Lagos State Governor, Mr Babjide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has been hailed for his administration’s commitment to delivering quality education across the State.
This commendation follows the award of Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) Ikorodu as the third-best Polytechnic in Nigeria during the year 2021 Webometric latest ranking for Polytechnic and Colleges of Technologies in Nigeria.
Special Adviser to the governor on Education, Barrister Tokunbo Wahab, who gave this commendation listed Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), Federal Polytechnic Ilaro and the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, as first, second and third best polytechnics respectively among the 50 ranked institutions in the country.
The Special Adviser expressed happiness that LASPOTECH is bouncing back to its rightful place, noting that the State Government’s general reform of the education sector has continued to yield positive results.
Wahab recalled that last year the Lagos State University (LASU) was also rated as the second-best university in Nigeria and one of the best 100 Universities in the world.
He said the Governor had directed that LASU must be repositioned to become the University of first-choice in the whole of Africa in terms of standard, research and academic excellence, promising that his Office would do its best to achieve the vision in record time.