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                LETTER FROM YOU TO YOU Idowu Hannah Dear Laspotian,  as you unwind during this festive period:  Do not be deceived Your smile is as priceless as you have thought Do not be deceived No one can cherish you as yourself Do not be deceived You are the best inspiration of your existence Tears might dissolve your smile Hatred might envelop your self-love Doubt might even swallow up your self-believe Yet, you should remain undeceived Remain undaunted Because you are the only hope for yourself You are the only bundle of freedom for yourself.

LaspoSUG Election: Surakat declared President as DSA finally releases Results  L-R: Newly elected Speaker, Students Representative Council, Rt. Hon. Oyewole Quadri, new Student Union Government's President, Surakat Muftaudeen, and new Student Union Judiciary Council's Chief Judge, Oyebade Isaac  Surakat wins by narrow margin Becomes the last LaspoSUG President  Oyewole declared new Speaker despite election boycott by honorables Oyebade emerges as new Chief Judge Safiu Kehinde Lagos State Polytechnic’s Directorate of Students Affairs has finally released the Students Union Government’s election results yesterday, declaring Surakat Muftaudeen as the new President of the Union. As contained in the result document signed by the Returning Officer, Isaac Adekoya, Surakat emerged as the winner of the Students Union Executive Presidential seat with a total vote of 1900, surpassing closest rival Adebayo Samuel Ayomide, who recorded a total vote of 1881 and Kudehinbu Patr...

LASUSTECH Vice Chancellor rolls out  6-Point Agenda, tagged IMPACT Photo: Adebayo Nurudeen Adebayo Nurudeen The Vice-chancellor of Lagos State University of Science and Technology  (LASUSTECH), Professor Olumuyiwa Odunsanya, has rolled out six points agenda to bring about academic excellence in the institution.  This was made known in a town hall meeting held at the school of Agriculture with the university’s members of staff. According to him, IMPACT represents; Infrastructural development, Manpower, Productivity, and prosperity of students and staff, A strong university culture of academic excellence and research, a Catalyst for the development of Lagos state agenda, and Town and Industry partnership. These will form the basis for assessing the vice chancellor for the next five years  “Lasustech must possess infrastructural development with core standard curriculums and educational facilities such as; Laboratory, Studio, among others. What must be done is to get fu...

MSSN Inaugurates New Executive Members Imam Abdul Hakeem Opadijo (centre) delivering his lecture at the inauguration ceremony of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (Laspotech Isolo Chapter) Photo: Safiu Kehinde  Safiu Kehinde The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (Lagos State Polytechnic Isolo Chapter) has, on Wednesday, inaugurated its new executive members ahead of the 2022/2023 academic session. Held at the Mosque extension, the event started with an opening prayer rendered by Farouq Abdulsalam followed by Quran recitation. While the outgoing Amir, Olasupo Adegbola, was unavailable to deliver his welcome address as scheduled, Abdul Hakeem Opadijo, the Imam of Masjidu Sunnah Ago-Okota, commenced with the lecture of the day in absence of the guest lecturer, Prof. Tajudeen Yusuf. Speaking on the theme of the program, “The Leadership we desire: Exemplary of the Companion”, Opadijo emphasized on the essence of leadership, stressing that life is void of meaning without leadersh...

LASUSTECH Management Shuts Down School over Student’s Death Safiu Kehinde The Management of Lagos State University of Science and Technology has shut down its Secondary school over the death of one of its students. In a letter addressed to the general public yesterday and confirmed by the school Public Relations Officer, Dr. Olanrewaju Kuye, the school management made known the decision to shut down the school over the death of 16-year old Dauda Abdulrahmon who was knocked down by a vehicle outside the school premises last month. While the closure lasts with no resumption date in view, the students are to be engaged in online learning as the management seek to restructure and reposition the school.  “In view of the unfortunate incident that recently occurred at Lagos State University of Science and Technology International Secondary School (LISS) which claimed the life of a student, the Management of Lagos State University of Science and Technology wishes to inform the general pu...

"We are the foundation upon which LASUSTECH is built” LASPOTECH SRC tells Sanwo-Olu; expresses displeasure with University Management · Laments over inadequate power supply Warns of segregation and crisis “My recent experience is the worst I have ever had” library user laments Management apologies for inconvenience Safiu Kehinde, Adebayo Nurudeen, Olashege Anizat , &Kareem Afis Lagos State Polytechnic’s Students Representative Council has   expressed their displeasure with the new University Management to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over inconvenience and alleged disregard of the Polytechnic students by the new administration. In a Press Statement released on Monday by the Council and copied to the governor and other prominent officials within and outside the institution, the University was reported to have been experiencing inadequate power supply over time which made classrooms and library unconducive for the Polytechnic students, hindering their prep...

“The flood is coming” Environmental Biologist Warns Safiu Kehinde An Environmental Biologist, Owolabi Azeez, has, on Friday, raised fresh warning on the possibility of Lagos State experiencing similar flood situation as Benue during his lecture at the departmental day celebration of Lagos State Polytechnic’s Biological Science students. Speaking as the guest lecturer on the theme of the programme, “Biology: The Face of Nature”, Owolabi decried the deteriorating state of nature due to human activities and the consequences, citing the flood situation as example with reference to poor dredging of river Benue. “We have built houses on the river line. We did not take time to dredge our rivers. River Niger and river Benue are so shallow which now affects us in Nigeria. Even we Lagosians should prepare: By December, the water that is disturbing them will be coming to Lagos either it rains or not.” He said He stressed further that Lagos is the point of convergence for most of the water before...

Photo: NULASS celebrates 10th LaspoCarnival in Style NULASS Members during the rally Photo: Smartgraphy Safiu Kehinde It was all fun and vibes as the National Union of Lagos State Students (LASPOTECH Chapter) celebrated the 10th season of LaspoCarnival. The carnival which was held on Thursday saw good number of Nulassites trooped out in colours and costumes as they rallied across the campus. Led by Obabinrin Mojisola Ajegbemi Macaulay and Oloja of Lagos representing Oba Kosoko, Prince Folajimi Kosoko, the rally took off from the school podium with brief stop by at the Directorate of Students Affairs, 700-seaters auditorium, and the library complex where the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Dr. Kolawole Godonu, addressed the elated students on behalf of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olumuyiwa Odusanya whom he claimed to be on courtesy visit to some Obas in Ikorodu. “Let me apologize on behalf of the Vice Chancellor. There are so many...

SRC orders removal of LASUSTECH Stickers from Students Union Government’s Properties SRC Members rendering Aluta gyration ahead of a Sitting Photo: Safiu Kehinde  DSA stops the usage of LASUSTECH's Letterhead by Polytechnic students  Speaker expresses concern over likely challenges "Let tomorrow take care of itself" Honorable submits Safiu Kehinde Lagos State Polytechnic’s Students Representative Council has, on Tuesday, ordered the removal of Lagos State University of Science and Technology's stickers from all Students Union Government’s properties previously bearing the Polytechnic’s name. In a sitting presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Asekun Elijah, the Council called for the return of LaspoSUG sticker following a memo issued to all Students Associations last month by the Directorate of Students Affairs. As contained in the memo, Laspotech students were to stop using the letterhead of the new university in attempt to differentiate between the correspondence ...

New Departments emerge as NUC approves 37 Take-Off Programmes for LASUSTECH (See Full List) Safiu Kehinde Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) have seen the emergence of new departments ahead of the 2022/2023 academic session as the National University Commission (NUC) approved 37 Take-Off Programmes for the Institution. As contained in last week’s edition of LASUSTECH newsflash issued by the Directorate of Information and Public Relations, the initial 33 Take-Off Programmes proposed by the institution increased to 37 following the inclusion of Industrial Chemistry, Physics with Electronics, Industrial Mathematics, Zoology, and Botany. The newly included programmes would have made it 38 Take-Off programmes in total, but the removal of Animal Breeding and Genetics reduced it to 37. Interestingly, this is coming a month after NUC’s conduction of Resource Verification Exercise across the campus where available facilities and manpower were checked by the team assi...

Article  The Sky and its endless Wonders Ariel view of the Sky Photo: Getty Olashege Anizat Many must have wondered why the sky is blue? Why is it millions of miles away from the earth? The sky houses the sun, moon and stars. On a clear day the sky appears blue, at night it appears from very dark purple to black. At night the moon, planets and stars are similarly visible in the sky. Some of the natural phenomena seen in the sky are clouds, rainbows, aurorae, lighting and precipitation. In short, the sky is our window to the Galaxy. According to Andrew May (2022), the blueness of the sky during the day lies in the physics of when sunlight passes through the atmosphere. The light rays are scattered in all directions as they hit the air molecules, and light at the blue end of the spectrum is scattered stronger than other colors.  Moreover, certain birds and insects as well has human inventions like aircraft and kites all the sky as their host. It is a symbol of order in the un...

Drama as Lecturer Disrupts Live Theatre Performance to Conduct Impromptu Test  Madam Tinubu's cast back on stage to take a bow  Photo.  Adebayo Nurudeen   • Threatens to fail the students in case of non-compliance • SUG fails to take action • Casts condemn lecturer's  action • SONTA’s Ex-President labels incident as “unethical” Our Reporters It was drama within drama as a part-time lecturer disrupted live theatre performance to conduct Impromptu test, threatening to fail the concerned students if they refuse to comply. The incident, which occurred during the Madam Tinubu’s play staged by Nurudeen Ibrahim Art Foundation (NIAF) and hosted by the Students Union Government’s Social Director in celebration of the SUG week at the Lagos State University of Science and Technology’s (LASUSTECH) 700-seaters lecture theatre on Wednesday, saw the lecturer simply identified as Mr. Fashina walked up the stage; collected the microphone as he called out the ND2 Mass Comm...

Students Corner: What Students miss when they fail to use School's Medical Facilities  Lasustech Medical Centre Photo: Safiu Kehinde  Gbadegesin Paul We took a survey to ask students what they do when ill; Visit the school’s medical center, go back home for parental or hostel mate attention or self medicate by purchasing drugs through pharmacy counters? Unfortunately, over 70% stay away from the medical center, which is one of the safest and cost effective of options. Upon admission into the institution, no student is exempted when it comes to school medical fees, filling the medical forms and submission for signatory at the medical center. However, most students exempt themselves when it comes to using the facilities. The only frequent time students use the center is when they have emergency cases, which leads to them being rushed to the school’s medical facility. I have used the school’s health facility on several occasions, and the class of treatment gotten would cost a wh...

FESSU Celebrates First Iyan Day FESSU PRESIDENT (Lasustech Chapter), Comr. Ayodele Prayer ( center), with other Executive Members of the association and invited guests Photo: Safiu Kehinde    Olashege Anizat The Federation of Ekiti State Students Union (LASUSTECH Chapter) has, on Thursday, celebrated her first Iyan day anniversary held at School of Agriculture’s 500-seater auditorium. Tagged “Our culture & heritage; a gift to our future”, the event commenced following an opening prayer rendered by the Union’s Vice President, Oluwafemi Adeayo, who also delivered the welcome address, narrating the resuscitation process of the union. “The   Federation of Ekiti   State Students Union in LASUSTECH collapsed during the COVID-19. In 2021, Ayodele Prayer (the curent president of the union) and I came up with an idea that Ekiti State Students should not be in LASUSTECH without any association. So we decided to bring the association back to live- although it was not en...

How To Deal With Phobia  Photo: Fearof.net Ashuike Esther  What if I don't get it? What if it doesn't work out? What if it doesn't meet standards What if they don't like it? What if...? These are several thoughts that haunt phobia infested person- the sense of fear, insecurity, and uncertainty. According to Andrea Wodele (2019), phobia is an excessive and irrational fear reaction. It is usually triggered by an attack, panic, or a negative experience. The fear of people's judgement and rejection has made teens and young people fail, even without carrying out a task Opportunities have been missed, potential and talents hidden, creative minds remain in their shells because of the issue of phobia, "social phobia" (social anxiety) to be precise. Feeling unsteady, dizzy, lightheaded, choking, pounding heart, chest pain, and a racing stomach are all symptoms or signs of phobia. There are four common phobias among students and young people generally, and they are...

"Students Unionism is the primary or basic class for societal politics" Former LaspoSUG General Secretary Claims  Former LaspoSUG General Secretary, Comr. Mahmoud Afolabi delivering his lecture at the National Association of Kwara State Students' (NAKSS) Wara Day celebration Photo: Safiu Kehinde  Safiu Kehinde Former LaspoSUG (2019/2020) General Secretary, Comr. Mahmoud Afolabi, has, on Wednesday, claimed that students unionism is the basic class for societal politics. Speaking   at the recently concluded Wara Day celebration organized by the National Association of Kwara State Students (Lasustech Chapter), the current Special Adviser to the Chairman of Ifelodun Local Government Area, Lagos State, emphasized on the importance of youths engagement in politics and nation building, indicating participation in student unionism as the bedrock of such engagement. “Student unionism is the primary or basic class for societal politics. I can tell you categorically that among...

"We cannot afford to fail..." LASUSTECH's New Vice Chancellor Speaks; Delivers First Official Speech  LASUSTECH's New Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olumuyiwa Odusanya, delivering his first speech at the inauguration of the new Senates Photo: Dare Banjoko Safiu Kehinde The new   Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Professor Olumuyiwa Odusanya, has delivered his first official speech, stressing that his administration cannot afford to fail in discharging its duties and responsibilities. Speaking at last week’s inauguration of the first elected Senates of the University, the Vice Chancellor revealed that a lot is expected of the Senates, but expressed confidence that they can live up to the tasks. His words: “A lot is expected from members of the Senate especially those privileged to be at the inauguration ceremony today. We will need to regulate the frequency of the meeting of the senates. We will need to set up senate committees and do a...