GSS Lafiagi Wins Kwara Revenue Service Tax Quiz, Gets N2.5m Prize

Government Secondary school Lafiagi has again emerged the overall winner for the Kwara Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) annual Tax Quiz Competition with N2.5m grand prize.

The school also emerged as the overall winner of the competition in 2025.

Saint Anthony Secondary school Ilorin, emerged second with N1.5m prize, while Ebenezer High School came third with N1m prize.

For the student participants prize, overall winner got 500,000 second position got 375,000 while third position received 200,000 as their teachers got 150,000,100,000 and 50,000 respectively.

Speaking at the grand finale of the competition on Wednesday in Ilorin, the Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said that the importance of early tax education cannot be overstated.

AbdulRazaq said that young people must understand that taxation is not merely about the payment of taxes, but it is also about the collective responsibility of citizens to support the provision of public infrastructure, social services, and other essential amenities required for sustainable development.

Represented by the commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr Lawal Olohungbebe, the governor said over the years, the competition has evolved into an important platform for promoting tax education and deepening students’ understanding of taxation, public finance, and the role of citizens in governance.

He noted that beyond the excitement of the competition, it provided an opportunity to equip the young people with the knowledge and values they need to contribute meaningfully to the development of the state and Nigeria at large.

The governor said his administration remained committed to building a Kwara State where opportunities for learning, innovation, and personal development are accessible to the young people.

Earlier, the chairman of Kwara Internal Revenue Service, Shade Omoniyi, had reminded the participants that the knowledge gained through the competition is valuable, and the experience should inspire them to aim higher.

She said quiz competition is one of the initiatives of KWIRS under the 5Es Community Impact Programs (CIPs) under Education as the programme was designed to nurture a generation of tax-compliant citizens by introducing students to the fundamentals of taxation while they were still in school .

She added that the competition also provided an opportunity for students to build confidence, sharpen their critical-thinking skills and learn the value of healthy competition.

In his remarks, the Olofa of Offa ,Oba Muftau Gbadamosi Esuwoye, said the level of educational advancement of the people of Kwara State has saved the state from sliding into the list of states with high poverty index.

He said the recent ranking of 20 states in Nigeria with high poverty index which exonerated Kwara State ,was the result of the the level of educational advancement of the people of the state and it’s government investments in the sector.