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SANWO – OLU APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS OF GOVERNING COUNCILS FOR LAGOS TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Chairmen and Governing Council members for four State-owned Tertiary Institutions: Lagos State University (LASU), Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), Lagos State Polytechnic and Michael Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCPED). In a statement signed by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri- Okunola, the Governor said the tenure of Office of the newly appointed Governing Council members would take effect from 1st August 2020, following the expiration of the tenures of the former Governing Councils. The tenure of Office of the Institutions’ Chief Executive Officers shall remain as provided in relevant Laws. Importantly, the Head of Service noted that the tenure of the newly appointed Chancellor of the Lagos State University, Professor Gbolahan Elias, SAN, would become effective from 16 September 2020 when the tenure of the incumbent Chancellor, His Excellency Honourable Justice Georg...

Self-Education, The Way Forward For Nigerian Youths

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By Bolaji Badmus "Many who are self-taught far excel than the doctors, masters, and bachelors of the most renowned universities" - Ludwig Von Mises Looking at the situation of our dear country Nigeria presently, in relation to the little attention given to the education sector, it's hard to tell that the future of the average Nigerian youth is really bright. Education over the years has been a very principal factor, essential to the growth and development of every nation. The importance of education can never be underestimated, because it not only has to do with acquiring basic knowledge but also has a lot to do with the younger generations, the youths, who are no doubt the future of any existing nation. We obviously can see that the Nigerian government has focused more on other sectors of the country, leaving the education sector to lag behind, instead of it being at the forefront of priorities. Myriads of problems including poor funding for better educational infrastruc...

Online Classes: A Necessity or Mere Cruelty?

Charis King The Lagos state university, just like other universities of its standard and calibre, have decided the best way to continue and conclude its academic calendar (for some department) is by taking its student through consecutive and rigorous online classes. Very few students think this a perfectly sane and reasonable thing to do as the world is rapidly becoming a global village, especially during this global pandemic the world is facing, but the majority have spoken against these online classes and have described them as utterly cruel and unfair, reasons below. Departments like the college of medicine and school of communications started online classes shortly after the country as a whole plunged into lockdown due to the uncontrollable increase the number of COVID 19 especially in Lagos state. Not long after the great LASU employed the use of big time teleconferencing websites and applications, such as Envivo, iClass, canvass infrastructure, go to meeting App and the most freq...

Madela-Day; What have you learned from Madiba..

kareem Itunu Azeez When i talk of Madiba,  i remind my brothers I remind my sisters,  of the blood,  and sweat Of them whos sacrifice reunite us.. When i talk of Mandela,  i request to know If his suffering still lingers on in our hearts I seek to know,  if his yearn for love still burns When i talk of Nelson, i task his successor if they maintain his legacy,  His long walk to freedom..... When i talk of Mandela,  i talk of those graves, lost through apartheid, i talk of those people who can't afford knowledge however free it is,  About why we should be one!!! When i talk of Madiba,  i remember Azikiwe, i remember,  Thomas Sankara,  i remember Nkrumah,  i remember the times of Agostinho Neto,  and those who fought the war but never see the end.. When i talk of Mandela,  i talk of you,  i remind you of a course of which our struggles are borne; a course of which we should be prepared to die for... Hail Nelson Mand...

We can't have good governance without a good government -Dapo Of Lagos

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Oyeyebi Ziyadat The Communication Students Representative Council, COSA-SRC third webinar series was held on Telegram on July 11,2020. It was held to discuss the critical issues affecting Nigeria as a whole and providing solutions to them. The 3rd webinar series started with an opening speech by the speaker of COSA-SRC; Oluwatiminunu Adetoro and was supervised by the moderator named Oluwaseye Ogunsanya. This webinar series had four(4) leaders of different diversities and they took turn in a proffering solutions to the problems in our society. "We can't have good governance without a good government and a good government without good leaders" says the 1st speaker which was Dapo of Lagos. Dapo of Lagos.... He buttressed more on the fact that the government is far from its people and also that change begins with the citizens, mostly youths since we are all potential leaders. Yetunde Fadeyi made a suggestion that Nigeria should be a decentralized government so decisions can ...

THE FIRST GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN NIGERIA CLOCKS 112, SEE SOME HISTORICAL FACTS HERE

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Afeez Rabiu. Abeokuta Grammar School is a secondary school in the city of Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. It is currently located at Idi-Aba area, of Abeokuta. Often called the first grammar school in Nigeria, it is attended by students from all parts of Nigeria, the West Coast of Africa, South Africa, Europe and even Asia. Abeokuta grammar school is the first secondary school established outside Lagos, this is a popular school known for its history, academy excellence and producing some of Nigeria's finest. Here are some interesting historical facts about this great citadel of learning that might interest you. 1. On 23rd April, 1908, the Abeokuta District Church Council resolved to establish the institution that is today known as Abeokuta Grammar School (AGS) 2. The school became operative at a site in the present day Ijemo Agbadu, Abeokuta on 16th July, 1908. 3. In December 1908, the Christ Missionary Society moved the school to the Igbein site. The boarders lived at Barrister Moo...

My successor will not face same financial challenges – LASU VC

By Adesina Wahab The Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University, LASU,  Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, SAN, has vowed to leave the university better than he met it four years ago.null Fagbohun is the eighth substantive VC of the university,  and his five-year tenure will lapse in January, 2021. He gave the assurance on Tuesday when the LASU Financial Sustainability Committee submitted its report to him at the Vice Chancellor ‘s Conference Room, Senate Building, Main Campus, Ojo. Fagbohun, while commending the committee, under the Chairmanship of Professor of Physical Planning, Prof. Ayo Omotayo, said the university management’s resolve to ensure that the university remains financially sustainable in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic informed the creation of the Committee.null “It was Covid-19 that informed the formation of this Committee. When you look at the roadmap of our administration, we have five imperatives to build peace, entrench academic excellence, ensure financial stabili...

White or Black

Chisom...... White, Black Major colour Goes well with every shade Yet blindly interrupted by shade Feared by each other Fear turns into anger Anger turns into hate Hate turns into misinterpretation Where Black means evil And white good Needing love to heal Love to birth out greatness, together Each are beautiful but together uncontrollably beautiful