UNILAG wins debating championship tourney

The University of Lagos has emerged winners of the second All Nigerian Universities Debating Championship.

Messrs Nathan Odiase and Temitope Ojelade led the university to victory in the tournament.

The competition, which the university hosted, started on January 24, and ended on January 29, 2015.

The University of Calabar emerged second while the Imo State University came third in the competition, which featured 17 universities.

Speaking at the closing ceremony, the UNILAG Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Rahamon Bello, thanked all the participants for their commitment to excellence..He said, “There are over 200 institutions and for us to have 17 universities shows that you people are the best and I want you to count yourselves lucky.”

Also, the Dean, Students’ Affairs Division, Prof. Tunde Babawale, who expressed joy that UNILAG hosted and won the championship, noted that it provided a platform for UNILAG students to sharpen their skills within the limited available resources.

Similarly, Mr. Victor Onuoha, who represented the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie, underscored the importance of the championship.

He also applauded the adjudicators, participating universities and UNILAG for being a wonderful host.

Oritamefa Baptist school pupil emerges quiz winner

A pupil of the Oritamefa Baptist Model Secondary School, Oluwasayo Babalola, has emerged the winner of the second Joseph Ayo Babalola University National
Quiz for senior secondary school pupils.

The first and second runners-up went to Olayide Ibrahim of the Straitgate College Ishara Remo, Ogun State and Ifeoluwa Oyelami of the St. Anthony’s High School, Ilesa, Osun State respectively.

For coming tops, Babalola received a scholarship to study at the university and N50, 000. His school also received some library materials and a desktop computer.

Ibrahim also received 50 per cent discount on tuition in the university and N40, 000, while Oyelami got 25 per cent discount on fees and N30, 000.

Schools also got desktop computers among other items.

According to the organisers, no fewer than 80 secondary schools from across the country participated in the quiz.

The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Sola Fajana, said the competition was to promote healthy competition and academic excellence among pupils.

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Diamond Bank & Child Development

The management of the Diamond Bank Plc has said that it is committed to supporting the intellectual development of children.

The bank’s Executive Director, Lagos and West Businesses, Mr. Victor Ezenwoko stated this during the presentation of the finalists of the 2015 edition of the “Vision of the child” competition.

The initiative, sponsored by the bank is a live painting and literary arts competition for children to support the commemoration of the Lagos Black Festival of Arts and Culture.

According to Ezenwoko, the bank’s support for the competitive programme is in recognition of the importance of children to the future of the country.

He said, “Nigeria’s future depends not only on our children but also on the investment we make on them. It is in recognition of this that the bank supports the competition. As a responsible corporate institution, we will continue to support this initiative because it is our
own little contribution towards the wellbeing of the Nigerian Child.”

Ezenwoko also stressed the need to nurture and develop the intellect of children to enable them to become intellectually sound adults later in life.

Commending the organisers of the
competition, Ezenwoko said it would afford children the opportunity to reveal their minds.

He said, “This has made it easy for them to write and paint on the challenging theme posed at them annually by Prof. Wole Soyinka. This generation will overtake the generation of unemployable graduates produced in the last few years.

These children will win laurels from
international competitions with adequate preparation that is being given to them through the Vision of a Child project.”

The Head, Corporate Communications of the bank, Ayona Trimnell, said the bank had been supporting the project because of its belief in the Nigerian child.

According to her, every Nigerian child is a bundle of potential waiting exposure. She added, “Children in this competition have two areas of arts to show competence in painting and literary arts. Though, the
theme could be challenging for adults but children get inspired from all societal happenings and come up with expressions that are ingenious.’’

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BRF quiz: and the Winner is...

A 14-year-old pupil of the State Senior High School, Ikeja, Lagos, Habeeb Musa, and 16-year-old, Mariam Lamidi, of the same school have emerged winners of
the Brighter Rewarding Future Quiz.

They defeated Mubarak Mohammed and Qudus Alabi of the Sango Senior Secondary School, Agege by scoring 2 points as against the 10 points scored by their opponents.

In the Junior Secondary School category, Festac Junior College, represented by Michael Abasi-Ifkere and Jimoh Iyanu-Oluwa scored 20 points to emerge winners of the competition.

They beat the pupils of the Government
Junior College, Ketu- Epe represented by Patricia Imarhia and Adetayo Adefarasin.
Community Nursery and Primary School, Ojo represented by Rachael Ayodele and Stella Ogugua emerged winners in the primary schools category beating Chisom Anyigor and Samuel Salami of the Maidan Primary School, Kosofe .

In the Best Individual Mathematics category, Mubarak Mohammed of the Sango Senior Secondary School,
Agege won, beating his schoolmate, Martins Ogundele, and Habeeb Musa of the State Senior High School, Ikeja to the second and third places respectively.

In the Special School category, Modupe Cole Memorial Child Care and Treatment Home, Bariga represented by Jadesola Mogaji and Taiwo Omotosho beat Solomon Omere and Eke Aleshi of the Down Syndrome Foundation of Nigeria and Adaobi Nwobi and Raiwi Uche of the National Orthopaedic School, Igbobi to the second and third positions respectively.

According to the Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, the quiz was to develop the minds of the pupils.

“The competition also aims at creating a healthy rivalry among school children in primary, junior and senior secondary schools in public and private schools across the state and I am happy to report that it has gained ground and become so popular such that the level of awareness among the students and pupil is awesome.”

Oladunjoye also said the competition had brought to the fore areas where teachers need to focus on in the schools’ curricula for improvement and better performance of their pupils.

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Cowbell Mathematics Competition 2015

The Cowbell National Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition is an event sponsored by Cowbell Milk (a quality food product from Promasidor Nigeria Limited) and approved by the Federal Ministry of Education.

We have been running this competition nationally for over a decade and it is widely acclaimed as one of the most credible educational competitions in Nigeria that truly seeks to reward excellence.

We wish to express our sincere gratitude for the total support and encouragement given to the competition during the previous editions and to seek your continued support in our efforts to help our students develop an interest in mathematics, science and vocational subjects, in line with the National Curriculum, so that we can together move education forward in Nigeria.

The 2015 edition marks the 15th year sponsorship of NASSMAC by Cowbell. To commemorate this feat, the Second Stage has been modified to include an interactive QUIZ format (Quarter-Final, Semi-final & Final).

Also, the prize money has been improved for both students and teachers. This is part of Cowbell’s effort in rewarding excellence.

There are prizes for Candidates and Teachers both at the State and National levels. Apart from cash prizes, the National Champions and their Teachers will be sponsored to an all expense paid vacation.

The best three schools in each category will receive Mathematics Textbooks and High Class Metal Sign Posts bearing the name of the school. In addition, the Schools producing the first Prize Winner in each category at the National level will receive 5 Desktop Computers and a Printer each.

How to enter

1. 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.

2. Entry into this competition is FREE.

3. Each School is required to present their BEST six (6) students in Mathematics (three from JSS3 and three from SSS2), irrespective of sex, religion, tribe or state of origin, to enhance their chances of qualifying for the next stage of the competition.

4. Each School head should collect six (6) registration forms which must be correctly filled, stamped and signed by the School Principal and presented by the Students to the offcials at the examination centre on the examination day.

School Principals may also download registration forms online at www.promasidor-ng.com.

Forms can also be obtained at the various State Ministries of Education Pan Nigeria and Promasidor Nig. Ltd, depots and offices nationwide. Please note that photocopied forms are allowed, as long as the School Principal endorses it.
5. The organizers would like this competition announced daily at the assembly and the posters conspicuously displayed at all Notice Boards, Assembly Halls and School entrances.

Rules and Regulations

1. The First stage examination will hold in all states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Saturday, March 14th, 2015 at 10:00am. However, accreditation of all candidates begins at 8:00am.

2. Candidates must come to their designated examination centres with their Registration Forms.

3. Late comers will not be allowed to write the examination.

4. Candidates are to come along with only a pencil, biro, eraser, ruler and statistical table, NO CALCULATORS WILL BE ALLOWED.

5. Any act of misconduct will lead to disqualifcation of the candidate.

6. All candidates MUST be in their School Uniform.

7. Please refer to examination centre list to check for the centre nearest you.

8. The competition is ONLY open to Students in JSS 3 and SSS 2. Candidates in any other Grade/Class will be disqualifed.

9. The decision of the board of examiners is fnal! We shall not enter into any correspondence with anyone regarding the conduct of this examination.

Second stage Reloaded

The mechanics of Second Stage has been refreshed to include an exciting quiz segment. 54 Students from junior and senior category will qualify for the Second Stage reloaded.

The top 20 students from around the country and representatives from 33 states of the federation and the FCT.

Category a: junior category
This category is made up of students in JSS 3.

Category b: Senior Category
This category is made up of students in SSS 2.

please note

· Candidates are advised to check their results online at www.promasidor-ng.com as from Wednesday, May 20th, 2015.

·We strongly recommend that students sit for the examination at centres nearest to them

· Results can also be obtained from respective State Ministries of Education and Promasidor Nigeria Ltd Offces nationwide.

· Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the second stage of the examination

· The decision of the Board of Examiners is final. We shall not enter into any correspondence with anyone regarding the conduct of this examination

· The Second Stage of the examination would be in an exciting Quiz format – Quarter-finals, Semi- finals and finals.

2015 Kandaval schools table tennis

ORGANISERS of the 2015 edition of the Kandaval Inter-School Table Tennis Championship, tagged Kandaval Cup, have named Isheri Grammar School, Ojodu Berger, Lagos, as the venue of the competition.

The competition brings together five schools that have qualified from the several zones across the state to battle for the top prizes in the boys and girls categories.

These schools
include hosts Isheri Grammar School, Ojodu, Wesley Girls Secondary School, Yaba, St. Finbarr’s College, Yaba, Sanya Grammar School, Ijeshatedo and Jubril Martins Grammar School, Iponri.

According to Kandaval, the aim of the
competition is to help unearth new talents for the country and as part of the initiative, top national coaches will help to identify talents at the event.

Speaking on the competition, the Managing Director of Kandaval, Tony Obot, pledged the company’s commitment to the game, adding
that the organisers have donated table tennis boards, bats, balls and other accessories to help the participating schools and participants to tune up for the competition.

Guests expected at the event are former
Nigerian ping-pong king, Babatunde Obisanya and Tony Ubani of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, among other top dignitaries from the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation.

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GTB Lagos State Principals Cup Commence

OVER 20 secondary schools and their officials on 28 of January at the corporate headquarters of GTB Bank Victoria Island Lagos, where draws for the final phase of the sixth edition of the Lagos State Principals Cup washeld.

The championship, which is billed to kick off 2nd of February 2015, saw the competing 24 secondary schools boys’ teams drawn into three groups, with t

he opening game in Group A featuring Ogunmodede College Epe against Dr. Lucas Memorial College, Kirikiri.

Other matches will see Ikorodu Senior
Grammar School battling King Ado High School Lagos in Group B, just as Sango Senior High School would contend with Agidingbi Senior Grammar School.

Three teams would qualify in each of the
groups after the first stage, which is on round robin basis.

In the girls category, which features 18 teams, CMS Senior School, Bariga, will battle Epe Girls High School in Group A, Methodist Girls High School, Yaba, will face Alakoto Senior High School Agege in Group B.

Greensprings wins AISEN Key Stage Three Five-Aside tourney

GREENSPRINGS Schools at the weekend 29 January 2015 emerged winners of the Association of International School Educators of Nigeria (AISEN)

Key Stage Three Five-Aside Boys and Girls football tournament, which featured over 20 schools at Lekki Campus of the institution.

Among the schools at the event were
Greensprings School Anthony and Lekki
Campuses, 
Corona School Agbara,
Childrens’ International School,
Lekki, British International School, Victoria Island,
Childville School Ogudu,
Emerald School, Lagos,
Meadow Hall School, Lekki,
Temple School, Ikeja,
Avi Cenna School,
Ikeja, Rainbow College,
Supreme Educational
Foundation, Magodo,
Lead Forthgate School, Lekki,
Grace High School Gbagada,
Edgewood College Lekki, and British International School
Lekki.

Others were Lagos Preparatory School,
Ikoyi, Chrisland Schools Idimu and Ikeja,
Westmills British Secondary School Apapa, and White Dove School Lekki.

At the end of the tournament, Greensprings School Lekki won the boys’ event, beating Lekki British International School to the second position, while Supreme Educational Foundation, Magodo took the third position.

In the girls’ event, Greensprings School Lekki took the first position ahead of
Corona Secondary School, Agbara (second) and its sister school, Greensprings School, Anthony, which came third.

Among the dignitaries at the event were Mr. McFaul, who is the Director of Education, Greensprings School and also President, Association of International School Educators of Nigeria (AISEN) and Mr. Opesan, Head of School, Meadow Hall School.

Mr McFaul later presented the medals and trophies to the winning schools. One major achievement of this year’s competition is that medals and trophies were presented to the winning teams.