The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has expressed concern over Lagos State University’s (LASU) proposal to offer exclusively, bread baked on campus. Mr Babatunde Irukera, Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, stated on his official Twitter handle @TundeIrukera that the act is a probable breach of competition law. According to Irukera, restricting competition Read More…
Education
BPSR, UNILAG to train governors, others on good governance
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Consult to improve the capacity of elected public office holders to instill the values of good governance. On Friday in Abuja, the MoU was signed on behalf of BPSR by its Director-General, Mr. Dasuki Read More…
Lagos school bus somersaults, injuring children
A school bus in Lagos carrying children between the ages of one and five suffered a somersault, injuring everyone on board on Thursday. The accident happened early in the day in Surulere. The bus with the licence plate KTU-465DN reportedly struck a median barrier and tore off a piece of concrete holding a traffic light Read More…
Lagos education ministry summons school principal for sending student home over political poster
A parent complained that his child had been punished for bringing an election poster into school, so the Lagos State Ministry of Education reportedly brought the school’s principal in for an explanation. Mr. Ganiu Lawal, the ministry’s Assistant Director for Public Affairs, made this announcement in a statement released on Wednesday in the Ikeja area. Read More…
UNILAG reopens on March 21
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has declared that academic activities will be postponed from March 14 to March 21. This was stated in a statement released on Friday in Lagos by the institution’s Head of Communication, Mrs. Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem. Recall that the federal government had ordered college students across the nation to leave their campuses Read More…
LASG launches STEM pilot centre in Yaba with GetBundi
The Lagos State Government and GetBundi Education Technology Business have formally launched a STEM lab at Wesley Girls Senior Secondary School in Yaba, Lagos. The setting up of the STEM lab is the beginning of a relationship between the Lagos State Government and GetBundi that will eventually lead to the implementation of GetBundi’s education technology Read More…
FGC Ijanikin’s win at African Coding Competition delights principal
With their victory in a coding competition against 178 other schools countrywide, ten students from the Federal Government College in Ijanikin, Lagos, have put their institution on the map of academic excellence. In addition, the achievement has elevated the school to third place out of 30 participating African nations in the most recent African Code Read More…
Chrisland High School remains closed — LASG
The Lagos State government said on Sunday that Chrisland High School, where a student died on February 9 during an inter-house sporting event, will remain closed. It was said that the reason for the school’s protracted closure following the passing of Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old pupil, was to further examine claims of endangering kids and Read More…
Lagos Govt opposes exhumation of deceased Chrisland student
The Lagos State Government has stated that it will oppose the exhumation of the 12-year-old Miss Whitney Adeniran’s body, who died in February while participating in inter-house activities at Chrisland Schools in Opebi, Lagos. The administration revealed the information in a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos and signed by Ms. Grace Alo, the state’s Read More…
YABATECH rector set to retire after successful term
After serving as Yaba College of Technology’s (YABATECH) rector for five years, Mr. Obafemi Omokungbe will formally step down from his position on January 29. This was stated in a statement given to reporters on Wednesday in Lagos by Mr. Joe Ejiofor, the college’s deputy registrar. He claims that after demonstrating leadership and providing high-quality Read More…









