Follow The Money & Lend An Arm Win 2021 World Summit Awards [Nigeria]

Follow The Money (FTM) and Lend An Arm have been named among the 40 winners of the 2021 World Summit Awards [Nigeria].

Follow The Money (FTM), a social accountability initiative of Connected Development (CODE), emerged winner in the category of ‘peace, justice and strong institutions’, affirming its position as one of Africa’s leading accountability home-grown initiatives shaping the world.

Lend An Arm, emerged winner in the category of ‘good health and well-being’.

Project Lend an Arm is Nigeria’s first smart blood bank; piloting in Oyo state of south-west Nigeria. It is a youth-focused holistic blood supply solution founded in 2017, aiming to solve the persistent shortage of blood and blood products in Nigeria by tackling the issue systematically, addressing root causes.

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Winners Of 2021 YALDA AfCFTA Youth Creative Competition

Boluwatife Aderounmu (Animation), Oyedele Philemon Oluwakoyejo (Infographics) and Terrance Mawanga (Essays) have emerged winners of the 2021 YALDA AfCFTA Youth Creative Competition.

The Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA) in collaboration with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the International Trade Centre (ITC) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced the winners of the joint AfCFTA Youth Creative Competition.

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Shehu Adamu & Fadekemi Olukemi Win 2022 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon [Nigerian Category]

Shehu Adamu and Fadekemi Olukemi have emerged winners of the 2022 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon in the male and female categories respectively [Nigerian Category].

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Maryam Ogunbayo Wins 774 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award [2022]

Maryam Ogunbayo has emerged overall winner of the 774 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award (774 – YONSPA) [2022].

Gbolahan Ayinde from Ogun State came second while Uchendu Judith from Edo State came third.

The 774YONPA targets young Nigerians in the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory to motivate them towards careers in Science, Technology and Innovation sectors.

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Winners Of 2021 Social Impact Challenge Competition By YoungStars Initiative

Wilfred Emmanuella, Adeboh Hannah, Comfort Agbo, Gift Ononiwu, and Dorcas Jacob have emerged winners of the 2021 Social Impact Challenge Competition, organised by the YoungStars Initiative.

The winners who won $1,000 each for winning the competition were rewarded at the 2022 Female And More (FAM) Summit in Abuja.

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eBook: Nigerian History Makers In Basketball (2020 Decade) By Toju Micheal Ogbe

Towards a reliable documentation and celebration of the best Nigerian sports men and women in basketball, who through their extraordinary feats have defined history in the 2020 decade, Nigerian History Makers In Basketball (2020 Decade) by Toju Micheal Ogbe has been published.

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NBA Opens First Floating Basketball Court In Africa [2022]

The National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa in partnership with Hennessy has launched the first basketball floating court in Africa when NBA Crossover tipped off at Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge in Lagos, Nigeria on February 4, 2022.

The floating court remained on display for the next two days, until the Crossover concluded at Lagos’ Landmark Beach at the immediate weekend.

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