New Horizons Takes Nigeria to Microsoft Global IT Contest

Nigeria’s leading Information Technology training organisaton, New Horizons, is taking Nigeria to a global Information Technology contest by fully sponsoring another Nigerian Secondary School prodigy, Master Oluwatobi Ed Adetula, from Woodland Hills High School to represent Nigeria in the 2016 Certiport Microsoft Competition.

New Horizon is also sponsoring the Chaperon or guidance of Adetula to accompany the award winner to the event holding in Orlando Florida later this month.

New Horizon said the sponsorship is in furtherance of its corporate social responsibility towards youth empowerment and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) penetration in Nigeria.

Adetula emerged top in the final of the Nigerian National Edition of the Microsoft Office Specialist Competition that saw the participation of 200 students from different secondary schools across the Country.

This year Certiport’s competition marks the 14th anniversary of the global competition while New Horizons has consistently sponsored school youths in the last six years.

Adetula, who has emerged Nigerian representative, will be competing against other national champions from other countries to demonstrate their mastery of Microsoft Office products.

Globally, the World Championship attracts more than 400,000 candidates from 130 countries.

Apart from Adetula, the overall winner, the other participants who made the Top 10 in the MOS Category and also scored 80 per cent and above are: Ademola-Phillips Christiana Omolola of Phidel College Idimu Lagos that scored 954/ 28mins.; Boluwajoko Elizabeth of Honey Land College scored 931/ 26mins.; Abdulmuiz Ayomide Mosobalaje of OAU International School scored 885/ 28mins; and Ibegbu Munaolisa of Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls scored 871/29mins.

Others include Anigioro Boluwatife Oluwasetemi of Doregos Private Academy scored 871/12mins. Oluwanifemi Mary Adesuyi of Phidel College Isheri Olofin Idimu Lagos also scored 862/34mins; Ogunnubi Tomisin of Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls scored 862/17mins; Victory Yinka-Banjo of Princeton College Surulere scored 850/ 17mins and Adetola Ibukun of Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls scored 829/ 14mins.

The test procedure is based on rigorous online, real-time international examination on various

According to Mr. Tim Akano, New Horizons’ chief executive officer,” as a company, we believe ICT sector, as one of the most viable solutions to Nigeria’s current economic crisis, is to reposition its economy from an oil- dependent nation to an ICT-producing nation such as Israel, South Korea and India.”

He, however, noted that this can only happen if kids were given quality ICT education from primary school to university levels. “This is why, for the past eleven years, New Horizons Nigeria has taken it upon itself to champion this noble cause by focusing on massive ICT education across board.”

He restated the company’s commitment to helping Nigeria produce more people such as Chinedu Echeruo, the Nigerian-born ICT professional based in the United States, who, in 2015, sold his company to Apple for $1 billion.