Nine-year-old beats 25,000 others in Maths competition
A NINE-year-old pupil of the Nigerian Turkish School,
Abuja, Adeoluwa Adetoba, has emerged winner of the
2015 edition of the National Mathematics Competition.
Adetoba beat 25,000 competitors nationwide to win the
competition, organised by the Nigerian Turkish
International Colleges, in collaboration with the National
Mathematical Centre.
The competition was organised for primary five and six
pupils, to address the basic problems they face in
mathematics.
At the award ceremony in Abuja on Friday, an elated
Adetoba said he was delighted to win, stressing that it
would spur him to work harder.
Adetoba got a full scholarship and a cash prize of N150,
000 donated by the Nigerian Turkish International
Colleges.
Managing Director of the Nigerian Turkish International
Colleges, Mr. Mehmet Bashturk, said the competition
cost N17 million, adding that the college would sustain
the competition annually.
(The Nation)
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