Iwuala Chibuzor of Abibat Mogaji Millennium Senior Secondary School, Agege, has emerged Winner of PZ Cussons Chemistry Challenge 2018.
Six candidates representing both public and private schools in Lagos state scaled through to the finals of Nigeria’s leading pure science competition, PZ Cussons Chemistry Challenge (PZCCC). After an impressive participation at the different stages of the 2018 edition of the competition, six students have now qualified for the finals to compete for the grand prize of N1,000,000 and a chance to be crowned the PZCCC Champion for 2018.
The competition which began in March saw over 3000 registered candidates seat for the first stage across eight locations in Lagos State viz Agege, Epe, Ikorodu, Ojota, Oshodi, Island, Agboju and Surulere. The ‘jostling’ at the first stage saw 97 students qualify to another round of written test to get the best 24 out of the 97. The top 24 at the third stage were further tested in Practical Chemistry at one of the best laboratories in the state.
Driven by its primary objective to promote Girl Child Education in Nigeria, the PZCCC continues to grow in leaps and bounds, as this years’ edition saw a considerable increase in the number of females that registered for the competition. This shows a remarkable improvement in the awareness and acceptance of the competition among secondary school females.
