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The Ondo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Olaolu Akindolire said Ondo State Government still operates tuition free education programme in its public primary and secondary schools across the state. The Commissioner while monitoring the on-going admission process into public schools in Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo and Ondo West Local Government Areas, warned against extortion of students under whatever guise during the admission process. He declared that the state government still operates free education programme in public schools across the state and warned against attempts by any school authority to undermine the policy. The Commissioner said the state government seriously frowns at any attempt by school authority to put additional burden on parents during the 2024/2025 admission process, declaring that any school that charges more than the approved levies would face the music. "We are aware of the prevailing economic situation in the country, therefore, no...

  The Ondo State Government said it has no hand in the withhold of results of some students who participated in the 2024 West Africa Secondary Secondary School Examination WASSCE, in Ondo State by the West Africa Examination Council, WAEC. Reports indicate that some results of public secondary school students that sat for the examination are still being withheld by WAEC,  even after the state government had paid all the necessary registration fee. Reacting to the report, Ondo State Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Mr Olaolu Akindolire said the state government has no hand in the action of WAEC as registration fee for the examination had been fully paid. He wondered why WAEC is still withholding the results especially this period when admission into tertiary institutions is ongoing across the country, adding that the examination body has not given any reason for it action. The Commissioner said the withholding of the results by WAEC was capable of jeopard...

  Ondo State Commissioner for Information, Wale Akinlosotu, has lauded governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, for touching residents' lives through the developments going on in different sectors and areas of the state. Akinlosotu, who said the developmental efforts have given people of the state a new lease of life, explained that "the state and as well citizens are better off for the governor's interventions". The commissioner, in a statement made available in Akure on Tuesday, stated that Aiyedatiwa's initiative of involving people in his government had also yielded good results for the state and earned him accolades within the short time he has spent in office as governor. He said, "Even the members of opposition parties cannot hide their admiration for what the governor is doing and the steps he is taking to better the people's lives. That is why the governing party in the state, All Progressives Congress, has been receiving defectors across parties particularly ...

  The Ondo State Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Mr Olaolu Akindolire has tasked principals of public secondary schools across the state on effective and successful implementation of government policies in the education sector. At a meeting in Akure with principals of all public secondary schools in the state, the Commissioner described the school administrators as professionals saddled with the mandate to ensure effective implementation of government programmes and polices at the grassroots. He reminded them that Ondo State still operates free education programme, explaining that the collectibles approved by government only cover levies like PTA, computer, sports, medical, entrepreneur, utility among others and has nothing to do with tuition. He tasked the school heads not to charge students any additional levy outside the ones approved by government as collectibles during on-going 2024/2025 admission process, stressing that any school that collects more th...

The Ondo State Power Company in collaboration with Meter Access Providers is set to train no fewer than 500 meter installers ahead of the flag off and distribution of pre-paid meters to residents of the state. The move is to ensure that the installation of the pre-paid meters across the state is smooth and hitch-free. Speaking with newsmen in Akure, the Special Adviser to Governor on Energy, Engr. Johnson Alabi, said the training was part of the instructions by Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa to ensure that the exercise is carried out professionally. The Special Adviser said the proposed training programme for 500  installers was to ensure that the meters  are installed appropriately for optimal and excellent performance for the benefit of the citizenry. Mr. Alabi reiterated the commitment of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to improving electricity infrastructure and supply throughout the state for a better economy, assuring that all structures and processes have been put in...