THE Lagos State government, through the Ministry of Science and Technology, on Wednesday said it has renovated six existing geographical/meteorological gardens in six public schools in each of its educational districts.
The renovated geographical/meteorological gardens are located within the premises of Bolade School Complex, Oshodi; Abesan High School Complex, Alimosho; Wahab Folawiyo Secondary School, Osborne Road, Ikoyi; Mainland Senior High School, Fadeyi; Maryland School Complex, Maryland and Agboju Senior Secondary School, Agboju.
This was announced in a series of tweets on the Lagos State official Twitter handle,
According to the statement, the development was part of its core responsibilities to promote the development of Science and Technology.
The Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr Hakeem Fahm, explained that each of the gardens have been equipped with various weather data measuring instruments, two Laptop Computers, Enterprise Metrological Software and a building to serve as the weather station.
He also added that this is one of the intervention projects embarked upon by the Ministry in view of the present administration’s commitment to enhancing the practical teaching of science subjects such as Geography, Biology, Agriculture, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and Statistics in public schools across Lagos.
He said: “The Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration will continue to support science and create enabling environment, through policies and initiatives in line with the T.H.E.M.E.S. Agenda of the State Government and the need to equip students with the knowledge and skill for the 21st-century economy.”
