The Lagos State government has renewed its promise to continue waiving the fees for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for indigenes of the state.
The government believes that this initiative will ease the financial burden on parents and encourage those who may be financially incapable to send their wards to school.
Tolani Alli-Balogun, the Commissioner for the Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, reiterated this message of reassurance on Thursday, April 25 while highlighting the exemplary steps taken by the Sanwo-Olu-led administration in the first year of his second term.
The PUNCH reported that the commissioner revealed that the government will allocate N1.5 billion to cover the examination fees for 58,000 students for the 2024 WASSCE.
Governor Sanwo-Olu was sworn in on May 29, 2023, promising to prioritize the best interests of Lagosians at all times. The commissioner emphasized that during the governor's first term, he never defaulted on paying the examination fees, noting that between 2020 and 2023, the government spent N4.2 billion on examination fees.
He said: “In the current school year (2024), 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 African Senior School Certificate Examination.”
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