Category: Education & Innovation

James-Ibe Akunna has emerged the national winner of the 2020 African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) essay competition [Nigeria].

A statement from the office of the Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mallam Farouk Salim named the winners as James-Ibe Akunna who came tops with 66.31 percent, Eze Harrison Ebuka, 65.50 percent and Eze Samson Somtochukwu 65.47 percent. The top three students are of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).

Two other essays from Evan-Ibe S. Sobechi and Offor O. Christopher completed the five entries presented by Nigeria to ARSO for the continental competition.

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Gideon Ogungeyimi has emerged winner of 2020 ‘Most Outstanding Lockdown Teacher Competition’, organised by Educational Aid Global Initiative (Edu-Aid).

Gideon Ogungeyimi is an alumni of Teach for Nigeria (TFN), a non-government organisation.

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Oluwabunmi Anani has emerged winner of the 2020 Maltina Teacher of the Year Award organised by Nigeria Breweries through its flagship malt brand Maltina.

Oluwabunmi Anani, an English language teacher with Concordia College, Jimeta, Yola, Adamawa State received a total cash prize of 6.5 million Naira and capacity training abroad while a block of classrooms will be built for her school.

The winners were announced on October 16, 2020 at the grand finale of the 2020 Maltina Teacher of the year award ceremony event at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

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Winners have emerged in the inaugural edition of the Poets Factory World Poetry Day Competition in commemoration of World Poetry Day on March 21st.

The winners announced by Toluwani Obayan (daughter of former Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University; Lt. Professor Aize Obayan of blessed memory) are: 2nd runner up – Ehi Mark from Chrisland School Opebi, 1st runner up – Odinchezo Igboekwere from Victory Home School Ikeja, and the overall winner of the poetry competition went to Chinatu Nnodim from Canadian International School Surulere.

Among the awards received by the winner was the 1st place trophy, gold medal, certificate, free access to two Poem ebooks by Moyosola Olalekan, two hardcopy books, one-year scholarship into Poets Factory’s Virtual Poetry Club and an opportunity to be coached and mentored to write and publish a poem book in a year.

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Asubiojo Henry Olaoluwa, has emerged the best public secondary school teacher in Nigeria in the 2020 President’s Teachers and Schools Excellence Award.

Asubiojo Henry Olaoluwa is a teacher from Amoye Grammar School, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State.

Aliyu Alhasan from IPDI, Minna, and St. Joseph CRS school, Iboko Offot, Uyo, emerged first and second runners-up, respectively, in the 2020 public school teachers award.

Similarly, Istifanus Caroline, a teacher from ECWA. L. Crawford, Kaltungo, Gombe state, emerged the best private junior school teacher.

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Abosede Oyinlola Samson has emerged winner of the 2020 Osun State Independence Day essay competition organized by the Osun State government.

Abosede Oyinlola Samson, a 23-year-old and final year student of Chemical Engineering Department, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) was declared the winner of the competition on October 1, 2020 as Osun State celebrates Nigeria’s 60th anniversary.

Abosede Oyinlola Samson emerged winner amongst 756 other students who registered for the essay competition organized by the Ministry of Regional Integration and Special Duties (MRISD).

On behalf of the State Government of Osun, Abosede Oyinlola Samson was awarded a cash prize of ₦250,000, a laptop computer worth of ₦700,000, Airtel 100Gb Router  and documents of ownership to a plot of land.

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Femi-Lawal Victor has emerged the overall winner of the 2020 PositiveNaija essay competition, themed: The Purpose of Nigeria!

The 2020 PositiveNaija essay competition (July 1 – October 1, 2020) is purposed towards informing the world what genuinely gives confidence on the reason(s) why Nigeria exists as a country today for the good of Nigerians and humanity.

The PositiveNaija annual essay competition aims to encourage Nigerian patriotism, impactful scholarship, nation building, as well as inspire as a platform for excellence.

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