Folashade Adefisayo is a Nigerian academic and a teacher,
and she is the current commissioner of
Lagos State Ministry of Education
The Lagos State Ministry of Education is a state government owned ministry charged with the responsibility of planning and implementing the state policies on Education.
Folashade Adefisayo is the current Lagos state commissioner of Educatio ...
.
Education
She attended the
University of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 19 ...
where she received a bachelor's degree in
Zoology
Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and ...
.
Later, she moved to
Lagos State University
Lagos State University, also known as LASU, is located in Ojo, with sub-campuses at Ikeja and Epe both towns in Lagos State, Nigeria. The university was established in 1983 by the enabling law of Lagos State, for the advancement of learning ...
were she obtained
Master's Degree in Business Administration
A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as account ...
and to the
University of Nottingham
, mottoeng = A city is built on wisdom
, established = 1798 – teacher training college1881 – University College Nottingham1948 – university status
, type = Public
, chancellor ...
, where she obtained another master's degree in education.
Career
Folashade set a programme to improve students in Computer Base Test (CBT), after a long
lockdown
A lockdown is a restriction policy for people, community or a country to stay where they are, usually due to specific risks (such as COVID-19) that could possibly harm the people if they move and interact freely.
The term is used for a prison ...
of
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly ...
in
Lagos State
Lagos State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 states, it is both the most populous and smallest in area. Bounded to the south by the Bight of Benin and to the west by the international border with Ben ...
, the programme is set to improve about 1.5 million students across Lagos State and Nigeria. She also ordered promotion of students of Lagos to next class by considering their continue assessment (CA Test). Prior to becoming a commissioner in Lagos State, Folashade worked in the Banking and education sector. Folashade has a forty years job experience altogether.
Personal life
Folashade was born and raised in Lagos and
Ibadan, Nigeria
Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its me ...
; she is the eldest daughter among five members of her family, and she likes reading and travelling.
See also
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Executive Council of Lagos State
The Lagos State Executive Council (informally, the Cabinet of Lagos State) is the highest formal governmental body that plays important roles in the Government of Lagos State headed by the Governor of Lagos State. It consists of the Deputy Gove ...
References
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Nigerian academics
People from Lagos State
Living people
University of Ibadan alumni
University of Lagos alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Commissioners of state ministries in Nigeria
Nigerian women academics
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