The Lagos State Government on Thursday cautioned parents not to pay any fee or levy for the Junior Secondary School (JSS3) Basic Education Certificate Examination for students in the state.

Mrs Adebunmi Adekanye, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Education, said this on Thursday in Alausa while reacting to alleged extortion from parents whose children would be sitting for the examination.

Adekanye said the state government had paid the fees of all students sitting for the examination in the state.

According to her, JSS3 students sitting for the BEC examination in the state should not pay any money to anyone under any guise, as all fees relating to the examination have been fully paid by the state government.

She warned public officials to desist from extorting money from parents under various guises which included payment for practical examinations.

She said anyone caught in the act would face the consequences of their action.

Adekanye said that in furtherance of the free education policy of the state government, all fees for all terminal examinations such as BECE and West Africa Senior School Certificate of Education were fully paid by the government.

She said the gesture was to ease the burden on parents as well as create equal opportunities for all qualified students to sit for the examinations and prove their mettle, irrespective of the circumstances or financial position of their parents.

Adekanye urged students and parents to report any government official requesting for money whatsoever to the Tutor-Generals in their education districts or ministry of education, Alausa, for prompt action

Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/dont-pay-jss-3-exam-fees-lagos-tells-parents.html

Good news.

Me wondering if the people extorting the parents are also politicians.

Everything is wrong about Nigeria

Man people's ignorance allows them to be taken advantage of by crooks. I read Delta state government made this same announcement. These scammers need to punished.

APC next level

OK sir

Gradually, the next generation are getting closer to forever Freedom.

Though, the life experiences of a man is his greatest lessons in life.
But still, formal education is no Scam, it helps open the Shackles of the mind.

God Bless the Brains behind this Promotion.
God Bless You
God Bless Me
God Bless Nigerians
God Bless Nigeria.

it's suppose to have been so since.

Applause

Good one from LASG.
Does this gesture extend to private schools also?

BrainSanitizer:
Good one from LASG.
Does this gesture extend to private schools also?

Can someone working in Heritage Bank collect salary in GTBank.

Make ambode pay the minimum wage before he go ooo

Why am I not surprised, all these civil servants can run scam. Thanks for clearing the air jare.

BrainSanitizer:
Good one from LASG.
Does this gesture extend to private schools also?

No sir it doesn't, strictly for public schools.

Besides it the rich and average that sends their kids to private school na, so why should government pay for their waec fee?

Fee wey dem go rename to something else

This is one of the problems we have with our governments. Information is hoarded until something like this happens.

Over 90% of parents must have already paid these fees, including my humble self, before the government deems it fit to make this announcement.

Why wasn't this made public before now. Medicine after death.

As long as no arrest is being made, some of those crook Principals will be bold.

D biggest mistake i ever made in my life was writing dis so called jss3 waec. it's as useless as shit.

wakabout:
This is one of the problems we have with our governments. Information is hoarded until something like this happens.

Over 90% of parents must have already paid these fees, including my humble self, before the government deems it fit to make this announcement.

Why wasn't this made public before now. Medicine after death.

That is the issue, no effective communication. What stops them from openly announcing at the beginning of every school year (September) payments parents have no obligation paying, if any teacher or school head makes such demands phone numbers and social media accounts they could be reported to!

Cool

This is serious. Lagos State government charges 6000 Naira per candidate for students in private schools. So why are they misleading parents.

I've been asking for years whats the purpose of junior waec? You don't even need it to enter Ss1. It's just an exercise in futility. It should be recommended as a requirement for entering senior secondary. I wrote the exam years ago but NEVER used it. I just went to a new school and all they asked for was school fees. I could have been a Primary 5 graduate they couldn't care less

MrMcJay:


Can someone working in Heritage Bank collect salary in GTBank.

Yes. When GTBank takes over heritage Bank.
Lol.
Thanks for the clarification bro.

BrainSanitizer:

Yes. When GTBank takes over heritage Bank.
Lol.
Thanks for the clarification bro.

Actually possible. Like when Government took over mission schools.

helinues:
Good news.

Me wondering if the people extorting the parents are also politicians.

Everything is wrong about Nigeria

pls i want to know if it is also free for private schools

goodvision12:
pls i want to know if it is also free for private schools

So you are expecting Mtn staffs to receive salary from Glo bah?

In Imo state it is free from nursery to tertiary but mischief makers still see Rochas as the Devil. Rochas allowed his political opponents to defeat him in media and propaganda war