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-seeks further support and collaboration from stakeholders By: Tope OYEKAN The Iperu Remo Education Trust Scheme Management Board led by Mofopefoluwa JOSEPH, FRM, has presented its account of stewardship from inception till date. This was captured in a 96-page document produced by the board, christened - " First Chronicles of Birth and Activities" which was presented to the Iperu Development Association at the association's first quarterly meeting, held on Sunday, 24th March, 2024, at the IDA Plaza, Iperu Remo. Making the presentation, the Chairman, Iperu Remo Education Trust Scheme Management Board, Mofopefoluwa JOSEPH, FRM, highlighted the board's activities as contained in the document. These include the appointment/constitution of the board by the Iperu Development Association, via a letter dated, 4th October, 2023, and its inauguration by the Alaperu of Iperu, His Royal Highness, Oba Adeleke Adelekan IDOWU-BASIBO (Odoru V), on the 24th of November,  2...

An appraisal on the activities of the Iperu Remo Education Trust Scheme Management Board Written by: Tope OYEKAN Poverty is described as the state of being extremely poor, a state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount. It is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. Poverty-stricken people and families might go without proper housing, clean water, healthy food and medical attention. Poverty is both an individual concern and a broader social problem. It refers to the lack of adequate financial resources such that individuals, households, and entire community don't have the means to subsist or acquire the basic necessities for a flourishing life. This means being so poor as to struggle to obtain food, clothing, shelter, and medical needs. At the societal level, high poverty rates can be a damper on economic growth and be associated with problems like crime...

IPERU REMO EDUCATION TRUST SCHEME MANAGEMENT BOARD HOLDS SECOND EDITION OF EDUCATION SENSITIZATION TALK ON WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24 - OPENS APPLICATION FOR UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTS By: Tope OYEKAN The second edition of the sensitization talk organized by the Iperu Remo Education Trust Scheme Management Board, shall hold at the Akesan Iperu Club 1954 Hall, Iperu, on Wednesday, 24th January, 2024, commencing from 11am. The talk, which has as its theme: "Education is a Key to Success", is organized by the board to reawaken the minds of all stakeholders in Iperu, on the challenges confronting education in the town, and working towards using education as a tool to combating poverty among its citizenry. Keynote Speaker is Mr. Tutu BURAIMO, FCA, mni, former Managing Director, CarnaudMetal Box Toyo Glass PLC., while Guest Speaker is Professor Abayomi ARIGBABU, the Honourable Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Ogun State. The Lead Royal Father of the Da...

The Egbe Degbuyi Remo has given a boost to education in Remoland, as it sponsors the registration of some students in the forthcoming West African Examinations Council's Senior School Certificate Examination, and also donates exercise books to primary schools in the zone. The foremost socio-cultural age-grade group in Remoland, is embarking on this gesture, as part of its core mandate of giving back to the society through its various social intervention initiatives, and in particular, in its effort at giving a boost to education, while also lending a supportive hand to the needy and the less-privileged in its immediate environment. It will be recalled that the group had in the past carried out similar interventions through its donation of various food items, toiletries, beverages, and medical supplies to orphanages and health centres across Remoland, as well as contribution to community development programmes and projects. The presentation of the above-stated gifts to b...

- Tope OYEKAN The Iperu Remo Education Trust Scheme Management Board has presented its account of stewardship covering its five weeks of existence, following its inauguration on the 24th of November, 2023, by the Alaperu of Iperu, His Royal Highness , Alayeluwa, Oba Adeleke Adelekan IDOWU-BASIBO (Odoru V). This account of stewardship was released on 1st January, 2024, by the Chairman of the board, Mofopefoluwa JOSEPH, FRM. In the document tagged - "2023 Annual Management Reports and Accounts", the Chairman highlighted the board's statement of income and expenditure for the period, ending 31st December, 2023. He also released a five year projected estimates of income and expenditure for the years 2024-2028. He listed some of the achievements recorded by the board during the period, which includes the maiden Sensitization Talk on Education, and the Induction Training held for the Schools Liaison Teams. He appreciated the tremendous support received f...

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has instituted a Scholarship Award scheme for 550 indigent students in Remo Federal Constituency of the state in honour of his late son, Gbemiga Abiodun, who died six years ago. The scholarships cover pupils in primary and secondary schools as well as those in vocational and tertiary institutions.  The scholarship was spread across all schools in its coverage area. Speaking at the launch of the Gbemiga Abiodun Education Scholarship Award held at Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area, Prince Abiodun said the scheme will ensure that brilliant students and those whose parents could not afford to educate them, have access to quality education. According to him, the number of beneficiaries will increase to 1000 in the next 12 months, which will be the minimum at any given time. He also promised that the scholarship would be extended to the other federal constituencies in the state for maximum spread. ...

In a bid to mitigate the effect of the current economic quagmire on struggling families, a non-governmental organisation, Eleyun Charitable Organisation, has announced its readiness to offer scholarship to public primary and secondary school students in Ijebu Igbo, ahead of the 2023/2024 academic session. The founder of the organisation, Hon. Tayo Adenaike described this as his interest in contributing to the sector that shapens nation building. “We can build our immediate community through education and my interest is not in building mansions but in building legacies in the lives of children who are the future of our great nation”. “By investing in the educational development of the younger generation, the future of our communities is secured and assured. So, I decided to come up with this initiative because of the overdriving passion of my Foundation to reach everywhere possible”, Adenaike said. The scholarship will cover each student’s school fees paid in full. The organ...

The National Association of Nigerian Students(NANS) has called on President Bola Tinubu to, as a matter of urgency, prevail on the management of various federal universities in the country to jettison their plans to increase school fees and levies being paid by the students. The students’ body warned that should this call be ignored and schools hike their fees and want to enforce implementation, the students would embark on nationwide protest and remain on the streets till their demand is met. NANS made this call in a statement made available by its Public Relations Officer, Mr Giwa Temitope on Saturday According to NANS, the increment of school fees by the University of Lagos(UNILAG), Akoka, as announced on Friday, and the planned increment by other federal universities across the country and even for the federal government colleges, have shown that the current administration is insensitive to the plights of most Nigerians, who are going through difficult times. The associ...