Commissioner Sues For Science, Tech Dev  Bonny School Wins NLNG Science Quiz Competition

The Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Chinedu Mmom, has sued for the continuous development of science and technology studies in schools.
Prof. Mmon, who made this statement at the grand finale of the second edition of Public Schools Science Quiz Competition,  Saturday, at the Presidential Hotel, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, observed that the world was science and technology driven.
According to him, “there could not be any development without science and technology, life may seize to exist if we shut down at science and technology. We can’t get developed if we did not invest in science and technology. The world is moving forward, we can’t afford to be left behind”, he said.
The commissioner, who commended the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), organisers of the quiz competition, for encouraging the study of science and technology at the secondary level of education,  also called on other corporate organisations to key into the development of science and technology projects with a view to building indigenous technology.
“Corporate organisations should key into this project so we can build and develop our own indigenous technology. It is high time we develop, ours rather than depending on the western technology,” he said
In his welcome address General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, NLNG, Mr Andy Odeh, said NLNG’s sponsoring of the competition was in fulfilment of its corporate social responsibility, which he noted, focuses on the development of health, education, empowerment, and infrastructure for the benefit of the general society, particularly its host communities.
Odeh explained that in response to the company’s education interventions, “NLNG has partnered with the Rivers State Ministry of Education to organise annual science quizzes, debates and essay competitions for students in public schools”, adding that, “ the goal is to inspire healthy competition as well as interest in science and technology to equip young minds for nation building and for the good of mankind”.
He further said, to enhance the 2022 edition, a tripartite partnership model leveraging on resources and expertise was conceived where the NLNG, the State Ministry of Education and Science Teachers Association were fully involved.
Additionally, he said, “NLNG will sponsor the annual hosting of the NLNG Science Quiz Competition for secondary schools in Rivers State. It would be open to schools in the three Senatorial Districts in the state – Rivers East, Rivers West, and Rivers South.
“The Rivers State Ministry of Education (RSMoE) will authorise release of students, teachers, and schools for the stages of the competition, observe the competition and maintain quality control checks”.
The competition, which started with an olympiad through to championship stages, had seven public schools competing at the grand finale.
The competition which consisted of six rounds, including, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science and Wild Card, had Bonny National Secondary School, Bonny with over 68,000 points as the winner, while, Enitona High School and Niger Delta Science School, both in Port Harcourt, came second and third positions respectively.
Representatives of the winning school, Nazareth Igwe and Jacob Daniel who spoke on behalf of other participants expressed joy and gratitude to NLNG, which gave them the platform to express their under-standing, while thanking their teachers and parents for giving them the enabling environment.
High point was the presentation of various gifts, including medals, computers, plaques, school bags books to the competitors while science equipment worth millions were given to the winning school.

By: Tonye Nria – Dappa, Theresa Frederick