Government Secondary School, Lafiagi, has retained its title at the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service's annual tax quiz competition, winning the 2026 edition and a N2.5m grand prize.
The school, which also won the competition in 2025, emerged ahead of Saint Anthony Secondary School, Ilorin, which received N1.5m for finishing second, while Ebenezer High School came third with N1m.
The competition, organised by the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS), seeks to improve tax awareness among secondary school students and deepen their understanding of public finance.
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At the grand finale held in Ilorin on Wednesday, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said educating young people about taxation was essential to building responsible citizens and supporting sustainable development.
Represented by the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr Lawal Olohungbebe, the governor said taxation went beyond paying levies to the government.
He said it represented the collective responsibility of citizens to support the provision of public infrastructure, social services and other essential amenities.
“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 said.
AbdulRazaq added that his administration would continue to support initiatives that equipped young people with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed.
KWIRS Chairman, Shade Omoniyi, urged the participating students to apply the lessons learnt from the competition to their academic and personal development.
She said the experience should inspire them to aim higher, remain committed to their studies and develop their talents.
The competition also rewarded individual student participants, with the overall winner receiving N500,000, the second-placed contestant getting N375,000 and the third-place winner taking home N200,000.
Their teachers also received N150,000, N100,000 and N50,000 respectively.
The Olofa of Offa, Oba Muftau Esuwoye, attributed Kwara's exclusion from a recent ranking of 20 states with high poverty levels to investments in education and the educational advancement of its people.
The monarch urged stakeholders to sustain support for education, describing it as critical to securing the future of the state.
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