Category: Education & Innovation

Kingsley Osamede, has won the annual oil and gas essay competition organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).

An undergraduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State, Kingsley Osamede, 20-year-old Osamede, is a 200-level student of Medicine and Surgery at the university.

The undergraduate, who aims to become a specialist consultant after his MBBS degree, was rewarded with a cash prize of ₦500,000, a laptop and a plaque.

Kingsley Osamede overcame Augustine Ekele, a 200-level student of Dentistry and Dental Surgery at UNIBEN; Victory Williams of Federal University, Otuoke; Elizabeth Ezekiel, a student of Medicine and Surgery, Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma and Mayeroghene Obodoya of Delta State University, Abraka, to win the coveted award.

Osamede, overjoyed by the win and prize, vowed to rescind his earlier decision to travel abroad to practice after his graduation, saying he now discovered that a lot of opportunities abound in Nigeria.

The winner, who read the winning essay to the admiration of the audience, advocated local content in every sector of the country’s economy in order to drive sustainable growth and development of the country.

In his welcome address, the Project Consultant, Mr. Eyinimi Omorozi, commended the management of NCDMB for organising the competition.

He said the project was intended to promote academic excellence among university and polytechnic students.

He also said  it was aimed at creating awareness for Nigerians, especially the youth who are the real drivers of the Nigerian content initiative to build local capacities and competencies for indigenous participation in the oil and gas industry and develop the talent to create value from that opportunity.

He said the whole idea was institutionalised in line with the established mandate of the NCDMB to partner other organisations to organise conferences, workshops, seminars, training and other public education fora to further the attainment of the goal of developing Nigerian content.

In his remarks, the Chairman of the occasion and Commissioner for Education, Bayelsa State, Mr. Jonathan Obuebite, said capacity development was imperative in developing the country.

In his words:

“Today I am happy that we have come to develop using the essay competition, the mind of our young ones who definitely will take over from us as the future of our great country.”

Professor Yemi Osinbajo has conferred the 2017 Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) award on Professor Adesoji Adesina and Mr. Bruce Onobrakpeya at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

85 -year-old Professor Bruce Onobrakpeya is the winner of Nigerian National Order of Merit Award in Humanity 2017.

In the course of his enchanting career as an artist, Onobrakpeya has held more than one hundred art exhibitions.

The first of which took place in Ughelli in 1959.

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Chinasa Ufodu has emerged the overall best graduating student of University of Nigeria, Nsukka from department of Pharmacy with a CGPA of 4.903 on scale of 5.00.

Miss Chinelo Okafor also emerged the best graduating student (Faculty of Health Science) at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) [2017].

She graduated with a first class in the department of Medical Rehabilitation.

Miss Chinelo Okafor is the Best graduating student in the Faculty of Health Science & Technology, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.

Miss Chinelo Okafor received several Awards for her excellent academic performance at the Award ceremony held at Princess Alexandra Auditorium, UNN.

The awards were presented to her by the Vice Chancellor of University of Nigeria, Professor Benjamin Ozumba.

Bilyak Consulting Firm has launched the application mAcademy – www.mylearningacademy.com in Abuja.

Bilyak Consulting Firm developed mAcademy – a mobile application that enables students, teachers, and parents access past questions of school and professional examinations, curricula and other key information in the education sector.

A representative of the firm, Oladayo Pelumi, said the platform will ensure availability of quality learning through online courses and assessment to a vast number of Nigerians.

He said the application will bridge the educational and learning gap, noting that it will ensure that quality learning reaches all individuals in all walks of life at an affordable cost.

According to him, the e-learning platform is for learners and teachers. He said teachers can upload their contents on the platform for students to access “at [₦]100 for seven days. It cuts across about 98 categories and over 400 courses in various areas for all ages and professions.”

Mr. Pelumi said the application has been endorsed by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Open University of the United Kingdom.

In the words of Mr. Oladayo Pelumi:

“The school curriculum is according to NERDC standard.

Recently, we are all aware of the pass rate of teachers in the public sector; it was quite poor and we cannot send them back home, we have to train them.

The Teacher Education For Sub-Sahara Africa, TESA, module is on the platform to retrain the teachers.”

According to Hadiza Mohammed, a co-founder of the firm:

“Everything is moving to technology and we decided to come up with this product where education should be moved to a phone. We feel the launch will give us the government endorsement that we need.”

Madu Caro from the Federal Ministry of Education said the application will help improve the education sector.

Miss Olasubomi Gbenjo, a 15-year-old student of Good Shepherd Schools, Meiran in Lagos State, has emerged winner of the 2017 Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Essay Competition.

Olasubomi Gbenjo, an SSS 3 student, emerged winner out of the 10,100 entries received from the Senior Secondary Schools category.

She won the competition with her outstanding essay entitled: “Investors Education Critical to Investors’ Participation in the Capital Market’’.

She received a ₦250,000 worth of shares, ₦500,000 scholarship for university education, a laptop, certificate of participation, three sets of computer, a printer and headlining the closing of the stock market.

Also, Master Opeyeoluwa Olanipeku, a student of Orita-Mefa Baptist Model College, Ibadan, Oyo State, came second, while Miss Oluchi Chuwkuemeka, a student of Notre Dame Girls Academy, Amoyo from Kwara, won the third prize.

Olanipeku received ₦200,000 worth of shares, ₦400,000 scholarship for university education, while Chuwkuemeka got ₦150 worth of shares and ₦300, 000 scholarship.

Each of them also got a laptop, a set of computer and trophy in addition to the cash reward.

According to Miss Olasubomi Gbenjo:

“I want to study Law in the university because of my love for reading and writing.

The competition spurred me to do a lot of research, because I was not too conversant with the topic, but I gave it my best.

At the moment, I feel blank, but I am really excited.

Above all, I am thankful to God Almighty for making this possible.

I also thank the Nigerian Stock Exchange for this initiative and to my parents for always supporting me and my passion for writing.

The award will motivate me to reach for the stars; I know now that I am a winner and whatever I put my mind to, I can actually achieve it.

Giving your best places you in a position to get the best.”

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Essay Competition started in 2000.

This is to challenge the senior secondary students to develop the personal financial skills needed to make real-work financial decisions with confidence and deep understanding of opportunities, consequences and benefits.

The competition is a financial literacy initiative aimed at bridging the gap between the classroom learning and practical knowledge required for long term personal financial planning.

Its overall goal is to develop a culture of wealth creation among youths toward building a financially savvy generation.

Master Yusuf Hassan and Miss Faith Toun-Agbai have won the keenly contested first prize of the 2017 Lafarge National Literacy Competition, which was held in Lagos State.

Yusuf Hassan is a pupil at Eso Nerie Primary School in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State while Faith Toun-Agbai attends Eguare Primary School in Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State.

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated the pupils saying that their triumph in the competition would inspire other students across the state to aspire to great heights in their educational pursuit.

He further said that the feat showcases the boundless spirit of healthy competition among pupils in the state and reaffirms his administration’s commitment to discovering more talent in the state through the various educational initiatives.

According to the Governor:

“The performances of the pupils underscore the effort of the state government to deliver quality education. Even with outings such as this, we are not resting on our oars in the state. There are ongoing reforms at the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to ensure that more pupils in Edo State continue to come tops in competitions such as this.”

At the regional level of the same competition, the pupils were feted by Governor Obaseki and got cash prizes when they emerged overall winners.