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By Lukman Olabiyi
Lagos State Government has given outstanding students in the May/June 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) the sum of N2 million.
The cash prizes were presented to the beneficiaries from six educational districts in partnership with Success Box Academic Excellence Award.
Speaking at the event held at Conference Room of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Alausa, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Jamiu Alli-Balogun, said the state government is committed to develop its educational system starting with employment of qualified teachers and ensure they receive consistent trainings that can make them compete favourably with their counterparts in the world.
Alli-Balogun, who applauded the students for the feats said that they have exhibited the competence and displayed the quality of teachings they have received from their teachers as he promised continual support for the upgrading of primary and secondary schools in the state.
He added:”Lagos State government can boast a standard public schools that can be compared to any schools in the world and going with there performance of the students and also with the commitments of the government education and also organising of educational
“We also appreciate our teachers that shows that they can teach our students and enable them achieve the future that we want for them to attain as well as prepare the students for their career path. And that is the essence of the motivation that comes in terms of cash award for the students to augment their finances, particularly some of them that are already gained admission into higher institution of learning.”
Also speaking, Chief Executive Officer Chronicles Software Development Company, Mr. Oluwatosin Koyejo, said the Success Box Academic Excellence Award was aimed at celebrating students in Lagos State public schools for their academic stride.
Koyejo said that the whole essence of the initiative is to encourage the students to brace up and improve on their learning process.
“Today, we brought together best students across Lagos state public schools and to celebrate them for their academic strides and the selection was based on merit. This year we committed N2million for the best WASSCE students for the state public schools and the goal is to ensure that students that have done extremely well are rewarded and not just with a hand shake but also with something to commensurate their efforts as they go along. It’s our own commitment to support education across all dimensions,’’ he said
Koyejo added that the N2million will be increased to N5million next year and promised to include more students into the net and spread the award outside the shores of Lagos State.
The names of the awardees include: Akinkuowo Daniel Olatishe, who received N1million while Akintunde Naomi, Jacob Ekeminabassi, Mulero Rahael Bello, Rihamat Ajoke and Asokere Mawanu received N200, 000 each.
Speaking on behalf of the recipients of the award, Oluwatise Akinkuowo, who made the best WASSCE result in Lagos public schools thanked the Lagos State Government for providing an enabling learning environment and engaging students in competitions for academic excellence while appreciating the teachers for their efforts and commitment.
