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Winners Of Akwa Ibom State Council Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Awards 2018

Winners have emerged at the Akwa Ibom State Council Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Awards 2018 held in Uyo where prizes were given out to journalists for their professional works for the year 2018.

Cletus Ukpong, an assistant editor with PREMIUM TIMES who covers Nigeria’s South-south for the newspaper, won the Major Alexander Akpabio Ukut’s Investigative Reporter/Journalist of the Year for his investigative series on the decay of public schools in Akwa Ibom State.

He received a plaque, cash, and a gift from the NUJ.

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Nuhu Ribadu Wins Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani International Anti-Corruption Excellence (ACE) Award 2018

Nuhu Ribadu, is among eight individuals and organisations recognised at the Third annual Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani International Anti-Corruption Excellence (ACE) Award 2018.

The pioneer chairman of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu with honorees from Asia, America, Africa, Oceania and Europe were recognised for their role in curtailing corruption at an event held Friday in Putrajaya, Malaysia.

Nuhu Ribadu and Leonard Frank McCarthy emerged the two winners in the category of Anti-Corruption Lifetime Achievement.

Held to coincide with International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9, the winners were presented their award by Tamim Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar; Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad; the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov; and the Qatari Attorney General Ali Al-Marri.

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Voting Proceedings: 2018 PositiveNaija Video Contest

2018 PositiveNaija Video Contest Voting Proceedings (Top 3)

Topic: The Power of the Nigerian Self-Esteem!

Objective: Inform the world through your video, what genuinely makes Nigeria and Nigerians collectively trust, delight and succeed in their own worth or abilities today.

2018 PositiveNaija Video Contest Voting Proceedings

Vote the Video(s) that best represents 'The Power of the Nigerian Self-Esteem!'

  • Mafeni Praise (88%, 3,093 Votes)
  • Felix Emmanuel (8%, 280 Votes)
  • Udeme Akpan (4%, 126 Votes)

Total Voters: 3,499

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*Anyone can vote | You can vote multiple times | *Poll logging method is by cookies |Voting period: 17-12-2018 (10:00 am) – 23-12-2018 (11:00 pm) [GMT +1]

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Winners Of PZ Cussons 2018 Chemistry Challenge Competition

Winners have emerged in the PZ Cussons 2018 Chemistry Challenge competition at its head office in Lagos.

Tadese Fatai, the overall winner was awarded the grand prize of ₦1 million, a trophy and a gold medal. His Chemistry teacher received ₦250,000 and a plaque. PZ Cussons also equipped the Chemistry laboratory of the winning school Abibat Mogaji Millennium Secondary School with premium equipment.

Adegoke Pelumi, New Hall International School, who emerged first runner-up was presented with a cheque of ₦750,000 and a silver medal.

Second runner-up, Iwuala Chibuzor, also of Abibat Millennium Senior Secondary School, Agege got ₦500,000 and a bronze medal.

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Team TechVault Wins NIBSS Hackathon Challenge 2018

Team TechVault has emerged overall winner of the Nigerian Inter-bank Settlement System, NIBSS Hackathon Challenge 2018.

Team Petram and Team PayBeans emerged second and third positions respectively out of the thirteen groups that participated in the challenge.

The grand finale, which held in Lagos had winners receiving ₦1 million, ₦2 million and ₦3 million for the 3rd, 2nd and 1st Prize respectively.

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Guaranty Trust Bank Plc Wins Bank Of The Year Nigeria At The 2018 The Banker’s Bank Of The Year Awards

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has won the award for Bank of the Year Nigeria for the second year in a row at The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards held on November 29, 2018 at the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane, London, United Kingdom.

Guaranty Trust Bank Sierra Leone Ltd, a subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank), was also recognized as the Bank of the Year Sierra Leone.

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Covenant University Wins 2018 All-Nigeria Universities Debating Championship (ANUDC)

Covenant University (CU) has emerged the overall winner of the 2018 All-Nigeria Universities Debating Championship (ANUDC) hosted by the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) between September 23rd and 29th, 2018.

At the competitive tournament, the body that coordinates championships among Nigerian universities, the ANUDC led by Dr. Ndubuisi Oswagwu of the University of Calabar, adjudged Covenant University as the overall winner of the prestigious national inter-varsity championship, having beaten Imo State University and host, University of Ilorin to the second and third positions respectively.

Also winning individual awards and medals were Dominic Dominic and Jenny Odjugo, who emerged among the Best Debaters at the Championship.

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