Category: Education

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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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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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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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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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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Jare OLUKOTUN For the second day running, academic and non-academic staff unions of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu main campus brought to hold all activities on campus, with the three entrances in and out of the institution shut. The protesting staff members were protesting over salary arrears and de-migration of their salary structure. THE IMPACT gathered that the renewed strike that paralysed academic and administrative activities was caused by the decision of the management to pay the salaries of the academic staff members and withheld that of the non-academic staff…

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The Lagos State University (LASU) on Monday said there was no iota of truth in the rumour being circulated that it planned to increase its tuition soon. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the University’s spokesman, Mr Ademola Adekoya, stated that the rumour was the handiwork of mischiefmakers. “The story is not correct. No iota of truth on the increase of school fees,” Adekoya said. He said the university’s Governing Council also had not made any recommendation for the increase of school fees. According to him, the governing council…

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Kunle ADELABU & Mariam AKINLOYE Civil Service Senior Model College, Igbogbo in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has emerged the winner of the 2nd edition of the Inter-School Quiz Competition. The competition, which was held at the Ikorodu Local Government Secretariat hall, on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, was organized by Waves Magazines, an Ikorodu based entertainment tabloid, for students in senior secondary schools in Ikorodu division. About ten schools across the division participated in this year’s edition and competed in General Studies, English Language and Mathematics. The quiz…

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