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Cowbellpedia | |
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Created by | Oladapo Ojo |
Based on | Year 9 & Year 11 Mathematics curriculum |
Developed by | JustMedia Productions of DM Holdings Limited |
Directed by | Oladapo Ojo |
Presented by | Oscar Oyinsan, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu |
Country of origin | Nigeria |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | Season 1: 13 episodes x 30 min; Season 2-3: 15 episodes x 1 hour; Season 4: 16 episodes x 1 hour; Season 5-6: 14 episodes x 1 hour |
Production | |
Executive producers | Season 1-2: Olivier Thiry, Festus Tettey, Oladapo Ojo; Season 3-4: Anders Einarsson, Festus Tettey, Oladapo Ojo; Season 5: Anders Einarsson, Mario Russo, Oladapo Ojo |
Producers | Ogugua Dopamu, Funmi Oladapo-Ojo, Abiodun Ayodeji (Associate Producer) |
Editors | Joseph Onyia, Sam Oriabor, Bisola Akinwande, Jacob Abiiki, Austine Ogar |
Running time | Season 1: 30 minutes; Season 2-5: 1 hour |
Production company | JustMedia Productions |
Original release | |
Release | 2015 |
Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show is a Nigerian national mathematics television quiz show that debuted in 2015. It was created by Oladapo Ojo. [1] [2]
The initiative began in 1998 as Cowbell National Secondary School Mathematics Competition (NASSMAC) when it was a written examination without a TV show. [3]
Since 1998, the Cowbell brand has been involved in promoting the study of mathematics in secondary schools across Nigeria. In the process, it has helped millions of students develop an interest in and gain a better understanding of the subject. The project is designed to identify, recognize, and reward excellence in the study of mathematics. The programme is deployed in public and private schools. It serves students between the ages of eight and eighteen.
In 2015, Promasidor Nigeria (PNG) became a sponsor of Cowbellpedia. Their sponsorship made the programme more robust. In the same year, the initiative took a new dimension when it was split into two stages. The Stage One is the Qualifying Examination (written exam in designated centres across the country) and the Stage two is the TV quiz competition.
Since 2016, Cowbell-Our Milk has decided to bring all its mathematics intervention activities under one umbrella, Cowbellpedia. [4] The top prize was increased to 2 million Nigerian Naira in 2018 so as to celebrate the 20 years anniversary of the Mathematics competition initiative. [5]
Cowbellpedia is an annual mathematics intervention for young students in Nigeria with many touch points. It is approved by the Federal Ministry of Education and endorsed by National Examination Council (NECO), the National Examination body for secondary schools in Nigeria.
After schools must have duly completed their registration on www.cowbellpedia.ng, all the eligible students are expected to write a national qualifying examination, administered by NECO, at designated centers closest to them. The results [6] are released online every 1 June, to commemorate World Milk Day.
From the students that write the examinations annually, the best 108 (54 junior and 54 senior students) converge in Lagos along with their mathematics teachers to attend the quiz show.
After schools must have duly completed their registration on www.cowbellpedia.ng, all the eligible students are expected to write a national qualifying examination at designated centers closest to them.
The Mathematics Competition [7] is open to students from 10 – 18 years of age who attend full-time Secondary Education in both Public and Private Schools in Nigeria. Entry into this competition is free.
Each school is required to present their best ten students in mathematics (five from JSS3 and five from SSS2), irrespective of gender, religion, tribe or state of origin, to enhance their chances of qualifying for the next stage of the competition.
To encourage the education of girls, mixed schools are asked to nominate a minimum of two girls for each category to represent their school.
Year | Manual | Online | Total |
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2019 | 0 | 56,073 | 56,073 |
2018 | 0 | 41,730 | 41,730 |
2017 | 18,922 | 32,096 | 51,018 |
2016 | 26,051 | 19,604 | 45,655 |
2015 | 33,269 | 0 | 33,269 |
From the large number of students that write the examinations annually, the best 108 will converge in Lagos along with their teachers for the ultimate prize of the Best Mathematics student of the year.
Selection Process of the 108 Students for The TV Quiz:
17 National Winners – these students are the top 17 students who have scored the highest marks in the examinations, irrespective of their state of origin.
37 State Winners [8] – these students are selected as state representatives, having scored the highest marks in their states.
The TV series is in three stages:
After the first season, other episodes were created to add value to the project, such as the Cowbellpedia Teachers’ edition, [11] the documentary insert of the profile of the finalists etc.
Thousands of questions generated by NECO are loaded into the software per season and spread across different categories and syllabus.
The Cowbellpedia series is packaged as 55 Mins to 1hr X 16 episodes, transmitted across Africa on Africa Magic on DSTV, AIT Network and six major stations across key cities, and available globally on YouTube and Facebook.
Year [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] | Name | Category | Position | School |
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2023 [17] | Adoga Agbo Daniel | Junior | 1st | Graceland International School Port Harcourt, Rivers State |
Daramola Demilade | 2nd | The Ambassadors college, Ota, Ogun State | ||
Azuike Kenechukwu | 3rd | St. Gregory's College | ||
Taiwo Tolulope Joy | 4th | The Ambassadors college, Ota, Ogun State | ||
Okechukwu Joseph | Senior | 1st | Graceland International School Port Harcourt, Rivers State | |
Duruji Chimdubem | 2nd | The Ambassadors college, Ota, Ogun State | ||
Ofojindu Pascal | 3rd | Marist Brothers Juniorate, Abia | ||
Edet Clement Eti-Abasi | 4th | Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja | ||
2019 | Michael Enehizena | Junior | 1st | Scholars Universal Secondary School, Ogun State |
Abdulquayum Alli | 2nd | Ota Total Academy, Ogun State | ||
David Charles-Daniel | 3rd | Graceland international School Port Harcourt, Rivers State | ||
Oghenero Ologe | Senior | 1st | Zionsfield Private school, Ikorodu, Lagos State | |
Dabira Akinyemi | 2nd | The Ambassadors college, Ota, Ogun State | ||
Hezekiah Olabisi | 3rd | Bibo Oluwa Academy, Ilesha, Osun State | ||
2018 [18] [19] [20] | Akinfoluhan Akinleye [21] | Junior | 1st | The Ambassadors College, Ota |
Nwankwo Chinemerem Splendour | 2nd | Jesuit Memorial College, Port Harcourt, Rivers State | ||
Okarike Favour | 3rd | Graceland International School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State | ||
Mgbemena Chinedu [21] | Senior | 1st | Graceland International School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State | |
Isinkaye Praise | 2nd | Federal Government Academy Suleja, Niger State | ||
Ekoko Juliet | 3rd | The Ambassadors College, Ota | ||
2017 | Jessey Uche-Nwichi | Junior | 1st | Graceland International School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State |
Oluwafemi Adeyanju | 2nd | Jesuit Memorial College, Port Harcourt, Rivers State | ||
Ezekiel Ekanem | 3rd | Advanced Breed Group of Schools | ||
Munachi Ernest-Eze [22] [23] | Senior | 1st | Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja | |
Oluwanifise Onafowokan | 2nd | The Ambassadors College, Ota | ||
Evans Owamoyo | 3rd | Greater Tomorrow International College | ||
2016 | Ekoko Juliet | Junior | 1st | The Ambassadors College, Ota |
Daniel Oreofe | 2nd | The Ambassadors College, Ota | ||
Okoli Glory | 3rd | The Ambassadors College, Ota | ||
Oguntade Ayoola | Senior | 1st | The Ambassadors College, Ota | |
Adeyemi Taiwo | 2nd | The Ambassadors College, Ota | ||
Udoh Blessing | 3rd | The Ambassadors College, Ota | ||
2015 | Munachi Ernest-Eze [22] [23] | Junior | 1st | Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja |
Ajoke Taiwo | 2nd | Scholars Universal Secondary School | ||
Ayomide Fadipe | 3rd | Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja | ||
Ayodeji Akinkuowo | Senior | 1st | Adeyemi Demonstration Secondary School, Ondo State | |
Titilayo Fasoro-Adewale | 2nd | Hallmark Secondary School, Ondo State | ||
Joshua Mokut | 3rd | Emilis Academy, Calabar |
Cowbellpedia Radio is a mathematics radio clinic created for secondary school students to aid their learning ability through teaching and solving math questions sent in by students/teachers via text and electronic platforms. [24]
It is a five-minute math class transmitted thrice weekly, round the year, across ten key radio stations [25] spread across Nigeria.
The program treats math topics and exercises with much opportunity for feedback and interaction.
Beyond the few weeks of running the project, there came the need to have a constant touch where students can dial-up and improve their math skills, hence the commissioning of the CowbellPedia mobile app initiative. [26]
The Cowbellpedia mobile app [27] is created to encourage students to practice their mathematics skills on their mobile devices.
An up-to-date compilation of all the past questions used on the show (2015–2017) with the correct answers and tutorials, compiled and published for free distribution to secondary school/students across Nigeria. [29]
Over 6,400 Q&A covering all the topics to be published in over three volumes as practice kit for students based on approved curriculum.
Volume 1 print run was 2,000 copies (Junior and Senior) used as incentive for schools during the registration for the Stage 1 Qualifying Examination.
This is an initiative specifically created to drive support and interest in math and science among the Nigerian students. This is in collaboration with top-notch foreign universities who were on ground to workshop students and teachers across Nigeria. [30] [31]
All these are geared towards nourishing the dreams of Nigerian children by providing a platform that recognizes and rewards excellence in mathematics, in addition to the quality nutrition that is provided by the Cowbell brand for the nourishment of the Nigerian populace, especially children.
The maiden edition of the initiative took place in three major cities: Lagos, Abuja, and Portharcourt in August 2018 and was facilitated by:
The Cowbellpedia Milk of Kindness is a special docufeature created as part of the activities to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the relationship between Cowbell and Math.
The docufeature highlighted the stories of:
The Teachers edition of the competition was conceived to mark the World Teachers' Day. [32] Teachers of the 12 finalists in the Junior and Senior categories of the competition partake in the final of the TV recording segment, and the winners are awarded cash and gifts. [11] [33]
Year | Name | Category | School |
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2023 | To be determined | Senior | To be determined |
To be determined | Junior | To be determined | |
2018 | Kehinde Oludare | Senior | BiboOluwa Academy, Osun State |
Oluwaseun Makinde | Junior | Jesuit Memorial College, Rivers, Port Harcourt | |
2017 | Kolawole Bello | Senior | The Ambassadors College, Ota, Ogun State |
Iyanuoluwa Osewa | Junior | The Ambassadors College, Ota, Ogun State | |
2016 | Isaac Oyegbile | Senior | Hallmark Secondary School, Ondo State |
Daramola Joseph Oluwaseun | Junior | Dansol High School, Lagos |
Munachi Ernest-Eze of Loyola Jesuit College became the first contestant to win the competition in both categoriesn: as a junior student in 2015 and as a senior student in 2017. For this feat, he won a full scholarship to study aerospace engineering at the University of Toronto in Canada and also received education support funds from Promasidor Nigeria.
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