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The Power Of The Nigerian Self-Esteem! By Udeme Akpan

The Power Of The Nigerian Self-Esteem! By Udeme Akpan

Good day! My name is Udeme Akpan. I am a Nigerian. I am here to talk about the Nigerian self-esteem. The title of this video is the power of the Nigerian self-esteem. What is self-esteem? Self-esteem simply means the value of one’s self. How you value yourself. How worthy you see yourself. Self-respect, self-regard – that is what self-esteem means. It also means the value one placed on him or her -self. What is the source of the power of a Nigerian self-esteem? We have different nature of people and their self-esteem cannot actually be the same measure but there is something that holds those true. That gives us the sense of belonging; that gives us the sense of pride; that gives us the sense of value, respect and regard for our abilities and how we can excel. There are various aspect and source of this power.

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Estate Intel Wins 2019 Techpoint Build Pitch Storm

Estate Intel, an online platform that provides data, news and research for commercial real estate investors, has emerged the top startup at Pitch Storm 2019, thus winning $10,000 in equity-free prize money.

Pitch Storm is an annual startup competition and a core segment of Techpoint Build, an annual startup and SME event hosted by Techpoint Africa.

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Track Your Build Selected In Airbus Bizlab Africa4Future Accelerator Programme [2019]

Track Your Build has been selected among 10 African tech startups that will take part in the latest Airbus Bizlab Africa4Future Accelerator Programme.

Track Your Build provides aerial and resource data for construction and engineering projects. It identifies African tech entrepreneurs using innovative aerospace-based solutions to tackle the continent’s most pressing challenges such as transportation, agriculture and healthcare.

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Mbong Utibe Abasi Wins ICPC Anti-Corruption Essay Competition [2019]

Mbong Utibe Abasi from Imperial Secondary School, Eket, Akwa Ibom has won an Anti-Corruption Essay Competition organised by Independent Corrupt Practices & Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), in collaboration with Youth Alive Foundation.

Mbong Utibe Abasi emerged winner from 1,539 students who were mobilised in the clubs’ rejuvenation exercise out of which 392 drawn from Anti-Corruption Clubs in 126 Schools from Akwa Ibom, Kano, Lagos, River States, as well as Federal Capital Territory participated in the Essay Competition.

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Team Neptune Wins InterswitchSPAK 1.0 Innovation Challenge

Team Neptune, a group of nine teenage students have emerged winners of the InterswitchSPAK 1.0 Innovation Challenge, for collaborating to develop a technological solution towards providing Nigerians with easier access to National Health Insurance.

Team Neptune, made up of nine SS2 students, were mentored by the trio of Princess Edo-Osagie, Inalegwu Alogwu and Abiodun Adebisi. They were tasked to: “propose a solution that promotes an all-inclusive health insurance scheme in Nigeria, leveraging technology”. The team’s health solution, which incorporated the current National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), makes provision for web doctors for policy holders with access to the internet and tele-medicine option for those without access to the internet.

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Winners Of 2019 Youth Digest Campus Journalism Awards

Winners have emerged at the 2019 Youth Digest Campus Journalism Awards organised to celebrate campus journalists across Nigeria.

The second edition of the awards, which received 241 entries out of which 30 finalists emerged, was organised by Youth Digest magazine in partnership with CISLAC and supported by Global Affairs Canada (GAC).

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