WINNERS EMERGE IN THE ZENITH BANK SPONSORED 2019 MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIALIST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATION

Branch Manager, Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Imade Efosa (fourth from right), flanked from left by Angel Anikpe, Udonsak Ubongabasi and Nwachukwu Daniel, all of Faith Academy, Canaanland, Ota; Mrs Edna Agusto, Founder ReadManna Empowerment Initiative; Shawn Laah of Regent Secondary School, Abuja; Ayomide Abiodun and Pwahatado Vawe, both of Aduvie International School, Abuja at the public presentation of the winners of the Zenith Bank sponsored 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship.

To represent Nigeria at the World Championship in New York

The 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship, sponsored by Zenith Bank, has produced six national winners who will be representing Nigeria at the World Championship taking place in New York, USA from July 28 – 31, 2019.

The national winners of the 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist Nigeria Competition are:

·        PowerPoint 2013 - AyomideAbiodun, Aduvie International School, Abuja, FCT- Score 1,000/1,000 (Time Taken 9min 29sec).

·        Word 2016 - MbahArinzechukwuNnamdi, Faith Academy, Ota, Ogun State – Score 1,000/1,000 (Time Taken 12min 7sec).

·        Excel 2013 - PwahatadoVawe, Aduvie International School, Abuja, FCT–  Score 1,000/1,000 (Time Taken 15min 14sec).

·        Excel 2016 - Iyke-Osuji Victor Chibuzor, Faith Academy, Ota, Ogun State – Score 1,000/1,000 (Time Taken 16min 35sec).

·        Word 2013 - LaahAsat Shawn, Regent Secondary School, Abuja, FCT – Score 1,000/1,000 (Time  Taken 22min 16sec).

·        PowerPoint 2016 - UdonsakUbongabasi John, Faith Academy, Ota, Ogun State – Score 979/1,000 (Time Taken 16min 2 sec).

Founder ReadManna Empowerment Initiative, Mrs Edna Augusto (centre), flanked from left by Angel Anikpe, Udonsak Ubongabasi and Nwachukwu Daniel, all of Faith Academy, Canaanland, Ota; Pwahatado Vawe of Aduvie International School, Abuja; Shawn Laah of Regent Secondary School, Abuja; and Ayomide Abiodun of Aduvie International School, Abuja at the public presentation of the winners of the Zenith Bank sponsored 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship.

The students will be accompanied by the following two ICT teachers:

·        Mr Timothy Osaigbovo, ICT Teacher, Aduvie International School, Abuja, FCT  - the ICT teacher of the student with highest score in the 2019 MOS Nigeria Competition.

·        Mrs Victoria Adebayo, ICT Teacher, Faith Academy, Ota, Ogun State  - the ICT teacher of the school with the largest number of certified students in the Junior Competition – “2019 ReadManna Under13 Computing Fundamentals National Competition (Ages 8 -13)”.

Zenith Bank Plc, one of the biggest banks in the country by tier-1 capital and the most profitable bank in the country, has partnered with ReadManna, organizers of the competition in Nigeria, since 2007 and sponsored Nigerian winners’ participation in the World championship.

The championship is organized annually in Nigeria by ReadManna Empowerment Initiative, a not for profit company led by Mrs Edna Augusto and focused on empowering students and youth in Nigeria with practical and relevant basic computer skills aligned to global standards. ReadManna is authorised by CertiportInc, a Pearson VUE company, the initiator of Certiport Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship for Students to conduct this international annual championship in Nigeria.