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Lagos students voice concerns over decrepit laboratory conditions

Lanre Awolokun High School, situated in the vibrant district of Gbagada, Lagos, stands as a stark contrast to its affluent surroundings. Despite the upscale environment, the school itself paints a grim picture of neglect, particularly evident in its inadequate laboratory facilities. Lacking any semblance of a standard or well-equipped laboratory, Lanre Awolokun High School fails […]

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Falana launches educational assessment with #100SchoolsVisit across Lagos

Owolabi Jamiu Falana, permanent board member at the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has embarked on an extraordinary journey to visit 100 primary schools across Lagos. This immersive #100SchoolsVisit, meticulously planned and executed, transcended traditional administrative bounds, leaving an indelible mark on the educational landscape of the state. Falana’s unyielding faith in Governor Babajide

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Free education policy still in operation in Lagos- Commisioner

Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in Lagos, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, has said that the state government’s free education policy is still in operation from primary school to senior secondary school. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Alli-Balogun issued the statement on Sunday in Lagos to clarify the misconception by some parents and guardians

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Innovative collaboration between EStars and Chrisland Schools paves way for esports in education

Estars, the pioneering esports education provider, and Chrisland Schools, the foremost educational institution in Nigeria, have announced a ground-breaking collaboration that marks a significant step towards integrating esports into education in Africa. The partnership, which is the first of its kind in Africa, underscores a shared commitment between both organisations to revolutionise education in Africa

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Special Report: School resumption brings little cheer as high cost of living muffles excitement

Parents and guardians would struggle to send their wards back to school as the ripple effects of petrol subsidy removal take a toll on their wallets forcing some either to take their wards out of school or consider cheaper ones. The petrol subsidy removal means that the market forces of demand and supply determine pump

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Just in: Lagos directs schools to resume Monday

The Lagos State Government has directed all basic schools, including nursery, primary and secondary schools, in the state to resume for the 2023/2024 academic session on Monday, September 4, 2023. Speaking during a press briefing in Alausa on Monday, the Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, said the resumption is in

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How Lagos State is leveraging partnership to develop an education system

Most Nigerian states are currently facing the challenge of underfunding in the education sector resulting in poor availability of educational infrastructure, and poor quality of teachers. This is why there is an increasing number of out-of-school children in Nigeria because only a few understand the importance of leveraging public-private partnerships to develop their education system.

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NGO set to disburse N500,000 education scholarship to five Epe indigenes

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Concerned Nation Builders Initiative has unveiled plans to disburse scholarships to Epe indigenes annually, starting this year. The Coordinator of the NGO, Rasaki Gbolahan told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Epe Friday that the maiden edition of the scholarship award would involve N500,000 cash grants given to five

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Bill Gates champions youth empowerment, education at Pan-African innovation forum Lagos

The recently concluded Pan-African Youth Innovation Forum, organized by the Lagos Business School, Co-Creation Hub, and the Centre for Communication and Social Impact, witnessed the presence of renowned philanthropist and Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates. The event, held at the Lagos Business School, centered around the theme “Unleashing the Power

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Lagos completes 126 classrooms in six districts

The Lagos state government has built a total of 126 classrooms across the six educational districts in the state. The state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his representatives unveiled some of these classrooms built by the state’s Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools. Sanwo-Olu said the exercise was part of the state’s commitment to providing

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Education Icon: Hon Adefisayo’s Immense Contributions To The Success Of EKOEXCEL

One of the qualities of great leaders, particularly elected ones, is the ability to spot and pick the right talent to help them fulfill their electoral promises. Some elected officials with great vision and goals have failed in their quest to positively turn around the lives of the electorates because of misfits in their cabinets.

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Education only key and critical component of development — Adefisayo

Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Folashade Adefisayo , has said that education remains the only key and critical component of development. Adefisayo made the remark during the Lagos Education Conference 2023 held on Wednesday at NECA House, Alausa, Ikeja. The conference, themed, “Exploring the opportunities in public-private partnership for education and development in Nigeria”, was

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70% of private school teachers in Lagos, Ogun, others unqualified – TRCN

Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, on Thursday, said 70 per cent of private school teachers in Southwest are unqualified. “When we conducted our survey, we observed that 70 per cent of teachers in the Southwest are not qualified. “When we conducted our survey, we observed that 70 per cent of

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Traffic Control: A Mathematical Odyssey

In the third quarter of 2022, a former Permanent Secretary in the Lagos State Ministry of Transport, Taiwo Salaam, stated that if the traffic congestion in the densely populated Nigeria’s commercial capital city of Lagos should continue unaddressed till 2030, the city is estimated to lose as much as 21 billion dollars every month. In another report, the

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Commonwealth to organise sport competition for Lagos schools

The Commonwealth Games Nigeria (CGN) has announced sports competition for twelve schools in Lagos State. “No fewer than 12 Schools in the Amuwo Odofin area are expected to participate in the programme with six students and a Games’ Master coming from each participating school,” the public relations officer disclosed. According to a report, the community

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Stop doing take-home assignments for your children — teacher says

Lagos based school administrator and teacher, Awoyale Oluwafunmibi, has advised parents against writing take-home assignments for their children and wards. Funmibi gave the advice on Tuesday and described that doing the assignment for the children nullifies the essence of take-home assignments. She advised parents to avoid writing the assignments for their children or wards, as

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