Nigeria, April 24 -- The Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over the dismal performance of public school students in the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), revealing that only 45.7 per cent of candidates passed core subjects, including English and Mathematics.

Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, made the disclosure on Thursday during a press briefing in Alausa, Ikeja, marking the second anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's second term in office.

He said out of 58,188 students sponsored by the state to sit the examinations, 26,592 failed, translating to a 54.3 per cent failure rate.

He lamented that the performance comes despite the state's massive financial...