Young Stars Football Club Of Usen Win 10th Peter Obaseki Football Tournament

Young Stars Football Club of Usen have emerged champions of the 10th Peter Obaseki Football Tournament in Ovia after defeating 2019 champions Cocoa FC.

The only goal, which was scored within nine minutes of play in the first half was all that separated the visitors from the homers.

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Dr. Kudus Adebayo Wins 2020 IADS Rahamon Bello Award For Best PhD Thesis In African And Diaspora Studies

Dr. Kudus Adebayo has emerged winner of the 2020 Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS) Rahamon Bello Award for Best PhD thesis in African and Diaspora Studies.

Professor Muyiwa Falaiye, Director, Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos announced the award on November 30, 2020 in a Zoom meeting.

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Iroro Tanshi Wins Future For Nature Awards 2020

Iroro Tanshi has emerged winner of the Future for Nature Awards 2020 alongside two others out of 124 entries from other parts of the world.

Iroro Tanshi (Nigeria), María Fernanda Puerto-Carrillo (Venezuela), and Tjalle Boorsma (the Netherlands / Bolivia) were adjudged winners of this year’s prize.

Iroro Tanshi, Nigerian biologist and dedicated bat specialist becomes the first African female to win this coveted prize.

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Zenith Bank Emerges The Banker Magazine 2020 Bank Of The Year In Nigeria

Zenith Bank Nigeria has emerged The Banker Magazine 2020 bank of the year in Nigeria at the awards ceremony held virtually on December 2, 2020.

Ecobank emerged as the bank of the year in Africa.

Six subsidiaries of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc have been named ‘Bank of the Year 2020’ by the Banker Magazine, leading global finance news publication published by Financial Times of London.

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Winners Of BusinessDay Bank’s And Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards 2020

Winners have emerged at the BusinessDay bank’s and other financial Institutions (BAFI) awards 2020 held on 28th of November at Lagos Continental Hotel, Lagos.

The BusinessDay Bank’s And Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards recognises and celebrates outstanding performance in Nigeria’s financial service industry. The awards is organised by BusinessDay, one of West Africa’s most authoritative media organisations.

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Abiola Fashina Wins Inaugural ISN Medical Laboratory Scientist Of The Year Award

Abiola Fashina has emerged the winner of the maiden edition of the ISN Medical Laboratory Scientist of the Year Award instituted to recognize and reward the unsung heroes (Medical Laboratory Scientists) of medical practice in Nigeria.

Abiola Fashina, a medical laboratory scientist who works at the University of Lagos Medical Centre was declared the winner of the award at the grand finale held on November 27, 2020, at Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.

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First Bank Of Nigeria Launches FastTrack ATM

First Bank of Nigeria has launched the FastTrack ATM, a Next Generation ATM and first of its kind in Africa, designed to promote financial activities on the ATM devoid of any form of physical interaction with the machine.

In the light of COVID-19, First Bank of Nigeria introduced the FastTrack ATM which is done in partnership with Inlaks enables customers carry out cash withdrawals without having to touch the interface of the ATM.

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