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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