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Gov. Sanwo-Olu’s Bailout Saves Lagos Tertiary Institutions From Crisis – SA Education Tokunbo Wahab

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Special Adviser on Education to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, has said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s led government is bent on improving human capital and infrastructural development of Lagos State as its public private partnership hostel project in Lagos State University, LASU, is set to generate billions of naira.

Mr. Tokunbo Wahab who said this during the visit of Lagos State Online Media Publishers Association at his Alausa Ikeja, Lagos Office also said Mr. Governor believes so much in human capital development and to that extent the theme’s agenda have education and technology as a pillar, same way it has health and environment as a pillar.

He said, “For us we have gone back to the foundation and that is our resolve. We have to go back to our primary schools so as to make it more competitive with our private schools that are bridging the gap and what we have done in the past few months is that; we have put ‘EkoExcel’ in place. ‘EkoExcel’ allows the teachers to be retrained to a 21st century teachers; it allows the teachers to use the tab as a modern day technique to teach, it also allows you to monitor them and put the curriculum at par across the state.”

The young and vibrant politician also said, “Whilst we are doing that, we also admits that the state of physical infrastructures across the schools in some parts of the state is not something we are proud of; we would not blame anybody, we are taking responsibility as a government and to that extent we are putting investment on the physical infrastructure, so as to make the classrooms habitable for these pupils. Whilst doing that, we are also putting in place other infrastructure for them. In all these we are doing, we are also saying to ourselves, we must reduce the ratio of teachers to students and that has led us to start massive recruitment of teachers from primary to secondary school levels.”

He said; “In our secondary schools, we try to place a template that will make it seamless for those that leaves our primary when ‘EkoExcel’ is in place to our secondary. We are also trying to review the curriculum to see if it is very possible to get it to our institutions of higher learning where have Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, in Epe and Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education at Ato Ijanikin, to see if we could try and replicate EkoExcel from there.”

On the plans and progress so far in Lagos tertiary institutions, Wahab said, “All our higher institutions in Lagos State were in dare states when we came in. And I thank Mr. Governor for signing out a bailout for each and every one of them. Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, in Epe had a 200 million naira bailout, LASU had almost N400 million, Adeniran Ogunsanya had about N350 million bailout funds to take care of debts they have owed over the years.”

“We went to LASU which is about 36 years old; and we told Mr. Governor that we must be audacious to the school to make it competitive and global and to that extent we had a massive infrastructural deficit on ground. So, we did what has not been done before in the history of this country in LASU in December, we gave 8,272 hostel bed spaces for LASU students in a PPP project. We didn’t spend a kobo of the state fund to get this; tax payers’ money is intact. However, in the course of time LASU and Lagos State Government will generate billions of naira as concession fee and equity share holders in due course and LASU after the expiration of the contract we still own those hostels. We are also planning to replicate these across the state institutions.”

On the peaceful atmosphere of learning being experienced since the Governor came in about a year ago, the Special Adviser said; “That again we have been able to put in place. Since Mr. Governor came in, remember there was a problem at Lagos Polytechnic before we came in? What we had to do is set up a visitation panel which will be winning-down any moment from now and we have promised to implement every recommendation from that panel. There is now industrial harmony at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education with the appointment of a new provost which was seamlessly done.”

He however said, with all these, the government won’t neglect other sectors of the economy and critical infrastructures like roads and others in the state but that they have to make sure that people that manages these sectors are educated and healthy so that the governor’s efforts wont go to waste and the State can only achieve this through high human capital development.

He said; “Mr. Governor has put his skin in it now by increasing the 2020 budget on education by 63% and more than 40% increase on health which is unheard of in the history of Lagos State. That tells you his conviction and believes and where his heart lies. So, that is where we are.”

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Wike Begins 6-Council “Thank-You” Tour In FCT

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March 3, 2026

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has begun a thank-you visit to the six area councils of the territory, over the outcome of the Feb. 21 area council elections in the FCT.

The visits, which began with Bwari Area Council on Tuesday, according to the Minister, is to thank the people for keeping to their promises to support President Bola Tinubu’s candidates in the election.

“So, on behalf of Mr President, let me thank you all for fulfilling the promise you made, that you will support the candidates that are supporting him to win.

“Mr President said I should thank you and that he is not going to take this show of love for granted. He will also fulfill his own part, and that will be done through me.

“Some people don’t understand when we say agreement—what is agreement? When we agree on something, you do your own part, I do my own. That means we have fulfilled the agreement,” he said.

The Minister said that the time has come for politicians to keep to their promises, stressing that under Tinubu’s administration “we will give Bwari the necessary support”.

He promised to work closely with the council’s Chairman-elect, Mr Joshua Ishaku saying, “anything you ask through Joshua, consider it done”.

He thanked the traditional leaders in the area and promised to do everything possible to give them their due honour and respect.

In his remarks, Ishaku thanked Wike for the visit and for the good job he was doing for Tinubu.

Describing Wike as a “humble father”, Ishaku assured the Minister that Bwari Area Council would leave no stone unturned in supporting the restoration of the Renewed Hope Agenda in 2027.

“As you assured us yourself, we can see, we can feel and we can touch the developmental strides you have recorded just within two years of your assumption into office.

“What more can we say? What more can we ask for? This is indeed what governance is all about,” Ishaku said.

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MDCN Panel Suspends Euracare Director, Two Doctors After Establishing Negligence In Death Of Chimamanda’s Toddler

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The Medical and Dental Practitioners Investigation Panel has invoked its order of suspension against the Medical Director of Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, Dr. Tunde Majekodunmi, and two others, after establishing a prima facie case of medical negligence against them in the management of the 21-month old son of renowned writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nkanu Adichie-Esege.

Nkanu passed away on January 7, 2026, after receiving care at Atlantis Hospital and undergoing medical procedures at Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital in Lagos.

Channels TV reports that apart from the Medical Director at Euracare, the panel also suspended the anesthesiologist at the same hospital, Dr. Titus Ogundare, as well as the Chief Medical Officer at Atlantis Pediatric Hospital, Dr. Atinuke Uwajeh.

In a statement signed by its secretary, Dr. Enejo Abdu, the panel mentioned that the trio are suspended from medical practice in Nigeria pending the determination of their case by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal.

The panel also stated that there is a prima facie case of misconduct in a professional respect against 10 other doctors. They are Dr. Adeseye Akinsete, Dr. Chidinma Ohagwu, Dr. Anthony Ajeh, Dr. Amarachi Bayo, and Dr. Nkechi Peji. Others are Dr. Olaoye Oludare, Dr. Agaja Oyinkansola, Dr. Patricia Akintan, Dr. Babatunde Bamgboye, and Dr. Raji Faidat.

The panel, which also cleared 8 other doctors, reached these decisions after considering the complaint against all 21 doctors and reviewing their counter-affidavits, including their oral depositions on oath.

The panel concluded its investigation at its 25th session held at Excel Hotel & Resort in Abuja on Feb 17th & 18th, 2026,

The 21-month-old child, Nkanu Adichie-Esege, was initially admitted to Atlantis Hospital in Lagos for what was described as a worsening but initially mild illness.

While arrangements were being made to transfer him to Johns Hopkins Hospital in the United States, Atlantis referred him to Euracare for pre-flight diagnostic procedures, including an MRI, lumbar puncture, and insertion of a central line.

However, the child passed following the procedures.

His parents have alleged medical negligence and professional misconduct in connection with his death.

 

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DSS Detains Five Airport Officers Over El-Rufai Security Breach

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March 3, 2026

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Following a joint investigation into a security breach at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) involving former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, five security officers have been arrested.

The arrests are coming weeks after security operatives attempted to arrest El-Rufai at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on February 12, 2026, shortly after he arrived from Cairo, Egypt, aboard Egypt Air flight MS 877.

It was gathered that suspects and are set to face prosecution.

The arrests followed a joint investigation conducted by the Department of State Services, DSS, the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, and the Federal Ministry of Aviation.

Those detained include ASP Ayuba Yakubu of the Nigeria Police Force, Murtala Inuwa of the DSS, Najeeb Murtala of the Immigration Service, and Aviation Security personnel Musa Adamu and Salihu Victor.

According to AIT, investigators disclosed that the suspects allegedly admitted to receiving bribes to grant unauthorised access to restricted sections of the airport and to interfere with lawful security procedures.

Authorities described the development as a grave insider breach of critical national infrastructure.

The suspects have since been transferred to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC) for prosecution.

Meanwhile, additional Immigration and Customs personnel who were found to have misused their official uniforms to facilitate unauthorised access but were not deemed criminally liable will face internal disciplinary measures.

According to the authorities, the action reflects zero-tolerance to internal compromise within Nigeria’s aviation security system.

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