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.
In a statement, the lender said that 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 Certiport Inc, a Pearson VUE company, the initiator of Certiport Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship for Students to conduct this international annual championship in Nigeria.
The MOS World Championship challenges students to demonstrate their proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel – Versions 2013 and 2016, and is open to all students aged between 13 and 22 years that are enrolled in an academic institution.
This year’s competition, which was held over a period of 7 months between 1 October, 2018 and 30 April, 2019, according to a statement, received about 1200 entries from 21 Secondary Schools in Lagos, Abia, Kaduna, Ogun, Rivers, Kwara States and the FCT.
According to the release, The national winners of the 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist Nigeria Competition include Ayomide Abiodun, of Aduvie International School, Abuja, FCT, Mbah Arinzechukwu Nnamdi, of Faith Academy, Ota, Ogun State, Pwahatado Vawe, Aduvie International School, Abuja, FCT, Iyke-Osuji Victor Chibuzor, Faith Academy, Ota, Ogun State, Laah Asat Shawn, Regent Secondary School, Abuja, FCT and Udonsak Ubongabasi John, Faith Academy, Ota, Ogun State.
Zenith Bank Plc partnered with ReadManna, organizers of the competition in Nigeria, since 2007 and sponsored Nigerian winners’ participation in the World championship.
