June 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. | Toyosi Ogunseye Elected Vice-President Of World Editors Forum (WEF) | Art, Media and Entertainment | To promote media freedom. | – | – | Yes |
2. | Edafe Dogo Emerges Best Graduating Student At Babcock University [2018/2019] | Education and Innovation | Doing what she loved | Cooperative family | Yes | – |
3. | Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru 9.86 | Sports | – | – | – | Yes |
4. | Winners Of The 6th Nigeria Pitch Awards [2018/2019] | Sports | To create a transparent and credible reward system. | – | Yes | – |
5. | Abdullateef Olasubomi Abdul Wins 2nd Babalola’s Law Dictionary Quiz Competition For Young Lawyers | Education and Innovation | – | – | Yes | – |
6. | Enyimba International FC Wins 2019 NPFL Title | Sports | – | – | Yes | – |
7. | Oluwafayokunmi Olurinola Wins The Ijebu-Ode Future City Challenge [2019] | Science and Technology | To encourage children to be creative problem solvers and not only technological consumers. | – | Yes | – |
8. | Divine Ejowvokoghene Oduduru Named 2019 USTFCCCA Co-Men’s Track Athlete Of The Year | Sports | – | – | – | Yes |
9. | Masai Ujiri’s Toronto Raptors Emerge NBA Champions [2018/2019] | Sports | – | – | – | Yes |
10. | EMADET Wins 2019 UNDP Equator Award | Health & Environment | To promote nature-based solutions for tackling climate change, environment, and poverty challenges. | – | Yes | – |
11. | Victory Onya Njah Emerges UNIJOS First Economics First Class Graduate | Education and Innovation | – | – | Yes | – |
12. | Winners Emerge In Zenith Bank/NFF 2019 U-13 & U-15 Future Eagles Tournament | Sports | To develop grassroots football and talent discovery/nurturing in the country. | – | Yes | – |
13. | Winners Of 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist Nigeria Competition | Education and Innovation | To empower students and youth in Nigeria with practical and relevant basic computer skills aligned to global standards. | – | Yes | – |
14. | Anzaa Msonter Wins 2018 Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria (CIPM) Essay Competition | Education and Innovation | To get the people-issues right. | To receive financial reward. | Yes | – |
15. | Usheoritse Itsekiri Wins 100 Meters Event At The 2019 International Meeting Anhalt | Sports | – | – | – | Yes |
16. | Winners Of 2019 CDS, Armed Forces And Security Agencies Half Marathon Championship | Sports | – | – | Yes | – |
17. | Adekunle Silas Wins 2019 One Young World Award | Science and Technology | To promote positive social impact. | – | – | Yes |
18. | Ego Eunice Mgbahurike Becomes First Nigerian To Obtain A PhD In Pharmacognosy At University Of Helsinki, Finland | Health & Environment | To study plants or other natural sources as a possible source of drugs. | – | – | Yes |
19. | Team Gridzer Of UNILAG Wins 2019 TechMoney Africa Summit Hackathon | Science and Technology | To solve Africa’s biggest challenges using technology. | – | – | Yes |
20. | Marist College Yangoji Wins 2019 SAGE Nigeria National Schools Entrepreneurship Exhibition | Education and Innovation | To prepare and empower Nigerian youths through a youth entrepreneurship and community service programme, while simultaneously emphasizing the importance of financial literacy, ethical business practices, civic engagement and environmental awareness.
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– | Yes | – |
21. | Peter Ogbonna Eze Emerges UIBE Most Outstanding Student In China [2019] | Education and Innovation |
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– | – | Yes |
22. | Vital Years Secondary School Wins Inaugural MTN Foundation Theatre Competition | Art, Media and Entertainment | To encourage students to build capacity in the performing arts, stimulating public interest in Nigerian Arts and Culture as well as encourage the adoption of theatre from an early age by talented young Nigerians. | – | Yes | – |
23. | Okagbare-Ighoteguonor Blessing Wins 100 Meters Event At 2019 IAAF Diamond League In Rabat | Sports | – | – | – | Yes |
24. | Mfon Udoh And Sanusi Ibrahim Win 2019 Eunisell Boot Awards | Sports | To encourage social productivity and security. | – | Yes | – |
25. | Elnathan John Wins 2019 Prix Les Afriques For ‘Né un Mardi’ | Art, Media and Entertainment | To honor writers of African descent whose fiction work highlights a human, societal, ideological, political, cultural, economic or historical issue related to Africa or its diaspora. | – | – | Yes |
26. | Winners Of 26th World Travel Awards [Africa & Nigeria] | Health & Environment | To acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry. | – | – | Yes |
TOTAL |
14 | 12 |