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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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Ways Nigerians Can Improve Their Self-Worth, Self-Confidence And Self-Esteem

Ways Nigerians Can Improve Their Self-Worth, Self-Confidence And Self-Esteem

Introduction

Self-esteem is a person’s perception and opinion of himself or herself, his or her abilities and value. On the other hand, self-confidence is the belief in one’s ability or competence while self-worth is the belief in one’s value.

High levels of self-confidence, self-esteem and self-worth are vital for living a fulfilled life, achieving career success and maintaining good health, which are especially crucial in the conquering fears and doubts, empowering with courage, determination and persistent drive for excellence.

Today, many Nigerians, due to past experiences or existing adverse circumstances, have low self-esteem, self-confidence and self-worth and this has adversely affected their mental health, career advancement and relationships.

It is instructive to note that there exist several practical means through which every Nigerian can improve his or her self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-worth.

Ways Nigerians Can Improve Their Self-Worth, Self-Confidence And Self-Esteem

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Ndubuisi Egbo Emerges First Nigerian Football Manager To Win A UEFA Champions League Match

Ndubuisi Egbo has emerged as the first Nigerian football manager to win a UEFA Champions League match after KF Tirana beat Georgia’s Dinamo Tbilisi 2-0 away in the first qualifying round.

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Runcie Chidebe Awarded IGCS 2020 Distinguished Advocacy Award

Runcie Chidebe has been named recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Advocacy Award by the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) during its annual global award on cancer and gynecology.

Others include:

  • Lifetime achievement awardees – Monica Bacon (Canada) and Dr. Nicoletta Colombo (Italy)
  • Excellence in Teaching awardee – Dr. Rahel Ghebre (USA)
  • Distinguished advocacy awardee – Dr. Nathalie Dauphin McKenzie (USA/Haiti)
  • 2020 IJGC award recipients – Dr. Gloria Salvo (Most Downloaded Paper Award) and Dr. David Cibula (Editor’s Choice Award) will receive the journal awards.

These award recipients will be recognized at the upcoming xDigital Annual Global Meeting of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society, which will be held in a fully digital setting this September 10-13, 2020.

The Awards Ceremony will take place during the Opening Ceremony on September 10th at 2:00 p.m. UCT.

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Blessing Odesola Wins 2020 WAG-ARC Bi-annual Research Competition

Blessing Odesola has emerged winner of the Women and Girls Advancements and Resources Centre (WAG-ARC) bi-annual research competition, carried out amongst undergraduates in universities across Nigeria.

Blessing Odesola is a 22-year-old 400 level student of the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan.

Blessing Odesola, who is the student campus ambassador of a digital company, a co-host on a campus show on Inspiration 100.5 FM Ibadan and a student volunteer, wrote on the topic – Addressing Youth Marginalisation: A Link Between Youth Employment and Capacity Building as a Tool for Youth Development in Nigeria.

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Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu Wins 2020 Waislitz Global Citizen Award

Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu is one of the four winners of the 2020 Waislitz Global Citizen Award in the “water and sanitation” category for his innovation ‘ColdHubs’.

The Waislitz Global Citizen Award is an annual competition that rewards outstanding individuals who strive to reduce global poverty.

ColdHubs is a modular refrigeration chamber powered by solar energy.

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Team Recycle Rex Win Power Pitch Award In The 2020 Global Conrad Challenge Innovation Competition

Ojih Favour, Idris Elizabeth, Akalugwu Chibuzor & Eghahi Anthony from Team Recycle Rex, students of Government Science and Technical College, Garki Abuja have won the Power Pitch Award in the Global Conrad Challenge Innovation Competition and multiple undergraduate scholarships.

The Conrad Challenge is an annual innovation challenge designed for high school students between the ages of 13 – 18. The challenge is designed for participants to apply their knowledge of science and technology, engineering, and mathematics to solve real-world problems around them. The competition brings together about a thousand five hundred participants worldwide.

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