Calling on government to introduce a policy that would encourage young Nigerians to study Mathematics, Olayinka, who spoke during the 75th Interdisciplinary Discourse of the UI Postgraduate School, said that proper career counseling was necessary in secondary schools to guide and expose pupils to the opportunities available in studying the subject at university level.
The Guest Lecturer at the event and former President of the African Mathematics Union, Prof Aderemi Kuku, also called on the Federal Government to stop the brain drain in Mathematics, Science and Technology.
Why students lose interest in Mathematics — Educationist
An educationist, Mr Philip Balogun, on Friday said that many students lose interest in Mathematics because of the difficult and cumbersome processes applied by their teachers.
Balogun, who is Vice Principal, Grace Group of Schools, Gbagada, spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
He said for this reason, many children, right from the tender age, developed cold feet in solving mathematics problems.
The educationist said there was a need to be more creative in teaching the subject to make such students interested in it.
Source : Guardian
Schools mobilise candidates for 2018 Cowbellpedia Mathematics
As registration closes Feb. 11
PUBLIC and private secondary schools across the country have been urged to register their best JSS 3 and SSS2 candidates for the 2018 Cowbellpedia Senior Secondary Mathematics Television Quiz show on or before the deadline of Sunday, February 11.
At the press briefing to flag off the 2018 edition, Promasidor Nigeria Ltd, makers of Cowbell milk, announced a 100 per cent increase in the star prize from N1m to N2m in addition to other incentives. It was the highlight of activities to commemorate 20 years of partnership between Cowbell and Mathematics.
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12 finalists rise in Cowbellpedia maths rivalry
Students from Kaduna, Niger, Ondo and Abia States finished the rundown of 12 finalists for the 2017 Cowbellpedia optional school arithmetic TV test appear.
In the lesser class, Joel Ndoh of Marist Brothers Juniorate, Aba, Abia State; Olayinka Abdulwakil of Nigerian Tulip International College Kaduna and Greatman Nwachukwu of Dority International Secondary School, Aba, scaled the first-round obstacle, while Nwachukwu left in the second round to clear path for Ndoh and Abdulwakil in the last.
Hezekiah Ilesanmi of Bibo Oluwa Academy, Ilesha, Osun State; Joseph Agom of Top Faith International Secondary School, Uyo, and Fuad Alaka of Federal Science and Technical College, Yaba, Lagos who recorded an ideal score in the qualifying examination, did not influence it to pass the first round.
Source: Guardian