March 2019 – Geographical matching and identification of driving factors of the positive progress and excellence of Nigeria and Nigerians
*We have noted ‘the courage and drive for distinction’ of Nigeria and Nigerians as fundamental factors of all positive progress achieved.
| No. | Titles of Positive News | Category | Driving Factor 1 | Driving Factor 2 | Location:
Nigeria |
Location:
Abroad |
| 1. | Adeola Ogunmola Sowemimo Becomes First Nigerian Female Pilot At Qatar Airways | Science and Technology | – | – | – | Yes |
| 2. | AMPZ Wins Lagos Edition Of The MEST Africa Pitch Competition [2019] | Science and Technology |
To encourage talents to curate their sports profile, showcase and connect to the right audience. |
– | Yes | – |
| 3. | Peter Nkanga Wins 2019 Jamal Khashoggi Award For Courageous Journalism [Nigeria] | Art, Media and Entertainment | To encourage press freedom and protection of human right defenders. | – | Yes | – |
| 4. | Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Listed In Transparency International “Anti-Corruption Fighters” | Leadership & Diplomacy | To stop corruption and promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of society. | – | Yes | – |
| 5. | Winners Of Jumia Travel Third Edition Nigeria Travel Awards | Business and Economy | To raise the service delivery bar in the Nigeria travel/hospitality industry, and encourage all hotels and airlines in the country to offer the highest quality of service to their customers. | – | Yes | – |
| 6. | Nigerian Students Team Emerge Joint Winners Of Sub-Saharan Regional Finals Of 2019 Huawei ICT Competition | Science and Technology | To further improve ICT development in Nigeria and knowledge transfer. | – | – | Yes |
| 7. | Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi Emerge 2019 Commonwealth Young Person Of The Year | Health & Environment | To put an end to sexual violence in the world. | – | – | Yes |
| 8. | Basheer Salisu Named First Female Nigerian Referee At The 2019 U-17 AFCON | Sports | To develop women’s football. | – | – | Yes |
| 9. | Aroloye Numbere Wins World Championship 2018 In Environmental Sciences (Precipitation) | Health & Environment | To advance scientific research and impact on the environment. | – | – | Yes |
| 10. | Nkete Obidimuso Wins 2018 National ICT Olympiad Competition | Education and Innovation | To develop healthy competitive skills and improve academic self-esteem. | – | Yes | – |
| 11. | Conclusion Of The 2019 PositiveNaija Newscast Contest | Art, Media and Entertainment | To promote media professionalism in Nigeria, advance original Nigerian storytelling, and encourage Nigerian patriotism. | – | Yes | – |
| 12. | Eunice Gordon Osagiede Awarded USA Congress Woman Of Excellence Award 2019 | Religion, Social Values & Empowerment | To alleviate poverty for widows, the orphans and the less privilege. | – | – | Yes |
| 13. | Emelife Stella Chinelo Sets Record At University of Mysore, India | Education and Innovation | To attain academic excellence. | – | – | Yes |
| 14. | Tanitoluwa Adewumi Wins New York State Chess Championship | Sports | To be the youngest grandmaster. | – | – | Yes |
| 15. | Wecyclers Wins 2019 King Baudouin African Development Prize | Health & Environment | To promote the value of recycling and help improve lives and the environment. | Innovation, perseverance and originality. | Yes | – |
| 16. | Winners Of 2019 Rotary Spelling Bee Competition | Education and Innovation | To promote learning and vocabulary. | – | Yes | – |
| 17. | Adebayo Alonge’s RxAll Wins 2019 BNP Paribas Group DeepTech Prize | Science and Technology | To identify, eradicate fake drugs and assess general drug quality. | – | – | Yes |
| 18. | Oyeyimika Adeboye Appointed As Managing Director At Cadbury Nigeria | Leadership & Diplomacy | To promote gender equality, diversity and inclusion. | – | Yes | – |
| 19. | Nigeria Qualifies For First Under-19 Cricket World Cup | Sports | To make a history-defining progress. | – | – | Yes |
| 20. | Bala Magaji Emerge NOUN Best Graduating Student [2018/2019] | Education and Innovation | Hard work and sacrifice. | – | Yes | – |
| 21. | 3,050 Entrepreneurs Win 5th Cycle Of The TEF Entrepreneurship Programme
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Business and Economy | To promote entrepreneurial talent. | – | – | Yes |
| 22. | Emmanuel Amuneke Guides Tanzania To AFCON After 39 Years | Sports | – | – | – | Yes |
| 23. | Moruf Adegesin & Evelyn Oyome Win 7th Sovereign Trust Insurance Golf Open | Sports | – | – | Yes | – |
| 24. | Bello Ayomide Emmanuel Wins Nigeria’s First Ever Sailing Gold Medal At The 2019 Open International Canoe Sprint Championship | Sports | To make Nigeria proud. | – | – | Yes |
| 25. | Winners Of 2019 CBN EPIS Efficiency Awards | Business and Economy | To promote objective analysis of all E-payments data collated by NIBSS over a full calendar year. | – | Yes | – |
| 26. | SPE FUTO Wins 2019 PetroQuiz Competition | Education and Innovation | – | – | Yes | – |
| 27. | Ayo Dada & Olamide Oladeji Emerge Stanford University’s 2019 Knight-Hennessy Scholars | Education and Innovation | To develop both the depth and range of subject expertise to confront the numerous grand challenges and opportunities of the future. | – | – | Yes |
| 28. | Adeagbo Simidele Selected As 2019 World Fellow At Yale University | Leadership & Diplomacy | To make the world a better place. | – | – | Yes |
| 29. | Abuja Almat Wins Majekodunmi Cup Of GTB 2019 Lagos International Polo Tournament | Sports | – | – | – | Yes |
| 30. | Sandra Olubukunola Popoola Awarded Order Of The British Empire (OBE) | Religion, Social Values & Empowerment | To empower future generations to live in a country without frontiers, free to move, and to exchange ideas without any barrier. | – | – | Yes |
| 31. | 4 Nigerian Students Win Bronze At 2019 International Festival Of Engineering, Science & Technology (I-FEST) Competition | Science and Technology | To assist young people with the opportunity to bring innovation to the fore in the world of technology. | – | – | Yes |
| 32. | Peter Seunara Arotiba Emerges Best Overall WASSCE Candidate In West Africa [May/June 2018] | Education and Innovation | –
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– | – | Yes |
| 33. | Theresa Ojekou Ibas & Osahon Uhuangho Win Finance Monthly FinTech Awards 2019 | Business and Economy | To drive FinTech forward. | – | Yes | – |
| 34. | Nigerian Female Wrestlers Win 2019 African Senior Wrestling Championship | Sports | – | – | – | Yes |
| 35. | Comercio Cloud Computing Emerges Huawei Cloud Partner Of The Year [2019] | Science and Technology | To deliver top-rated Cloud Solutions within the Nigerian local cloud ecosystem. | – | Yes | – |
| 36. | Kobo360 Named Disrupter Of The Year At 2019 Africa CEO Awards | Business and Economy | To create value for customers. | – | – | Yes |
| 37. | Winners Of 2019 Pitcher Awards And Other Creativity Week Competitions | Art, Media and Entertainment | To inspire creative excellence in marketing communications. | – | – | Yes |
| 38. | Winners Of 9th Korean-Nigerian Poetry Feast | Art, Media and Entertainment | To inspire Nigerian poets to use their craftsmanship to promote freedom, liberty and self-determination. | – | Yes | – |
| 39. | Team Nigeria Wins Teamwork Award At 2019 FIRST LEGO League Junior (FLL Jr.) International Challenge In California | Science and Technology | To promote an enthusiasm for discovery, science, and technology in children. | – | – | Yes |
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TOTAL |
16 | 23 | ||||
