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Maduafokwa Egoagwuagwu Agnes Emerges Overall Best Candidate In 2020 JAMB Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)

Maduafokwa Egoagwuagwu Agnes has emerged the overall best candidate in the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) as revealed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

Miss Maduafokwa Egoagwuagwu Agnes emerged as the candidate with the highest score of 365 out of 400.

She is the President of the Maths Club, and the 1st Assistant Head Girl of Louisville Girls High School Ijebu-Itele in Ogun State.

She wants to study Engineering, where she can apply mathematical concepts in solving societal challenges.

She wrote her UTME on March 14th 2020 in St Michael Otedola Education Centre in Epe, Lagos State.

Miss Maduafokwa Egoagwuagwu Agnes scored 72 in Use of English, 99 in Mathematics, 99 in Physics and 95 in Chemistry 95.

Miss Maduafokwa Egoagwuagwu applied to study Industrial Production Engineering at the prestigious University of Ibadan, Oyo State.

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WHO Certifies Wild Polio Virus Free Status Of Nigeria

The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Nigeria as free of wild polio, following the completion of documentation for the free status.

Polio is a viral disease, that is transmitted from person to person, mainly through a faecal-oral route or, less frequently, through contaminated water or food, and multiplies inside the intestines.

There is no cure for polio, but the disease can be prevented through administration of a simple and effective vaccine. That is why efforts are underway across every country to rapidly boost immunity levels in children and protect them from polio paralysis.

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Winners Of 2020 SystemSpecs Children’s Day Essay Competition

Winners have emerged in the 2020 SystemSpecs Children’s Day essay competition with entries received from public and private secondary schools in Nigeria.

The competition was organised to create opportunities for children from ages nine to 16 to share innovative ideas capable of driving the attainment of a sustainable, technology-driven economy in Nigeria, which would be the pride of Africa.

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Victor Ehikhamenor Named 2020 National Artist In Residence At Neon Museum, USA

Victor Ehikhamenor has been named as the Neon Museum’s 2020 National Artist in Residence in the United States of America.

Mr. Victor Ehikhamenor was selected from a pool of 110 applicants.

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Online Competitions To Promote And Celebrate The Dreams, Legacies And Gifts Of Loved Ones, Organizations And Businesses On PositiveNaija [Nigeria And Nigerians]

PositiveNaija is pleased to inform Nigeria and Nigerians of its flagship service, which promotes, celebrates and honors the dreams, legacies, and gifts of estimable individuals, organizations, businesses and loved ones via online competitions in a personalized (in the entity’s name), educative and engaging manner.

The service is aimed at providing a lifetime value of fulfilment, strategic visibility and publicity to the legacy or dreams (and even gifts) of an entity by empowering others through the principles of competitiveness, sustainability and excellence.

Think of it as a street named after you, your loved ones, businesses or organisations – but this street is much better because it is global and accessible!

This can be used in various ways and not limited to the following:

  • Individuals: as gifts for birthdays, appreciation, anniversaries, memorials, etc.
  • Organizations and businesses: to communicate activities or programmes or values or products/services, anniversaries, etc.
  • Countries: to celebrate cultures, diplomatic relations, independence/anniversaries, etc.

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Pete Edochie Awarded African Film Legend Award At The African Film Festival (TAFF) 2020

Pete Edochie has been honoured with the African Film Legend award at the 2020 The African Film Festival (TAFF) for his role in the development of the film industry in Africa.

The African Film Festival (TAFF), which held from June 2, through June 6, 2020, in Dallas, United States of America, was screened live online.

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Soyombo Fisayo Recognized At 2020 Anthony Lewis Prize For Exceptional Rule Of Law Journalism

Soyombo Fisayo has received an honorable mention in the 2020 Anthony Lewis Prize for Exceptional Rule of Law Journalism.

Soyombo Fisayo is an investigative journalist and former Editor of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR).

Announcing winners of the award in Washington, D.C. on 2nd of June 2020, the World Justice Project (WJP) listed Soyombo among three individual journalists and three reporting teams “in recognition of their extraordinary reporting on rule of law issues”.

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