Cowbell has reiterated its commitment to boost the study of Mathematics among students stating that Mathematics is the bedrock of Science and technology. Speaking at the first stage examination for NASSMAC held at the Immaculate Heart Secondary School, Maryland, Mr Abiodun Ayodeji , Category Manager Dairy said:

‘’the Cowbell Secondary School Mathematics Competition encourages the study of mathematics because mathematics is the bedrock of Science which is the bedrock of innovation.’’

At the centre in Maryland, no fewer than 50000 students from junior and seniour secondary schools nation wide wrote the examination under a strike supervision invigilators.

According to him, in Nigeria, NASSMAC has 184 centres in various states of the federation and in the FCT, Abuja where the examination are held. Ayodeji who disclosed that the prizes of the competitions have been increased to 62 per cent, noted that the total prize money have moved from N350, 000 to N750, 000 for the first prize. While second prize to get N500, 000.

To further take the campaign of mathematics to students, Ayodeji averred that Cowbell has started a radio programme on 15 channels. According to him, they are doing all this because if we nourish them with our Cowbell product, why can’t we nourish their brain too.   He said: ‘’The topics taught during the programme follow the school syllabus so that when you listen to the programme there is no way you will not improve in mathematics.

“The failure rate of mathematics is on the increase but in our own sphere of influence we are trying to encourage the study of maths. That is why, if you consider this year’s, we have changed the whole prospects because we continue to identify the trend as we can’t continue to repeat the same thing the same way and expect a different result.”

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