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LASG awards university scholarships to two best 2020 WASSCE students

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The governor of Lagos state governor, Mr Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the award of university scholarship to two brilliant students, Miss Favour Abiodun and Master Taiwo Solana, for emerging best students with 8 A1’s and 7A1’s respectively in 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations(WASSCE).

The state government also recognized and received students who came as champions at various national and international science competitions.

Abiodun emerged as the best student in Senior Secondary School, SSS, with eight A1s is to study Medicine, while Solana emerged as the best student in the same examination is to study Engineering.
The state’s Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, who disclosed this also presented awards to the winners of the competition at an event recently held in Alausa, Ikeja.

Adefisayo stated that the Sanwo-Olu administration is dedicated to improving education in the state as it has given the sector priority.
In her words: “This is an authentication of improved quality of education system in Lagos State.”

According to Adefisayo, the state government has continued to introduce various initiatives and innovations geared towards improving the educational system, stressing that some of the programmes are to enhance teaching and learning outcomes in schools.”

She went further to appreciate Governor Sanwo-Olu for approving scholarships for the two exceptional students who made the state proud, stressing that his passion for the continuous provision of school infrastructure is responsible for the academic successes of all students in the state.

While congratulating the students, she urged them to remain focused, avoid distractions of all sorts and remain committed to their studies. She also encouraged parents not to relent in their efforts in monitoring these children, guiding them, providing enough time and love for them.

Meanwhile, the winner of the 2021 African Leadership Academy competition, Marvelous Oladipupo, said that technical colleges are not meant for dropouts. He stressed that his emergence as “Best Africa’s Critical Thinker” in the competition has corrected the erroneous impression of technical colleges being meant for dropouts.

Oladipupo, a student of Government Technical College, Agidingbi, Lagos, made his remarks at a presentation of awards to winners of national and international education-related competitions by the Lagos State Ministry of Education.

He maintained that the engineering challenge competition sponsored by Chevron required brainstorming sessions.

According to Oladipupo, the technical college remained the best bet for any student that wishes to pursue a career in Engineering, saying, “my emergence as the best critical thinker in Africa showed that the technical colleges have a lot to offer to the nation’s drive to fully embrace possibilities provided by technology.”

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