Over 150 tertiary institutions participated across the six geopolitical zones.
Comrade Egbeahie said: “The reason for this programme is to foster a better relationship within our 430 campuses in Nigeria. So, we don’t just come to Abuja for a convention but to also have that relationship, get to know ourselves, compete and also do things that will be beneficial to all.
“It is very imperative in our modern-day society for us to be educated. Education is the key. We have over 150 institutions in Nigeria that registered to compete for this Programme.
“Now, the first winner goes home with one million and the second winner N750, 000, the third winner N500,000 and the forth, fifth and sixth winners go home with N300,000 each.”
The criteria for selection, she said you must be a student of an institution with a minimum of one year and you can be from any field of learning be it from polytechnic, monotechnique, a college of education or university, you must have a minimum of one year of learning.
Egbeahie, who is also the convener of the programme, announced that Anthony Tamaradoubra Elijah of Federal Petroleum Resources Effurun, Delta State won N750,000 as a zone and first runner up.
Also, Mu‘ad Sadiq Mohammad of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi (ATBU) emerged 2nd runner up (3rd position) Zone E, winning N500,000, while Aboi Blessing Nuhu Bamalli of Zaria Polytechnic, Kaduna finished as a 4th runner up and won N300,000.
