Munachi Ernest-Eze , a student of Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja, recently made history in the Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics Television Quiz by winning the contest for the second time in the history of the competition.

This means that two years after winning in the junior category Munachi , emerged the overall winner in the senior category of the competition sponsored by Cowbell,  from the stable of Promasidor Nigeria Limited.

Also from the junior category of the competition , Jesse Uche-Nwichi of Graceland International School, Rivers State,  defeated all comers to win in this  category .

Each of the champions got N1 million and an all-expense paid education abroad.

In the senior category,  Oluwanifise Onafowokan of The Ambassadors College, Ota, Ogun State and Evans Owamoyo of Greater Tomorrow International College, Arigidi Akoko, Ondo State  finished as first and second runners-up respectively.

Speaking , Ernest-Eze said “I thank God for the end of the journey today. I am now confident to tell Nigerians that I was a champion and I am a champion again today. God has done it and it is marvellous in my eyes.”

Uche-Nwichi also dedicated his victory to God and his parents, while promising to maintain the momentum.

Their fathers, ,Ikechukwu Ernest-Eze, and Chukwu Uche-Nwichi, commended the sponsor for the huge investment in the competition and urged government and the other corporate bodies to emulate the company.

However , the first and second runners-up for each category won N750,000 and N500,000 respectively.

Each teacher of the 2017 champions in each category was rewarded N400,000, while those of the first and second runners-up received N300,000 and N200,000 respectively.

Also, the winning schools won Mathematics textbooks, desktop computers and printers.

In his remarks ,  the Managing Director of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Anders Einarsson, reiterated the commitment of the company towards education, saying that it is the most important investment for the future of Nigerian children.

“The programme has absolutely met its objectives. We are committed to this initiative and by next year, we will celebrate 20 years of Mathematics and Cowbell.”

Also speaking , the Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Professor Charles Uwakwe, commended Promasidor for the initiative and pledged for NECO’s continued technical support for the project in appreciation of Promasidor’s great corporate social responsibility to the Nigerian society.