Dr. Elizabeth Ehi-Ebewele Honored With 2019 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award

The late Dr. Elizabeth Ehi-Ebewele and 11 others have been honoured with the Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award by the Animal Welfare Institute in Geneva.

The awardees were presented with the award on 20th August 2019 for demonstrating excellence in combating wildlife crime.

Dr. Elizabeth Ehi-Ebewele created Nigeria’s first national audience on wildlife crime. According to the organisers, she played a key role in the decision by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to develop a coordinated response on wildlife crime.

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Ajibola Olubando Wins Inaugural Lebanese Nigeria Initiative (LNI) Scholarship Programme

Ajibola Olubando has emerged the first Nigerian postgraduate recipient of the Lebanese Nigeria Initiative (LNI) scholarship programme ahead of 15 other contesting students.

Mr. Ajibola Olubando is a second class upper graduate of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, University of Lagos (UNILAG).

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Brain Squad Win People’s Choice Award At 2019 Technovation Challenge

Nigerian all-girls team Brain Squad have won the People’s Choice award after making it to the final round of the 2019 Technovation Challenge.

After winning the State, Regional & National Level, Brain Squad with their impressive fundraising app called ‘Handsout’ unfortunately lost to junior division teams from India and Cambodia in Asia.

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Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi Emerges President-elect Of Medical Women International Association (MWIA) In USA

Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi has emerged President-elect of the Medical Women International Association (MWIA) in the United States of America.

The MWIA is a global association of all medical women doctors in the world.

Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi became the first Nigerian to emerge as president-elect of the 100-year-old association.

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D’Tigress Emerge 2019 FIBA Women Afrobasket Champions

The Nigeria Senior Women’s National Basketball team, D’Tigress, have been crowned African champions following their 60-55 win over Senegal in the final of the 2019 FIBA Women Afrobasket Championship.

The win recorded on the 18th of August 2019 at the Dakar Arena, signifies D’Tigress successfully defending the FIBA Women AfroBasket title they won two years ago as well as their fourth title overall.

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Aderibigbe Eniola Peace Wins 2019 PZ Cussons Chemistry Challenge

Aderibigbe Eniola Peace from Babcock University High School has emerged as the overall winner of the 2019 PZ Cussons Chemistry Challenge.

Adele Chika of Jephthah Comprehensive Secondary School, Port Harcourt and Ojuba, Mezisashe Shalom of Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja came second and third respectively.

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Dr. Adesegun Akin-Olugbade Appointed First African Member Of World Trade Board

Dr. Adesegun Akin-Olugbade, an international legal and finance expert, has been appointed as a member of the World Trade Board.

Dr. Adesegun Akin-Olugbade, an international counsel at ǼLEX Law Firm, joins 20 other global trade and finance leaders on the board as the first African member.

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