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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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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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