Alexander Tarhe-veyan Oghenebrume, a primary six pupil in Lagos beat 1,799 others to win the 11th edition of The Ultimate Mathematics Ambassador (TUMA) competition.
TUMA is an annual event organised by the Ambassadors School, Ogun State with a vision to eliminate mathematics phobia among pupils and discover talents.
Alexander is a pupil of at Bridge Schools at Babatunde Laja Academy. During the prize-giving and award ceremony, the Chairman of Ambassador School, Ota, Samson Osewa, said the competition is the corporate social responsibility of the school “fuelled by a desire to replace the phobia for mathematics which is inherent in most young people, with a cultivated passion for the subject.”
According to him, “Mathematics is the mother of invention. The knowledge of mathematics is not self-sufficient but it remains the bridge to other worlds.”
Commenting on the outcome of the competition, the Managing Director of Bridge International Academies (Bridge) in Nigeria, Foyinsola Akinjayeju said: “The result of the 2023 Ultimate Maths Ambassador competition is a testament to our value proposition at Bridge – Bridge Builds Leaders. It is our first time participating in the TUMA competition as a school and we are more than excited to have come first place among several other great talents. We are super proud of Alex and his fantastic teacher.”
Another Bridge pupil, Hamida Alebiosu who also participated in the competition received a prize for emerging as one of the top-performing pupils at the competition.
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