A university lecturer and first Nigerian female professor of mathematics, Professor Olabisi Ugbebor, has explained why many students fail mathematics in Nigeria. According to Professor Ugbebor, many students fail maths because they don’t see good teachers to teach them in the simplest way they can understand the subject. Mathematics, she said, is easy to understand and pass, but many teachers scare students that the subject is difficult. Describing mathematics as life, Professor Ugbebor, who had PhD in mathematics at 25, however, commended the Mathematics for Life Foundation for contributing to the development of mathematics and science in Nigeria. While Loyola Jesuit students went home with N400,000 and gift items, those from Deeper Life High School and Grace Secondary School received M200,000 and N100,000 respectively.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 24, 2019 02:48 UTC