Education

Gov. Abiodun approves secretaries and Board members for Local Education Authorities

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1 year ago

February 5, 2023

Ogun State governor Dapo Abiodun has approved the reconstitution of the State Local Government Education Authorities in line with their enabling laws.

A statement issued in Abeokuta on Saturday by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi, said that “Mr. Governor has after due consultation with various stakeholders in the Education sector in the State, especially, the State Universal Basic Education Board, approved the composition of the Chairmen, Secretaries, Monitoring Officers and Board Members for 19 Local Government Education Authorities in the State. The board for Abeokuta South is being finalised.

Mr Talabi said the new boards have been appointed from a legion of qualified and competent professionals that abound in the state.

The Secretary to the State Government challenged the appointees to immediately roll up their sleeves to provide leadership for Basic Education (Primary and Secondary Schools) in the State and position them for the task of “Building Our Future Together”, even as they are enjoined to work assiduously to promote excellent teaching and learning in order to return people’s confidence in public education in Ogun State.

All the boards are to be inaugurated by their respective local government chairmen between Monday, 6th February and Tuesday, 7th February, 2023.

Approved as Chairmen, Secretaries, Monitoring Officers and Board Members are:

LIST OF EDUCATION SECRETARIES AND BOARD MEMBERS
IMEKO AFON LOCAL GOVT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR PAUL AYOOLA EDUCATION SECRETARY O8029187788
2 MR FARINTO SAMSON ABIODUN CHIEF MONITORING OFFICER O8024152659
3 MR KAREEM MULERO MONITORING OFFICER O8039292956
4 MR ALBERT O. KEHINDE MONITORING OFFICER O8037127786
5 MR OLAIBI SAMUEL TEMITOPE MONITORING OFFICER O8026301659

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR SEGUN ASHAMU AYINDE CHAIRMAN O8168829151
2 ALFA SULAIMAN ADEGBITE MEMBER O8024315506
3 MR IDOWU JONATHAN MEMBER O8165665141
4 MR. NAJEEM YUSUFF MEMBER O8036566282
5 CHIEF JACOB AREMU ADEGOKE MEMBER O7036554655
6 MR RAMONI ISMAILA MEMBER O8078508422
7 MRS OLAJIDE MARY ASANI MEMBER O8134739701
8 MR SEMIU YEKINNI MEMBER O9079678083
9 MR OLABODE I. ABIODUN MEMBER O8038659943
10 MR SANNI AKANJI OLANIYI MEMBER O8080314974

IJEBU ODE LOCAL GOVT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR FELIX ADEYEMI AYANKOYA EXECUTIVE SECRETARY O8052026404
2 MR MUSTAFA SAIBU ADEKUNLE CHIEF MONITORING OFFICER O8052068522
3 ADEBOYEJO VICTORIA ADESOLA MONITORING OFFICER O8052668522
4 MRS. OREKOYA IDOWU OLABISI MONITORING OFFICER O8166548815
5 MRS KUKOYI OLATUNDE RAFIU MONITORING OFFICER O8164150549

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR AJETUMOBI OLUSEGUN OLADAPO CHAIRMAN O8069698562
2 MR. ODUNSI IDOWU SECRETARY O8050240705
3 IDRIS ARANMOLATE MEMBER O8075400288
4 MR LAITAN ODUWOLE MEMBER O8033797469
5 MR GBENGA BANJOKO MEMBER O8057944317
6 ALH. MUINAT ADENIKE KOIKI MEMBER O7038677551
7 MR TUNDE SALISU MEMBER O9159736957
8 MRS FUNLAYO OGUNFADEKE MEMBER O8055712322
9 MR BIODUN SHITTU MEMBER O8032222326
10 MR HASSAN HAKEEM FESOJAYE MEMBER O8033204093

SAGAMU LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR. AMOS KUNLE OKUBOTE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY O8181609685
2 MR. TOKUNBO SOKOYA CHIEF MONITORING OFFICER O8058880703
3 HON. TUNDE SONUBI MONITORING OFFICER O8058386525
4 MR. GBOLAHAN W. YINUSA MONITORING OFFICER O8034073688
5 MR. GBADEGESIN S. KUNLE MONITORING OFFICER O9061222976

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR. OSHIKOYA TUNDE CHAIRMAN O8131364836
2 MR BELLO SAMSON MEMBER O9023392023
3 MR SOFOYEKE JEREMIAH MEMBER O8135668837
4 MRS ADESANYA ADEITAN MEMBER O8034708001
5 MRS AMUDALAT OJA BELLO MEMBER O8139399773
6 MRS SHOBOYEJO ESTHER IYABODE MEMBER O8068592375
7 HON. MUHAMMAD SALISU.A MEMBER O8039412265
8 MR. SONEYE IDOWU OLUMUYIWA MEMBER O8070532954
9 MR. JOSEPH OLUFEMI MEMBER O8035521056
10 MR. SONUGA ADEWALE ADEBAYO MEMBER O8068452280

EWEKORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR SEMIU ADELANI EXECUTIVE SECRETARY O8033816022
2 MR. IDOWU ADELANI CHIEF MONITORING OFFICER O8066332537
3 MR ELEYOWO STEPHEN MONITORING OFFICER O8034095053
4 MR SOLA OGUNDELE MONITORING OFFICER 08033337202
5 MR DARE ADENIRAN MONITORING OFFICER O7066177987

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR KAZEEM OKANLAWON CHAIRMAN O7035126772
2 MR JIMOH BABATUNDE SECRETARY O8075879984
3 MR BOLAJI OLAWALE MEMBER O8033462405
4 ALH. MODINAT HASSAN MEMBER O8033572683
5 MR ADEOLU ADEWALE MEMBER O8152420096
6 MR AKEEM LATEEF MEMBER O8034274314
7 MR BIODUN OGUNRO MEMBER O8023074223
8 MR IDOWU AKINTOLU MEMBER O8064642460
9 MR SOGBAMU AKINTUNDE MEMBER O8067334480
10 MR. AKINDELE JAMES MEMBER O8167921501

OGUN WATERSIDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR . ONANIYI NURUDEEN EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
2 MR. OGUNBANJO MUFALIU MONITORING OFFICER
3 MR. OGUNBANJO TOLA LAWRENCE MONITORING OFFICER
4 MR. EBIWONJUMI SEGUN MONITORING OFFICER
5 CHIEF MOSHOOD ADEBAYO MONITORING OFFICER

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR ANOFI OLUKOGA CHAIRMAN
2 MR. OLULEKE REUBEN SECRETARY
3 MRS YINUSA ABOLORE MEMBER
4 MR IBRAHIM OLALEKAN MEMBER
5 MR OYENUGA DARE MEMBER
6 MR OYINLOLA FANIYI MEMBER
7 MR ADESINA TEMENU MEMBER
8 MR MAMUKUYOMI AUSTIN MEMBER
9 MR TOBI ADEWALE MEMBER
10 OSENI ADEKUNLE MUJAIDU MEMBER

OBAFEMI-OWODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 HON SENI ADEOYE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY O8066468611
2 MR MORDI MICHAEL SUNDAY MONITORING OFFICER O8030608949
3 MR EWEDIMU ISA IDOWU MONITORING OFFICER 08033640243
4 MR MONSURU SOGBESAN MONITORING OFFICER 080664686611
5 MRS OLATUNBOSUN OLUBUNMI MONITORING OFFICER 09132598200

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 CHIEF SEGUN IDOWU CHAIRMAN 07068322904
2 MR OSHUNDARA ADEGOKE SECRETARY 08037204910
3 MR ADELANWA FATAI MEMBER 08026210407
4 MR SINA OYESILE MEMBER 08166590799
5 MR OLASUNKANMI OLANREWAJU MEMBER 08102445355
6 MR AZEEZ ADEOGUN MEMBER 08068763930
7 MR AZORO EZEKIEL MEMBER 07031041454
8 MR ERISAN ABOSEDE OMOTOLA MEMBER 08102482751
9 MRS OBARAYI OLUWATOYIN MEMBER 08132621921
10 MRS FUNMI FAJEMISIN MEMBER 081033272660

ODOGBOLU LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR WASIU SAKA EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 08034726477
2 ALHAJI ABIODUN HASSAN MONITORING OFFICER 08034662022
3 MR WASIU ADESHINA MONITORING OFFICER 07064587813
4 HON LEKAN ADEBISI MONITORING OFFICER 08156049804
5 MR HASSAN MOBOLAJI ISIAK MONITORING OFFICER 08136282846

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR SEYI OYEKAN CHAIRMAN 080627777123
2 RAHMAN ADEBOLA KAZEEM SECRETARY 08020312115
3 MRS AFOLASHADE DISU MEMBER 08056969536
4 MR DIDY LAWRENCE OGOJA MEMBER 08125624312
5 MR FOLORUNSHO ADENUGA MEMBER 08064418156
6 MR OLUMAYOWA OGUN MEMBER O8057635229
7 MRS OLAYINKA KAZEEM MEMBER O7064708586
8 MR YOMI ODUNEYE MEMBER O8O55278183
9 MR OLUJIMI ABDUL AZEEZ ADENIYI MEMBER O8037676778
10 MR ADELEKE ARANJU MEMBER 07064375733

IJEBU NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 CHIEF NIRAN AWOYEMI EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
2 KASSIM MUSIBAU AFOLABI MONITORING OFFICER
3 IDRIS KOLAWOLE MONITORING OFFICER
4 MRS IDOWU BALOGUN MONITORING OFFICER
5 DELE TAIWO MONITORING OFFICER

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 DIMEJI ODUMADE CHAIRMAN
2 TOSIN ODUFUWA SECRETARY
3 KUNLE OGUNADE MEMBER
4 JIDE ADELAJA MEMBER
5 KASSIM DAUDA MEMBER
6 MICHAEL IDOWU MEMBER
7 ADEKOYA BABATUNDE MEMBER
8 FOLORUNSHO MAYUNGBE MEMBER
9 AZEEZ PARAKOYI MEMBER
10 BISI OSISANYA MEMBER

REMO NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 HON. A.P IDOWU EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 08037611992
2 MR TUNDE OLONADE CHIEF MONITORING OFFICER 08033853099
3 ALH. ANIFAT BUSARI SHOPEJU MONITORING OFFICER 08066761192
4 MRS MOTUNRAYO OLAWOORE MONITORING OFFICER 09097235758
5 COM. SONUBI .O. YUSUF MONITORING OFFICER 08034315756

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 CHIEF BENJAMIN ONIFADE CHAIRMAN 08058857727
2 MR YINKA AJAYI SECRETARY 08167260664
3 ALH. YAYAH ONILENLA IDRIS MEMBER 07030845745
4 ALFA SULAIMON HAMZAT MEMBER 09161796126
5 MRS TALABI FALEBITA MEMBER 08039208258
6 MR OWODUNNI SOBUKOLA MEMBER 07031022316
7 MRS AJEBOWALE SODIJI MEMBER 07055117132
8 MRS AWODERU ADEOLA ALICE MEMBER 07080292924
9 MR IBRAHIM SULE MEMBER 08039241595
10 MR ABIOLA IREYELE MEMBER 08161547451

ABEOKUTA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 CHIEF OLUWOLE AYORINDE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 08033193829
2 MRS SOLA FATUMBI CHIEF MONITORING OFFICER 08032371806
3 MR IDOWU FAKOREDE MONITORING OFFICER 08064944446
4 ISIMOTU OLALEYE MONITORING OFFICER 08035276166
5 OLAONIPEKUN TAJUDEEN MONITORING OFFICER 08160612901

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 HON OKELEYE ALAO CHAIRMAN 08081909241
2 ADEYI ADETOKUNBO OLADIMEJI SECRETARY 08036389089
3 MRS OLATUNJI OLAYEMI MEMBER 09034758338
4 MR ODUBELA JAMES OLATUNDE MEMBER 08069583963
5 DR ADESOLA MUNIR MEMBER 08062549787
6 BIDEMI FAFUNMI MEMBER 07038891829
7 ADEOSUN AZEEZ MEMBER 09027627069
8 SAHEED ILORI MEMBER 08038197995
9 PROPHET BELLO ADEDEJI ELISHA MEMBER 08062582501
10 MRS KAREEM WALIAT MEMBER 07039108355

ODEDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 ALHAJI IMAM SATAR OGUNTOLA EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
2 PASTOR OLADEJO KAYODE CHIEF MONITORING OFFICER
3 AKINOLA ADEOLA JAMIU MONITORING OFFICER
4 REV. SODUNKE JULIUS MONITORING OFFICER
5 MRS. KEMI OLANREWAJU MONITORING OFFICER

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR. GBOLAHAN YUSUF CHAIRMAN
2 MR BANJO EKUNDAYO SECRETARY
3 MR. ODUNBANKU SAHEED MEMBER
4 MR. KEHINDE SALAU MEMBER
5 MR. SEYE SOMORIN MEMBER
6 MR. HAKEEM BAMIGBOLA MEMBER
7 ALHAJA HASSAN MEMBER
8 DR. SAUBAN DAVID O MEMBER
9 MR. SAMUEL FAJINMI MEMBER
10 MR. OLATUNDE ADEBAYO MEMBER

IFO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR RASHEED AKINTOYE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 08035898932
2 MR ADETAYO OWOLARE CHIEF MONITORING OFFICER 08056314601
3 MR SHANZALLEY SORINMADE MONITORING OFFICER 07031613477
4 DAYO TOVIHO MONITORING OFFICER 08163988319
5 MRS LOLADE OKUNOLA MONITORING OFFICER 07062315366

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR ADEOSUN TAOREED CHAIRMAN 08023860566
2 CHIEF (MRS) BUNMI EWEJE SECRETARY 07061094499
3 CHIEF TAOREED ADENIYI MEMBER 08033278750
4 IMAM GANIU SERIKI MEMBER 08060557414
5 MR AKEEM OLAIFA MEMBER 08053682082
6 MR ADENEKAN KEHINDE .A MEMBER 08036912398
7 MRS KEHINDE JIBOKU MEMBER 08139111099
8 MR SOKEYE ADEDEJI MICHEAL MEMBER 08023032054
9 APOSTLE F.A AJEWOLE MEMBER 08024276675
10 MRS KUDIRAT ADEKOYA MEMBER 08024066390

IPOKIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MRS. FAUSAT .I ODUNTAN EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 08035898932
2 MR. GANIYU GBADAMOSI CHIEF MONITORING OFFICER 08058387859
3 MR OBANLA OLATUNJI MONITORING OFFICER 07032245771
4 MR WALE ADEOGUN MONITORING OFFICER 08024107296
5 MR SUNDAY OGUNSEYE MONITORING OFFICER 08047463121

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 REV. DANZU VINCENT CHAIRMAN 07019334040
2 OLALAGBA ADEMOLA SECRETARY 08069071312
3 HON. FATIU ADEDURO MEMBER 08022659129
4 MRS FUNKE WUSU MEMBER 08035285766
5 MR SEGUN HUNPE MEMBER 07044527268
6 MRS ABEJE OLAJUWON MEMBER 08073059230
7 MR HUNGA JAMES MEMBER 09019110610
8 MRS BUKOLA IDOWU MEMBER 08052000441
9 MR. IGBOWU SOLOMON . I MEMBER 09074941923
10 MRS AMADI OLOLADE MEMBER 08156049495

IJEBU EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MRS SOLA ADENAIKE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
2 HON. OGUNYEMI SAFIRIYU. OLUWATOYIN CHIEF MONITORING OFFICER
3 MRS TOPE HALID MONITORING OFFICER
4 MR OGBODU JOHN MONITORING OFFICER
5 MR OGUNBAYO OLUMIDE MONITORING OFFICER

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR ADETIMEHIN JOSHUA BAMIDELE CHAIRMAN
2 MR JOSEPH OLATUNJI IFESANWO SECRETARY
3 MRS LAWAL OMOSOLA MEMBER
4 OBA ISIAKA AJEDE MEMBER
5 MR SEIDUN SIKIRU ABOLAJI MEMBER
6 ALHAJI SHARAFA ADENIJI MEMBER
7 MRS ADENIKE DAIRO MEMBER
8 MR ABAYOMI FAKOYA MEMBER
9 MRS DORCAS OREYIN MEMBER
10 MR ORIYOMI HASSAN MEMBER

IKENNE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR SESAN ODUMUSI EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
2 MR EMMANUEL AYODELE OYENUGA CHIEF MONITORING OFFICER
3 MR FELIX OMOTAYO MONITORING OFFICER
4 ALH. ADE SULAIMON SOWEMIMO MONITORING OFFICER
5 MR GBOYEGA OGUNFOWOKAN MONITORING OFFICER

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MRS MUIBAT SALAM CHAIRMAN
2 MR MUYIWA OSULARU SECRETARY
3 HON. TUNED KEHINDE MEMBER
4 MR WASIU ORIYOMI MEMBER
5 HON YOMI SOKUNBI MEMBER
6 MRS AGBATO FLORENCE OLUWATOYIN MEMBER
7 MR AWOSIPE OLUGBENGA MEMBER
8 MRS TOLU SOKOYA MEMBER
9 MR KUNLE ODUWAYE MEMBER
10 HON. ABIODUN AKINLANA MEMBER

ADO-ODO/OTA LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MRS AJAYI-BADMUS RUKAYAT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
2 MR ALABI ADEMOLA ABIODUN CHIEF MONITORING OFFICER 07054032806
3 MR SHAKIRU LATEEF ISOLA MONITORING OFFICER 08023038343
4 MRS ADEKANLA ADEKEMI YETUNDE MONITORING OFFICER 08028068916
5 MR EDALERE SHEU TIJANI MONITORING OFFICER 08027762042

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 MR LAWAL SURAJUDEEN CHAIRMAN 08088194850
2 SECRETARY 08033798583
3 MR AWESU SAMUEL GBENGA MEMBER 08034762868
4 MR ABOLARIN EMMANUEL BAANU MEMBER 08027095768
5 CHIEF MRS ROFIAT MATHEW OJUGBELE MEMBER 08025493296
6 MR ILUFEMI SHODEINDE MEMBER 08158768505
7 MR IBRAHIM QUADR MEMBER 09021839270
8 MRS ODU TAIWO MEMBER 08107745231
9 MRS MODUPE OLUWARANTI SANNI MEMBER 08135245426
10 MRS AKINOLA HANNAH ADEBUKOLA MEMBER 08080460110

YEWA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 PRINCE ROTIMI OLALEYE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 08066635448
2 MRS BANKOLE MOJISOLA SERAH CHIEF MONITORING OFFICER 09138261208
3 OYEKANMI ABIOLA RAUF MONITORING OFFICER 08147567590
4 MOTELEOLA KELVIN ABILAGBO MONITORING OFFICER 08034151231
5 ALH JAMIU DOSUMU OBA MONITORING OFFICER 08038882474

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 OLUWALE JULIUS BABATUNDE CHAIRMAN 07060601881
2 SALAKO NJOHN OLANREWAJU SECRETARY 07055668461
3 MRS. ADELEYE ABOSEDE MEMBER 09034209421
4 MRS EREYEMI RISIKAT MEMBER 08060940366
5 MRS ADENLE OLUKEMI ABIKE MEMBER 08039274131
6 ALH OMOLADE LATEEF MEMBER 08074312836
7 MR ODEYEMI SOLOMON MEMBER 08030674732
8 ALHAJA KUDIRAT OPELOYERU MEMBER 08063058137
9 AKINLADE SAMSON AKINBODE MEMBER 08167179228
10 MRS R. A. OLAYODE MEMBER 08029255390

IJEBU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 ADENAYA OLUGBENGA AGBANLE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 08077302530
2 ADESANYA ABIOLA ADETAYO CHIEF MONITORING OFFICER 08056210026
3 OTUBANJO AMINAT ADESOLA MONITORING OFFICER 08072030663
4 ODUTAYO JOSEPH OLUWADARE MONITORING OFFICER 08057071027
5 HARUNA MAGARET ADENIKE MONITORING OFFICER 08055839731

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 HASSAN IBRAHEEM OLUBANWO CHAIRMAN 08028318084
2 MOSUNMOLA ADETUTU YINUSA SECRETARY 08059581235
3 ABOLORE OLUSOGA MEMBER 08057944468
4 AGBOLADE ADETOLA MEMBER 08071488589
5 SHONUGA ABOSEDE ADEBOLA MEMBER 08053169080
6 OLADIPUPO OMOTAYO PIUS MEMBER 08059580691
7 MUSTAPHA MUSBAU ADELEKE MEMBER 07032512851
8 OROYINYIN OLAWALE NURUDEEN MEMBER 08053341257
9 OLUWASEUN OLADIPUPO OLUFEMI MEMBER 08059066067
10 VEN. ADEKOYA FREDIRICK ADESOJI MEMBER 08062912837

YEWA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 OYERO ADEYEMI JELILI EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 08060521782
2 AJALA OLUSEGUN TIMOTHY CHIEF MONITORING OFFICER 08067364218
3 MRS. ODERANTI MUHEEBAT MONITORING OFFICER 07034587062
4 GABRIEL SOLOMON ADEWALE MONITORING OFFICER 08162601212
5 OLADOKE MARY TITILAYO MONITORING OFFICER 08027555082

EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS
S/N NAME PORTFOLIO PHONE NO
1 ADARADENU WAKEEL ADEWALE CHAIRMAN 08030602539
2 RASHIDAT DASOFUNJO SECRETARY
3 BOSE ADEOSUN MEMBER
4 HEZEKIAH IDOWU SHOSANYA MEMBER
5 AZEEZ ORISASAMI MEMBER
6 ASANAT ASE MEMBER
7 ABISI AJIKOBI MEMBER
8 FOLASHADE TEMIKULAYE MEMBER
9 SOGO OGUNDIPE MEMBER
10 FATOSIN BENJAMEN ADEBAYO MEMBER

Education

NECO identifies infrastructure, funding, malpractice as obstacles to fair exams

Published

2 days ago

May 7, 2024

NewsDirect

By Sodiq Adelakun

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has identified poor infrastructure, surge in candidate enrollment, inadequate funding, examination malpractice, and question paper leaks as major constraints in ensuring fair and credible examinations in Nigeria.

The Registrar, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, made this known at a one-day retreat in Abuja on Monday.

According to Wushishi, despite NECO’s commitment to building a robust and equitable national assessment system that fosters educational excellence, the body faces numerous challenges.

He emphasised that strong legislation can contribute to aligning Nigerian qualifications with international standards.

The Registrar highlighted the need for improved infrastructure, adequate funding, and effective measures to combat examination malpractice and question paper leaks.

He noted that these challenges have contributed to the fallen standards of education in Nigeria, and NECO is working to address these issues to ensure fair and credible examinations.

He said, “These challenges underscore the critical need for a comprehensive national examination law specifically regulating all aspects of examination in Nigeria.

“We lack such a law, relying instead on a patchwork of regulations across examination bodies and individual schools,this creates vulnerabilities in the system.”

Speaking further, the Registrar proposed a bill titled, “The Conduct of Examinations in Nigeria,” urging members of the National Assembly to look into it to “create a future where Nigerian examinations are fair and equitable.”

Education

LASU inaugurates laboratory for STEM education

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2 days ago

May 7, 2024

NewsDirect

By Sodiq Adelakun

The Lagos State University-Africa Centre of Excellence for Innovative and Transformative STEM Education (LASU-ACEITSE) has inaugurated a cutting-edge laboratory aimed at training students in science, mathematics, and technology.

The laboratory was unveiled on Monday in a ceremony attended by dignitaries, including the National Coordinator, ACE Impact, Nigeria, Dr. Joshua Atah.

Dr. Atah commended the quality leadership and support of the university team, attributing the project’s success to their efforts.

He encouraged the university management and the LASU-ACEITSE team to build capacity at the leadership and implementation levels to sustain the project.

The laboratory is equipped with modern facilities and equipment, providing a conducive environment for students to explore and innovate in STEM fields.

“This project will be ending in the next 13 months, and so, all hands must be on deck to ensure that the goals of the ACE Impact project are achieved.

“In your efforts to build capacity, you can count on the support of the project implementation unit of the ACE Impact project at the National Universities Commission as we have done in the past.

“By the design of this project, under the disbursement linked indicators, quality of education and research through regionalisation, centres were expected to achieve certain milestones in order to qualify for the earnings.

“One of those results is the improved teaching and research environment. Today, you have made it clear to the world that the achievement of this result is complete,” he said.

In her remarks, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, Vice-Chancellor, LASU said that the centre was critical to the achievement of the objective of internationalisation and making the university the best in West Africa.

Olatunji-Bello said that for this reason, the management of the university was committed to the goals and aspirations of the ACE-Impact Project.

“We have continued to sustain and improve the academic and administrative performance of the Centre.

“Since the establishment of the Centre in 2018, it has continued to play a key role in capacity building, not only for registered students of the centre but also for the other students and indeed, staff of the University,” she said.

Olatunji-Bello added that the centre had gone offshore in its delivery of short courses.

“The recent training of 311 STEM teachers in Benin Republic, in April this year, is a case in hand,”she said.

Emeritus Prof. Peter Okebukola, Pioneer Director of LASU-ACEITSE said that the project was approved by the World Bank and Federal Government for the training of exemplary, top quality STEM teachers.

Okebukola, also former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), said that so far, the centre had produced, more than ever, masters, PHD, research students in West Africa.

“This laboratory will provide STEM students with hands-on experiences because science is about knowledge, skills.

“I want to specially thank LASU V-C and all the management team and Director of the centre, one of the greatest mathematicians in education, for bringing this vision to reality.

“I want everyone in the country to know that we have the best centre for training top quality teachers in STEM.

“STEM education is for everyone, all we need is to create more awareness for people to be aware by encouraging children to study STEM,” he said.

Okebukola emphasised the importance of government policies to advance STEM education in Nigeria, stressing the need for implementation and monitoring.

Director of LASU-ACEITSE, Prof. Rasheed Sanni, urged governments at all levels to establish STEM education laboratories across local governments to support teachers and students.

He highlighted that since the inception of the centre, numerous students, including those pursuing master’s and PhD degrees, have graduated.

Education

2024 WASSCE begins April 30 with 1,814,344 candidates

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April 29, 2024

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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says that 1,814,344 candidates from 22,239 schools, registered for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Dr Josiah Dangut stated this at a pre-examination interactive session with newsmen on Monday in Lagos.

He disclosed that candidates would be examined in 76 subjects, made up of 197 papers, with about 30,000 practicing Senior Secondary school teachers, nominated by various Ministries of Education, to supervise the examination.

“I want to intimate you all about the level of readiness of council, for its upcoming 2024 WASSCE (school candidates).

“All is now set for the commencement of the examination, fixed for Tuesday, April 30 to Monday, June 24 in Nigeria, spanning seven weeks and six days.

“This examination will be conducted in four WAEC member countries, namely, Nigeria, Gambia, Sierra-Leone and Liberia.

“Out of the total number of candidates that registered for the examination, 902,328 are males, while 912,016 others are females,” he stated.

According to him, the statistics shows that there is a further increase in the number of females and males that registered for the examination respectively, when compared to what was obtained in 2023.

Dangut added that on the whole, the candidature for this year, increased by 192,948.

The WAEC boss noted that in line with the directive of the Federal Government, the National Identification Number (NIN) was made a component of the registration process.

He added that the registration portal allowed candidates to submit their NIN.

On the issue of insecurity during the conduct of the examination nationwide, Dangut explained that council had stepped up efforts in ensuring extra security arrangements, especially in security prone areas.

“We cannot feign ignorance of the level of insecurity in the country.

“Conducting examinations has been challenging. Instances of insecurity exist in many places across the country and conducting examinations in insecurity-prone areas would require extra security arrangements.

“Consequently, we are liaising with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and state governments, to provide adequate security to ensure that the examination is conducted nationally, in a safe and secured environment,” he said.

On the issue of examination malpractice, the HNO warned that council would not hesitate to deal decisively with candidates and examination functionaries, who engaged in such act.

According to him, penalties for involvement in examination malpractice are meted out on erring candidates, supervisors and schools, upon establishment of culpability, by the Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC).

“The NEC is the highest decision-making organ of the council, that sits on examination matters in Nigeria.

“The council, on its part, has rolled out several awareness campaigns nationwide and organised seminars for school proprietors, principals, students and other key stakeholders, to sensitize them on the immediate and long-drawn effects of examination malpractice.

“Similarly, flyers, banners, posters and other forms of reminders to further keep the message fresh in the minds of all stakeholders and candidates sitting the examination have been rolled out.

“It is therefore, on this note that, I call on parents and guardians to encourage their wards to study diligently and desist from engaging in any form of examination malpractices.

“The mass media must come in handy, as efforts to rid our nation of this menace is a collective responsibility.

“The various ministries of education should call their principals, teachers and other officials serving as inspectors and/or supervisors, to order,” he said.

He also urged school principals and teachers to sensitize their students on the dangers of engaging in what he described as ‘terrible crime’ against humanity.

“Every candidate and examination functionary must play by the rules, which are well stipulated in the WAEC examination Syllabuses and Guidelines, for the conduct of examination, issued to schools.

“Erring schools would be derecognised, erring officials adequately punished, while erring candidates would lose their results, if found culpable,” he warned.

He also warned all operators of rogue websites to desist from their acts, noting that WAEC would not condone their heinous acts, during the conduct of the forthcoming examination.

“Parents are hereby cautioned to desist from patronising these evil-doers, who are hell-bent on frustrating the efforts of WAEC,” he said.

According to him, to further provide resource materials to aid candidates’ learning, WAEC has now introduced a compilation of past questions, with the marking schemes.

He noted that with the development, council was optimistic that candidates would use the booklets to enhance their study and preparedness for the examination.

The HNO added that already, WAEC had made available, its e-learning portal to assist candidates by providing learning materials, that would equip them with the requirements and expectations needed to write and pass their examination.

Dangut noted that this was with a view to proffering general guidance to teachers and other stakeholders.

“Students’ performances on previous examinations are analyzed, with regard to their general strengths and weaknesses, providing expert advice on the requirements for answering WASSCE questions.

“Candidates should visit https://WAEConline.org.ng for this service,” he said.

On the release of results, the HNO said in tune with council’s recent tradition, the results of candidates sitting the examination would be released, 45 days after the conduct of the last paper.

Dangut said that certificates would be printed and issued to schools in less than 90 days, after the release of results.

“Meanwhile, the results will be released alongside the digital copies of candidates’ certificates, which can be accessed on the Digital Certificate platform.

“I, therefore, ask that all hands be on deck, to ensure that WASSCE for School Candidates, 2024, is hitch-free.

“However, non-adherence to the registration deadline is still a lingering challenge in preparation for examinations.

“It may surprise you to hear that even though entries were floated by Dec. 5, 2023 and the registration exercise was scheduled to finally end on April 3, the council continued to extend its deadline on registration until late April, due to requests from different stakeholders.

“Such actions impact negatively on the preparation of pre-examination, examination and post-examination materials.

“The council, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education, the State Ministries of Education, the Nigeria Police, other security agencies and other stakeholders, would do all it can, to deliver on its mandate to conduct a credible examinations to the Nigerian child and the general public,” he said.