A total of 56,073 students sat for Stage One examination of the competition, sponsored by Cowbell milk, the flagship brand from the company.This marks a 34 per cent increase over the 41,730 students who took part in the examination last year, when the registration format became strictly online.
Speaking in the same vein, Mr. Agboola Alphonso, an education psychologist based in Ibadan, Oyo State said that the Cowbellpediaprojectshave been wonderful in stimulating the interest of young students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics subjects. “I move round the state, from Ibadan to Iseyin and even to Abeokuta, OgunState in the course of my work, and what I have seen about the Cowbellpedia effects have been wonderful.
The result of State One examination is expected to be announced in June with the best 108 students proceeding to Stage Two, which is the Television Quiz Show. That will be in a quiz format and further sub-divided into preliminary, semi-finals and final rounds.