Cowbellpedia on pursue for next inventors

Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Cowbell Milk, is addressing the issue of mass failure in mathematics through the Cowbellpedia platform as the giant beverage company notes the vital role of the science subject in nation building.

This comprises Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show, Cowbellpedia Radio (a Mathematics class on radio) and Cowbellpedia Mobile App (Mathematics Q&A App).

Through this platform, the company is determined to arouse and re-awaken the interest of students in mathematics at the secondary school level because of the importance of the subject.

Managing Director of the company, Mr. Olivier Thiry, explained that a strong foundation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education has become very important at this stage when Nigeria is determined to broaden its economic base from a primary commodity-driven to a services-oriented economy like that of the developed world.

Mr. Thiry, who spoke in Lagos during the press briefing to mark the commencement of the 2016 Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics TV Quiz Show, added that STEM education will galvanise the economy towards such a direction.

“Economic development in the developed world has occurred at the speed and intensity it has due to a strong foundation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education.

“STEM courses are pivotal to a nation’s technological advancement and Mathematics, which has historically been seen by students as an unattractive subject, is a key component of STEM education,” he said.

To encourage students’ interest in the subject, the company significantly increased the prize money for the finals of this year’s competition for both students and teachers. This year, the top prize student winner in each category went home with one million naira in addition to an all-expenses paid education excursion outside the country. The teachers of the winners in each category got four hundred thousand naira each.

All these improvements, according to the company, are to underscore its effort to provide a credible platform that discovers, recognises and rewards excellence in Mathematics.

The 2016 edition of the Cowbellpedia Mathematics Television Quiz Show came to a glorious end on Saturday, 5th November, 2016, with Juliet Ekoko and Ayooluwa Oguntade, both of The Ambassadors College, Ota, Ogun State winning the junior and senior categories respectively.

Meanwhile, Ayodeji Akinkuowo, a student of Adeyemi College of Education Demonstration Secondary School, Ondo, in Ondo State, and winner of last year’s competition, advised government and corporate organisations to encourage Mathematics education.

Thiry reiterated the commitment of the company towards education, saying it is the most important investment for the future of the children of Nigeria, especially the girl-child because it allows them greater power to make informed choices.

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