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The Bomarah Foundation has awarded cash prizes and gifts to winning schools and teachers at the grand finale of its 3rd Edition Schools Competition, held on Monday, October 12, 2026, at the Muson Centre, Lagos Island.
The top three schools received N250,000, N150,000 and N100,000 respectively, alongside gift items. The first-place school also took home a school bag and medals. Winning teachers earned N200,000, N150,000 and N100,000, plus gifts.
Five junior and five senior schools, selected from Lagos Education District III, competed in spelling bee, quiz and debate contests. Preliminary rounds began on October 7 at St. George’s Primary School, Falomo.
The junior finalists were; Falomo Junior High School, Ireti Junior High School, Girls Junior Grammar School, Okesuna Junior High School and Eko Akete Junior Secondary School.
The senior finalists were Falomo Senior High School, Ireti Senior Grammar School, Okesuna Senior High School, Girls Senior Secondary Grammar School and Eko Akete Senior Grammar School.
After the competition themed; “Building Brighter Minds Through Healthy Competition,” the President of Bomarah Foundation, Hajia Bola Muse,said the programme is more than exam success.
“We believe true education is not just about passing exams, but about building character, confidence, collaboration and creativity,” she said.
Muse traced the programme’s growth from five schools in 2024 to 10 in 2025, and 20 registered schools this year. Contest categories have expanded to include JSS and SSS quizzes, a spelling bee, a Teachers Current Affairs challenge, debate and STEM innovation.
Beyond the contests, the Foundation said it has sustained full scholarships for 10 orphans and vulnerable children since 2024, reached 750 families through food drives, and distributed over 1,200 school bags, books and uniforms. It has also trained teachers on digital tools with the NUT and TRCN, and given start-up grants to 100 women.
Muse thanked sponsors, technical partners, judges, school heads, parents and volunteers for backing the event. She urged participants to see the prizes as temporary and the knowledge gained as lasting, and expressed hope that the finalists would become future doctors, engineers, teachers and innovators.
