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Winners Of REEL Foundation 2020 Young Writers Challenge

Winners have emerged at the REEL Foundation maiden edition of the ‘Young Writers Challenge’ (YWC) in Lagos.

The Young Writers Challenge is a story writing competition, which was designed to provide an avenue for children aged 7-13 years across Nigeria to be resourcefully engaged outside the physical school environment with the goal to ignite imagination, ingenuity, promote, reward diligence and excellence.

It was on this backdrop that contestants were asked to write a story on how the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has impacted their life or people around them and what has been learned from the experience of staying at home.

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Winners Of 2020 NCDMB Nigerian Oil And Gas Technology (NOGTECH) Hackathon

Five teams have been selected as the winners of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Technology (NOGTECH) Hackathon sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).

The teams are Fuel Intellisense, Homefort Energy, Gricd Mote, Kiakia Gas and Airsynq and their projects were picked as the most innovative and bankable by judges after the 15 semifinalists made presentations on their innovations.

The three-day NOGTECH Hackathon had teams with detailed engagement with industry experts, mentors and entrepreneurs.

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ColdHubs Wins FCMB Agritech EPIC Pitch 2020 Competition

ColdHubs has won the FCMB Agritech EPIC Pitch 2020 competition, receiving one million Naira in prize money as well as access to workspace and networks for innovation and collaboration.

Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) had partnered Passion Incubator to launch the third edition of the competition, setting aside NGN 1.5 million to support the top two startups in the programme.

Other benefits for winners include: mentor support, workspace, and access to market and networks, while entrepreneurs will also have access to Passion Incubator’s resources, partner organisation support, and business development services.

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The Impact Of Full-Scale Culture Of ‘Pricing’ On The Quality Of Life Among Nigerians

The Impact Of Full-Scale Culture Of ‘Pricing’ On The Quality Of Life Among Nigerians

Introduction

“Wetin be the last price?”;

“You go fit comot money? I be your customer ooh”;

“Your market cost ooh, I go buy from your neighbor!”;

The above phrases and more are constantly used in Nigerian market space to influence the prices of goods and services.

To bargain in the context of this piece, means an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost. In Nigeria, this is known as ‘pricing’ or ‘price’.

It is worthy of note that negotiation or bargaining could be helpful  – who wants to spend more on a product they can get for less?

Some questions could be asked in relation to the original motive of bargaining or pricing in Nigeria as well as to what extent: could it be that pricing is now a total way of life in Nigeria? And at what price?

Therefore, this piece on the impact of full-scale culture of ‘pricing’ on the quality of life among Nigerians critically examines the factors behind Nigeria’s pricing culture; its impacts on the quality of life among Nigerians and possible solutions towards unhealthy pricing in Nigeria.

The Impact Of Full-Scale Culture Of 'Pricing' On The Quality Of Life Among Nigerians

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Best Nigerian Universities Offering Sociology And Anthropology

This assessment by PositiveNaija aims to provide a reliable guide on the overall standard of Nigerian universities offering sociology and anthropology as academic courses and degrees.

This assessment aims to promote the culture of impactful scholarship and academic excellence in the Nigerian educational sector.

The study of sociology and anthropology and the respective application of both disciplines are important in understanding distinct cultures; evolution of peoples and societies; assessing the influence of human actions.

“A culture is a total way of life. It embraces what people ate and what they wore; the way they walked; the manner in which they treated death and greeted the newborn.”

– Walter Rodney

Best Nigerian Universities Offering Sociology And Anthropology

 

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ACEGID Of Redeemer’s University Named Regional Repository And Bioinformatics Centre By WHO And Africa CDC [2020]

The African Centre of Excellence for the Genomics of Infectious Disease (ACEGID), Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, has been named one of the regional repository and bioinformatics centres by the WHO and Africa CDC to provide sequencing, data analysis and other technical support services to the countries where they are located as well as to neighbouring countries and countries in their sub-regions.

This development was announced on Thursday, September 10, by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through a press release announcing the launch of a network of laboratories to reinforce genome sequencing of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, in Africa.

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Dr. Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan Receives Forbes Best Of Africa Award [2020]

Dr. Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan (FCA) has received the Forbes Best of Africa Award, in New York City, United States of America on September 11, 2020.

Dr. Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan (FCA) who is the Managing Director/CEO of First Bank of Nigeria Limited is honoured by Forbes Africa for his contributions to the financial services sector in the country and the African continent.

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