Project Afrilingo Wins 2022 World Summit On Information Society (WSIS) Hackathon

Project Afrilingo has emerged winner of the 2022 World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Hackathon ICTs for indigenous languages held in partnership with the International Decade of Indigenous Languages.

The project is interested in the intersections of technology, media and Ekpeye language preservation. The Ekpeye people are an Igbo subgroup living in the Ahoada regions of Rivers state, Nigeria.

The winning team for Project Afrilingo comprising of Franca Umasoye Igwe, Carl Osimiri and Noah Edet included the creation of a gaming app (prototype) to learn about Indigenous languages and cultures.

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Winners Of Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) Stories At 2022 dRPC Awards

Winners of the Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) Stories have emerged at the 2022 development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) awards held in Abuja.

Four journalists emerged winners in the competition organised by the development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) and sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation after holding a training programme for selected journalists.

Winners from the print, online, and broadcast categories received cash prizes and certificates of award.

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Didam Jonah Duniya Wins 2022 GoNigeria English Rap Challenge

Didam Jonah Duniya has emerged winner of the 2022 GoNigeria English Rap Challenge and receives the cash grand prize of one million Naira.

Austin Onah and Foster Chima emerged first and second runners-up respectively and received cash prizes of ₦600,000 and ₦400,000.

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Annette Echikunwoke Receives PACEsetter Award From Linder College Of Business [2022]

Annette Echikunwoke has received the PACEsetter Award 2022 from the University of Cincinnati’s Linder College of Business presented on March 3, 2022.

This award is presented to an alumni who practices and sets the PACE for success in both their professional and personal lives.

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Franca Ovadje Awarded Harambee 2022 Prize

Franca Ovadje has been awarded the Harambee 2022 Prize award for the promotion and equality of African women, her academic and professional merits, as well as for her great social works.

The executive committee of Harambee Spain gave Ovadje the award in recognition of her work for over 20 years in promoting female entrepreneurs and leadership skills development among female undergraduates, which she has been doing voluntarily.

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‘Yemi Adamolekun Wins 2022 Global Citizen Prize Award

‘Yemi Adamolekun, the Executive Director of Enough is Enough, has been announced as one of the winners of the 2022 Global Citizen Prize Award.

According to Global Citizen, an international advocacy organisation, the Global Citizen Prize: Citizen Award 2022 and Cisco Youth Leadership Award recognises individuals for their efforts in shaping the world, poverty eradication, and the sustained impact they have created in their work of fighting for social justice.

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Dr. Geoffrey Orajekwe Receives 2022 Dynamic Leader Award Of Excellence

Dr. Geoffrey Orajekwe, the Chief Medical Director, New Nigeria Hospital, Kirikiri Town, Apapa Lagos, has been recognized with an award of excellence in dynamic leadership by Pan African Youth Development Centre.

The award recognizes Dr. Geoffrey Orajekwe’s immense contributions to the well-being of the sick and the community in general.

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