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Ifeoluwa Olusanya Wins 2020 Next Robotics Legend Competition

11-year-old Ifeoluwa Olusanya has emerged winner of the 2020 Next Robotics Legend Competition organised by Union Bank in partnership with Awarri.

Ifeoluwa Olusanya designed a robot called Tropical Robotic Farming Solution (TRFS) to solve key problems he identified within the agricultural sector. These problems include the inability to detect soil diseases promptly and the lack of ‘intelligent’ agricultural equipment to control the rate of plant nutrients and fertilisers needed for crops to grow maximally.

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Nigerian Guide On How To Appreciate Fathers (Songs)

This compilation attempts to provide a reliable Nigerian guide on how to appreciate fathers through the recommendation of several relevant songs and their associated excellent messages therein.

Nigerian Guide On How To Appreciate Fathers (Songs)

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Winners Of AfDB AgriPitch Competition 2020

Winners have emerged in the African Development Bank, AfDB AgriPitch Competition 2020.

The AgriPitch competition was part of the Bank’s fourth African Youth Agripreneurs Forum (AYAF) – one of the continent’s most exciting platforms for African youth in the agriculture start-up scene – which kicked off on 3 November with weekly webinars and ended with the AgriPitch winners’ ceremony held on 17 November 2020.

The AgriPitch competition offered young entrepreneurs in Africa’s agricultural sector the opportunity to pitch their agribusiness proposals to a panel of experts and investors who selected winners in “early start-up”, “mature start-up” and “women-empowered businesses” categories.

Held virtually, AfDB AgriPitch Competition 2020 saw more than 2,500 applications and 605 proposals from 30 countries shortlisted down to 25 finalists from 12 countries. The finalists qualified for a two-week business development boot camp, and then a select top 9 AgriPitch competitors made their final pitches to an online panel of judges and investors.

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Winners Of 2020 World Travel Awards

Winners have emerged at the 2020 World Travel Awards (27th edition).

Africa’s Leading Business Hotel 2020: Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Nigeria
Nigeria’s Leading Business Hotel 2020: Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Nigeria
Nigeria’s Leading Hotel 2020: Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Nigeria
Nigeria’s Leading Hotel Suite 2020: Presidential Suite @ Transcorp Hilton Abuja
Nigeria’s Leading Travel Management Company 2020: Business Travel Management Limited

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Enku Ekuta Wins Gold At Fourth African Judo Open

Enku Ekuta has won gold medal in the 63kg women category at the fourth African Judo Open final held on 14 November 2020.

Enku Ekuta qualified for the final after defeating Carolina Delgado of Cape Verde and Anastasiya-Alexander Nenova of South Africa in the preliminary pool and then defeated the 2019 African games champion, Helene Dombeu of Cameroon to win gold.

The victory is Ekuta’s first continental open gold medal and the second time she will defeat the 33-year-old Dombeu at a continental open.

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Stripe Acquires Paystack

Payment processing giant Stripe has acquired Nigerian startup Paystack in a $200 million plus deal, making it the biggest startup acquisition in Nigeria as well Stripes biggest acquisition to date.

Stripe seeks to expand into the African Market in its bigger strategy announced earlier this year to expand its API- based payment processing services to more regions.

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