Wesley students to represent Nigeria in international competition

Nigeria will be represented at a global tournament in Sweden by the Wesley Girls Senior Secondary School, Yaba, Education District IV of Lagos State.

According to a statement from the school, Abdul-Salam Hajarah and Korolo Elisabeth were the winners of the competition for the Nigeria Stockholm Water Prize, which was held on May 18, 2023, at the Swedish Embassy in Abuja.

The theme of this year’s competition is  ‘Water Wise World.’

It read, “The team created a device named ‘Bithermal Water Distillation Device.’ This device can convert dirty water to distilled and drinkable water using solar energy directly from the sun with the aid of Fresnel Lens. The device also has a DC element connected to the battery and to a solar panel, this setup also generates heat energy that boils the water molecule inside the Distillation Box.”

The principal, Mrs Adeola Bankole,  narrated that the pupils’ choice of project was initiated by their place of habitation, Makoko, where they had no drinkable water.

She said, “First the achievement was the doing of God. We started a month ago just by putting heads together to showcase what the students have in mind. They live in Makoko where there is no drinkable water. This triggered the innovation of the students and their teacher, Mr Abiola Oyewale, ran with the project to encourage the students.”

“We believe strongly that come August, by God’s grace, we will come back with the first position worldwide.”

The children competed against 60 competitors in the preliminary round, which reduced the field to seven teams, including three from Lagos, for the National Championship, where the girls won. The pupils were coached by their teacher, Mr. Abioye Oyewale.

"The team is making all necessary preparations for the International Championship, where nations like the United States and Germany will also compete," the statement continued.

“Over 20 countries normally contest worldwide for a prize of $150,000 every year.”

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