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L AGOS  State University, LASU, was conceived by the Governor Jakande government as a university which will not only provide university opportunities for Lagos State residents but for all Nigerians and which would quickly attain a national and global standard befitting Nigeria’s self-proclaimed Centre of Excellence. I recall reading our Daddy’s, late Chief Sanu Sobowale, 1931-1990, copy of the lengthy proposals concerning LASU, when he served as the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General for Lagos State. Furthermore, the education was going to be made affordable to ensure that nobody, brilliant, is denied the benefit of university for lack of funds. Those were lofty goals and to me, as an economist, the objectives were daunting. Prof Obafunwa Funds, which even in the early 1980s were more readily available, compared with the demands now placed on public finance, would always be a challenge to governments and to the university authorities. There was no question abou...

IT is no longer new that the Lagos State University, LASU has been in the news on issues bothering on the withdrawal of 19 Ph.D certificates from lecturers. Its Vice Chancellor, Professor John Obafunwa, while speaking with journalists, bares his mind on sundry issues as they affect the institution and how they have been managed. Excerpts: By Dayo Adesulu W HAT in your knowledge necessitates the perennial issues bedevilling LASU? When I assumed office as Vice Chancellor of LASU, I started by dealing with problems of backlog of certificates. I even had to sign certificates for people that had graduated in 1994. As at that time, we were not graduating students, there had not been convocation. But now we have had three consecutive graduations. There were no records, no database, so we had to ask students to register, that was how we established a database at the ICT center on campus. When I came in, the University was spending over N13 million monthly and I felt something was...

Some beneficiaries of the Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission bursary scheme have protested against the alleged non-payment of their allowances. The students, who besieged the OSOPADEC Akure office with placards last Thursday, accused the OSOPADEC Chairman, Pastor Johnson Ogunyemi, of not respecting an earlier agreement the commission made with them. In a statement on Monday, the President, National Association of Ilaje Students, Mr. Victor Adeya, said the commission owed the students bursary allowances for the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 academic sessions. He also denied the accusation that students assaulted the police officers drafted to the scene to stop the protest. Adeya said, “The intervention of the officers and men of the State Police Command was not primarily intended to save the commission’s buildings and workers from the students. We had no weapons on us. We did not attack the police. The police officers that sustained injuries were those who jumped o...

The Executive  Secretary  of Tertiary Education Trust Fund ,TETFUND, Professor Sulaiman Bogoro in this interview explains why TETFUND must be supported to addresses the fundamental challenges affecting the education sector and why private universities cant benefit from the Fund. Excerpts The nations that make up the first world are said to lay great emphasis on science and technology. Is it not advisable that TETFUND tows the line in funding science, vocational and technical institutions?( I think you heard what I said earlier today at the presentation of research grants funded by TETFUND. Most of the grants approved were for the sciences. Even in conventional universities 60:40 ratio is the standard while in the universities of technology it is 70:30. In these modern times, the economy must be driven by knowledge-based infrastructure largely dominated by science and technology. This should not be otherwise. If you look at the most advanced nations you will see that ...

Strike affecting our clinical training, students cry out Medical students recount their frustration as health   workers ’ strike enters the 68th day, CHARLES ABAH  reports For Vincent Obia, a final year Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, life nowadays, especially on campus, looks rosy. Everything that borders on his academics seems to be predictable. In fact, the 20-year-old looks certain to join the next batch of prospective National Youth Service scheme scheduled for May. He is looking forward to it with great expectations. He says, “I thank God for stable academic calendar we have been experiencing for some time now. I am happy that the Academic Staff Union of Universities members and other allied associations are not on strike. I am particularly happy because I did not encounter the kind of experience I had in 2013 when the industrial action embarked upon by ASUU members made us to stay at home for 169 days. “Again, I am happy all went well i...

NYSC shifts mobilisation dates for fresh corps members Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the National Youth Service Corps on Monday said corps members would be mobilised in two batches this year. The service also shifted the date of mobilisation for Batch A from Tuesday May 5 to Tuesday May 26, 2015. The NYSC Director of Press and Public Relations, Mrs. Bose Aderibigbe, stated this in an interview with our correspondent. She said, “Part of the reasons is because of the forthcoming general elections. You know corps members are participating in the elections. February 21 is when elections will be rounding off and Batch A that is supposed to pass out will still be in service to continue with the polls they have started.” Asked whether the postponement was because of fears of likely post-election violence, Aderibigbe answered in the negative. She said, “No, which post-election violence? Are we praying for that? It is not because of that; we have three batches alrea...

27 varsities have link to research network —NUC Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie The National Universities Commission has said that no fewer than 27 public universities have connected to the West Africa and Central Africa Research and Education Network. This came as it stated that nine more universities would connect to the initiative known as the Nigerian Research and Education Network in the first quarter of this year. The NgREN was inaugurated about six months ago by President Goodluck Jonathan. The Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Julius Okojie, said this in Abuja during the inauguration of the NgREN’s Technical Working Group, on Monday. The TWG, according to him, will help to improve research platforms as well as enhance the sharing of research among universities in the country. Okojie, who noted that NgREN would impact on virtual teaching and learning, said the facility would help create platforms for Nigerian unive...

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Home PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING BURSARY AWARD TO 2009/10 AND 2010/11 SETS Posted by  LagosScholarshipBoard   | December 26, 2014  |  news   |  18 Comments   0     0     0 This is to inform all beneficiaries of  2009/10 and 2010/11 sessions  of Lagos State bursary award that documentation exercise in readiness for collection of their outstanding awards  (200 to 400 levels)  has commenced on  Monday, December 15, 2014  at Lagos State Scholarship Board’s office 254, Ipaja Road, beside NYSC Orientation Camp, Agege. The concerned beneficiaries are enjoined to come for their documentation exercise with the originals and photocopies of the following documents: School Identity Card Award letter Two passport photographs Progress report from school or certificate awarded for those who have graduated Parents or guardian’s tax clearance Lagos State Residents Registration ...