Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (NTIC) and the National Mathematics Centre have organised the 18th Annual National Mathematics Competition (ANMC) for pupils of Primary 5 and 6.
According to a statement, the contest which was held last Saturday had 28 exceptional pupils who will be rewarded with a 100 percent tuition fee that covers their entire secondary school year at any NTIC branch.
The competition which started in 2003 helps to motivate interest of students in the study of Mathematics which is the father of all sciences.
The Managing Director of NTIC, Mr. Fevzullah Bilgin, said, “The essence of ANMC has been to promote effective teaching and learning of Mathematics at the Primary school level and to create the flair for Mathematics in the pupils.
“This edition of ANMC had about 10,000 pupils as participants in various states across Nigeria”.
Attractive cash prizes and a full-tuition scholarship await the top three position winners. The mathematics teacher of the exceptional pupils’ will also be awarded cash prizes as well. While the prizes for the school includes a desktop computer, a photocopy machine and a laser printer.
So far, 180 pupils have enjoyed 100% scholarships, which includes the tuition and hostel fee for six years.
The 2nd round of the competition for the qualified pupils will be held in July and the award-giving ceremony is slated for July 29.
