BUK beats other varsities to win gold in tax quiz

The representative of the Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Mr Olarogbe Luman Olamilekan, has emerged the overall winner of this year’s ‘2023 National Quiz competition’ organised by the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). He came first at the closing ceremony of the 25th annual conference of the CITN, with the theme, ‘Nigeria of the […]

The representative of the Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Mr Olarogbe Luman Olamilekan, has emerged the overall winner of this year’s ‘2023 National Quiz competition’ organised by the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).

He came first at the closing ceremony of the 25th annual conference of the CITN, with the theme, ‘Nigeria of the Future: Achieving Sustainable Development through Taxation’.

The Chairman of the panel of judges, Prof Mike Nwidobie, also announced Moyosoroluwa Dada of the University of Lagos as coming second.

Also, Anthony Babatunde Peter of the Redeemers University came third; Toheeb Adebishinn of the University of Ilorin emerged fourth, while the duo of Adekunle Elufisan of The Ibadan Polytechnic and Ashaolu Ayanfeoluwa of Landmark University were joint fifth position winners.

Nwidobie said that the first prize was N300,000; second prize was N200,000; third prize won N100,000 and others were given N50,000 each.

The Chairman of the Students Affairs and Tertiary Education Relations Committee of CITN, Dr Titilayo Fowokan, whose committee organised the tax quiz competition, said that all contestants went home with desktop computers for their schools.

The cash for the star prize of N300,000 was presented to the winner during the gala night by the President of the Institute, Mr Adesina Adedayo.