Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Photo: State Goverment.
The Kwara State Government has reaffirmed that the Placement Examination, popularly known as the Common Entrance Examination, remains free for all eligible pupils, warning public primary and junior secondary schools against collecting any unauthorised fees from parents or guardians.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Press Secretary of the Ministry, Peter Amogbonjaye, the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Lawal Olohungbebe, gave the directive in Ilorin on Monday.
Olohungbebe stressed that the examination is fully funded by the state government and that no charges have been approved for participating pupils.
He appealed to principals and headteachers to strictly comply with the government’s policy by ensuring that no unauthorised fees are collected from parents or guardians under any guise during the examination process.
