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Winners Of Euromoney Africa Awards For Excellence 2020

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) and Access Bank have emerged winners at the Euromoney Africa Awards for Excellence 2020.

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc was awarded the Euromoney Excellence in Leadership Africa Award, a premier award category set up to recognize banks around the world who are playing a pivotal role during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc was also named Nigeria’s Best Bank for a record 10th time.

Access Bank was awarded the Euromoney Africa’s Best Bank for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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2020 NanaBytez Cakes & Edibles Crossword Food Puzzle Event

The 2020 NanaBytez Cakes & Edibles Crossword Food Puzzle Event is promoted by NanaBytez Enterprise – a creative bakehouse and training academy with a focus on the production and sales of quality cakes, pastries and other edibles.

NanaBytez bakehouse, predominantly located in Asaba, Delta state, Nigeria, is also a supplier of baking equipment with nationwide delivery.

The 2020 NanaBytez Cakes & Edibles Crossword Food Puzzle Event is organised:

to promote worldwide awareness of and action for those who suffer from hunger and advocate for food security and nutritious diets for all in celebration of the World Food Day (October 16).
to promote the refreshing wide-ranging food, spice and drink culture in Nigeria.

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Baby Grubz Nigeria Wins 2020 SUN Pitch Competition For The Most Innovative Solution For Improved Nutrition

Oluwaseun Sangoleye, the founder of Baby Grubz Nigeria, has been crowned the winner and champion of the 2020 SUN Pitch Competition for the most innovative solution for improved nutrition.

Baby Grubz is a social enterprise in the nutrition space, processing all-natural cereals for children under five (5) years to tackle malnutrition, with a special focus on authentic African tastes made from locally sourced ingredients.

Oluwaseun Sangoleye wins a cash prize of $20,000 and a mentorship prize from BoP to digitalise her business.

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David Roluga Emerges Overall Winner Of Inaugural Save-A-Lot Media Mobile Classroom Monthly Quiz

David Roluga has emerged the overall winner of the maiden Save-A-Lot Media Mobile Classroom monthly quiz.

David Roluga is a senior secondary (SS) 3 student of Mayflower School, Ikenne, Ogun State.

Saffiyah Abdulhammed of Powerfield Group of School, Lagos State and Ibukunoluwa Arowosafe, Advanced Breed Comprehensive College, Ogun State were announced as first and second runners-up respectively during a winners’ party and media event held on Zoom on August 1st, 2020.

The top 20 students who emerged winners of the competition were awarded ₦20,000 cash prizes.

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Stephanie Busari Selected Into Yale World Fellow Program Class Of 2020

Stephanie Busari has been selected alongside twelve (12) others into the Class of 2020 for the annual Yale’s World Fellow Program.

The 2020 cohort include: Stephanie Busari, Sally Abi Khalil, Ambroise Brenier, Hamish Falconer, Ying Lun “Allen” FUNG, Mohammad “Musa” Mahmodi, Evan Mawarire, Mauro Mondello, Edwan Ngum Tah, Hyppolite Ntigurirwa, Jorge Soto, Jovitta Thomas, and Ann Thomas.

This cohort brings the total number of World Fellows since the program’s start in 2002 to 359 Fellows, representing 91 countries. This year marks the 19th cohort of World Fellows.

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Elizabeth Ayanacho And Iyeneobong Essien Named Among Malala Fund 2020 Game Changers Series

Elizabeth Ayanacho and Iyeneobong Essien have been named on the Malala Fund 2020 Game Changers Series.

Established by the Malala Fund co-founded by student and Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai, the Game Changers series focuses on incredible female athletes while raising awareness about missing indigenous women, advocating for girls to study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and speaking out for other para-athletes.

The 2020 Games Changers list comprises 30 female athletes selected from 24 countries and are described as “female athletes defying convention on and off the field around the world.”

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Dr. Christianah Bola Onigbogi Awarded Exceptional Service Award By Chartered Insurance Institute Of London [2020]

Dr. Christianah Bola Onigbogi has been awarded with the Exceptional Service Award by the Chartered insurance Institute of London [2020].

The notice of the distinguished Award was forwarded with a letter conveying the certificate and plaque to Bola Onigbogi (the President of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers – NCRIB) jointly signed by the President of the Institute, Nick Turner and the CEO, Sian Fisher to Onigbogi.

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