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With 15 candidates in the second stage, Ogun State excelled in the 2018
Cowbellpedia Qualifying Examination conducted by the National Examination Council
(NECO). Following closely was Rivers State with 10 candidates while Osun State and
the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja had five candidates each
In all, 41,735 students sat for the qualifying examination held on Saturday, February
17, 2018 to participate in the competition which is being sponsored by Cowbell, the
flagship brand of Promasidor Nigeria Limited. The junior category had 21,585
candidates, while the remaining 20,150 were senior secondary school students.
Further breakdown of the results shows that Ambassador College, Ota, Ogun State,
which produced champions in both categories in 2016, topped the school chart with
nine students in the second stage, while Graceland International School, Port
Harcourt, Rivers State came second with seven students.
Also, there were three perfect scores in the junior category from two schools. The
students with 100 percent scores are Favour Okarike and Benny Sampson-Uche from
Graceland International School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State; and Chiedozie Okezie
Uzochukwu of Nigerian Tulip International College, Abuja.
Results have since been posted on the Cowbellpedia portal: www.cowbellpedia.ng
The 108 qualifiers for the second round are in two categories – 54 each for the junior
and senior categories – and will all proceed to the Television Quiz Show.
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 broadcast in 13 weekly
episodes on major television stations across the country including DSTv.
The Managing Director of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Mr. Anders Einarsson
acknowledged the support of NECO, state Ministries of Education across the country,
school principals, teachers, the media and partner agencies on the initiative over the
years.
He explained that the company has demonstrated its unwavering commitment to the
project by significantly increasing the prize money for both winning students and
their teachers.
This year’s prize money has been doubled as the ultimate winner in each of the
categories will be rewarded with N2,000,000 (Two million Naira) plus an all-expense
paid educational excursion outside the country, while the first and second runners-
up will receive N1,500,000 (One million five hundred thousand Naira) and
N1,000,000 (One million Naira) respectively.
The teachers of the top prize winners will win N500,000 (Five hundred thousand
Naira), while those of the first and second runners-up will receive N400,000 (Four
hundred thousand Naira) and N300,000 (Three hundred thousand Naira)
respectively.
Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics TV Quiz show is endorsed by NECO, the
examination body that conducts both the Basic Education Certificate Examination
(BECE) and Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE).
