Lagos School Wins 2024 Tolaram Science Challenge

Iwerekun Community Senior High School, Lakowe, has emerged the winner of the 2024 Tolaram Science Challenge (TSC). At the grand finale of the competition, sponsored by the Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) Company, it defeated Ibeju Senior High School, Ibeju.

Sixteen secondary schools participated in this year’s 39th edition of the competition, with each school represented by six students. The list of participating schools includes Community Senior High School, Magbon-Segun; Community Senior High School, Idata/Ilagbo; Ise Senior High School, Ise; Igbogun Community Senior High School, Igbogun; Laborc Schools, Orimedu; Jona Josh School, Orofun; Joak Private Schools; Community Senior High School, Idata; Lacaperia Academy, Obadore; Magbon Alade Senior Grammar School, Magbon, Ibeju-Lekki; Community Senior High School, Akodo/Orofun; Iwerekun Community Senior High School, Lakowe; Community Senior Secondary School, Debojo; Community Senior High School, Lekki; Eagles Vision International School, Orofun Town, Ibeju; and Ibeju Senior High School, Ibeju.

The students were tested in five core subject areas: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, and General Knowledge. At the end of the fierce competition, Magbon Alade Senior Grammar School, Magbon, Ibeju-Lekki, secured the third position, while Community Senior High School, Debojo, came fourth. During the closing ceremony, the top three outstanding students in the competition and the best female students received cash prizes.

At the event, the chief executive officer of Lagos Free Zone, Adesuwa Ladoja, expressed appreciation to all the stakeholders, including the Onilekki of Lekki, NEPZA Zone Administrator, Nigeria Immigration Service, Lekki LCDA, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Nigeria Customs Service, and DSS, who all had their representatives present, for supporting the initiative and contributing to its success.

She also thanked other event supporters, including Kellogg’s, Colgate, Leadway Insurance, and the Rotary Club of Eko Atlantic, for their generosity. Ladoja stated that the competition has significantly impacted students’ performance within the area, with students now showing more enthusiasm and spirit in science-based courses.

Also, the senior special assistant to the Lagos State governor on Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade, and Investments, Hauwa Adeeyo, congratulated the students for their exemplary performance and noted that the future belongs to those who dare to dream, imagine, and create.

Applauding the initiative’s pioneers, Tolaram’s Group finance director Dines Rathi said Lagos Free Zone’s investment in it over the last eight years demonstrates its commitment to shaping Nigeria’s future.