By Donald Iorchir
Best Brain Concept, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has called on students in the federation to develop interest in Mathematics for nation building.
The officer in-charge of the organisation and Maths teacher at Famaks British International School, Mr. Jude Thaddeus Numfor, made the call during the third edition of Best Brain Mathematics competition.
Numfor said the competition was aimed at encourage Nigerian students to be lovers of Mathematics and to catch them young in the subject.
Blueprint reports that 14 junior secondary schools in Abuja participated in the competition held at Famaks Britis International School.
Capital Science Academy Kuje came first; Stella Marris School, Life Camp, came second, while The Centagon school, Maitama, came third and Genesis Christian Academy, Kuje, came fourth, even as all the participating schools went home with consolation prices.
Judith Antony-Ojukwu, a student of Capital Science Academy, Kuje, thanked the organisers of the Maths competition and promised to win in the next edition.
“We decided to introduce a concept to give them an opportunity to showcase their talents in mathematics for nation building. In the next edition we intend to extend the competition to various junior secondary schools in the country.
“Our main target is to catch the students young and at later stage encourage them to be independent learners. If you catch them young at the level of JSS1 & JSS2 by the time they get to the senior class, mathematics becomes very easy.
“If the government can intervene we can take it to the primary school level for adequate integration.”
