Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt
State Primary School, Rumueme, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, has emerged winner of the 2025 Oando Foundation Primary School STEAM Competition, clinching a classroom upgrade project valued at N2.5 million.
The school won the competition with its innovative project featuring a table, fan, and light bulb powered by lemons during the close-out ceremony of the Oando Foundation School STEAM Project held in Port Harcourt.
The initiative, implemented across 30 public primary schools in Rivers State, is aimed at strengthening the teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) while equipping pupils with critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving skills required in the 21st century.
State Primary School, Elekahia, emerged first runner-up with its biogas production project using organic waste, and received a N2 million prize, while State Primary School, Rumuokwurusi, came third with its sustainable playground project and was awarded N1.5 million.
