Govt College, Ikorodu Old Students Donate 50 Computer Sets, 2 Interactive Boards To Alma Mata

Our Reporter     In continuation of their support for the development of their old school, the members of the Government College, Ikorodu Old Students Association, United Kingdom Chapter (GCIOSA-UK), have donated 50 computer sets and two white Interactive boards to their alma mata.   The event was witnessed by officials from the Lagos State Ministry of Education as well as senior management staff members and students of the school.   Mr Abiodun Oni, a senior officer from the district, performed the formal commissioning of the computer sets and interactive…

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CodeLagos: Ambode Okays Phase Three As Centres Increase To 648

In an effort to build on the milestones recorded by the CodeLagos initiative since 2017, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the expansion of the project to enable access for more Lagos residents.   This expansion phase, according to the Governor is targeted at increasing the reach and scope of the project by setting up more coding centres across the State.   Announcing the commencement of the new session of CodeLagos in Primary and Secondary schools, Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh in a…

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Ambode Okays Competition To Boost Reading Culture

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the LagosReads Competition geared towards improving the reading culture among Lagos residents.   Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh in a statement on Thursday to announce the “Books-of-the-month” for August, said the state-wide competition, which is an initiative of the Lagos State Library Board would hold its maiden edition in October 2018.   He said the LagosReads initiative, officially launched in June 2018, was a decisive move by the State Government to not only improve the reading culture…

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LASU International School Holds Maiden Prize Giving Day, Honours Outstanding Teacher, Students

Kunle ADELABU – Principal renders school’s scorecard for two years   Lagos State University International School (LASUIS), Ojo, held its inaugural end of session and prize giving day ceremony on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, amidst pomp and celebration. The ceremony, which was held at the 3-in-1 Conference Hall, Faculty of Education, Lagos State University Main Campus, also witnessed the presentations of awards to outstanding teacher and students in honour of their academic excellence and contributions to the development of the two – year old school. Honoured with the overall best…

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Winners of Rasaq Solaja Alagago Best Brain Contest In Ikorodu React

Wale JAGUN Winners of the third edition of the Hon. Sanai Agunbiade Best Brain Contest (BBC), now known as ‘Rasaq Solaja Alagago Best Brain Contest’ spoke about how they felt after winning their respective categories and also shared their future aspirations with THE IMPACT in separate brief interviews. Torishade Ebenezer United High School, Ikorodu, Ishola Daniel , Majidun Junior College and Taiwo, Citizen Nursery/Primary School,Ikorodu, emerged winners in the Senior Secondary School (SSS), Junior Secondary (JSS) and Primary School categories of the Hon. Sanai Agunbiade Best Brain Contest. The initiative…

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Citizens Primary, Majidun Junior, United High Schools Are 2018 Champions of Hon. Agunbiade’s Best Brain Contest

Kunle ADELABU -Contest renamed after late foremost educationist, Rasaq Solaja Alagago -Hon. Agunbiade calls for reintroduction of prize giving day in schools Torishade Ebenezer United High School, Ikorodu, Ishola Daniel , Majidun Junior College and Taiwo, Citizen Nursery/Primary School,Ikorodu, have emerged winners in the Senior Secondary School (SSS), Junior Secondary (JSS) and Primary School categories of the Hon. Sanai Agunbiade Best Brain Contest. The winners in the SSS, JSS and Primary categories were given prize money of N50,000, N30,000 and N30,000 respectively, while the 4th to 11th positions in the…

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CodeLagos: 337 Schools To Participate In Coding Competition

Over 337 schools across the six Educational Districts in Lagos are all but set to slug it out in a four-day Code Week Competition, Special Adviser to the Governor, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh said on Thursday.   Bank-Olemoh in a statement said that participating schools, including Government and private schools across the State, through the competition, being put together by the State Ministry of Education through the CodeLagos initiative, will be exposed to the world of computer programming as well as foster the rapid growth and development of coding skills among…

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Adekeye Ayomide Emerges Children’s Day Spelling Bee Winner

Kunle ADELABU Miss Adekeye Ayomide, a Senior Secondary School 1 student of Sun and Stars College, Ikorodu, has emerged the winner of the inaugural spelling Bee competition in Ikorodu. The event is in commemoration of the 2018 Children’s Day Celebration in Ikorodu division, Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria. She beat three other finalists at the grand finale of the competition held at the FunCity along Lagos Road, Ikorodu, on Monday, May 28, 2018. The spelling bee competition, which was tagged “The Power Of An Alphabet”, was organized by ATOMA men in conjunction…

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Old Students Donate Common Room To Oriwu Model College, Honour Pioneer Chairman

Kunle ADELABU The 1994/95 set of the premier college in Ikorodu, Oriwu College (now model) Old Students Association of Nigeria (OCOSAN), has donated a common room for the use of the  boarding students and staff of the school, twenty-three years after graduating from the school. The Common Room, which is equipped with a 40inches Samsung television set, a DSTV decoder with subscription  and 20 benches, was handed over to the school management for the relaxation of the students on Thursday, May 10, 2018. Education District II of the Ministry of…

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