Otong Usongobong Paul Wins 2022 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition (NEC)

Otong Usongobong Paul has emerged winner of the 2022 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition (NEC) at UBA House, Lagos, on November 14, 2022.

15-year-old Otong Usongobong Paul, a student of the Federal Government Girls College in Ikot-Obio Itong, Akwa-Ibom, beat 11 other finalists to clinch the best prize at the competition, which had over 5,000 entries from students of Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria.

As winner of the competition, which is in its 12th year, she receives a scholarship worth five million Naira to study at any African university of her choice.

She also received a brand new, state-of-the-art laptop amongst others.

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The Nigerian Diplomat Series: Nigeria’s Foreign Relations With Congo Brazzaville [2020 Decade]

The Nigerian Diplomat Series: Nigeria’s Foreign Relations With Congo Brazzaville [2020 Decade] is a reliable assessment which documents, promotes and celebrates the positive diplomatic relations and contributions between Nigeria and Congo Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo).

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The Nigerian Diplomat Series: Nigeria’s Foreign Relations With Liberia [2020 Decade]

The Nigerian Diplomat Series: Nigeria’s Foreign Relations With Liberia [2020 Decade] is a reliable assessment which documents, promotes and celebrates the positive diplomatic relations and contributions between Nigeria and Liberia.

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The Nigerian Diplomat Series: Nigeria’s Foreign Relations With Eswatini [2020 Decade]

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Winners Of 2022 African Fact-checking Awards

Winners have emerged at the 2022 African Fact-checking Awards held on November 10, 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya, marking the end of the inaugural Africa Facts Summit 2022.

The Africa Check awards have three categories: Fact-Check of the Year by a Working Journalist; Fact-Check of the Year by a Professional Fact-Checker; and Fact-Check of the Year by a Student Journalist.

The winners of the working journalist and professional fact-checker categories each receive a cash prize of US$3,000. The runners-up received $1,500 each. The winner of the student journalist category was awarded $2,000, and the runner-up $1,000.

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Bayelsa Queens Wins Nigeria’s First CAF Women Champions League Medal At 2022 CAFWCL

Bayelsa Queens has won Nigeria’s first CAF Women Champions League medal at the 2022 CAFWCL after a third place finish.

Bayelsa Queens of Nigeria defeated their counterparts from Tanzania, Simba Queens, 1-0 in the third-place match at the Stade Moulay Hassan in Morocco on November 12, 2022.

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