Adeyemi Burihan of Fakunle Comprehensive School, Osogbo has emerged overall winner of the fifth Aenon Foundation Annual Science Quiz Competition.
Adeyemi Burihan receives a new laptop and ₦250,000.
Arilesere Faruq of African Church Grammar School, Apomu came second and won ₦150,000.
The third place was won by Odudele Goodluck of Ataoja High School, Osogbo, who won ₦100,000, while the fourth and fifth positions were Ademola Muminat of Baptist High School, Ejigbo and Adetokun Alaba of Adventist High School, Ede, both won ₦50,000.
The competition, which targets secondary school students, was held in Osogbo, Osun State on April 13.
This year’s event saw over 220 secondary school students from Osogbo and all the 10 local government areas in Osun West senatorial district battling it out to win the prestigious prizes.
From the 220 students, they were screened to five after the first and second stages of the competition.
Supported by Dr. Ademola Adedapo, the Chief Executive Officer of Aenon Suites and Hotel, Osogbo, at the end of the event, Dr. Adedapo said the idea behind the competition is to encourage more secondary school students to study science subjects and provide solutions to the majority of the challenges facing the country.
He said he would continue to sponsor the competition in order to contribute his quota to the educational development of the state and Nigeria as a whole.
