By Dipo Olowookere
Special online portals that will allow seven tertiary institutions owned by the Lagos State government to commence learning via the internet has been approved by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed that this move was part of measures to reduce the impact of Coronavirus on education.
Mr Wahab noted that Mr Sanwo-Olu approved the virtual classes to ensure physical distancing among students and their lecturers.
He added that the move will also help in the maintenance of the state’s tertiary academic calendar despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
He named the seven schools that will benefit from the initiative as Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos State Polytechnic, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Lagos College of Health Technology and Lagos State College of Nursing and Midwifery.
In his statement, Mr Wahab thanked “Mr Governor for this approval and for making Lagos the pacesetter among 21st century knowledge-driven societies.”
“All students should maximise the unique opportunity to keep themselves engaged while the lockdown arising from the pandemic lasts,” he advised.
Modupe Gbadeyanka