Four months after 51,018 students sat for the Cowbellpedia
Qualifying Examination nationwide, the stage is set for the Cowbellpedia
Mathematics TV Quiz Show where 108 students will engage in battle for the
ultimate prize.
This second stage, which is in a quiz format, will be
further sub-divided into preliminary, semifinals and finals and will be in a
series of 13 episodes.
Among the 83 male and 25 female students vying to become the
2017 Mathematics champions in both categories, great expectation is mixed with
excitement. Michael Paul of Excelgrace Academy, Akaajime, Gboko, Benue State
led the pack in the senior category with a perfect score.
In the junior category, four students recorded perfect
scores. They are: Anita Alabi of Gloryland Secondary School, Igarra, Edo State;
Fuad Alabi of Federal College of Science and Technology, Akoka, Lagos; Monyei
Cynthia of Good Shepherd Secondary School, Meiran, Lagos; and Adeyanju
Oluwafemi of Jesuit Memorial College, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Marketing Manager, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Mr. Abiodun
Ayodeji acknowledged the support given by the National Examinations Council
(NECO), state Ministries of Education, school principals, teachers, the media
and other partner agencies for the initiative over the years.
He explained that the Top 3 students in each state for both
Junior and senior categories in the Qualifying Examination will be rewarded
with cash prizes. The ultimate prize for this year’s edition is N1 million and
an all-expense paid educational excursion outside the country, while the first
and second runners-up will go home with N750,000 and N500,000 respectively.
The teachers of the 2017 champions will be awarded N400,
000, while those of the first and second runners-up will be receiving N300, 000
and N200,000 respectively.
The winning schools will be rewarded with Mathematics
textbooks, desktop computers and printers.
Mr. Ayodeji added that the programme will be broadcasted to
millions of Nigerians on Africa Magic Family, Africa Independent Television
(AIT) Network and six other regional television stations across the country.
Parents and stakeholders in the education sector have also
lauded Promasidor Nigeria Limited for bankrolling the initiative which is aimed
at discovering and nurturing future inventors.
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