Education stakeholders have called for the re-introduction of quiz and other academic competitions in secondary schools as a way of boosting the standard of education in the country.
The Assistant Director, Teacher Development Division, Kwara State Ministry of Education, Mr. Kayode Alabi, and the Coordinator of Great Kwara Spelling Bee Competition, Mrs. Diola Adimula, made the call in Ilorin on Wednesday during the 2013 edition of the competition.
They also appealed to state governments to make it mandatory for secondary schools to be involved in regular academic competitions.
Alabi particularly said quiz and other competitions were necessary to boost academic excellence in primary and secondary schools.
