Back-2-SchoolAKOD Distributes 50,000 Books, 3,000 Bags. 1,000 Mathematical Sets To Ikeja Schools

Back-2-SchoolAKOD Distributes 50,000 Books, 3,000 Bags. 1,000 Mathematical Sets To Ikeja Schools

…Says education key to IKEJA Agenda; announces 2026 bursary portal

The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), has distributed 50,000 exercise books, 3,000 school bags and 1,000 mathematical sets to pupils across the council.

The materials were presented at the Back-to-School 2.0 programme held at the Marriage Registry, with the theme: “Supporting Education, Inspiring Excellence.”

AKOD said the initiative is part of the Knowledge-Based Economic Empowerment component of the I.K.E.J.A Agenda, aimed at supporting pupils and reducing the financial burden on parents.

"Our Back-to-School is one of our major programmes under education. It is the second edition under our administration, with thousands of our children across our schools having benefited from the first edition. We are encouraged by the impact of the programme and remain committed to doing more to support our children and ease the burden on parents", he said.

He highlighted other education interventions, including free GCE forms for over 200 students in 2025 and 2026 respectively, JAMB forms for 500 students, ongoing free GCE coaching and JAMB lessons, as well as school renovations in Ikeja. Over 200 secondary school leavers and undergraduates also benefiting from the ongoing council’s two-month holiday job programme.

AKOD urged the beneficiaries to use the materials judiciously and take their education seriously. He also announced that the 2026 bursary portal will open by October 15 for eligible indigent residents.

The Supervisor for Education, Barrister Oluwapelumi Ologunde, said distribution to pupils across the council’s eight schools would commence immediately.

A pupil of Alausa Nursery and Primary School, Azeez Sawanu, thanked AKOD and pledged that the beneficiaries would make good use of the materials.

The project was supported by Fidelity Bank

50,000 applicants for 1,000 teaching jobs in Lagos – Official

Mr Suru Avoseh, a member, Lagos State Civil Service Commission, says no fewer than 50, 000 applicants had applied for one thousand vacant teaching jobs announced by the state government in 2019.

Avoseh made this known during the New Year Party organised by the Badagry Women Development Forum on Sunday in Badagry.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos State Government had on November 11 announced the plans to employ one thousand teachers into the public secondary schools across the state.


Avoseh said some of the applicants that qualified for the job had been invited for the examination.

“After the examination, those that passed and meet up with the standard will be called for oral interviews.

“At present, some of the applicants who succeeded in the examination have started receiving text messages through their phone numbers.

“It is certain that not everybody that applied for the job will be employed, and not all that passed the examination will be given employment,” the commission member said.

He said that shortly Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and Civil Service Commission would soon start to employ people in the state.

“We will soon start employment too; every motion has been put in place and we have discussed it with the Head of Service.

“Currently, we have commenced staff auditing to know the number of vacancies to be filled up.

“It is after the auditing that the commission will be able to tell Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu the number of staff to be employed.

“So, we are making the preparation now,” Avoseh said.

He challenged women in Badagry to take over from the men in politics for the sake of development of the city.