The search for the best students in Mathematics amongst
Secondary Schools in Nigeria has kicked off as the 2017 edition of Cowbellpedia
Secondary School Mathematics TV Quiz show opened with excitement on
Tuesday.
Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos, Mr. Olivier Thiry,
Managing Director of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, the sponsor of the initiative,
explained to Journalists that though Cowbell has been involved in the
improvement of standard of education in Nigeria especially Mathematics in the
last two decades, the company however brought all its intervention under one
umbrella; Cowbellpedia last year.
He added that for this year, the thrust is to provide a
credible platform that will identify and reward excellence in the subject area
of Mathematics among Junior and Senior Secondary School students in Nigeria.
Thiry noted that across the globe, investment in education
has assumed an entirely new frontier that Governments and corporate
organizations have come to realize that building capacity in STEM courses which
Mathematics is a key component of, represents the driving force for development
in the 21st century.
Like in the previous editions, the Cowbellpedia Secondary School
Mathematics TV Quiz Show is open to students in JSS 3 and SSS2 from
10 - 18 years of age attending full time Secondary Education in both Public and
Private Schools in Nigeria.
While entry into this competition is free, contestants are
required to register online or pick up a registration form at the State
Ministry of Education offices nationwide.
The competition is divided into two Stages; Stage 1
Qualifying Written Examination and Stage 2 TV Quiz Show.
“For the Stage 1, we are continuing with the initiative that
we started in 2016 for Mixed Secondary Schools to nominate minimum two (2)
girls for each category to represent such school. This is our own little way of
encouraging the girl child to take interest in education especially the STEM
courses,” he said.
The ultimate prize for this year’s edition is One Million
Naira (=N=1,000,000) and an all-expense paid educational excursion
outside the country while the 1st and 2nd runners
up will go home with Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (=N=750,000) only
and Five Hundred Thousand Naira (=N=500,000) only respectively.
The Teachers of the winners will be awarded N400, 000.00
while Teachers of 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up
will go home with N300, 000 and N200, 000 respectively.
Also speaking at the event, Dr. Ikechukwu Anyanwu, Director,
Quality Assurance, National Examination Council, NECO, who represented the
Registrar praised Promasidor for the initiative which he said has been of
tremendous benefits to Mathematics education in Nigeria.
The 2016 winners, Miss Juliet Ekoko and Master Ayooluwa
Oguntade also commended Promasidor for the opportunity given to them to horn
their Mathematics skill through the Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics
TV Quiz Show.
For its
Cowbellpedia initiative, Promasidor Nigeria Limited won the Best Company in
Education in awards organised by SERA CSR Awards and the Nigerian Institute of
Public Relations, Lagos Chapter in 2016.
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