Nigerian school emerges winner at International Science Fair

Nigeria Minister tor Education, Ruqayyatu Rufai





Madonna Model Secondary School, Port Harcourt has emerged the winner at the just concluded International Science Fair competition held in Brazil.
The coordinator, Society for the Promotion of Science and Technology in Nigeria, Mr. Desmond Achoakawa, said on Wednesday in Abuja that the school emerged first out of the 35 countries that participated.
Achoakawa told the News Agency of Nigeria that Madonna Model Secondary School was one of the three schools that represented Nigeria at the fair.
The competition was tagged, 'MONSTRATEC' and the countries presented more than 300 bio-digester project, designed for decomposing organic household waste and extract gas for cooking.
The coordinator said the success of the school showed that Nigeria could actually excel in science and technology, as a relevant tool for national development.
He said the project was chosen as the best because of its relevance to the Nigerian environment and the country’s contribution to waste management and the high cost of cooking gas.