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Foundation holds cycling challenge for Lagos schools
About 180 students, drawn from three education districts in Lagos state are set to participate in this year’s school cycling competition, organised by the African Cycling Foundation (ACF), in collaboration with Simba Group, Sterling Bank and Cycology Riding Club, as part of efforts to enhance the overral development of the child.
The competition, which holds tomorrow and Saturday at the Teslim Balogun, Stadium, Surulere, will feature public school students in junior secondary one to three.
Addressing journalists in Lagos, the President of the foundation, Mr. Yemi Osilaja advocated the introduction of a cycling culture in our children to enable them benefit at a very young age.
Children faced with Learning Challenges
Parents whose children are faced with learning challenges can now heave a sigh of relief as special school for special needs education berths in Lagos. In spite of the promulgation of section 8 of the National Policy on Education which states that children with special needs education should be attended to, many public and private educators are yet to fill in this gap. The policy describes special needs education in Nigeria as “a customized educational program that is designed to meet the unique needs of persons with special needs that the general education program cannot cater for”
Lagos 2018 Recruitment Of 2,200 Teachers Into Primary & Secondary Schools
Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it is set to recruit over two thousand teachers into its primary and secondary schools.
The recruited teachers will be posted to government-owned primary and secondary schools across the 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas in the State.
“Lagos State Government is set to recruit 1,000 Teachers for Primary and 1,200 for Secondary Schools, visit from 12 a.m, Friday, 31st August, to 12 Midnight, Thursday, September 6, 2018,” Lagos government tweeted.
The state governor Akinwunmi Ambode had earlier announced the approval of recruiting the teachers at the last quarterly Town Hall meeting at Ibeju Lekki area of the State.
Ambode had promised that his administration would employ more teachers into public schools to meet up with the manpower required to cover all public schools in the State.
Also at the meeting, the Deputy Governor Idiat Adebule development stated that the recruitment will aid teaching and learning in the public schools.
She added that government owned schools has been attracting more enrollment in the last three years as a result of the improved infrastructure and welfare of teaching and non-teaching staff.
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Transfer forms into JSS2 and SS1 now available- Lagos State Ministry of Education
Transfer forms into JSS2 and SS1 classes in public secondary schools in Lagos State are now available for sale until August 17, 2018.
A statement by the Lagos State Ministry of Education noted that screening for pupils seeking transfer into the two classes has been scheduled for August 27, 2018 in the Six Education Districts by 9.00am.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs Adebunmi Adekanye, who made this known at the Conference Room of Ministry of Education, said that applicants are first to obtain clearance slips from the Office of Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary in charge of the districts of the schools of choice to ensure that there is vacancy.
She said application forms could be obtained and returned to the office of the TG/PS for a fee N5, 000 payable to any Skye Bank Branch.
Mrs Adekanye said the JSS2 applicants are to attach their second and third term examination results of their J.S.S 1 class while those seeking transfer into SS.1 are to attach their Basic Education Certificate Examination (B.E.C.E) number.
In addition, all applicants are to attach evidence of three years’ tax payment of their parents or guardians, Photocopy of LASSRA Identity Card and application form receipt.
The Permanent Secretary said Model Colleges/Upgraded Schools are excluded from the transfers
Teachers In Prison For Using Cane On Students
Residents of Okota area in Lagos expressed shock and rained curses on a man, Chief Enekwa, for ordering the arrest of three teachers including the school proprietress, for using cane as a corrective measure on his two children.
The incident happened at a popular school known as Altitude International School located at Ebie Street in Ago, Okota area of Lagos.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the police at Gender Section of the Command arrested and charged the proprietress and three teachers before court for allegedly using cane as a corrective measure on the two kids in the school.
The suspects were Alhaja Romota Abass, 61, Obialor Nkechika, 37, Wale Emmanuel, 26 and Robert Emmanuel, 36.
It was gathered that Chief Enekwa, the father of the two pupils aged between 8 and 10, went to the police and reported that the teachers caned his children against his wish and he wanted them to be arrested and prosecuted.
The police then went to the school, arrested the owner of the school, Mrs Abass, three other teachers and detained them at the Command for child abuse.
They were later charged before Ikeja Magistrates court for the alleged offence.
They pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Mr. Benson Emuerhi did not oppose their bail condition.
Thus, the Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. O Sule-Amzat granted them bail in the sum of N20,000 with two sureties in like sum.
They were remanded in prison custody pending when they will perfect their bail condition.
The matter was adjourned till 12 July, 2018.
When P.M.EXPRESS contacted Chief Enekwa who resided at 34 Mukandasi Street in Ago, Okota, Lagos, he declined to make comments but claimed that he had withdrawn his children from the school and wanted justice.
However, the incident had attracted so much reactions as the residents insisted that Chief Enekwa had a hidden agenda to blackmail the school management over the school fees of the victims. One of the residents was heard saying that he did so in order to extort money from the management and was using the police to execute his plan.
Lagos Assembly moves to re-introduce TESCOM
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday said that its move to reintroduce the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) in the state was borne out of the need to further strengthen the education sector.
The Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting on a `Bill for a Law to Provide for the Establishment of the Lagos State Teaching Service Commission for the Control and Management of the Teaching Service Matters and for Connected Purposes`.
Source : Vanguard
Administrator Calls For Huge Investments In Education
Governmental issues
An individual from the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Segun Olulade, has called for enormous interests in training to light up the eventual fate of the more youthful age and the nation.
Olulade, speaking to Epe Constituency II at the Assembly made the supplication at a lunch get-together he sorted out of appreciation for 324 splendid understudies in 2016/2017 scholarly session crosswise over open grade schools in the electorate.
As indicated by him, endeavors must be made to empower students and educators so as to propel the training part and quicken national development and advancement.
“It took eight years of my life before I went to the university. I am catching them young and giving them a direction from the beginning, and this is a thing of joy for me.
“We should understand that every child is ours. We cannot just train our own children and leave others,’’ Olulade said.
According to him, there are some families who cannot afford to send their children or their wards to public schools, not to talk of private schools.
Source : Pmnews
Lagos boosts technical education
In its quest to meet the needs of youths’ technical and vocation skills, the Lagos State government has announced additional three technical colleges, bringing the total numbers to eight in the State.
Speaking during the 2016/2017 graduation ceremony and special awards for the Lagos State Government Technical Colleges graduands, Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule said: ”Three new technical colleges will be added to the existing five.”
Source : Vanguard