[b]]Lagos State Government has announced plans to provide Independent Power Project (IPP) aimed at ensuring 24-hours uninterrupted power supply will be spread across to tertiary institutions in the state in the nearest future.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola(SAN) revealed this Thursday at a forum held at the Main Auditorium, Lagos State University (LASU) to commemorate his 2200 days in office.

The forum was well attended by students from various tertiary institutions in the state including students of LASU, Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Lagos State College of Education (LACOED), Lagos City Polytechnic, youth organisations members of the State Executive Council, amongst others.

Governor Fashola said the state government is already putting finishing touches to commence the project to service government offices in Ikeja and environs including the Alausa Secretariat.

He said on completion of the Alausa IPP the project will be extended to accommodate tertiary institutions in the state, saying the idea was to free the bulk of electricity consumption by government agencies.[/b]

Governor Fashola urged youths to begin to develop new innovations and solutions to societal challenges to ensure the future does not take them unawares.

To this end, he urged youths in the state to come forward and access the N1.5b Research fund provided by the government.

He said he had inaugurated a Committee to set guidelines for access of the research fund, which he said will challenge youths to begin to develop new strategies through adaptive, innovative and creative thinking.

He said the current state of the nation warrants that the training methods be re-orientated to retain the critical building blocks but at the same time become adapted to the real needs of society.

But he lamented that six months since the year started, no one had come up to apply for the research fund saying that the future development of the country rests in the ability of the present generation to come up with home grown ideas and models to solving problems.

eko ileee: Funny how we blame the government for not supporting talented Nigerians with research and development funds, but N1.5 billion free research funds is sitting dormant with zero interest or any researcher to claim it for research..


smh...

Omexonomy: another lie. This so called research fund that is too dificult to asses. That was why does who need the fund never botherd themselves.

Omexonomy: Tell fashola to reduce the school fees of lasu from N300 thousand naira back to N25 thousand naira for over 80% of student of lasu are non indegìne mostly people accross the niger. Most of lag indegine could not afford that much.

kunlekunle: Abeg that should be a project for one or two of those engineering graduates.
solar power, thier poo, or wind energy would do.

Fasola should not even bother paying anyone to do that, cos its a challenge on the students.

Omexonomy: which student is it the none indigene?

naptu2: I like that idea. If you are not allowed to distribute electricity, you can remove government agencies from the grid and thus free up electricity on the grid for other consumers (reducing demand).

kunlekunle:


so lagosians dont study again?

naptu2: I like that idea. If you are not allowed to distribute electricity, you can remove government agencies from the grid and thus free up electricity on the grid for other consumers (reducing demand).

naptu2: I like that idea. If you are not allowed to distribute electricity, you can remove government agencies from the grid and thus free up electricity on the grid for other consumers (reducing demand).

kunlekunle: Abeg that should be a project for one or two of those engineering graduates.
solar power, thier poo, or wind energy would do.

Fasola should not even bother paying anyone to do that, cos its a challenge on the students.

gbanikiti: True talk! meanwhile, Jakande Estate at Iba town which is a stone throw from LASU is going through hell with Electricity problems. The feeder which ought to have been completed for long has been under construction for more than a decade now. I urge Fashola to extend the IPP project to the Estate. After all it belongs to the State Government.

anonimi:

You obviously do not understand how government works in Nigeria. How will he get his own egunje if he does not "pay anyone to do that"
I see, you may have been carried away by that STORY of N1.5b research grant, right? My bro, abeg learn to read between the line make you for sabi how these poliTRICKians work! Mark this thread and come back on June 07, 2014 to review what has been done so far, ok?

I guess Eko Ile wants us to start singing Halleluja and Alhamudilalhi because supposedly smart Fashola WILL BE installing (future tense) very big generators for the tertiary institutions in Lagos at hyper inflated prices as usual.

Somebody shout Hallelujah to the people's governor

It matters not that so many primary and secondary schools in Lagos state are dilapidated, have no toilets or pipeborne water etc.
MISPLACED priorities.

kunlekunle:


so lagosians dont study again?

eko ileee:
http://www.worldstagegroup.com/worldstagenew/index.php?active=news&newscid=8971&catid=26

Omexonomy: Tell fashola to reduce the school fees of lasu from N300 thousand naira back to N25 thousand naira for over 80% of student of lasu are non indegìne mostly people accross the niger. Most of lag indegine could not afford that much.

eko ileee: Funny how we blame the government for not supporting talented Nigerians with research and development funds, but N1.5 billion free research funds is sitting dormant with zero interest or any researcher to claim it for research..


smh...

anonimi:

You obviously do not understand how government works in Nigeria. How will he get his own egunje if he does not "pay anyone to do that"
I see, you may have been carried away by that STORY of N1.5b research grant, right? My bro, abeg learn to read between the line make you for sabi how these poliTRICKians work! Mark this thread and come back on June 07, 2014 to review what has been done so far, ok?

I guess Eko Ile wants us to start singing Halleluja and Alhamudilalhi because supposedly smart Fashola WILL BE installing (future tense) very big generators for the tertiary institutions in Lagos at hyper inflated prices as usual.

Somebody shout Hallelujah to the people's governor

It matters not that so many primary and secondary schools in Lagos state are dilapidated, have no toilets or pipeborne water etc.
MISPLACED priorities.

oche_ejemb:

So Its a misplaced priority for all tertiary institutions to enjoy uninterrupted 24-7 power?

kaysy: I really need to walk up to the Governor and claim my cash cos in terms of entrepreneurial disposition, i think i've tried sha... Creating an online discussion platform for students and prospective students is not an easy task, very soon exam past questions will be integrated to the site for students at all levels... what do you think??

ayswags: i dont know where this jews get their bizzares assumptions like they own 80% of lagos,70% of abuja,they are 80% of all students in sw universities, are this people this deluded or what

anonimi:

Please do and share the outcome with us here.
Best of luck.