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By Temiloluwa Adegboyegun Lagos State University (LASU) emerged as the second runner-up in the creative pitch competition organised by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) on Thursday, 27th June, 2024. The university was represented by nine students from the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, including Daniel Nworie, Victoria Olanrewaju, Temiloluwa Adegboyegun, Ayomide Olubunmi, Hassan Abdulraheem, Olaseni Larinde, Banks Mustapha, Bolaji Olasehinde, and Ayooluwa Oladiran to develop a behavioral change creative campaign. The pitch competition was a major highlight of the Advertising Industry Colloquium 2.0, themed “Harnessing Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Advertising Education and Professional Excellence in Nigeria.” The event brought together a plethora of dignitaries who delivered speeches and encouraged the younger generation, highlighting the diverse opportunities that emerging technologies offer for sustainable advertising in Nigeria. T...

A few days ago, the Students' Parliamentary Council (SPC) made a historic move by suspending the President of the Students’ Union, Comrade Haroun Tobun. As simple and pedestrian as this statement may appear to the average politically apathetic LASUite, it really did happen. For the average LASUite, this might seem like just another event in the chaotic world of campus politics. But this decision, stemming from appalling allegations, should make us all pause and reflect. For context sake, this is the first time in the university's history that this is happening. According to the SPC, Tobun was suspended for financial misappropriation, unaccountability and disregard for the constitution. He purportedly received on more than one occasion money meant for the union that he is unable to account for. He is also accused of stifling the office of the acting chairman of the transport committee and assigning his duties to the suspended chairman. It is a little ironic, isn’t it...

Ayo Oladiran Caroline Initiative a Non-Governmental Organisation founded by Quadri Adejumo, an alumnus of Lagos State University, held a pad a girl outreach at Petroleum Pipeline Limited (PPL) of Ojo local government area, Lagos.  The initiative which was established with the aim of creating a world where every child can reach their full potential held the outreach at Dynamos College, PPL as a way to support the well-being of the girl child.  "This is not our first, and surely, won't be the last. We've enacted projects to improve the lives of children and were committed to do more," Mr. Adejumo noted in a press statement.  Students of the college were given sanitary pads to last for a while and were also given educational materials like notebooks and pens to help them academically. Also, they were empowered with interactive sessions where they received education on menstrual health and hygiene from health experts who addressed concerns to ensure that the girls underst...