By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu
The Lagos State Government (LASG) has urged the management of technical colleges to develop workshops/centres in the schools to a level of quality and as sources of revenue for the state.
Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, said on the sideline of his school resumption inspection tour to Government Technical College, Agidingbi, Ikeja.
Other schools visited were Agidingbi Junior and Senior Grammar Schools, Lagos State Technical and Vocation Education Board (LASTVEB) amongst other schools in Education District 1.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that schools in Lagos State resumed on Monday for the 2nd term of the 2024/2025 Academic Session, while Alli-Balogun and other officials of the ministry monitored.
Alli-Balogun reiterated the state government’s support to have in place a more conducive learning environment that would bring students’ potential to limelight.
He added that the focus was on technical education and vocational training.
“While exposing and training your students on technical skills such as vehicle repairs in the workshop and other centres here, you can equally utilise the opportunity to generate some income for the school and state,” he noted.
On preparations for the 2025 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the commissioner said that measures had been put in place to strengthen students preparations for the examination billed for May/June.
According to him, to support this, the state is working on various initiatives, including early morning lessons, after-school hours tutorials, Saturday classes to add to students’ knowledge for better performance.
“The state’s ministry of education has set up monitoring teams to make sure that the measures are applied and the target is to have an impressive performance of our students.
“Parents also have their role to play in this plan, there must be active collaboration between teachers and parents as a means of monitoring students’ academic activities.
“Most importantly, there should be regular meetings between school principals and teachers. It should be a forum to encourage them and share strategies for effective teaching,” he said.
Alli-Balogun advised the Senior Secondary (SS) 3 students to shun social media and other vices, especially as they prepared for their WASSCE.
He urged the students,“channel your time to studying and preparing to clear your papers in the examination.” (NAN)
