Category: Education

Jare Olukotun The Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary (TG/PS), Education District II, Mrs. Anike Adekanye has once again added another feather to her already feathered cap as she bagged the prestigious award of the ‘2025 Best Outstanding Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary’ at the Africa Top Schools Hall of Fame award ceremony held recently at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja. The award, which was presented by the Lagos State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Honourable Jamiu Tolani Ali-Balogun, was to celebrate Mrs Adekanye’s exceptional leadership, dedication, and transformative impact on education within the district and…

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Kunle Adelabu -Its Principal gets outstanding awards The premier college in Ikorodu Division and one of the best colleges in Nigeria, Oriwu Senior Model College, Ikorodu has emerged as the 2025 Top Performing School of the year in the senior school category of the African Top Schools awards. Its award – winning Principal, Mrs Iyabo Idowu Elusakin, also emerged as the 2025 Outstanding Principal of the Year and she was equally inducted into Africa Top Schools Hall of Fame. The school had in 2016 and 2017 won the Africa Top…

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Wale Jagun -Inaugurates a multipurpose sports court In line with his administration’s commitment to provide quality education for students in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, inaugurated the ultra-modern block of classrooms with a mini football pitch and a multi-purpose sports court at Keme Balogun Junior/Senior College, Ibeshe, Ikorodu. Governor Sanwo-Olu also commissioned a modern block of classrooms and other facilities at Ajegunle Junior High School, Owode-Onirin in Kosofe and Odogunyan Junior Grammar School in Ikorodu. The inauguration heralded the commissioning of 16 ultra-modern blocks of classrooms of secondary…

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Kunle Adelabu The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), has granted the Mass Communication Department, Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), full accreditation to produce advertising graduates in Nigeria. This accreditation is valid for five years, expiring in January 2030. The ARCON approval was contained in a letter dated March 4, 2025, directed to the Vice Chancellor, LAUSTECH. In the said letter, the advertising regulatory body emphasizing the effects of the approval, said: “The implication of this accreditation is that holders of your Bachelor of Science in Mass…

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Our reporter Following the provisional approval for the establishment and operation of LASUSTECH International Secondary School by the Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Education, the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC), has given the school the go-ahead to conduct 2025 WAEC Examination In a letter dated 18th February, 2025, the Council conveyed its formal recognition and approval of the secondary school as worthy to present candidates for its examination in 24 O’Level subjects (including core subjects of English, General Mathematics, Data Processing, and Civic Education) with effect from year…

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By Nairametrics The Federal Government has announced plans to reconstruct 195,000 classrooms nationwide by 2027 as part of its efforts to improve the country’s education sector. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this known at the third edition of the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing Session in Abuja on Thursday. Speaking on the government’s bold initiatives to increase access to education, improve quality, and enhance foundational learning, Alausa highlighted the ministry’s clear strategy for improving the country’s education sector. “Between now and 2027, we are going to reconstruct 195,000…

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Jare Babatunde In a remarkable effort to promote education and support academic development of its young members, the National Association of Ikorodu Division Students’ (NAIDS) has successfully facilitated over 70 Free JAMB Forms for those amongst them that intend to write the forthcoming JAMB/UTME. The forms were facilitated from the Ikorodu Division Resources Development Group (IDRDG) and one of its arms, Ikorodu Town Hall Management Board (ITHMB). The forms were distributed to intending candidates in Ikorodu Local Government, Imota, Igbogbo, Ikorodu West, Ikorodu North and Ijede Local Council Development Areas…

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Wale Jagun In an impressive display of innovation and teamwork, students from the Lagos State University of Science and Technology have emerged victorious at the Cavista Hackathon 2025. The event which was held for two days starting from Saturday, 22nd February, 2025 till Sunday, 23rd February, 2025 took place at the Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos. The Cavista Technologies’ Hackathon supports students’ experiential learning, focusing on fostering innovation and unlocking collaborative opportunities for every student. The students involved all developed cutting-edge technology skills through hacking challenges. The hackathon is…

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Kunle Adelabu This is why on Friday, he had interactive session with beneficiaries of his free JAMB forms where he counselled them and charged them to give it all their best to get maximum score to secure them admission. Awesu is aspiring on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), distributed 400 free JAMB forms under the Awesu Dynasty Foundation (ADF). To further encourage the beneficiaries, Awesu pledged to give scholarship to ten best students that score 320 and above in the examination among the 400 candidates that benefitted…

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