Promasidor Nigeria Limited, maker of the quality “Cowbell,
Our Milk” last weekend, celebrated Nigerian teachers with a special edition of
Cowbellpedia Mathematics Quiz Show to mark the 2016 World Teachers Day.
The competition featured twelve teachers who piloted their
students to the finals of the 2015 edition of the Cowbellpedia Mathematics Quiz
Show.
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization,
UNESCO proclaimed 5th October to be World Teachers’ Day in
1994, celebrating the great step made for teachers on 5th October
1966, when a special intergovernmental conference convened by UNESCO in Paris
adopted the UNESCO/ILO recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, in
cooperation with the International Labour Organization.
In the last 18 years, Promasidor has been involved in
education development programmes, especially the sponsorship of Mathematics
competition in Secondary Schools in Nigeria. The objectives, according to the
Managing Director of the company, Mr. Olivier Thiry, have been to awaken the
consciousness and interest in mathematics among Junior and Senior secondary
school students in Nigeria; and to improve students’ performance in Mathematics
Pan Nigeria.
These were reiterated during the press briefing marking the
commencement of the 2016 Cowbellpedia secondary School Mathematics TV Quiz
competition in March, 2016.
Thiry also informed that the company significantly increased
the prize money for the finals for both students and teachers. This year, the
teacher of the top prize student winner will be awarded N400, 000 with teachers
of 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up will go home
with N300,000 and N200,000 respectively for both categories. Also, teachers of
Top 3 students at state level are given cash rewards. This is to encourage
these unsung heroes that their rewards are not only in heaven but from this
world too.
Emotion was high at the special Teacher’s edition of the
Cowbellpedia Mathematics Television Quiz show that was aired last weekend when
Mr. Isaac Oyegbile of Hallmark Secondary School, Ondo, Ondo State beat his
former Mathematics teacher, Mr. Peter Olayiwola Oyewole to win the 2016
Cowbellpedia Mathematics Teachers’ edition (Senior Category).
Olayiwola, a teacher from Adeyemi College of Education
Demonstration Secondary School, Ondo, Ondo State, described Oyegbile as a very
intelligent, humble and listening student when he taught him Mathematics in Oyo
many years ago. He maintained that Oyegbile’s success is rather a success for
him and a testimony of the fruit of his labour. “I feel great, there is nothing
to be worried or embarrassed about. The father of the King is also a King. It
is a great day for me. I am very happy deep inside my heart,” he told
journalists.
Olayiwola who has been teaching Mathematics in the last 35
years, is also the teacher of Master Ayodele Akinkuowo, who won the
Cowbellpedia Mathematics Quiz Show in the Senior category last year.
Oyegbile, who said he fell in love with Mathematics at the
age of three, described Olayiwola as a great teacher and motivator who
structured his vision as a young man. He expressed appreciation to the organisers
and sponsors of the event, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of “Cowbell, our
milk,” for making him an “instant celebrity.”
On the ‘battle field’ last week, apart from Olayiwola,
Oyegbile also triumphed over George Ogbu of Emilis Academy, Calabar, Cross
River State; Fatai Babalola of Ota Total Academy, Ota, Ogun State; Enobong
Akpan of Top Faith International Secondary School, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State; and
Osemwegie Williams of Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja.
In the Junior category of the Teachers’ edition, Daramola
Joseph Oluwaseun of Dansol High School, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos State saw off
competition from Morufu Ajibilu of Providence Hgh School, Iju-Agege, Lagos
State; Bamigbola Oluwatobi of Scholars Universal College, Ota, Ogun State;
Adeolu Comfort Bosede of Greater Tomorrow College, Arigidi-Akoko,
Ondo State; Fasotito Femi Johnson of Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja; and Adewuyi
Muyideen Lanre, also of Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja.
Daramola who said he was very excited and happy to wear the
crown, maintained that the victory has given him the opportunity to appreciate
the efforts of his students more.
The students will come back to the ‘ring’ next week as the
semi-finals of the Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show
commences where 12 finalists will emerge in the senior and junior category from
the current 36 semi-finalists.
The ultimate prize for this year’s edition is One million
naira and an all-expense paid educational excursion outside the country. The
teacher of the winning students will receive Four hundred thousand naira.
The airing of the programme continues this weekend; AIT
Network on Saturday, 7. 00p.m; TVC Lagos, Saturday, 8.00p.m.;
NTA Ibadan, Saturday, 9. 30a.m; NTA Kano, Saturday, 2.00 p.m.;
CRBC Calabar, Saturday 7.00p.m.; NTA Onitsha, Sunday, 5. 00p.m;
STV Jos, Sunday, 5.00 p.m.Also, you can watch it on DSTV Channel 154 on
Saturday, 9.00 p.m.
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