EDUCATION

LASU Pre-degree admission list for the 2020/2021 academic session has been released. All candidates who applied for admission into the Predegree programme of the Lagos State University (LASU) for the 2020/2021 academic session are advised to proceed to check if they have been offered admission. The names of admitted candidates have been made available on the school’s website. About 106 candidates have been admitted. Congratulations to admitted candidates!

2020/2021 INDIGENESHIP VERIFICATION EXERCISE FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE INDIGENES OF LAGOS STATE All Candidates of Lagos State Origin who chose Lagos State University as First Choice in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination [UTME] and scored a minimum of 190 are hereby informed that the registration for Indigeneship Verification Exercise for the 2020/2021 Admission ExerciseDate: Wednesday, 11th November, 2020 to close on Wednesday, 2nd December, 2020.The Verification Interview Time: 8.00am – 4.00pm Daily from Wednesday,…

The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Prof Biodun Ogunyemi has said The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba is deliberating creating confusion. Ogunyemi was reacting to Nwajiuba’s statement that issues raised by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) concerning the seven-month strike by the union were confusing. He accused the union of muddling things up over the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. The ASUU President said, “The…

ASUU National President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, stated this on Politics Today, a programme aired on Channels Television. Ogunyemi claimed that the Federal Government has refused to take the necessary steps in addressing the strike action. According to him, the delay in adopting ASUU’s preferred platform, the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, is one of the major reasons the strike has not been suspended. He said, “The strike is still on as a result of the…

The Lagos State Government has ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state, following the tension generated by the #EndSARS protests. This directive was issued by the Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, on behalf of the government, as part of the measures aimed at ensuring the safety of the pupils/students, parents, and all staff working in schools at this critical period. Part of the statement from the commissioner…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the alleged lies and propaganda employed by the Federal Government against the union will not force it to suspend the strike action. The union denied the claim by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, that it had suspended the six-month-old strike, saying such lies by the Federal Government officials would worsen the situation rather than bringing solution to the crisis. The Chairman, ASUU, University…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it is not ready to suspend its ongoing strike until government pays outstanding three-to-seven months withheld salaries and approves University Transparency and Accountability Solutions (UTAS) among other demands. ASUU in a statement released by the Zonal Coordinator of the Ibadan Zone, Professor Ade Adejumo, faulted the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, saying he lied that government was not owing lecturers any salary on…