Drugstoc Wins 2023 Global Visa Everywhere Initiative

The Global Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) is an open innovation program and competition for start-ups and fintech companies, targeted at solving the payment challenges of tomorrow through innovation.

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Adeyemi Omolade Elizabeth Emerges Best Public School Teacher In Nigeria

Adeyemi Omolade Elizabeth, a basic school teacher from Ekiti State, has been crowned the best public school teacher in Nigeria.

Adeyemi Omolade Elizabeth, a primary teacher with SUBEB Model Nursery and Primary Eda-Ile road, Iludofin, Ekiti State, was crowned at the event to mark the 2023 teachers day held in Abuja, on October 5, 2023.

She was given a brand new Peugeot 301.

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Nigeria’s Men Cricket Team Win Inaugural West Africa Cricket Trophy

Nigeria’s Men Cricket Team have emerged winners of the inaugural West Africa Cricket Trophy concluded at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos on October 15, 2023.

The Yellow-Green completed a clean sweep by winning all their ten matches at the event.

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Premium Times Podcast Wins 2023 APVA Award

Premium Times Podcast has emerged winner in the 2023 APVA Award (Association of African Podcasters and Voice Over Artists).

At the virtual ceremony on September 23, 2023, Premium Times won over three other nominees — Lifestyle central, Tech Cabal weekly podcast and Raw conversations, to clinch the award in the news and current affairs category.

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Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Awarded 2023 Roux Prize

Nigerian Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Ibrahim Abubakar, has been awarded the 2023 Roux Prize for his “dedication to improving health outcomes over the last three decades”.

The Roux Prize is awarded by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine.

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Nigeria Emerge Overall Champion Of 2023 ITTF African Para Championships

Nigeria has emerged as the overall champion of the 2023 ITTF African Para Championships which ended on September 23, 2023, in Giza, Egypt.

Nigeria won 12 gold medals to dethrone Egypt as the new para table tennis champion in Africa. The Nigerians dominated the singles event to pick up most of the tickets to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

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