An undergraduate of the Department of
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,
University of Lagos, Miss Machado
Munirat Adebowale has emerged as the
overall winner in the maiden edition of
Budding Engineers, Scientists and
Technologists (BEST) Competition
organized by the Federal Ministry of
Education in Abuja.
Miss Adebowale took the first position
with 81.33 percent among twenty-two
(22) undergraduates of Engineering,
Science and Technology related disciplines
in Nigerian Universities, Polytechnics and
Colleges of Education.
Besides Adebowale, three (3) students
from the Department of Metallurgical &
Materials Engineering and two (2) others
from Systems Engineering of the
University of Lagos participated in the
exhibition and defence of their projects
orally before the Panel of Judges for the
selection of winners.
The overall best, Miss Adebowale was
rewarded with cash prize of N250,
000.00, a laptop and IPAD while the other
students of the University who took the
5th, 8 th and 9 th positions were given
N20, 000.00 and a laptop each. The
Minister of Education, Professor
Ruqayyatu Rufai presented the prizes to
Miss Adebowale and the other nine
winners on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in
Abuja.
It would be recalled that the Federal
Ministry of Education in July 2011 called
for the participation of undergraduate
students of Engineering, Science and
Technology related disciplines in Nigerian
Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of
Education in the maiden edition of
Budding Engineers, Scientists and
Technologists (BEST) Competition.
Consequent upon the assessment of
abstracts of projects submitted five
students from the Department of
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
and two others from Systems
Engineering, University of Lagos were
shortlisted and invited to Abuja to exhibit
and defend their projects.