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A young girl from Fiditi, a rural part of Oyo has won a N6 million scholarship award - She beat several students to emerge the winner of the National Mathematics Competition - This young girl defeated 40 other contestants to qualify to represent her local government (Afijio) at the zonal in level A young girl, Morufat Lawal, from the sleepy town of Fiditi, Afijio local government, Oyo state has emerged as the winner of National Mathematics Competition. Lawal, against all odds, beat several students from private and public schools to win the N6 million scholarship award. NAIJ.com gathered that Lawal now attends International Model Science Academy, Abuja, a school run by the National Mathematics Centre. According to a Facebook user,
Modupe Jessica Bewaji, Lawal was not brought up with a silver spoon and attended a school that lacked basic amenities as against her opponents from private schools. Morufat became the first pupil in primary three and in a public school to represent Oyo State at the national level of the prestigious national Mathematics Olympiad organised by the Mathematical Association of Nigeria (MAN). She had been selected to represent her school (A.D.S Primary School, Fiditi) at the local level of the competition.
She trounced over 40 other contestants to qualify to represent her local government (Afijio) at the zonal in level. The zonal stage involved 12 winners from four local governments (Afijio, Atiba, Oyo East and Oyo West). Morufat still came tops, despite being in primary three. At the state level of the competition, held at the Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo, this prodigy competed with 23 others, who were winners at the respective zones, and came third and was primed to represent Oyo state at the national edition hosted by the University of Ilorin.
Source: Naij
A young girl from
Fiditi, a rural part of Oyo has won a N6 million scholarship award
- She beat several students to emerge the winner of the National
Mathematics Competition
- This young girl defeated 40 other contestants to qualify to represent
her local government (Afijio) at the zonal in level
A young girl, Morufat Lawal, from the sleepy town of Fiditi, Afijio
local government, Oyo state has emerged as the winner of National
Mathematics Competition.
Lawal, against all odds, beat several students from private and public
schools to win the N6 million scholarship award.
NAIJ.com gathered that Lawal now attends International Model Science
Academy, Abuja, a school run by the National Mathematics Centre.
According to a Facebook user, Modupe Jessica Bewaji, Lawal was not
brought up with a silver spoon and attended a school that lacked basic
amenities as against her opponents from private schools.
Morufat Lawal
Morufat Lawal
In 2014, Morufat became the first pupil in primary three and in a public
school to represent Oyo State at the national level of the prestigious
national Mathematics Olympiad organised by the Mathematical Association
of Nigeria (MAN).
She had been selected to represent her school (A.D.S Primary School,
Fiditi) at the local level of the competition. She trounced over 40
other contestants to qualify to represent her local government (Afijio)
at the zonal in level.
The zonal stage involved 12 winners from four local governments (Afijio,
Atiba, Oyo East and Oyo West). Morufat still came tops, despite being
in primary three.
At the state level of the competition, held at the Emmanuel Alayande
College of Education, Oyo, this prodigy competed with 23 others, who
were winners at the respective zones, and came third and was primed to
represent Oyo state at the national edition hosted by the University of
Ilorin. Read more: https://www.naija.ng/1374-little-girl-local-school-wins-national-mathematics-competition-n6-million-sc.html
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