Cowbell, the flagship brand of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, has become a symbol of child nutrition in Nigeria since 1993. As you may recall, Cowbell was the first brand that introduced the affordable milk powder sachets to the Nigerian market, providing essential vitamins and minerals to its consumer base.
For over two decades, Cowbell has been involved in the improvement of the standard of education in Nigeria. Through Cowbellpedia, a platform to showcase and reward excellence in the subject area of Mathematics, to awaken the consciousness and interest in mathematics amongst Junior and Senior secondary school students, improve their performance in Mathematics Pan Nigeria.
Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show, a Nigerian national mathematics television quiz which debuted in 2015, showcases young mathematical minds in Nigeria on cable TV Africa Magic Family channel 154. The initiative began in 1998 as Cowbell National Secondary School Mathematics Competition (NASSMAC) when it was a written examination without a TV show.
In 2015, the initiative took a new dimension when it was split into two stages. The Stage One is the Qualifying Examination (written exam in designated centres across the country) and the Stage two is the TV quiz competition.
The Cowbellpedia initiatives have triggered the interest of students in Mathematics at the secondary school level and further reinforced the importance of the subject in the growth of modern economies.
The 2019 Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show is open to students in JSS 3 and SSS2 from age 10 to 18 in both public and private schools across Nigeria and entry into the competition is free.
As part of the brand’s deliberate effort in encouraging Girl Child interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) courses, the Managing Director, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Mr. Anders Einarsson in his speech appeals to mixed secondary schools to nominate minimum of two female students for each category. Research has shown that a positive relationship exists between girl child education and the GDP of a nation.
He immensely acknowledges the support of the brand’s valuable partners – the National Examinations Council (NECO), state Ministries of Education, school principals and teachers, parents and the media for their invaluable contributions, which have culminated in the success of this initiative in the past two decades.
“I am also assuring you that Promasidor Nigeria will continue to encourage young Nigerians to pursue their dreams. Besides Cowbellpedia, Harness Your Dream, a career awareness workshop for public secondary schools, is another platform through which we are shaping the lives of our future leaders.
Let the search for the next inventor begin. Welcome to the 2019 Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics TV Quiz Show”, he said
Over the years, this sponsored platform for both Junior and Senior Secondary categories have evolved from the humble beginning of Lagos state only examination to a nationwide examination that has received the support of the Federal Ministry of Education.
In 2016, the company took a strategic decision to bring all Mathematics intervention activities by your favorite brand, Cowbell-Our Milk under one umbrella, COWBELLPEDIA, which is a propriety asset of Promasidor and trademarked.
This competition sees six students selected randomly from the Top 54 (per category) compete in an episode where two students qualify and four of them are eliminated in two difficult rounds with three increasingly difficult levels. The overall winners of the competition in the two categories each receive the award of the Next Future Inventor (Junior Category and Senior Category).
A season of the show is made up of sixteen episodes in which there is a special episode dedicated to the teachers where the best teacher of the year emerges.
The competition begins with the Stage One qualifying examination across all the states of Nigeria. The results are usually announced on 1st June. The best students make up the Top 15 in the country, plus a representative from each state including the FCT, making it a total of 54. These students are referred to as the Top 54. In recent years, students usually tie in the Top 54. The ties are broken at Lagos, through administration of a Pre-Qualifying Test.
When the Top 54 are determined (in each category, making a total of 108), the students are shuffled into groups of 6, to make a total of 9 groups.
The students then proceed to the Stage Two, the TV quiz show. In each episode, 6 junior students compete to bring out two semi finalists. The same goes for the senior category.
Stage 1 (Qualifying Written Examination)
How to enter
The Mathematics Competition is open to students from 10 - 18 years of age attending full time Secondary Education in both Public and Private Schools in Nigeria. Entry into this competition is FREE. Each School is required to present ten, (10), of their best students in Mathematics (five from JSS3 and five from SSS2), irrespective of sex, religion, tribe or state of origin, to enhance their chances of qualifying for the next stage of the competition.
To continue to encourage Girl Child Education, we would maintain our appeal that Mixed Schools nominate minimum two (2) girls for each category to represent such school.
1. Go to www.cowbellpedia.ng
2. School Administrator/Principal to register the school. Fill the form and submit. Ensure to complete all required fields.
3. Mail would be sent to your email address for verification.
4. Log in with the verified email address.
5. On successful login, you click on the Add New Student button where you can pick between Junior `and Senior.
6. Fill in the required candidates’ information on the form, upload the candidate's picture and click the Save Draft button. Complete for all the 5 candidates in each category.
7. A green button will be shown on the page to "Register junior/senior candidates". Click the button to complete the registration of candidates for that category.
8. On successful registration, a confirmation slip (with the names, registration number, pictures of all the school’s candidates) will be sent to the registered email address.
9. Print this confirmation slip and have it stamped and signed by the school principal.
10. The confirmation slip will be required for admitting candidates at the examination venue.
11. Registration is strictly ONLINE.
Examination and Results
-Examination date is Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 10.00am but accreditation starts at 8.00am
-Examination will be conducted by National Examination Council (NECO)
-Candidates and Schools are advised to check the results from Saturday, June 1, 2019 by visiting www.cowbellpedia.ng
Stage 2 (TV Quiz Show)
How to Enter
-Top 54 students (each category) will be selected and invited for Stage 2
-Top 17 students irrespective of the state such students represent.
-The next 37 students i.e. one (1) student from each state including FCT.
-This implies that we will have at least one (1) student from each state and FCT.
-Stage Final examination is in Quiz format and is sub-divided into Preliminary, Semi-Final and Finals.
-Questions are set by NECO.
-This is serialized into 14 episodes and broadcast on major TV stations pan Nigeria.
Prizes
The top prize was increased to 2 million Nigerian Naira in 2018 so as to celebrate the 20 years anniversary of the Mathematics competition initiative.
The ultimate prize for this year’s edition is N2 million and an all-expense paid educational excursion outside the country. The first and second runners-up will go home with N1.5million and N1 million respectively.
The teacher of the top prize winner will be awarded N500,000 while those of the first and second runners-up will get N400,000 and N300,000 respectively.
Also, the school of the top prize winner will get, a plaque of recognition, 5 desktop computers, 1 printer and mathematics textbooks while first and second runners-up get a plaque of recognition, 3 desktop computers, 1 printer and Mathematics textbooks and a plaque of recognition, 2 desktop computers, 1 printer and Mathematics textbooks.
Benson Iweka Prize
This prize goes to the school with the most consistent and outstanding performance over a three-year period. Looking at the period of 2017-2019.
There are consolation cash prizes at each round of Stage 2 for students and their teachers who fail to qualify for the next round.
Quarter Final: =N=25,000 (students) and =N=20,000 (teacher)
Semi Final: =N40,000 (students) and =N=30,000 (teacher)
Final: =N=75,000 (students) and =N=50,000 (teacher
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