Isaac Fredrick Sunday Wins 2019 Nigerian Content Development And Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Essay Competition

Isaac Fredrick Sunday has emerged overall winner of the 2019 Nigerian Content Development And Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Essay Competition.

The 3rd edition of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Annual National Undergraduate Nigerian Content Essay Competition Award and Prize giving ceremony was held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

The topic of the essay competition: ‘Nigeria’s local content policy and its impact on sustainable economic value creation’.

Continue reading Isaac Fredrick Sunday Wins 2019 Nigerian Content Development And Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Essay Competition

Kano Wins 2019 World Polio Para-soccer Tournament

Kano State have emerged winners of the 2019 World Polio Para-soccer tournament in Abuja.

Kano defeated neighbours, Katsina 2-1 in a keenly contested battle to lift the giant trophy.

In the third place match, former champions, Kaduna were held to 2-2 draw by Nasarawa in regulation time before scoring the decisive penalty to win 3-2.

Continue reading Kano Wins 2019 World Polio Para-soccer Tournament

Carlton Oke Wins 2019 Design Week Lagos Architecture Competition

Carlton Oke, an architecture student of Covenant University, has emerged winner of the 2019 Design Week Lagos Architecture Competition with his entry on ‘Airport Masterplan for Lekki’.

The organiser of the Architecture competition, Osaru Alile who called for more mentoring of young architects, said Carlton Oke’s submission showed creativity, innovation and originality.

Continue reading Carlton Oke Wins 2019 Design Week Lagos Architecture Competition

Winners Of 6th Africa Check African Fact-Checking Awards

Winners have emerged at the sixth annual Africa Check African Fact-Checking Awards held at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa on 29 October 2019.

Nigerian journalist Odinaka Anudu received the Fact-Check Of The Year By A Working Journalist award – the flagship award for his investigative work published in BusinessDay Nigeria, ‘Ongoing projects in South East: Truth vs Lies’.

Continue reading Winners Of 6th Africa Check African Fact-Checking Awards

Elusakin Agnes Iyabo And Adebiyi Abiola Temitayo Awarded 2019 Overall Best Teachers Award In Nigeria

Mrs. Elusakin Agnes Iyabo and Adebiyi Abiola Temitayo have emerged the 2019 overall best teachers in Nigeria at the 2019 World Teachers Day Celebration in Abuja.

Mrs. Elusakin Agnes Iyabo, a teacher of Oriwu Senior Model College, Ikorodu, Lagos state, won the best teacher of the year 2019 award, in the public school category. She received the award along with a brand new Hyundai Sonata car gift from the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Mrs. Elusakin Agnes Iyabo said she has served in the teaching profession for 27 years, adding that the award will spur her into more hard work

Mr. Adebiyi Abiola Temitayo, a teacher of Varsity children grammar school, Ijebu ode, Ogun state, won the best teacher of the year 2019 award, in the private school category. He received the award along with a brand new Hyundai Accent car gift from the Federal Government of Nigeria.

A total of three cars, two buses were presented to various categories of winners by the Federal Government among the 24 awardees at the event.

Team LASU Wins 1st Africa University Badminton Championship In Mauritius

Team LASU (Lagos State University) has won the 1st Africa University Badminton Championship in Mauritius.

LASU finished with a total of nine (9) medals comprising of five (5) gold medals and four (4) silver medals to be on the top of medals table.

The African Badminton Championship tournament was organized by the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA) to crown the best badminton players in Africa.

Sunshine Spikers And Super Force Emerge Champions Of National Volleyball League Division One [2019]

The Sunshine Spikers of Akure and the Nigeria Police Female team (Super Force), have emerged champions of the National Volleyball League Division one in Bauchi.

Continue reading Sunshine Spikers And Super Force Emerge Champions Of National Volleyball League Division One [2019]