University of Nigeria (UNN) Secondary School has been awarded a N200,000 scholarship prize for winning the science competition of the Chevening Alumni Programme Fund (CAPF).
Chevening Alumni Association of Nigeria (CAAN) hosted a two-day science competition at UNN in Enugu state.
The event also featured Chevening science teachers training where over fifty teachers were retrained.
Thirty secondary schools in the state participated in the competition and each school presented three representatives.
The University of Nigeria Secondary School, Enugu Campus won.
The campus was awarded N200,000 and other prizes such as eco-bags, school bags, and writing materials.
Okolie Chigozie, Ugwuegbu Precious and Chinazam Ugbozor were the representatives of the winning school.
Okere Kosi Richards, Chibata Chinaza, and Akinoso Lope Elizabeth of Holy Rosary Secondary School took the second position with a scholarship prize of N100,000.
Command Day Secondary School and Federal Government College came in third and fourth positions respectively.
Lucky Nonyelum, the project manager of the Chevening science competition for the southeast, said the programme was in partnership with the Inspired Initiative for Inclusive Education in Nigeria.
Nonyelum said the aim of the program was to promote scientific literacy and the use of scientific principles in problem-solving among students.
Chinazam Ogbozor, one of the winners of the competition, described the exercise as a veritable platform for students to expand their knowledge.
Chibata Chinaza, a representative of Holy Rosary Secondary School, said the process was fair and transparent.
The student attributed her school’s success as the runner-up to teamwork and thanked the organisers of the event.
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