Winners Emerge at Gibson Dan-Jumbo Foundation Maths Contest  

Funmi Ogundare

Gibson Dan-Jumbo Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of Davfub Nigeria Limited, has unveiled the winners of its King or Queen of Mathematics annual secondary school competition. 

The competition, which had 100 entries from various secondary schools in Lagos, saw Master Raphael Onyekachi of Gbagada Grammar School emerge as the winner in the senior category. He received a cash prize of N2 million, while Princewill  Oluboye of Ilupeju Junior Secondary School emerged as the winner with a cash prize of N1 million in the junior secondary school category.

Isaac Adegboye of Ikorodu Senior High School secured the second position in the senior category, claiming a N1 million cash prize, while Daniel Chucks emerged third, earning N200,000. Meanwhile, in the junior category, Olaoye Akinrera of Ojodu Junior High School was the first runner-up winning N200,000, while Aisha Saibu of Festac Junior Grammar School was the second runner-up with a cash prize of N100,000.

Speaking at the grand finale recently in Lagos, the founder of Gibson Dan-Jumbo Foundation, Dr. Fubara Dan-Jumbo, who was represented by the foundation’s General Coordinator, Academic Works,  Gift Iwhiwhu, explained that the initiative was in line with the organisation’s vision and mission towards empowering young serious-minded students across the country. 

“Thus far, we have gathered that there are lots of brilliant students in the nation who lack access to adequate funding for their education. We are excited to reveal that previous winners of this competition have turned out great and useful citizens contributing to the economic development of the country,” he said.

The Special Adviser to the Governor of Kwara State on Education, Policy Formulation and Human Capital Development, Dr. Adetola Salau, pointed out that the hard work and skills of the teachers and, most especially, students were celebrated through the King or Queen of Mathematics programme.

“I would also like to commend the students for being resilient when faced with challenges such as limited timing and tough questions. “We are glad to see that we still have young students who believe that education is still a major passport for a better life and future for them, and we hope they can effectively utilise it,” Salau said.