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  • Lagos State University Best Graduating Students Receive N5million Each

    Lagos State University Best Graduating Students Receive N5million Each

    Best graduating students of the Undergraduate and Masters programmes of the Lagos State University has received cheques of N5 million each presented by the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for their outstanding academic performances.

    Governor Sanwo-Olu during the presentation on Friday stated that the gesture is part of “our promise to reward academic excellence in Lagos State”.

    Shotunde Oladimeji Idris, the best graduating student was also offered automatic employment into the state’s civil service, an offer the Governor reacted to sayiing is a step to continue improving the attractiveness of our civil service for the state’s best brains.

    “At the start of this administration, improving education in the state was highlighted as one of my biggest priorities, and we demonstrated commitment by increasing budgetary allocation to the sector as we work on improving the quality of our curriculums & welfare of our students”, Governor Sanwo-Olu said.

     

  • Union Members Shutdown Governor Sanwo-Olu’s School Reopening Order Hours After

    Union Members Shutdown Governor Sanwo-Olu’s School Reopening Order Hours After

    Hours after Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu ordered the resumption of tertiary schools in the state after the ease of COVID-19 lockdown, workers unions of the Lagos State University (LASU) have shutdown reopening moves.

    As early as 7am today, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) locked the gates of the university in Iba.

    Students and lecturers, who hitherto looked forward to returning to academic activities, having been away for 5 months were barred from gaining entrance.

    Reports stated that protesting union members also locked out the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun.

    The workers said they were rotesting the non-payment of minimum wage by the government.

    All attempt by the Vice-Chancellor to dialogue with NLC, ASUU, NASU members was not successful, Channels TV reported.

    The unions insisted that no one will be allowed into the university premises until their demands are met by the Lagos state government.

    They claimed that an increment in their salaries was promised by the Lagos State government more than a year ago and the promise was yet to be fulfilled.