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By Sonia Chukwu In Nigeria as well as most nations, we are guided by values which define our individual roles in society. A defiant individual would usually face social sanctions. How can we really define gender identity when it is in itself a spectrum? From birth, we are assigned gender identities, whereas we are not born to be either man or woman. Agencies of socialization, such as the media, families, and school contribute to the portrayal of these strict identities. In Nigeria, most of our beliefs are based on religion and this is the justifiable means by which we assign gender roles. However, religion is a complex phenomenon. If we cannot explain most of the experiences and ideas defined by religion, why then use it to quantify gender? Most people would explain that it is, in fact, our physical characteristics that determine our gender and there can only be two defined genders because there are only two defined sexes. However, our biological sex should not de...

Morenike Adetunji In the wake of the molestation of Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) officials alleged to have been carried out by the striking Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), Lagos State Polytechnic chapter, the school management has announced its efforts to bring to book the perpetrators of this "act of barbarism". Two JAMB officials who were carrying out their duties at the institution and the Polytechnic's director of ICT were reportedly molested by the non-teaching staff of the institution. The management, through a press release signed by the Deputy Registrar, Public Relations Unit, Mr Olanrewaju Kuye, apologized to JAMB officials for the assault and has also ascertained that those involved will be made to face the wrath of the law. The press release reads in part "While the Polytechnic condemns this act of barbarism, we are using this medium to assure the Registrar of JAMB and indeed, the entire Nigerians that the Lagos State Gove...

Eke van Victor The long-running rift between the Management of Lagos State Polytechnic and its staff unions took a new turn last Wednesday when the aggrieved Unions stalled activities in the school main campus in Ikorodu shutting down the school gates for several days. Students were seen scaling the school’s fence to find their way out. However, the case was dredged at the National Industrial Court on Monday when the warring parties appeared before his lordship Hon. Justice E. A. Oji who urged the aggrieved associations to maintain peace and not obstruct the official activities of the school pending when the case will be heard again on June 18 th 2019. Below is the officially documented report from that sitting Eke van Victor is a former DCA at Max 102.3FM, Author; "The Odyssey of a Victor" and the current President of the Press Club

Eke van Victor The Non-Academic Staff Union has reportedly promised not to disrupt the ongoing First Semester examinations. In a statement released by the Public Relations Officer of the Students’ Union Government, Osaye John Taiwo on Tuesday, the embattled staff union was said to have made this stance known through a media release to the News Agency of Nigeria and The Punch Newspaper on Monday. The union however posited that the examinations will not be disrupted but basic services within its purview such as Power generation, water and medical services will not be allowed to function. Speaking with newsmen yesterday, Mr Abiodun Awoyemi, Chairman, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics, LASPOTECH chapter, said “We have ensured that our members are not at work to provide essential services and also ensure that any services under our purview provided by some hired workers were disconnected." “We have been moving round the campus to ensure full ...

Ella Ilesanmi A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. For this reason, year one students in the department of Mass Communication, Lagos State polytechnic recently organized a Yoruba day event which was used to display the various norms and values of the Yoruba culture. It was indeed a sight to behold as the students came out in various groups clad in traditional attires to display dance steps, food, traditional marriage rites and even music performance. There were groups like; Ekun Iyawo,   Obitun, Orisa Ibeji, just to mention a few. Students who are not natives of Yorubaland were however not left out of this huge event as they participated in the various groups having had series of rehearsal sessions. The event which was organized for the students to display what they had learnt in the Yoruba Language Class during the Semester was used as the Continuous Assesment show and groups were graded ...

With the general elections just few hours away, Film students of Mass Communication department in Lagos State Polytechnic took to the streets on Wednesday to campaign for a violence-free election. Pedestrian and vehicular movements in the school were halted while the rally lasted as the students defied the hot weather clad in various professional, traditional and religious costumes dancing, singing and bearing placards with various inscriptions. The rally which started from the Department of Mass Communication was taken around the campus community from Faculty to Faculty as the students engaged other students, traders, staff, shuttle drivers and passengers on the need for everyone to stand up united in the fight against election misconducts such as stealing of ballot-boxes, boycotting of elections, vote-buying and most importantly, election violence. The course lecturer, Mr Steve Anu Adesemoye in an interview pointed out that the Costume day is a “yearly rite that is spec...

This period in Lagos State Polytechnic has been shrouded in uncertainties as a result of the ongoing NASU strike which will be in its fourth week next week. Orientation and Matriculation ceremonies for freshmen have been postponed indefinitely and several other activities have been grounded on Campus as a result of the strike. This week on Six Minutes with Laspotech Press Club, our correspondent, Abiola Okunlaya takes us on a journey into the heart of the school’s main campus as she samples students opinions on the ongoing strike.  Watch the Video Below