Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration’s announcement of a commencement date for screening tests into the 16 Model Colleges and Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools for the Year 2024/2025 Academic Session has continued to elicit commendations.
A prominent youth group in Nigeria, Youth Bureau is the latest of several non-governmental organizations to laud the Lagos state government’s readiness to begin the exercise.
Speaking ahead of the exercise in a chat with newsmen Thursdays in Lagos, Youth Bureau through its Publicity Secretary, Saheed Adegboyega expressed confidence in the coordination and integrity of the screening exercise. Additionally, the display of exceptional leadership qualities of the governor will naturally rub off on the conduct of the screening of students into colleges.
Adegboyega also noted that “there has been a significant improvement in the level of education in the state since Governor Sanwo-Olu to over leadership about five years ago.
“As a youth group, we are always interested in educational improvement and that is why we have a keen interest in how the governor (Sanwo-Olu) is driving development in the education sector.
“We believe in what the administration is doing, we trust that they will discharge their duties with the highest discipline, integrity, transparency, and ethical standards.
“We commend the Lagos government and officials of the ministry of Education who are going to pilot the screening. We urge citizens and residents of Lagos state to continue supporting the current administration to do more,” Adegboyega stated.
According to the Lagos State Ministry of Education, the screening test will be held at the five designated CBT Centres across the six Education Districts of the State between Tuesday, 28th, and Friday, 31st May 2024.
Eligible pupils who are interested in writing the Entrance Examination, but are yet to register have been given a one-week grace to do so as the registration portal will be closed on Friday, 17th May 2024.
All duly registered Applicants are required to revisit the Board’s Portal: https://examsboard.lagosstate.gov.ng using their username and password to print out a clear copy of their sitting arrangements for the examination with effect from Saturday, 18th May 2024.
Applicants are to come to the examination venue with a printed copy of their Examination Slip.
Candidates are hereby advised that electronic gadgets such as phones, iPad, Phone Watch and others will not be allowed in the examination hall.
The Board solicits the cooperation of parents/guardians and all other stakeholders for the successful conduct of the examination.