By Yinka Ajayi

The National Examination Council NECO have endorsed a Science and technology Competition aimed at igniting interest and promoting the study of science in Nigeria.

Speaking at the programme launch recently, Mr. Oladapo Ojo, pioneer of the programme, stated that : “Spak is a science based television quiz show that is aimed to rekindle interest in Science and Technology which is perceived as difficult to study. And its has gotten the support of the National Examination Council (NECO).”

Ojo further stressed that : “the initiative will not only create an enabling environment for the growth of science and technology in Nigeria, it will also play a major role in placing the Nigerian student on the same pedestal with their mates across the world.”

To participate in the science and technology competition, interested schools are to register six of their most intelligent students in sciences, irrespective of sex, religion, tribe or state of origin, for the first round of the competition. Only 81 students will be eligible to proceed to the second round of the competition.

The Competition is for students currently in the second year of their Senior Secondary School (SSS2) students aged 14 to 17. Over 10,000 students from about 2,000 senior secondary schools across Nigeria have already registered for the opportunity of taking part in the show. The Spak National Science competition will kick off with a written examination scheduled to take place on Saturday, the 1st of April, 2017, across 19 states in the federation.