Kunle ADELABU, Seun AJAYI, Oluwatobiloba ALAKE & Joseph FOLARIN -Parents call for reintroduction of discipline, levy, infrastructure development in public schools Parents in Education District II have again called for the reintroduction of discipline in public schools and enjoined the Lagos State Government to provide more infrastructures and make school environment more conducive for learning for the teachers and students. They made these requests at the interactive session they had with the Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary (TG/PS), Education District II, Mr Olaniyi Gbemi, and education administrators in the district. The…
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3rd International CEITD Conference: Rector, Scholars Call For Diversification of Nigeria’s Economy
Wale Jagun, Oluwaseun Ajayi, Modinat Adekojo, Ayobami Adejare & Folarin Joseph The Rector of Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Ikorodu, Mr Samuel Sogunro and other resource persons, at the 3-day international conference organized by the institution’s School of Engineering, have called for the diversification of the country’s economy in order to achieve economic sustainability. The call was among other resolutions at the Conference which focused on Engineering, Innovations and Technology Development and themed, ‘Science, Engineering & Technology: Imperative For Economic Diversification’ It was held at the 500 Seaters Auditorium at…
Read MoreLASG To Begin Bursary, Scholarship Disbursement December
The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to commence disbursement of bursaries and scholarships before the end of the month of December. Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had given approval for the disbursement, adding that it was in line with the continued commitment of his administration to ensure that Lagos State students continue to thrive and excel in the academic field. “Our commitment to education across the sphere is unparalleled, but specifically, with regard to tertiary education, this administration over the…
Read MoreIgbogbo Day 2017 Day 3: Debate, Yoruba Quiz, Spelling Bees Take Centre Stage
Oluwaseun Ajayi & Ameenat Olanrewaju (SIWES Student) The second edition of School Debate, Yoruba Quiz and Spelling Bees, which are parts of the annual Igbogbo Day Celebrations,took centre stage on Monday,November 20, 2017. The event, which involved the participation of several schools in Igbogbo community,was held at the Adeboruwa palace in igbogbo. His Royal Majesty (Oba) Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, Emugoriade I, the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo, was represented at the event by Chief O. Orepekan. The School Debate was keenly contested by the participating schools. However, in the Senior Secondary School…
Read MoreIKODEF Awards 18 Students Scholarship
Gabriel Isiwele, Okedeyi Adesina & Bisola Ogunleye (Ikorodu Division Office of the Ministry of Information) Ikorodu-Oga Day Educational Fund (IKODEF) has doled out scholarships to eighteen students from different tertiary institutions in celebration of the 26th Ikorodu Oga Day. Speaking on the rigorous process involved in selecting the eligible students out of the multitude that applied for the scholarship, Chairman, IKODEF, Professor Kunle Ade Wahab, stated that the scheme, set up in 1995 with ₦500,000 to assist indigent students in Ikorodu, was resuscitated with ₦1,000,000 by the current chairman of…
Read MoreNigerian Teachers Must Immortalize Late Solaja Alagago – Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly
Kunle Adelabu -Hon. Akinsola receives Ikorodu NUT highest award The Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, has challenged the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Ikorodu branch, to immortalize a foremost educationist in Ikorodu division, Late Alhaji Abdularasaq Solaja Alagago, former Principal of the defunct Teachers’ Training College, Igbogbo. The lawmaker, who was also a former classroom teacher, picked no less occasion to throw this challenge than the annual celebration of teachers worldwide, 2017 World Teachers Day, held at the Teachers House, located within the premises…
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