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Lagos State Government and CASIO Middle East Africa (CMEA) with its Nigerian affiliate SKLD, have commenced a model school project with six Senior Secondary Schools in Lagos State.The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr. Abayomi Abolaji disclosed this during a courtesy visit to his office by a Casio Team, stressing that the project is intended to develop the critical and high-order …

The Lagos State Government, in preparation for the Y2023/24 academic calendar, has assured stakeholders of prioritising harmonised and standardised instructional days of learning for all schools to ensure children have the minimum standard of learning days and hours.  The Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium, …

Lagos State Ministry of Education has commenced an investigation into the complaint of a parent that his child was sent out of school for using the poster of one of the contestants in the last election to wrap his books. The incident was reported to have happened at Odomola Junior Secondary School, Epe.   Reacting to the incident, the Commissioner for …

As part of the intervention towards scaling up the gains in the education and technology agenda of the present administration, the Ministry of Education has distributed Lego (Robotic) Kits to 10 public secondary schools in the state. According to Mr. Abayomi Abolaji, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, the device, a programmable robotic construction kit, gives users the power to …

The Lagos State Ministry of Education has assured the parents of Whitney Adeniran, the Chrisland pupil who died during the school sports day, that no effort will be spared to get justice for her.  Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo stated this during a condolence visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adeniran at their residence in Lagos today.  Mrs. Adefisayo confirmed the receipt of the post-mortem report on …

The Lagos State Ministry of Education’s official order for the temporary closure of one of the Chrisland Schools affects only Chrisland High School, Ikeja, and not all the schools operated by the owners.    This clarification is necessary to address the anxiety of parents and members of the public on the erroneous claim that the school defied the State Government order on its closure.  For the avoidance of doubt, only Chrisland High School Ikeja, …

The Lagos State Ministry of Education has ordered the temporary closure of Chrisland School, Opebi-Ikeja, following the reported death of a student of the School, Whytney Adeyemi.  A release signed by the State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo said the closure was ordered pending the outcome of a full investigation into the unfortunate incident.   Mrs. Adefisayo, on behalf of the State Ministry of Education, commiserated with Mr. and Mrs. Adeyemi, parents of Whytney, and prayed for the repose of her soul.  “We …

The vision of the Lagos State Government to digitalise its education sector is advancing with the acquisition of another set of 60 Teaching and Learning devices donated to Public Schools in Lagos State by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF).   The digital items comprising projectors, tablets and internet routers were presented to Primary and Junior Secondary Schools in the State to aid the use of the Nigerian Learning …