Edu News

Lagos Provides Business, Digital Skills Training for Undergraduates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 15, 2024

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to advancing economic growth, development, and better governance through artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and digital technology. This statement was made at the closing event of the

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Lagos State Announces BECE Resit Exam: Key Details on Date, Registration, and Fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 1, 2024

The Lagos State Government has announced that the resit date for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is set for Wednesday, November 6, 2024. This information was released in a statement signed by Mr. Adebayo Orunsolu, Director of the Lagos State Examinations Board. Schools with students who did not achieve passing marks in English Studies, […]

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Parents protest over 200% increase in Lagos school boarding fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 16, 2024

Parents of students at Lagos Model Colleges are calling for the reversal of a recent 200% hike in boarding fees, accusing the Lagos State Ministry of Education of corruption and insensitivity. Surv. Dapo Dawodu, Chairman of the Lagos Model Colleges Parents’ Forum, raised the concern at a meeting in Lagos on Saturday. In a letter […]

Edu News

Lagos grants approval letters to 78 new private school owners

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 5, 2024

The Lagos State government has issued provisional approval letters to 78 new private school owners. Mr. Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun, Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, handed out the approval letters last Wednesday at the Education Resource Centre in Ojodu, Ikeja. The event, hosted by the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), emphasised the

Edu News

Sanwo-Olu seeks education and skill training for marginalised citizens

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 9, 2024

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged for increased investment to ensure that marginalised citizens have access to education and vocational skills. The governor, represented by the state Commissioner for Economic Budget and Planning, Ope George, made the statement on Thursday at the “Leave No One Behind” initiative’s closing

JAMB News

Regular leadership, administrative training key to good governance – NGO

Angel Ojonugwa July 25, 2024

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – Honey Olawale, Director of Global Skills Hub, UK, an NGO, has called for regular leadership and administrative training of employees, saying it will bring good governance in the country.Olawale spoke at an Executive Leadership Training and Award organised by the NGO in partnership with Lion Outreach International, U.S., at Ikeja on […]

Tertiary institutions

Recruitment: We give priority to STEM teachers – TESCOM

Angel Ojonugwa June 5, 2024

Lagos (Sundiata Scholar) – The Lagos State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) says it will continue giving priority to teachers who major in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related subjects during recruitment. Mr Kayode Sutton, Deputy Director, Public Affairs, TESCOM, told the on Tuesday in Lagos that the commission had been specific in the

Edu News

Sanwo-Olu to deliver Yoruba National Day lecture

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 24, 2024

The 2024 Yoruba National Day event will be held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State. Awa Bamiji, President-General of the Grand Council of Yoruba Youths, stated that the celebration will commemorate the 85th birthday of elder stateman and actor Chief Lere Paimo, aka Eda Onileola. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will

Tertiary institutions

Stray bullets hit 2 Lagos varsity students

Angel Ojonugwa May 21, 2024

LAGOS (Sundiata post) – Two students of the Lagos State University were hit by stray bullets outside the school campus at a popular students’ residential area called PPL late Monday. While the names of the students are yet to be known, likewise the identity of the shooter(s), it was reported that the victims were hit […]

Edu News

Sanwo-Olu increases scholarship to N225,000 and bursary to N60,000

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 6, 2024

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced on Friday an increase in scholarships and bursaries for students of Lagos State origin attending tertiary institutions. He stated that his administration would no longer pay N200,000 and N50,000 for scholarships and bursaries, but would instead pay N225,000 and N60,000, respectively. The governor also offered scholarships

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Lagos gives letters of approval to 199 new private schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 27, 2024

To 199 new private school owners, the Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance, or OEQA, has delivered letters of provisional approval. With the approval, there are now 5,622 registered private primary and secondary schools in the State, up from 5,423 at the beginning. At the Education Resource Centre (ERC) Ojodu on Thursday, the Commissioner […]