STENO Memorial Foundation, a non-government organisation focused on supporting the government to provide for the less privileged in the society will on 21 October kick start the first stage of its STENO Memorial Foundation Inter School Quiz Competition.
The competition which will be held among Senior Secondary Schools students in 86 schools in the six Local Government Area in Ogun State, will test the students on Use of English, Mathematics, and general knowledge.
Speaking to The Nation, The Executive Secretary of the organisation, Barrister Taofik Lawal said the desire to partner and support the government of Ogun State in its mission to rebuild the education sector of the economy called for the competition.
He said: “The competition will encourage and promote academic excellence among contestants and resuscitate the age long healthy rivalry occasioned by this out of school academic competitions.”
He said the first stage of the competition will be written test for all participants adding that each school is expected to have two representatives each while the final stage according to him will involve six schools where three winners will emerge.
“All participants will get certificates while the schools of the final three winners will be equipped, they will also get cash gifts and scholarship,” he added.
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