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Data Science Nigeria (DSN) Wins Wangari Maathai 2019 Impact Award & Deep Learning Indaba Continental Award

Data Science Nigeria (DSN) has received the Wangari Maathai 2019 Impact Award in Kenya and emerged the second best at the first Deep Learning Indaba Continental event in Tunisia.

The Founder of the Data Science Nigeria (DSN) Mr. Bayo Adekanmbi in Kenya, received the Wangari Maathai 2019 Impact Award for training Nigerian data scientists and strengthening the African machine learning and Artificial Intelligence ecosystem more broadly.

At the first Deep Learning Indaba Continental event in Tunisia, DSN presented 5 posters and the ‘NaLie’ crowdsourced app.

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Nkoli Omhoudu And Isaac Anyaogu Win 2019 Nigerian Academy Of Science (NAS) Media Award

Mrs. Nkoli Omhoudu of African Independent Television (AIT) and Mr. Isaac Anyaogu of BusinessDay Newspaper have won the 2019 Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) Media award organised by NAS in partnership with Vitafoam Nigeria Plc.

Mrs. Nkoli Omhoudu won the Science Journalist of the year award for broadcast category with her story titled “Rhesus Disease: Babies Silent Killer” while Mr. Isaac Anyaogu emerged winner of the print category with his story titled “Dying in Instalment: How Lead Battery Recyclers are Poisoning Nigerians.”

Each of the winners got a voucher worth of ₦50,000 to shop from Vitafoam Comfort Center and a ₦200,000 cheque from Vitafoam Nigeria Plc.

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Funke Adekoya & Templars Emerge Winners At The African Legal Awards 2019

Mrs. Funke Adekoya (SAN), lawyer and partner at the ǼLEX, and Templars have emerged winners at the African Legal Awards 2019.

She was recognized for her exceptional achievement in Africa’s legal services industry.

Templars won both the Property & Construction Team of the Year award and the Banking, Finance and Restructuring Team of the Year award.

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Damilare Akano Emerge Africa’s Youngest Microsoft Specialist In 2019 Certiport International Certification Examination

Six-year-old pupil Damilare Akano has emerged Africa’s youngest Microsoft Specialist in the Certiport international certification examination organised by New Horizons Nigeria at its Summer Camp in Lagos.

Damilare Akano emerged winner in the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2016 examinations with a score of 871 out of 1000 points, followed by Master Toluwalese Ayoola Kwaku, a 10-year-old boy who scored 825 while Kolawole Praise Akano, an eight-year-old, scored 800 points.

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Oyo State Pupils Win 60th STAN Primary Schools National Quiz Competition

Oyo State pupils have emerged winners of the 60th Primary Schools national quiz competition organised by Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN) held at Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education in Kano.

In the primary school quiz category, sub-divided into oral and written tests, Oyo State representatives, Busura Busari, Fawaz Ibrahim, Toluwani Adeeko and Bayaky Nadia, scored 129 points to emerge, winners, beating Ondo State to the second position with 113 points.

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Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Wins Best Improved National Federation At The 2019 FIBA Congress

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), has won the Best Improved National Federation at the FIBA Congress, which took place in Beijing on the 29th of August 2019.

At the plenary session of FIBA Congress where performing federations were celebrated, the Nigeria Basketball federation was recognised for an improved performance of the senior male and female national teams at continental and global competitions.

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) was recognized as the federation with the Most Improved Women Team between 2017 – 2019 at the plenary session of FIBA Congress and Awards Ceremony.

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Kareem Waris Olamilekan Wins 22nd Chou Ta-Kuan Cultural And Educational Foundation Award

Kareem Waris Olamilekan has won Taiwan’s Chou Ta-Kuan Cultural and Educational Foundation’s ‘Fervent Global Love of Lives Award’.

The 11-year-old Nigerian artist beat 2,723 nominees in the world in the twenty-second edition of the prize.

The Representative of Taiwan in Nigeria, Ambassador Vincent Yang, disclosed  this in Lagos on the 18th of September 2019. He also said that Kareem Waris Olamilekan would meet the Taiwanese President, Tsai Ing-wen, among other laureates.

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