Category: Education & Innovation

Dagona Usman Umar has emerged winner of the Imagine National Chemistry Competition 2019/2020 [Nigeria].

He won $400,000 at the Imagine Chemistry International Akzo Nobel Competition 2020/2021 (round 2) with a score of 392 (out of (500).

The topic of discussion was “Pushing the frontiers of sustainable innovations through complex ions and coordination compounds”.

Dagona obtained NCE in Chemistry Education at Yobe State Umar Suleiman Collage of Education in Gashua town. He is a student of the Federal University Gashua, Umar Suleiman College Of Education Gashua.

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15-year-old Snow George of Starville School, Abuja has emerged winner of the 2020 MTN mPulse Spelling Bee competition.

Snow George received a two million Naira scholarship, a laptop, smartphone and mPulse goody bag.

The competition, which commenced in October 2020 witnessed participation from over 16,000 children aged 9-15 across the country.

Snow George emerged winner at a keenly contested finale recently in the final round, over Ansel Ifelaja of MasterHill College with the correct spelling of the word “Doraphobia”.

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New Phase, Brookstone Secondary School, Rivers State, has emerged the overall winner of the National Company of the Year Competition (NCOY) organised by the Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN).

Amazing Amazons, Government Girls Secondary School, Abaji, Abuja, emerged first runner-up, and Jikoru, Alvana Secondary School, Owerri, Imo State became the second runner-up.

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Team MUDA has won the $15,000 Education Category prize of the 2020 Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge 2.0.

Team MUDA provides basic education classes for vulnerable children and youths in Borno state, Nigeria.

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Dr. Kudus Adebayo has emerged winner of the 2020 Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS) Rahamon Bello Award for Best PhD thesis in African and Diaspora Studies.

Professor Muyiwa Falaiye, Director, Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos announced the award on November 30, 2020 in a Zoom meeting.

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14-year-old Eshiet Abasiekeme of Bright Stars Model Secondary School, Akwa Ibom state has emerged the overall winner of the 2020 edition of the UBA Foundation National Essay Competition.

Eshiet Abasiekeme received an educational grant of ₦2.5 million to study in any African university of her choice. She will also be supported throughout her educational career and beyond with constant mentoring by the UBA Foundation.

The second prize was awarded to 14-year-old Mofuluwake Adesanya of Spring Forte-Lead College Lagos State, who won a ₦2,000,000 educational grant, whilst the third prize of ₦1,500,000 went to Abdulganiyy Habeeba, 16 years old. Abdulganiyy attends the International School, University of Lagos.

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Abasiekeme Edet has emerged overall winner of the 2020 Nigerian Content Development And Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Essay Competition.

The 4th edition of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Annual National Undergraduate Nigerian Content Essay Competition Award and Prize giving ceremony was held in virtually on November 5, 2020.

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