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Bahamian athletes continue to perform well Bahamian collegiate athlete Shakeem Smith and the UTEP Miners men’s 4x100m relay team won a gold medal in that event at the Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The team of Smith, Sean Bailey, Dennis Johnson and Jevaughn Powell turned in a season’s best time of 40.03 seconds. Smith is shown at right. It was a busy weekend for track and field athletes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and among them were several Bahamians who came away with strong performances. The Purdue Universi...

Ayodeji Mayokun Ayopo When the Lagos State Government earmarked 143.66 billion naira for public education in the 2021 budget, many people are of the opinion that the government is poised to change the education landscape in the state. This implies that the government is strongly focused in pursuing an holistic agenda of transforming the education sector in Lagos State. It should be pointed out that the huge investment in infrastructural development in the education sector is very critical to effective learning, Indeed the quote from the sage Allan Bloom who says; “education is the movement ...

By Azuka Ogujiuba The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, top government officials, mentors and friends recently celebrated Ms. Funmi Olotu, Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on State Lotteries, on her 38th birthday and 19th year in politics. It was a classy and colorful birthday dinner at The Oriental Hotel, Lagos. Beauty, Brain and Brawn are what can best be used to describe Olotu popularly known as Olufunmilagos. She was showered with encomiums and endearment as she hits 38 and shared her 19 years journey in politics which she started at age 19. The visionar...

…State to unveil 300 more education projects next week Four magnificent newly completed school buildings were unveiled on Thursday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu across three Local Government Areas (LGA) in Lagos State. The multi-level ultra-modern buildings are part of the infrastructure projects completed by the Ministry of Education under the Lagos Metropolitan Development and Governance Project (LMDGP), which is covering 970 basic and secondary schools across the State. Sanwo-Olu inaugurated the school projects amid praises by teachers, students and their parents. As he stopped in...

Ayodeji Mayokun Ayopo When the Lagos State Government earmarked 143.66 billion naira for public education in the 2021 budget, many people are of the opinion that the government is poised to change the education landscape in the state. This implies that the government is strongly focused in pursuing an holistic agenda of transforming the education sector in Lagos State. It should be pointed out that the huge investment in infrastructural development in the education sector is very critical to effective learning, Indeed the quote from the sage Allan Bloom who says; “education is the movement ...