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Winners Of 2019 Go Global Africa Programme [Nigeria]

Winners have emerged at the 2019 Go Global Africa Programme hosted by the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos, Nigeria.

The winning Nigerian entrepreneurs are:

RemindMe, an app by Innovation corner that would use USSD and text to remind new mothers of vaccination dates;
Piggybank, an automates savings and investment solution;
Social Lender; a money lending solution that uses social media platforms;
Thriveagric, a program that lowers the entry barrier for people willing to invest in agriculture by connecting farmers to crowdsourced finance;
Helium Health; a hospital management software;
Helpmum; an app that provides healthcare information to combat maternal and infant mortality;
eTrash2Cash; an online platform that will help low income & marginalised women earn & save cash benefits for gathering trash for recycling.

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Oluwatobi Akinpelu Develops History Learning App “Gingered”

Oluwatobi Akinpelu has developed a history learning app called “Gingered”, which educates users on history using a Today in History model.

The historical events sometimes date as far back as 700 AD. The history learning app also dates the birthdays and various achievements of prominent personalities around the world.

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Akachukwu Anumudu Wins 2019 InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition

Akachukwu Anumudu of Apostolic Faith Secondary School, Anthony, Lagos, has emerged winner of the first edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition held in Lagos.

The 16-year-old on February 9, 2019, beat eight other contestants in an intense quiz session to win the grand prize of ₦7.5 million worth of tertiary education scholarship spread over five years, a laptop and a monthly stipend during the course of the scholarship.

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Media Platforms Focusing On Good Or Positive News Stories About Nigeria And Nigerians

Media Platforms Focusing On Good Or Positive News Stories About Nigeria And Nigerians

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PositiveNaija

PositiveNaija just as the name implies, is dedicated to informing the world on the positive progress and excellence associated with Nigeria and Nigerians in every field of humanity. It aims to gradually but firmly establish in the consciousness of Nigerians the practicability and possibility of their hopes, aspirations, passions, goals and success by adhering to the principles of hardwork, accountability, justice, love, unity, critical thinking as well as other relevant positive values.

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The Benefits Or Advantages Of Good Or Positive News For Nigeria & Nigerians

The Benefits Or Advantages Of Good Or Positive News For Nigeria & Nigerians

Positive thinking

Positive or good news for Nigeria and Nigerians enhances positive thinking, which produces positive speaking and consequently, possesses the power to produce good and positive output or results. The appreciation of good news associated with Nigeria and Nigerians has the power to therefore instill a mindset of possibilities, creativity and confidence towards the future. Thus, one of the ways to create positive thinking and results is by making positive information more prevalent in Nigeria.

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Reasons Why Many Nigerians Lack Interest For Good Or Positive News On Nigeria & Nigerians

Reasons Why Many Nigerians Lack Interest For Good Or Positive News On Nigeria & Nigerians

“To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralized nation tells demoralized stories to itself.”

– Ben Okri

False Stereotype

Many Nigerians have been stereotyped to believe that every challenge is peculiar to Nigeria. They have failed to understand that every standing nation had their share of hard times. Unfortunately, this notion has sunk deep into the minds of a number of young Nigerians spurring an uninterested feeling towards the positivity of the country.

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Publiseer Wins 2019 Startup World Cup Nigeria Regional Competition

Publiseer has emerged winner of the 2019 Startup World Cup Nigeria Regional Competition, which took place at the Civic Hive in Lagos.

The Startup World Cup is global startup pitch competition, which is held by Silicon Valley based venture capital firm Fenox VC, with a $1 million investment prize. The global startup pitch competition offers entrepreneurship opportunities for early-stage startups around the world.

This year’s Nigerian regional finals had Passion Incubator as its exclusive regional partner. It had a pitch session with 10 early stage startups.

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