Lagos QEQA begins Basic Education Certificate Examination monitoring
In line with its mandate to ensure strict adherence to examination procedures and to curb malpractice, the Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) has commenced the monitoring of the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
Speaking during a monitoring visit to New Era Girls Junior High School, Surulere, on Friday, the Coordinating Director of OEQA, Mr. Remi Abdul reiterated the office’s commitment to upholding examination integrity in both public and private schools below the tertiary level in Lagos.
Abdul emphasised that the State Government takes a firm stance against any form of examination malpractice, underscoring Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s vision of “leaving no child behind” in the quest to deliver equitable and high-quality education across the state.
During the visit, the Coordinating Director also conducted a needs assessment of the schools visited and inspected their learning environments. He pledged that the observations gathered during the monitoring exercise would be compiled into a comprehensive report and submitted to the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun.
Also speaking, the Director of Monitoring and Investigation, OEQA, Mrs. Khafilat Ashimi, noted that OEQA officials were strategically grouped and assigned team leaders to ensure effective coverage of the six Education Districts.
She disclosed that the monitoring exercise commenced on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, and is scheduled to end on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, affirming that the level of compliance observed so far was encouraging.
Some of the schools visited during the exercise include Gbaja Junior High School, Surulere; New Era Girls Junior High School, Surulere and Agidingbi Junior High School, Agidingbi.
Others are Babcock Junior High School, Ogba; Omole Junior Grammar School, Omole and Ojoodu Junior High School, Ikeja all within the Education districts IV and VI.
