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| General Manager, Corporate Communications Division (CCD), Dr. Obinna Ezeobi; General Manager, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Yenagoa, Mrs. Mary Ekanem; with Kaiama Grammar School, Kaiama, the top winner at the 9th edition of the NCDMB/NTA Science Quiz Competition for Secondary Schools in Bayelsa State held on Wednesday, June 20, 2026 |
The 9th NCDMB/NTA Science Quiz Competition for Bayelsa State secondary schools concluded on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at the Nigerian Content Tower Conference Centre in Swali, Yenagoa.
Kaiama Grammar School (Kaiama, Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA) and Federal Government Girls’ College, Imiringi (Ogbia LGA), took the top honors, while Apex Academy, Yenagoa, finished as second runner-up.
Prizes awarded to the three leading schools included advanced laboratory equipment, an anatomical skeleton model, microscopes, an electronic compact scale, and a standard printer. Additionally, each of the six contestants received a personal HP laptop.
In his welcome remarks, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), represented at the event by Dr. Obinna Ezeobi, General Manager of Corporate Communications, highlighted the quiz as a flagship NCDMB initiative and praised its nine-year run as evidence of the Board’s sustained commitment to education.
He noted that the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) had started the science quiz for secondary schools several years ago and invited NCDMB into a partnership arrangement that has lasted till date. He said the partnership has endured for so long because the two federal agencies “have a meeting of minds” on matters relating to education and capacity development.
The Executive Secretary explained that the mandate of the NCDMB is to develop indigenous capacity to enhance the participation of Nigerians in the oil and gas industry, and that the Science Quiz Competition would stimulate the interest of students in science and technology, which he described as the bedrock of oil and gas.
According to him, “It is in our interest to develop the young ones, who will work in the industry” in the years ahead as the workforce ages. He pointed out that when the industry began in 1957, those who worked at that time had to develop the next generation that had to replace them.
He said the Board has established Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centres in several secondary schools across the country, equipped with laptops, servers, interactive smartboards and facilities for stable electricity supply, among other things. Teachers had to be trained in ICT in many of the schools to be able to impart the required knowledge and skills.
“We are hoping that we ignite in you interest in innovation so that you will be interested in finding solutions that will drive our oil and gas sector and solutions that enhance performance in other sectors of the national economy,” he declared, adding that linkage sectors such as mining, agriculture and construction are equally prioritised by the Board.
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| General Manager, Corporate Communications Division (CCD), Dr. Obinna Ezeobi; General Manager, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Yenagoa, Mrs. Mary Ekanem, and the staff and students of winnings schools at the 9th edition of the NCDMB/NTA Science Quiz Competition for Secondary Schools in Bayelsa State held on Wednesday. |
Addressing the students, Dr. Ezeobi advised the students to use the HP laptops to develop digital skills to prepare them for the future, rather than spend all their time on entertainment.
In a goodwill message, the General Manager, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Yenagoa, Mrs. Mary Ekanem, commended the NCDMB for its prompt intervention toward sustenance of the Science Quiz Competition after it had been shelved because of financial constraints. She said part of the mandate of the NTA is to promote education and that the organisation has found an excellent partner in the Board.
“NCDMB is helping the NTA in fulfilling its mandate in regard to education,” she declared, adding that education of national development.
According to Mrs. Ekanem, “This competition makes students to study and become knowledgeable.”
She said the NTA has a responsibility to manage information dissemination to ensure citizens are well-informed and enlightened and also ensure the unity of the country. That professional orientation inclines the organisaion to ensure objectivity and balance.
The Coordinator of the Science Quiz Coordination, Mr. David Oyintare Enemiebor, thanked NCDMB for expanding participation by increasing the number of schools from 16 to 32, and raising the profile of the event through the quality prizes it provides for award to participating schools and students. “NCDMB, you have made great impact,” he stated.
The event was rounded off with the award of prizes to the schools and students who represented the winning institutions.
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