Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the disbursement of over N4.2 billion for the payment of West African Senior School Certificate Examination fees, organised byCommissioner for Basic Education and Secondary Education, Mr Tolani Alli-Balogun, disclosed this on Thursday, during the Ministerial Briefing on the first year anniversary of the second term of Governor Sanwo-Olu’s administration, held at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.
“In the current school year, The Governor has approved the sum of N1,571,076,000 as registration fees and other cost for 58, 188 SS3 students writing the West Africa School Certificate Examination. “In the last one year, 2024, over 1,000 newly recruited Teachers were inducted into the teaching profession for effective teaching/learning delivery till date by Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM.”