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Winners Of CBN Sustainability Awards 2019

Winners have emerged at the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Sustainability Awards at its 2019 Bankers Committee Gala Night held in Ogere, Ogun State, Nigeria.

Organised by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the two-day retreat was themed “Delivering Inclusive Growth: Leveraging Digital Finance” and  brought together chief executives of commercial banks and other stakeholders in the financial services industry to articulate and strategise on initiatives for economic development and specific growth imperatives of the financial system.

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Marylove Edwards And Canice Abua Win NTF International Junior Championship

Marylove Edwards and Canice Abua have emerged winners of the first leg of the NTF International Junior Championship held in Abuja.

In the ladies singles, top seed, Marylove Edwards overcame Blanche Minet of Ivory Coast 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 to win the girls’ title while Canice Abua edged Musa Mohammed 7-6, 6-3 in an all-Nigeria affair to claim the boys’ title.

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Adesile Lawal Emerges Best Graduating Student At Federal University Of Technology Akure (FUTA) [2018/2019]

Adesile Lawal has emerged as the overall best graduating student for the 2018/2019 academic session at Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA).

Adesile Lawal of the Department of Physiology, School of Health and Health Technology, graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.92.

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Taidob College Abeokuta Wins 2019 African Company Of The Year Competition

Taidob College Abeokuta representing Nigeria, emerges as the most awarded group at the 2019 African Company of the Year competition in Ghana.

Taidob College Abeokuta emerged winners of the 2019 National Company of the Year Competition (NCOY) organised by the Junior Achievement Nigeria and sponsored by First Bank of Nigeria Limited.

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Adeola Oluwakemi Ayoola Awarded 2019 Excellent International Student In China

Adeola Oluwakemi Ayoola has won the prestigious 2019 China Excellent International Students award.

Adeola Oluwakemi Ayoola, an alumna of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) is currently undergoing her Ph.D. programme in Primate Genomic Conservation and Evolution in Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Adeola Oluwakemi Ayoola is the only African Female Student with that distinction in a pool of 40 international students who won the award organized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Runcie Chidebe Awarded 2020 IVLP Alumni Award for Social Innovation And Change

Runcie Chidebe has emerged recipient of the 2020 Global Ties U.S. International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Alumni Award for Social Innovation and Change.

Runcie is a health advocate, civil society activist, and a leading voice in making cancer control a national health priority in Nigeria. His many accomplishments include launching trainings for oncology care, volunteer mentorships, establishing breast cancer support groups, and advocating for improved cancer care and mandatory health insurance. He also led campaigns to establish the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment through an act of the Nigerian Parliament, and sits on several committees to ensure its implementation, as well as other programs for cancer prevention.

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Samuel Miracle Wins 2019 World Chinese Bridge Competition

Samuel Miracle has emerged winner of the 2019 World Chinese Bridge Language Competition held in Henan Province.

Samuel Miracle won over 120 competitors from 105 countries in the world.

The Chinese embassy in Abuja, presented Samuel Miracle as winner with the award winner pledging to solve Nigeria’s electricity challenge after completing the scholarship he won to study Engineering in China.

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