The Oyo State government has paid the sum of ₦339 million to the West African Examination Council (WAEC) as fees for the final year students of public secondary schools across the state.
Nureni Adeniran, the state’s commissioner for education, said in Ibadan on Thursday that the amount covers fees for 60,000 students. Mr. Adeniran, who was speaking at the state’s finals of the Annual Governor’s Inter Secondary Schools Debate Competition held at Teachers Resource Centre, Samonda, Ibadan, added that the government organised the competition to improve academic standard in schools.
He said it will also help improve their performance in internal and external examinations as well as develop their skills in areas of problem solving and leadership building. Mr. Adeniran said the government is helping the students to focus on tolerance and leadership qualities as it mobilises them through programmes on rewarding value systems.
Five schools featured at the finals of the contest and Atunwa Basirat of Obaseeku High School, Eruwa in Ibarapa East local government area, came first with 30 points while Akinsipe Gbemisola of Christ Ambassador Secondary School, Ibadan came second with 29.3% points and Babalola Biliaminu, a visually impaired student from Federal College of Education (Special) Secondary School, Oyo came third with 26.8 points.
The commissioner gave plaques to all the participating schools and cash gifts to the schools winning schools.
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