The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has been awarded the 2018 Africa Food Prize award for leadership and innovation in finding solutions to major concerns affecting Africa’s agriculture sector.
The award was given during the just concluded African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Kigali. It consists of $100,000 cash prize and a trophy of recognition.
Nala, Virtual Identity and Wallet.ng have emerged winners of the 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge at a ceremony held in Lome, Togo.
Nala, based in Tanzania, a mobile money application that works offline, beat the ten other finalists to emerge as the winner of the competition. Virtual Identity from South Africa and Wallet.ng from Nigeria emerged first and second runners-up.
The three startups won cash prizes worth $10,0000, $7,000 and $5,000 respectively.
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Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri and Egypt’s Dina Meshref emerge winners of the men and women’s singles event at the 2018 ITTF African Championships in Mauritius.
According to a statement by ATTF-Africa, Aruna Quadri did not drop a point from the first round until the final to win his first African Championships title.
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Essay Topic: The Love of a Nigerian!
Objective: Informing the world what genuinely makes Nigeria and Nigerians kind, cooperative, tolerant and well-meaning towards one another and humanity today.
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Marianne Olaleye, a Nigerian photographer has emerged winner after her selection in the Portrait of Britain shortlist for her portrait of Aisha.
The British Journal of Photography organises the photography competition, which is all about inclusivity, celebrating differences and similarities in the United Kingdom.
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The Nigeria men’s table tennis team have emerged champions at the International Table Tennis Federation, ITTF, African championship in Mauritius.
Aruna Quadri led Nigeria to a 3-1 victory over Egypt in the final of the men’s team event.
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Kolawole Tomisin and Erioluwa Morenikeji, from the University of Ibadan have emerged 1st prize winners of ₦1.5 million for their initiative – Vinsighte, in the Union Bank Campus Innovation Challenge held in Lagos.
Vinsighte is a health technology project that makes use of technology to help blind and visually impaired persons live a happier, more comfortable life.
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