9 year Old boy wins 2019 National Mathematical Competition
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Timi Oni
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Enwere-Kingsley Ikenna (9) of Cuddy
Kids School, Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos on Thursday emerged overall winner of the 16th
Annual National Mathematics Competition (ANMC).
Ikenna won gold medal, scoring 98.85
per cent to defeat 39,518 candidates who participated in the competition in the
36 states of the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory. The
competition organized by The National Mathematical Centre and Nigeria Tulip
International Colleges (NTIC) Abuja, was to reward hard work for pupils who
devoted time to surmount the phobia associated with mathematics.
Mr Ercan Yilmaz, Principal, NTIC,
Ogun Chapter, said Ikenna would get all expenses paid full scholarship with
N300,000 cash prize, while his teacher would get N200,000 and his school would
get a digital printer and desktop. Yilmaz said pupils who emerged winners from
second to seventh position would also get full scholarship from the college
while winners from eighth to the twelfth position would get 100 per cent
scholarship on tuition, among other prizes .
“This is certainly a display of
academic commitment par excellence which NTIC as a school that rewards hard
work would not be tired of doing. Nigeria ranks top in Africa with number of
foreign students in U.S. – Official “We believe that pupils who could devote
much of their time to the mastery of mathematics, that others in their
ignorance, consider a big devil should be more than amply rewarded,” he said.
The principal noted that over the years, the competition had been further
strengthened and improved in quality, quantity and the spread of participation.
He lauded the state Universal Basic Education
Board in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti and Kwara States for their
partnership to further improve participation, organisation and manpower
deployments for the competition. Mr J. O. Odeyemi, Director, Curriculum
Development and Evaluation, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology,
Ogun, also said the award was not just to recognise the brilliant learners, but
to encourage other learners to excel in other academic facet. Odeyemi,
represented by by Mrs Olayemi Aromolati, an official of the Ministry, said the
award was laudable because it aimed at recognising the contribution of the
young talent who have made immense contribution to the college, which would in
turn affect the society positively.
NAN reported that the other top 11
finalist are Kayode Oluwaseyi-Emeka of Brainiacs Montessori Schools, Ogun, who
emerged second position with 97.37 per cent and got a cash prize of N200,000,
N100, 000 for teacher, a digital printer and desktop for school. Daaron Okam,
of Bridging gap Schools, Lagos, came third with 96.53 per cent with cash prize
of N100,000, the teacher will receive N75, 000, a digital printer for school,
while Ayomikun Bello emerged fourth position. Adebayo joy of Petoa Nursery and
Primary School, Ekiti, came fifth position with 94.89 per cent, Isabela Adubifa
of Corona Schools, Victoria Island, Lagos, came sixth with 94.77 per cent,
while Onwumere Ucheochukwu of St. Saviour School, Lagos, emerged seventh
position with 94. 06 per cent. Oluwalade Oluwademilade of Living Spring School,
Lekki, came eight with 93. 41 per cent, Esekhalu Ehinowu of Play Learn Academy
bagged ninth position with 93.40 per cent while Adewale Ajayi of Migration
Montessori, Ogun, emerged tenth position with 93.25 per cent. Also, Patrick
Taiwo of Adeola Odutola College, Ogun, emerged eleventh position with 93.14 per
cent and Eunice Oluwatomi of Oluwarotimi Nursery and Primary School, Akure,
bagged the twelfth position.
The winners emerged from the fourth
to twelfth position also received various cash prizes which ranged from N75,000
to N25,000 for the least person and N50,000 to N20,000 for their teachers . The
16th edition of the competition was sponsored by Access Bank, Nigeria.
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