2017 Cowbellpedia Sec. Sch. Mathematics competition begins
The 2017 edition of the Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics competition has begun, with the search of the best students in MathematicsThe TV Quiz show opened with excitement on Tuesday.
Managing Director, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Mr. Olivier Thiry while speaking to newsmen said that although Cowbell has been involved in the improvement of the standard of education in Nigeria especially Mathematics in the last two decades, the firm however brought all its intervention under one umbrella; Cowbellpedia last year.
Thiry 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 the country.
He added that 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.
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 the growth of 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 organized by SERA CSR Awards and the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Lagos Chapter in 2016
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