A 16-year-old Nigerian student has won a bronze medal at the 2017 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship

A 16-year-old Nigerian student has won a bronze medal at the 2017 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship

- The competition took place in Disneyland, California in United States of America

- She is currently in her final year in senor secondary school at Childville School in Ogudu area of Lagos state

A teenager identified as Katherine Eta has taken home the bronze medal for making third place at the 2017 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC).

The young genius represented Nigeria in the MOSWC competition that was held in Disneyland, California in United States of America.

Eta won a cash prize of $1,500 (N542,250), a NuVision Solo 10 Draw Tablet and the ReadManna Chairman’s Prize.

The Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship is a contest taken by students across the world to tests their skills on Microsoft Office.

Genius students across the world represent their countries in the contest.

This year Katherine Eta represented Nigerian in the contest’s version on the 2013 and 2016 Microsoft programs.

The competition was contested by about 1.1 million students from 140 countries but only 157 students from 50 countries qualified for the finals in Disneyland.