Education: LASUBEB calls for Maintenance of School Infrastructure

... Inaugurates Newly Built Primary School In Ifako-Ijaiye

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The Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King has charged relevant authorities in charge of school maintenance to assume responsibility for school property and infrastructure as well as develop a special maintenance strategy that would guarantee the durability of school buildings and infrastructure.

Alawiye-King, who gave the charge while commissioning a new school building, Ayanleye Memorial Primary School in Ifako-Ijaiye area of the State on Monday, noted that the community, parents and teachers need to work together and take ownership of schools within their domain and not wait for it to crumble before it is fixed.

He said that the attention being paid to school infrastructure under the present administration was as a result of the determination of the State Government to bridge identified infrastructural gaps and also work towards striking a balance in other areas of competing needs.

The Chairman attributed the dilapidated state of some schools to negligence and lackadaisical attitude on the part of some stakeholders who ordinarily should have assumed ownership of those schools.

The commissioning of the new school building, according to him, was to ensure that Lagos State pupils have a conducive teaching and learning environment.

While advising the management of the school to ensure that other facilities put in place within the school are well taken care of, Alawiye-King pleaded with Lagosians to be the ears and eyes of the government in their various domains and prevent willful damage of public property.

The Head Teacher of the School, Mrs. Grace Oloruntoba, commended the State government and Chairman LASUBEB for the improved learning environment created for the pupils.

She underscored the role which conducive learning atmosphere plays in the learning, stressing that for young people to meet future challenges, the ongoing reforms in the State education system becomes indispensable.

"Having a conducive environment is one of the key elements for learners to perform well, this is why the gesture of the State Government must be commended for making the welfare of pupils and teachers in Lagos State top priority", she reiterated.

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EKOEXCEL: We Will Partner Lagos Assembly To Get Legislative Backing - Alawiye-King

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The Chairman of the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), Hon Wahab Alawiye-King has stated that the Board will work out measures to put in place necessary legislative backing to sustain the EKOEXCEL programme after the present administration.

Alawiye-King stated this on Saturday, 25 January, 2020, in Lagos during the formal launch and  graduation ceremony of EKOEXCEL Teachers Professional Development and Training Programme.

The LASUBEB boss, a former lawmaker himself, said such legislative backing will give the programme sustainability which will enhance development of education, particularly the primary section, in the state.

"It is no longer news that a major vision of this administration from the onset has been geared towards radically increasing access to Basic and Functional Education in line with the Sustainable Development Goal 4, the National Policy on Education, UBEC Act 2004 and SUBEB Law 2006, of achieving an all-
inclusive, Quality Universal Basic Education. "This is equally encapsulated in the 3rd pillar of the T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu’s of providing Education and Technology," he said, noting that such laudable programme anchored on growth of education needs legislative backup to achieve its aims.

Alawiye-King commended the state Governor for investing heavily in the programme which he said, was aimed at repositioning basic education in the state and bring it to greater heights. "Mr Governor, we commend and appreciate you sincerely for every child's future you are building today," he said.

He also commended the teachers and staff for their dedication, determination and enthusiasm towards the success of the programme. "It has been weeks of rigorous training and re-training of teachers and school administrators on the process of deploying this innovative technology in the classroom, to aid effective teaching and learning for the
overall improvement of basic education in the state.

"I enjoin all graduants to effectively deploy what has been learnt at the training
programme in other to make the classroom more engaging for our teachers and pupils.
"No child should be left behind; you must carry all your pupils along, irrespective of their individual differences and capabilities," he said.

The LASUBEB boss also advised parents to monitor the activities of their children and also perform oversight functions on them.
"The home is the first learning ground for pupils hence our parents should monitor their wards: ensure prompt and regular attendance in schools, ensure that they appear in school clean and also ensure that they monitor their homework as well as be supportive of school activities," he said.

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.

Primary School Head Teachers To Get Official Vehicles’ Says Sanwo-Olu

As Governor's visit boosts Teacher's Morale at ongoing Training

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, made a surprise appearance at CMS Schools Complex in Bariga for an assessment of the on-going capacity building programme for all public primary school teachers across the State.

More than 2,000 teachers from all the 57 local councils are currently undergoing a two-week intensive training being held under the State Government’s Eko Excel Initiative. The programme is a key component of the Sanwo-Olu administration’s education blueprint seeking to deploy technology to fundamentally transform the basic education template, thereby improving the outcome of teaching and learning.

The State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and its technical partner, Bridge International Academies, had already trained 2,400 primary school teachers in the first tranche of the capacity building programme.

Sanwo-Olu said the training was necessary to incorporate the primary school teachers into the reforms being introduced to improve on education at the foundation level and enhance the quality of education in the State.

The Governor said his Government had concluded the plans to digitise curriculum of basic schools, noting modern techniques were being employed to maximise learning in all public-owned primary schools. He said the teachers required the training to enable them use gadgets being introduced by the Government to achieve and measure academic growth in primary schools.

He said: “We are changing the mode of instruction in our primary school and we are employing technology to achieve this. By this, we are creating a situation where school will be attractive to children, irrespective of social background. We believe the first effort to shape their future is to make them look forward to going to school every day in their formative years. When we properly prepare them at that cognitive stage, we have carved a good future for them.

“Delivering these instructions is critical. This is why we introduced this intensive training to boost the capacity of our teachers to deliver and support these children at this critical stage. We believe teachers are the first point of contact between the children and their future. The six hours spent with teachers can go a long way in shaping what the pupils will become tomorrow.”

Apart from the training, Sanwo-Olu said the Government would also be supporting the teachers with attractive welfare package that would boost their morale and enhance productivity. To better motivate the teachers and get them committed to their duty, the Governor disclosed that his administration would be introducing a vehicle scheme for head teachers to support them in delivering their responsibilities.

"They used to say that teacher's reward is in heaven. In Lagos State, all diligent teachers will get their rewards while they are alive. As a form of reward for your efforts, we are going to give head teachers official vehicles. We expect this will get you more committed to discharge your duty," he said.

Sanwo-Olu, who observed some of the training sessions, said the teachers were expected to develop on emotional intelligence after the training, which would help them focus on how best to prepare pupils in their care for learning, each day.

The teachers were also being trained on how to use a purpose-built Android tablet, which, the Governor said, was introduced to make it easy for the State to track growth and predict pupils’ performance on weekly basis. Through the gadget, Sanwo-Olu said the State would be adopting a single curriculum across schools and checking absenteeism among teachers and pupils.

He said: “The use of teacher computer will enable us to know what each teacher is teaching on daily and weekly basis. This shows that we can measure academic growth and we can predict the outcome, because all pupils are being taken through same instructions at the same time. We are expecting outcome that will propel us to another level. These are part of the progress we are going to achieve with the use of the tech gadgets as a medium to pass instructions in our basic schools.”

The unscheduled visit, however, turned to a moment of appreciation for the visibly elated teachers, who suspended the training sessions to show their gratitude to the Governor for the opportunity. The training, it was gathered, is the first in about two decades in which primary school teachers are being taken through an intensive training programme aimed at strengthening their capacity to discharge their tasks.

Accompanying the Governor on the visit include the Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs. Abosede Adelaja, and SUBEB Chairman, Hon. Wahab Alawiye-King.

Lagos debunks job vacancy site

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The Lagos State government has disclaimed the information circulating on social media of a recruitment exercise for teachers in the State.

The State says the information is false and untrue, advising residents and job seekers to be more cautious in the search of white collar jobs.

The Chairman of the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Dr. Oluremi Sopeyin said that the crave for job opportunities has led many people into the hands of swindlers, urging members of the public to be mindful of the activities of men of the under world.

“The state government gives priority to increasing the numbers of teachers in the state in order to cater for the teeming population of students across the state,”Dr. Sopeyin explained.

Recruitment Exercise

He mentioned that the State at the appropriate time would inform the public when recruitment exercise would begin.

Dr. Sopeyin said the master minders of the misleading information would be brought to book.

According to Dr. Sopeyin, “The state government has not started recruitment of teachers and the State government will follow due process in announcing its vacancies especially through the state government website and official social media platforms and other credible sources.”

He advised job seekers to be more vigilant in order not to fall prey to persons with ulterior intention who always use job vacancies to swindle unsuspecting members of the public.

The initiators of the message had requested that holders of NCE and BSC. Education to report to the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board SUBEB headquarters on Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 to fill forms for vacancy positions.

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AgegePulse Magazine others pay courtesy visit to ES, LGEA, Hon. Majiyagbe

Members of AgegePulse Magazine, AgegeTv Online and Ifako Ijaye Post Magazine recently paid courtesy visit on Executive Secretary, Local Government Education Authority, Agege, Hon. Olamilekan Majiyagbe to felicitate with him as he add new feathers to his list of accolades.

Majiyagbe shown like a million star at the just concluded Lagos State Universal Basic Board, SUBEB annual awards.

The Agege LGEA Boss emerged 

overall Best Local Government Education Authority in Lagos State, alongside seven other coveted awards at event.

Majiyagbe used the media visit to express gratitude and appreciate all the staff of the LGEA, teachers and students for contributing immensely to the success of the body.