Hitch Nigeria Emerge Inaugural Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellow

Hitch Nigeria emerge one of the first cohort of twelve (12) Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellows, companies that will benefit from the Mastercard Foundation Centre’s support to expand their operations and improve secondary teaching and learning across the continent.

Hitch Nigeria, is a Nigerian educational video platform that provides underserved African schools with curated, high quality educational content.

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Homefort Energy Wins 2020 RCCG Kingdom Hackathon Prize

Homefort Energy has emerged winner of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG Kingdom Hackathon Prize comprising of $5,000 grant funding.

Homefort Energy is a Nigerian Clean Energy Startup that makes cooking gas (LPG) affordable and accessible to undeserved markets in Nigeria, using pay as you go model and digital innovations.

The event took place at WorkCity, Second Roundabout, Lekki Phase 1 on February 22, 2020 in Lagos.

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Team Nigeria Emerge Overall Winners At Abuja 2020 Para-powerlifting World Cup Tournament

Team Nigeria have emerged overall winners at the Abuja 2020 Para-powerlifting World Cup tournament held between February 5 – 7, 2020.

Team Nigeria won a total of 13 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze medals.

The Abuja 2020 Para-powerlifting World Cup Tournament also served as qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games.

At the end of the competition, Egypt and Brazil emerged first and second runners-up with 3 gold, 6 silver & 3 bronze medals and 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals respectively.

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Amina Wilfred Wins 2020 Nigeria Ladies Golf Open

Amina Wilfred has won the 22nd Ladies Open Golf Championship held at the IBB International Golf and Country club on the 16th of February 2020.

Amina Wilfred defeated Uganda’s Irene Nakalembe to win the three-day golf championship, which attracted over one hundred golfers from the African continent.

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Adekuoroye Folasade Odunayo Ranked World Number One (1) In 57kg Wrestling Category

Adekuoroye Folasade Odunayo is ranked world number one (1) in 57kg wrestling category, which came after her feats in the ranking series in Italy and Algeria.

Adekuoroye Folasade Odunayo, who is competing in the 57kg, had won gold medals at the world ranking series tournaments in Rome and Algeria where the 2020 African Wrestling Championships was held prelude to the wrestling event in Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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Fatihah Oluabukola Ayinde Emerges Overall Best Graduating Student At Islamic University College, Ghana [2018/2019]

Fatihah Oluabukola Ayinde has emerged as the overall best graduating student for the 2018/2019 academic session at the Islamic University College, Ghana.

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