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Public and private secondary schools
across the country have been urged to register their best JSS 3 and SSS 2
candidates for the 2018 Cowbellpedia Senior Secondary Mathematics
Television Quiz Show on or before the deadline of Sunday,
February 11, which is just about three weeks
away.
At the press conference to flag off the
2018 edition, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Cowbell milk, announced a100
percent increase in the star prize from N1 million to N2
million, in addition to other incentives. It was the highlight of
activities to commemorate 20 years of partnership between
Cowbell and Mathematics.
Registration for this year’s
Cowbellpedia competition is strictly online via the
website: www.cowbellpedia.ng and
it is absolutely free, with each school entitled to put forward five candidates
who must be between 10 and 18 years old for each of the junior and senior
categories. In order to encourage girl child education, mixed schools are
advised to nominate at least two female students in each of the categories.
Speaking about the registration process,
Abiodun Ayodeji, Marketing Manager of Promasidor Nigeria Limited makers ofCowbell - Our
Milk and sponsors of the competition explained: “The guidelines
require the candidate/school to do the following: Go to www.cowbellpedia.ng, click on the
link ‘Register your school’, fill the form and submit.
Ensure that you fill all the required fields and an email will be sent to the
school and primary contact email address provided when filling the form. The
link in the email received would be used to verify the email address. On
successful login, click on‘Add Candidates’ under ‘Candidate
Management’, fill in the candidate’s information, upload the candidate’s
picture and click the ‘Save Draft’ button. Save the draft
information for five (5) candidates for each category before you submit their
registration.”
Ayodeji further said that when all the
data had been completed for all the candidates (a maximum of five per
category), the “Register” button should be clicked to
complete the registration process. “A confirmation slip will be
generated to download and will also be mailed to the school, candidate or
parent/guardian’s email address. Print the confirmation slip and have it
stamped and signed by the school principal. The confirmation slip will be
required for admitting candidates at the examination venue,” he explained.
The Marketing Manager emphasised that
each school should nominate their best students to boost their chances all
through to the final.
All the candidates with confirmation
slips will sit for the Stage 1 Qualifying Written Examination
at their designated centres nationwide on Saturday, February
17, 2018.
To mark the occassion of 20 years
relationship of Cowbell and Mathematics in Nigeria, Anders Einarsson, Managing
Director of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, announced a quantum leap in the prizes
for this year’s edition, stating that winners in both categories would now
receive =N=2,000,000 (Two million naira) each and an
all-expense paid educational excursion outside the country.
The first and second runners-up in each
category will be rewarded with =N=1,500,000 (One million Five hundred
thousand naira) and =N=1,000,000 (One million naira) respectively.
Teachers of the first prize winners will
win =N=500,000 (Five hundred thousand naira), while those of
the first and second runners-up will receive =N=400,000 (Four hundred
thousand naira) and =N=300,000 (Three hundred thousand naira) respectively.
Cowbell, the flagship brand of
Promasidor Nigeria Limited, is passionate about the development of Mathematics.
In addition to the Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics Television Quiz
Show, Cowbell, which has become synonymous with quality and value, also
sponsors Cowbellpedia Radio Programme, a five-minute
interactive radio Mathematics programme on major stations pan-Nigeria. It has
also launched Cowbellpedia Mathematics Mobile App, available on
Google Play Store and Apple Store through which students can test and sharpen
their knowledge of Mathematics.
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