This is great news, kudos to the Lagos
State Government.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs.
Olayinka Oladunjoye, has said that the state government
has paid the West African Examination Council (WAEC)
N535,047,000 for the examination and administrative
fees for 42,995 SS3 students who are currently sitting for
the May/June 2015 West African Senior Secondary
Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the state.
Speaking at the 2015 ministerial press briefing in
commemoration of eight years in office of Governor
Babatunde Fashola, the Commissioner said the state
government's commitment to the provision of quality
education that is accessible to all informed the massive
and sustained investment in the sector.
Giving the breakdown of achievements in the period
under review, Oladunjoye said the introduction of
screening tests for students to ensure their
preparedness for external examinations has yielded
positive results leading to improvements in WAEC
results from 17.4 percent in 2011 to 45.8 percent in 2014.
"Bearing in mind that quality teaching and learning can
only be attained in a conducive environment.
Government established four new secondary schools,
procured 10,000 pairs of dual desks and benches to
public secondary schools, rehabilitated the hostel block
at the Lagos State Civil Service Junior Model College,
Igbogbo, Ikorodu, and constructed a new boys' hostel
for Badagry Senior Grammar School."
Vanguard.
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