REPRESENTATIVES from Ogun, Osun, Kaduna and Ondo states in the ongoing edition of the Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics television quiz show have secured semi-final tickets of the competition.
The Cowbellpedia Mathematics competition is organised and sponsored annually by Promasidor Nigeria Limited under Cowbell Milk, its flagship brand, as a way of promoting the study of Mathematics and other science subjects in the country.
Those who made it to the semi-finals from the four states are Master Alonge Edmond of Scholars Universal College, Ota, Ogun State and Sirajo Salihi Mohammed of the Nigerian Tulip International College, Kaduna, Kaduna State, both in the junior school category; while Famuyiwa Henry of Model Secondary School Alagbaka, Akure, Ondo State, and Olabisi Ilesanmi Hezekiah, a student of Bibo Oluwa Academy, Ilesha, Osun State, are in the senior school category.
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While the first two defeated Azubuko Ekene from Baptist High School, Jos, Plateau State and Nwakpu Augustine, from Community Secondary School, Amana, Ebonyi State, the latter defeated Chibueze Okejiri from Marist Brothers’ Juniorate, Uturu, Abia State; Mohammed Isa from Quintessential College, Ibadan, Oyo State; Ogundele Favour of Chapel Secondary School, Ilorin, Kwara State and Okario Michael of Glory Kids Academy, Kaduna, Kaduna State, to get to the stage.
The company, in a statement made available to newsmen said two more semi-finalist groups in each category would still emerge to join the one above, reaffirming its commitment to use the platform to produce many great mathematicians in Nigeria.
The managing director of the company, Mr Anders Einarsson re-emphasised that the two overall category winners would win N2 million, enjoy an all-expenses paid educational excursion abroad, and also receive certificate, for their efforts.
He added that the first and second runners-up in each category would also receive N1.5 million and N1 million respectively, while their teachers would go home with half a million naira, N400, 000 and N300, 000 in the order of positions.
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