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NANS; Once upon an Association

Kareem Itunu Azeez A Few weeks ago, National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS) had presented an award to the YABATECH rector, Engr. Obafemi Omokungbe, they were nine delegates, assumed students representatives, in an environment where Student Unionism isn't allowed, where the thriving of students mouthpiece and representation has being disbanded, yet some set went there to present an award, with the tag, “UNANIMOUSLY” selected. Well, like all facet of Nigeria system, everything seems rotten from within, Now NANS also is part of it, now do you still wonder why the recently suspended strike lasted a newborn baby, and many future are also dwindled along the line. In Nigeria, where all post are intertwined, one can hardly remove the wheat from the shaft, or even impossible, this is so because all activism today in Nigeria, have being handicapped into the corrupt political realm, little wonder you realize even today's youths are no different from those scooping their futures ...

2020/2021 ROUND 2 UNDERGRADUATE ONLINE ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISE

2020/2021 ROUND 2 ONLINE ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISES [100 LEVEL (BOTH REGULAR WITHOUT COMPREHENSIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING ( FOR LAGOS INDIGENES ONLY ) AND REGULAR WITH COMPREHENSIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING ( FOR ALL CANDIDATES  )] AND DIRECT ENTRY CANDIDATES. SCREENING/CHANGE OF COURSE FOR PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES WHO ARE YET TO BE OFFERED ADMISSION. 1.           APPLICATION A. In furtherance to the Statutory law of Lagos State University, with respect to the Admission Quota given to the Indigenes of Lagos State, the University wishes to inform the general public that, in the ongoing 2020/2021 Admission Screening Exercise, there are some vacancies to be filled, by ONLY Indigenes of Lagos State, who chose LASU as Institution of First Choice, in Regular without COMPREHENSIVE Entrepreneurship Training Programme. The Tuition Fees for the programme is Sixty-seven Thousand, forty-eight Naira, Fifty Kobo...

Nigerian Students win monthly cash prizes on iQlearners

Mariam Ileyemi In a bid to promote learning among Nigerian students, an educational technology start-up, iQlearners, has been rewarding cash prizes to the top four highest scoring Nigerian students for excellent performance in the monthly scholarship examination on their website. iQlearners, a mobile website that offers a host of educational services including past questions, online tutorials, news and scholarship to JAMB and undergraduate students in Nigeria has over time, encouraged a healthy reading culture by providing monetary scholarship to students in Nigeria. According to the founder and Chief Executive Officer of iQlearners, Okonma Victor, the initiative was borne out of the desire to see a positive change in the country’s educational sector. “Over the years I have seen young people with great potentials who, due to the lack of finance, were unable to pursue their educational aspirations and I have always been moved by this and it has motivated me to create an ed-tech solution...

Lagos State Governor donates #5m to Lasu's best graduating student Dimeji Sotunde.

Kareem Itunu Azeez Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo Olu, today, 17th at the 24th Lagos State University convocation donated a personal sum of Five Million Naira (#5, 000, 000) to Dimeji Sotunde, the best graduating student as well as Aanu Olabanjo the best graduating student of the masters' era, with a record-breaking CGPA of 5.0. The announcement was made at the Lagos state house in Marina, where he is self-isolating for the COVID-19 recuperation process.  Mr Sanwo Olu also assured the university of getting to the process of being the best in the whole of the country, while also donating a piece of land to the university for their partnership with the Cornell group. Dimeji Sotunde who graduated with a CGPA of 4.95 would also get a scholarship to any university of his choice and at any level the state Governor has said.  While the University's Vice chancellor is also on the verge of dropping the Barton, the governor however also give his valedictory note to the VC, sayin...

FESTIVAL OF YEAR 2020 INTERNATIONAL TEXTBOOKS PUBLISHED BY 'FUNMILAYO ADESANYA-DAVIES

PRESS RELEASE Introducing the TWENTY (20x8-160) NEWLY published books of Author/Poet Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies published by highly reputable international press and publishers now in stock. You can order them in English and 12 other languages including Spanish, French, Deutsch, Portuguese, Turkish, Chinese, Italian, as well as Yoruba, Ibo and Hausa. Apart from the hard copies and the e-versions for download, the Audio versions of all are equally available. Some are in Volumes I, II, III and IV. Please, click on the 20 links below to sight and place order each of the Books: As a poet, and a lover of poetry, here are some collections of my poems over the years as University lecturer of English, the poems are mostly narrative as a linguist. In this collection, I explored various themes, as birth, life and death, love and hate, virtue, beauty, identity, religion, travels and journeys; celebration, disappointment and failure among others. - "For academic, for leisure and for the fun of...

ACJ-LASU former Deputy Editor wins big at Campus Journalism awards

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Wendy Joseph Ileyemi Mariam, the founder of Yossy Info blog and a current Writing Fellow at African Liberty has won the Photojournalist of the year category at the Campus Journalism Awards 2020 held at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja. The 2020 graduate of Mass communication at Lagos State University who won the 2019 Mammal Marshall Scholarship for Women in Journalism and a proud volunteer was shortlisted as one of the 30-man finalist of Best Campus Journalists for Campus Journalism Awards 2020. Mariam who was also the former Deputy Editor at the Association of Campus Journalists won the 2020 photojournalism awards with a photo story published on her blog, of how a sudden hike in transport fare left LASU students stranded at the school gate till late at night. She started blogging when she was in 200level, and was able to make remarkable stories and impacts with her blog, “Yossy info”. In an interview with her she said "I am glad to have won an award due to a story published on my bl...

ACJ-LASU celebrates second year of rebirth, awards pioneering members

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Gabadeen Labeebah Titilope, Kareem Itunu Azeez It's the tail of the year. A year that already comes with different climes and narrations, but all is not done yet as the Association of Campus Journalist (ACJ)Lasu chapter holds her second annual convention which marks two years after its rebirth. In attendance, and also a bid to create a bond between its members and alumni were, Barrister Nurudeen Temilola (Optimist), the first Editor-in-chief of the association and also the founding father of the Association chaired the event. Com. Mahmud Bola, Former Cosa president. Mr Olasunkanmi Arowolo, a Lecturer in the department of journalism (LASU), Miss Adelagun Anne Oluwakemi, also a one time beneficiary of the MAMMAN marshal Scholarship, for women in journalism and Mr Adeyemi Moses who is also a past leader of the association were in attendance. The Editor-in-Chief, Mr Kareem Azeez Itunu (Solace) gave the opening remarks at 2:30 pm, before the arrival of all invited guests. While, the key...