Imo State Emerges As The Winner Of NNPC Annual National Quiz Competition

With 155 points to 145 points, the team from Imo beat Ogun and Akwa
Ibom states to 2nd and 3rd positions.

Since 2001, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has used
this platform to encourage budding engineers and scientists to excel
in their studies, and this year would not be an exception.
6 teams from the 6 geo-political zones including the FCT, Akwa Ibom,
Imo, Ogun, Taraba and Kaduna states made it to the finals, and
standing in between them and the coveted trophy were questions in
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English and knowledge of the
Corporation and its activities.

After the 1st and 2nd rounds, Imo State emerged overall winner, but
only a sudden death could separate Ogun in 2nd and Akwa Ibom in 3rd
positions.

The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mr Andrew Yakubu, was
thrilled with the trend in performance and pledged the corporation's
commitment.

Applauding the performance of the 6 participating teams, Mr Yakubu
pledged to increase the budget of the corporation's scholarship scheme
towards breeding young indigenous scientists and developing Nigeria's
education sector.

Now in its 14th year, the NNPC Quiz Competition has recorded several
successes, providing indigenous and talented manpower for the oil and
gas sector and this, the corporation hopes would continue.