CHIKUN/KAJURU REP, HON. FIDELIX BAGUDU, ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS TO STRENGTHEN INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE. (PHOTO).
Lagos State has made a remarkable impact at the 2025 World Teachers' Day celebration and President's Teacher and Schools Excellence Awards ceremony in Abuja. Two schools and two teachers from Lagos State received awards for their outstanding contributions to education.
The awardees include Odenike Fausat Mobolaji of Elepe Community Junior High School, Ikorodu, Overall Best Administrator, with a N3.5 million cash prize, recognised for exceptional leadership, mentorship, and commitment to school improvement.
The other is Onike Girls Junior High School, clinching Overall Best Junior School in Nigeria (Public), awarded a school bus for academic excellence, discipline and girl-child empowerment and Eva Adelaja Memorial Girls Senior Secondary School, coming 1st Runner-up, Best Senior Secondary School Category. Also, Adeosun Clement (Lagos Education District VI): 2nd Overall Best Teacher (Junior School Category) Public.
The event's theme, "Recasting Teaching as a Collaborative Profession," highlighted the importance of teamwork among educators.
Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, emphasised the government's commitment to improving teachers' welfare and promoting collaboration.
Speaking further, he said the Federal Government has implemented initiatives to strengthen teacher cooperation, including the National Teacher Development Policy and Professional Learning Communities.
World Teachers' Day, celebrated annually on October 5, recognises teachers' empowerment, motivation and role in shaping education's future.
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