadan fasting which would be coming up in May.  The release by the National Secretary of the association, Mr Kunle Olambiwonnu, announcing the postponement states that : “Oriwu College…

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“Our Examinations Went Through The Process of Best Global Practices” – LASPOTECH

Jare OLUKOTUN The management of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Ikorodu, has stated that the just concluded 2018/18 examinations of the institution were conducted in line with the best global practices. The institution’s management also debunked claim that the examinations were fraudulent. These statements were coming on the heel of an alleged claim by a staff of the institution who, during an interview with a news medium (not THE IMPACT), cast aspersion on the conduct of the examinations. In a statement issued by the Deputy Registrar, Information and Public Relations of the institution ,…

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Green House Garners 15 Gold To Win 15th Edition of LATLAM Sports Competition

Kunle ADELABU The 15th edition of the Lateef Lamina Memorial (LATLAM) Montessori, Nursery and College held at the Oriwu Model College playing ground on Thursday, April 11, 2019, has been won by the Green house with 15 gold, 13 silver, and 6 bronze. The house also scored 72% to win the match past of the sporting competition which was chaired by Comrade Japheth Odesanya, the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of the Factor Newsmagazine and former Secretary to the Ikorodu Local Government. Blue house emerged the 1st runner-up with 14 gold, 6 silver and…

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LASPOTECH Apologises To JAMB, Assures Culprits Will Face Law

Kunle ADELABU -NASU denies attacking JAMB officials The management of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu main campus, has apologized to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the Registrar,  Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, and the officials of the examination board who were allegedly attacked on the institution’s premises. The victim were allegedly attacked by the protesting members of the non-teaching staff union of the Polytechnic on Friday, March 29, 2019. In a release titled, “Molestation of JAMB Officials by LASPOTECH Non-Academic Staff” and signed by the Deputy Registrar ( Information &…

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LASPOTECH Crisis: Court Asks Unions To Maintain Peace As Parties Return To Court

Kunle ADELABU The management of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, and members of the three unions in the institution; Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU),Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics(SSANIP) and Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), who have been at loggerheads due to their disagreement on the implementation of CONTISS 15 Migration, returned to  court on yesterday (Monday, April 1st) to present their cases in the matter filed two years ago. The matter, which is before the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, is with Suit No.…

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Voluntary Organizations Help In Building Character, Intelligence, Other Virtues – Tutor-General, Education District II

Kunle ADELABU The Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary (TG/PS), Education District II, Maryland, Mr Olusanya Ebenezer Abayomi, has stated that membership of voluntary organizations can help in building character, intelligence and other positive features in the youths. He stated this at the maiden edition of the annual uniformed voluntary organization Day of Education District II held at the playing ground of the Government Model College, Ikorodu, on Monday, April 1, 2019. The event had the attendance of hundreds of students who dressed in their different voluntary organizations’ uniforms such as Girls Guide, Sheriff…

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Two JAMB Officials Attacked, Nearly Set Ablaze At LASPOTECH Mock Centre —Oloyede

Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, says two JAMB officials were attacked during the mock exercise which held on Monday (today). He said the two officials would also have been set ablaze but for the quick intervention that saved them from the attempted jungle justice. He said the reason for the dastardly attack was yet to be ascertained, even as the two officials have been taken to the hospital after they were rescued. The registrar made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria on…

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Interviews: LASPOTECH Students’ Leaders Appeal To Management, Unions Over Face-off

-Urge unions to listen to them In a brief interviews with the leaders of the three arms of the Lagos State Polytechnic Students’ Union Government on Thursday, March 28, 2019, on the protracted crisis between the institution’s management and the unions, the students’ leaders appealed for peaceful and quick resolution of the matter while also appealing specifically to the union leaders to grant them audience over the matter. In the interviews with THE IMPACT crew, they also denied allegations  that they have been bought over and turned into  the Management’s…

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Interviews: Rector Aggravated Renewed Crisis, He, Management Staff Members, Governing Council Members Must Go – Unions’ Leaders

Leaders of the protesting unions of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, during their protest at the 3rd gate of the institution, Ikorodu main campus, took out time to grant interviews to THE IMPACT on the protracted crisis that has engulfed the institution. In the interviews with Kunle ADELABU, Publisher/Reporter-in-Chief, THE IMPACT, they alleged that the Rector of the institution, Mr Samuel Sogunro, caused the renewed crisis which led to the shutting down of the campus completely and thereby, called for the sack of the Rector, the management team and the…

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LASPOTECH Staff Unions Deplore Management’s Selective Salaries Payment, Grounded Academic, Administrative Activities

Kunle ADELABU & Jare OLUKOTUN -Call for Rector’s, Management team’s, Governing Council’s sack -Students’ leaders call for peace, seek audience with unions The three staff unions in the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH),  Ikorodu, have explained that the renewed strike that paralysed academic and administrative activities in the Ikorodu main campus of the institution was caused by the decision of the management of the institution to pay the salaries of the academic staff members and withheld  that of the non-academic staff members. The latest protest was in continuation of the long…

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