The National Mathematical Centre ( NMC ) has penciled 73 students who distinguished themselves in the 2017 National Mathematics and Sciences Olympiads Competitions for the year’s awards.
Prof. Stephen Onah, the NMCs Director and Chief Executive, made the disclosure in an interview today in Abuja.
Onah said that over 23,000 students participated in the competition and 73 of them came out the best; 12 females and 61 males. According to him, the award is aimed at acknowledging and encouraging young talents in mathematics and other science subjects towards their further development in the subjects.Onah also said that the schools and teachers that trained these students would be given awards.
Onah also noted that in the area of talent-hunt at the secondary level, the centre had been sole organiser of international mathematics and sciences Olympiads on an annual basis. He also listed the Olympiads to include: international mathematics Olympiad, international physics Olympiad, international chemistry Olympiad, international biology Olympiad, international Olympiad informatics and Pan African mathematics Olympiad.
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