Oyo state is far behind as West African Examination Council (WAEC) released the 2018 ranking of all the 36 States, plus the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja in Nigeria.
The top states on the chart are Abia, Anambra, Edo, Rivers and Imo while Oyo state emerged 26th, the only southern state after Osun state among the least states.
The latest ranking, insideoyo.com gathered that Oyo state dipped further from the 2017 ranking. The state’s position in 2017 was overtaken by Borno state, a north-eastern state, maintaining 25th position in 2018.
Below is the latest WAEC ranking:
Abia – 1st
Anambra – 2nd
Edo – 3rd
Rivers – 4th
Imo – 5th
Lagos – 6th
Bayelsa – 7th
Delta – 8th
Enugu – 9th
Ebonyi – 10th
Ekiti – 11th
Kaduna – 12th
Ondo – 13th
Abuja – 14th
Kogi – 15th
Benue – 16th
Akwa Ibom – 17th
Kwara – 18th
Ogun – 19th
Cross River – 20th
Taraba – 21st
Plateau – 22nd
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Nassarawa -23rd
Kano – 24th
Borno – 25th
Oyo – 26th
Niger – 27th
Adamawa -28th
Osun -29th
Sokoto – 30th
Bauchi – 31st
Kebbi – 32nd
Katsina – 33rd
Gombe – 34th
Jigawa 35th
Zamfara – 36th
Yobe – 37th
Last month, the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, released results of West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, with 49.98 per cent got five credits in English Language and Mathematics.
Head of Nigeria Office, Mr Olu Adenipekun, said: “786,016 candidates representing 49.98% obtained credits and above in minimum of five subjects including English Language and Mathematics.”In 2016, the total percentage of candidates that had five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics were 52.97%, while in 2017, it was 59.22% .
Recall that in June 2018, Oyo state government said it has put N2.5 Billion with Construction of three model Schools to the tune of N1.8 Billion and renovation of 100 secondary schools to the tune of N2 Billion in the state.
Professor Adeniyi Olowofela, the state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, stated this at the 59th edition of Science Teachers’ Association of Nigeria, (STAN) conference held at The Polytechnic, Ibadan.
He further stated that the “State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB’s infrastructural development consisting of new construction of schools, model schools, toilet facilities, furniture has gulped N3.7 Billion all to the total of N10 Billion.
