eWyse:
Why is this in Politics section??

Unless you mean Political science.

Uyiii:
This is a very exciting news and in every way front page worthy. Long live competitions/shows as the one we've got here that promotes education positively and of course provide the enabling surface for intelligent and resilient human beings to show case themselves.

I am so delighted and proud of this news and really encourage the sponsors behind this very commendable act to continue this good work, as this is the bedrock of any nation that wants to be progressive and productive.

The awards to the contestants who emerged eventual winners are okay, it's encouraging, but hopefully we gonna do more as a nation making our new generation see the light and worth of education and completely bury the urge to feature in utterly hopeless, unproductive and outrightly stupid shows like Big Brother Naija, Africa or Mercury.

I'm not gonna cogitate on chaps in this thread already going tribal, I am gonna highlight the positivity in the tribal attachment to the winners.
Yeh, a particular tribe emerged winner here which must be, this should further ignite the fire of other tribes to work harder and make their tribes proud to the over all betterment of our country 9ja.
Just imagine everyone in 9ja reading scatter, researching scatter, acceptance of mediocrity will be drastically reduced and positive productivity will envelope us all.

Cheers to this very commendable competition and congratulations to the winners and every other contestants.

kettykin:
Sixteen year old Akachukwu Anumudu of Apostolic Faith Secondary School, Anthony, Lagos, on Saturday, February 9, 2019, emerged winner of the first edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition held in Lagos


He beat eight other contestants in an intense quiz session to win the grand prize of N7.5 million worth of tertiary education scholarship spread over five years, a laptop and a monthly stipend during the course of the scholarship.

The first runner-up was 16-year-old Henry Umunna of the Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja. Umunna won N4 million worth of scholarship spread over three years; while the second runner-up, 16-year-old Onyedikachi Kanu from Dority International School, Aba, got N1m worth of scholarship for one year


Akachukwu came tops after advancing through various levels of the competition. Expressing his gratitude, Akachukwu said he never expected to make it this far, explaining that competitions like this would help in discovering brighter young stars in Nigeria.


He said: “Whenever I see people win at competitions, I always wondered if I could ever get that lucky. But now, I know it’s beyond luck and I am glad that all my sleepless nights and hard work paid off. I am very grateful to Interswitch because they made me who I am today. Before now, I was very shy and reserved, but my whole experience at the InterswitchSPAK 1.0 has helped build my confidence and prepared me for the future”.

Another highlight of the day was the presentation of the Founder’s Award to Team Neptune- winners of the Innovation Challenge.

The team made up of nine SS2 kids, collaborated to develop a technology-driven solution aimed at providing Nigerians with easier access to National Health Insurance. Each student was presented with a medal and a laptop. The nine students also get a chance to partake in a two-week internship programme at Interswitch Group’s head office in Lagos during the holidays.


Mitchell Elegbe, Group Managing Director/Founder, Interswitch Group, said that his company is particularly passionate about the healthcare sector and is already working on the proposal that emerged from the Innovation Challenge. He added that the winning team will get to join the Interswitch team to further develop the proposed solution.

After presenting the cheque of N7.5 million to the grand winner, Elegbe, in his short remarks, reiterated the importance of emotional Intelligence.

He said: “You have emerged winner of this competition and that makes you a very special person. However, you must remember that although having a high IQ is necessary, it is not sufficient for success in life. We hope you will take all you have learnt during this competition and apply it where necessary. We wish you greater success in life and we will be with you every step of the way”.



Mr Abubakar M. Gana, Acting Registrar/Chief Executive, National Examinations Council (NECO) in his address, drew a connection between STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and national development.

“STEM education, if adequately pursued, can be described as the bedrock of any nation’s technological take-off or development. The era of pen-paper quiz has given way to technology. Quiz administration is now computerized as we can see here at InterswitchSPAK 1.0”, he said.



He also lauded Interswitch for their investment in the competition as well as for being a major player in Nigeria’s economy through their electronic payment system which eases business transactions.

Besides the three major prize winners, the other six contestants were awarded N500,000 each, as consolation prizes for earning a spot in the ‘Top 9’. 15-year-old Glory Okoli of Ambassadors College, Ota, was gifted an additional N250,000 by the Interswitch boss for being the last female standing in the competition.

kettykin:
is this the trend or a coincidence ?

First a 5 Percenter emerged vitorious and beat 12 other 97% others in the popular BBAfrica

5 pecenters now have the best scores in Jambe and WAEC beating 97 percenters

Secondly another 5percenters went to the world stage and beat everyother country of the world in a science innovation competion

Thirdly 5 Percenters have now been declared to be the best science students in the whole country

Ritchiee:


Maybe the 5℅ or whatever you called them are just waking up.Wake me up when they reach this level....

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I can feel your pain from far

Ritchiee:


Maybe the 5℅ or whatever you called them are just waking up.Wake me up when they reach this level....

Ritchiee:


lol...just something to hang on to for being pummelled and not been able to counter it.


The world knows the best scientists and the upcoming 5℅ centers.
The World even rewards the best...

Asshurbanipal:

You sound so insecure

Asshurbanipal:

Afonjas can never change

kettykin:


it is in political section because it was once said that 97% rule over the 5% and the 5% are third class citizens.
The present Governor elect of Osun state once alluded that the top WEAC and JAMB scores of the 5% zone was as a result of special centres
So this will once again trash out whether such allusion was politically driven or the fact of th day

Asshurbanipal:

You mean a governor elect actually said that? So no yoruba man can grow above petty tribal rantings?

kettykin:
is this the trend or a coincidence ?

First a 5 Percenter emerged vitorious and beat 12 other 97% others in the popular BBAfrica

5 pecenters now have the best scores in Jambe and WAEC beating 97 percenters

Secondly another 5percenters went to the world stage and beat everyother country of the world in a science innovation competion

Thirdly 5 Percenters have now been declared to be the best science students in the whole country

lastmessenger:
my dear give us a level playing ground and you will see that all these people shouting tinubu,buhari and osibanjo can never near the hard working Igbo's. They only achievement these northerners have is the breeding of useless children.

Ritchiee:


Maybe the 5℅ or whatever you called them are just waking up.Wake me up when they reach this level....

Ritchiee:


Maybe the 5℅ or whatever you called them are just waking up.Wake me up when they reach this level....