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    Tuesday, July 24, 2018

    108 Students Battle For 2018 Cowbellpedia Glory

    Five months after 41,735 secondary school students sat for the qualifying examination, the second stage of the competitionis about to commence.

    One hundred and eight students who scaled the first hurdle of the 2018 Cowbellpedia Mathematics TV Quiz Showwill engage in the game of speed and accuracy for the ultimate prize in the competition sponsored by Cowbell, the flagship brand from Promasidor Nigeria Limited.
    The second stage, which is in a quiz format, will take the candidates through the preliminary, semi-final and final rounds. The show will be broadcasted in 13 weekly episodes on major television stations across the country including DSTv.

    The 108 qualifiers are in two categories – 54 each for the junior and senior categories – from among whom the champions will eventually emerge.
    A breakdown of the qualifying examination results showed there were three perfect scores in the junior category from two schools. These are Favour Okarike and Benny Sampson, both of Graceland International School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State; and Chiedozie Okezie Uzochukwu of Nigerian Tulip International College, Abuja.

    The Managing Director of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Mr. Anders Einarssonexplained that the company had demonstrated its unwavering commitment to the project by doubling the prize money for the winning students and their teachers this year as part of the 20th anniversary marking the mutually beneficial relationship between Cowbell Our Milk and Mathematics.
    The ultimate winner in each of the categories will be rewarded with N2 million plus an all-expense paid educational excursion outside the country, while the first and second runners-up will receive N1.5 million and N1 million respectively.

    In each category, the teacher of the top prize winner will win N500,000, while those of the first and second runners-up will receive N400,000 and N300,000 respectively.
    Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics TV Quiz show is endorsed by the National Examinations Council (NECO), whichconducts both the Basic Education Certificate Examination and Senior Secondary Certificate Examination.
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