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Best Nigerian Universities Offering Law

This assessment by PositiveNaija aims to provide a reliable guide on the overall standard of Nigerian universities offering law as an academic course and degree.

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

The study of law and its practice is significant in establishing meaningful social interactions and societies; providing safety and protection; ensuring justice.

“Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice.”

– Martin Luther King, Jr.

Best Nigerian Universities Offering Law

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GodsWill Dickson Wins 2020 Drucker Challenge Essay Award [Students Category]

GodsWill Dickson has emerged winner of the 2020 Drucker Challenge Essay Award in the students category.

GodsWill Dickson, a student of University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) won with his essay titled: “My journal of cognitive errors: Critical Thinking for the Individual”.

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Obinna Ukwuani Appointed Chief Digital Officer Of Bank of Kigali, Rwanda

Bank of Kigali has appointed Obinna Ukwuani as Chief Digital Officer replacing Regis Rugemanshuro who was appointed to head Rwanda Social Security Board in February this year.

The position among other things involves leading the Digital Factory division for product innovation and development in digital banking – a role he has been working on since June.

The division is responsible for innovation such as Ikofi, a digital wallet that offers financial services with a focus on Rwandan farmers, agro-dealers, Agri-businesses and other players in the agricultural ecosystem.

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2020 PositiveNaija Essay Competition Voting Proceedings (Top 3)

2020 PositiveNaija Essay Competition Voting Proceedings (Top 3)

The 2020 PositiveNaija Essay Competition aims to promote: the clarity of the common objective(s) and usefulness of the Nigerian state; Nigerian patriotism; impactful scholarship as well as serve as a platform for excellence!

Essay topic: The Purpose of Nigeria!

Objective: Inform the world on what genuinely gives you confidence on the reason(s) why Nigeria exists as a country today for the good of Nigerians and humanity.

Vote the Essay(s) that best represents 'The Purpose of Nigeria!'

Femi-Lawal Victor (70%, 17,049 Votes)
Adu Michael Adeyemi (20%, 4,830 Votes)
Olawale Lekan Christopher (11%, 2,655 Votes)

Total Voters: 24,501

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*Anyone can vote | You can vote multiple times | *Poll logging method is by cookies |Voting period: 20-09-2020 (9:00 pm) – 27-09-2020 (11:59 pm) [GMT +1]

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Thelma Ihenacho Wins 2020 Wole Soyinka Essay Competition [Global Junior Category]

Thelma Ihenacho of Meadow Hall School has emerged global junior winner in the 2020 Wole Soyinka Essay Competition in the francophone and anglophone category.

Thelma Ihenacho receives a prize of $600.

The competition received more than 2,000 entries from more than 20 countries.

Tyrone Nkululeko Takawira from Zimbabwe of Ashesi University emerged global senior winner.

Other winners include: Toluwanimi Sonuga and Joseph Divine from Nigeria, Emily Suh from the USA, Shaoyuan Li from China, Vera Honham Anthonio from Ghana, Sampada Dahal from Nepal, and Pamphile Sassi Aubert from China/Nigeria.

The topic of the competition this year was “I AM because YOU ARE”, philosophy on the interdependence of the human family.

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Covenant University Wins 2020 Enactus Nigeria Leadership And Entrepreneurship Challenge

A team from Covenant University, Ota Ogun State have emerged the national champion of the 2020 Enactus Nigeria leadership and entrepreneurship challenge.

Covenant University team’s Pet City project an environmental sustainability social enterprise structured to systematically remove plastic waste and nylon from the environment by recycling them into construction materials was adjudged the best at the 2020 competition. It was also adjudged the best in the 2019 edition of the competition.

The team from Covenant University by emerging national champion will be representing Nigeria, and competing with 35 other national champion teams at the Enactus World Cup 2020 in Netherlands in September 2020.

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Dr. Adesina Akinwumi Re-Elected President Of The African Development Bank Group With 100% Votes

Dr. Adesina Akinwumi has been re-elected to serve a second five-year term as President of the African Development Bank Group on Thursday, August 27, 2020 by the Board of Governors of the Bank.

A globally renowned development economist and a World Food Prize Laureate and Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate, Dr. Adesina Akinwumi has distinguished himself in driving a bold agenda to reform the Bank and accelerate Africa’s development.

He was first elected as President of the Bank on May 28, 2015.

As newly re-elected President, Dr. Adesina Akinwumi, a former Nigerian Minister of Agriculture, will begin his new term on September 1, 2020.

The election result, which gave him a hundred percent of votes of all regional and non-regional members of the Bank, was announced by the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Bank, Mrs. Niale Kaba, Minister of National Planning of Côte d’Ivoire.

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