Winners Of 5th BusinessDay Top 25 CEOs And Next Bulls Awards 2019

Winners have emerged in the BusinessDay Top 25 CEOs And Next Bulls Awards 2019 organised by BusinessDay Media in collaboration with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) held at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos.

The BusinessDay Top 25 CEOs And Next Bulls Awards now in its 5th edition, recognize companies and CEOs that have taken actions that has grown or substantially improve their business, and offer prospects of a long-term value.

According to the organiser, these companies have been honoured for contributing to the growth of the market capitalisation of quoted firms in 2018, in spite of the overall market performance ending in the negative territory, while others were celebrated for inculcating good corporate governance, innovations and raising the standards of their organisations to a point where it would be seamless if they were to be listed on the NSE today.

The organisers of the award said the companies impacted positively on investors at the NSE in the 2018 financial year.

The BusinessDay Next Bulls Awards follows an informal, proprietary survey carried out by BusinessDay analysts on 1,000 respondents.

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Emmanuel Gyan Gwom & Deborah Gwom Win 2019 Okpekpe Race [Nigerian Category]

Emmanuel Gyan Gwom and Deborah Gwom have won the Nigerian category of the 2019 Okpekpe Race in the male and female categories respectively.

Emmanuel Gyan Gwom was the first Nigerian runner with a time of 31.42 seconds, while his wife Deborah won the female category.

Deborah had won all the previous editions in this category.

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Victor Osimhen Scores Fastest Goal In The History Of The Belgian League

20-year-old Victor Osimhen has set a new record by scoring the fastest goal in the history of the Belgian First Division A.

It took Osimhen only 8.15 seconds to open the scoring in Sporting Charleroi’s 3-2 loss to Antwerp at the Bosuilstadion (Deurne).

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Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) Performs First Translabyrinthine Brain Surgery

The Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) has performed undertook its first surgery to remove brain tumour using a machine that drills the skull bone to gain access to the tumour.

The brain operation involving tumour had been in the patient (a woman) for three years before the surgery was done by a combined effort of neurosurgeons, Ear-Nose-Throats (ENT), surgeons and the Anaesthetists.

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Tobechukwu Phillips Emerges First Black Valedictorian In Alvin High School’s 125-year History

Tobechukwu Phillips has emerged the first Black valedictorian of Alvin High School in Texas 125 years after it was established in 1894.

This incredible feat takes place 54 years after the school integrated with African-American students in 1965.

Tobechukwu Phillips graduated with a 6.9 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale, which she earned by taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses along with her electives.

She got to the top of her class by getting all A’s throughout her four years in school. This is in addition to her other interests.

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Abel Jonathan Emerges Best Graduating Student At DELSU [2017/2018]

Abel Jonathan, a graduate of Mathematics has emerged the overall best student of Delta State University (DELSU) Abraka at the 13th Convocation of the university with Cumulative Grade Point Aggregate (CGPA) of 4.91 in the 2017/2018 academic session.

On the 18th of May 2019, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has offered automatic employment to Abel Jonathan, an orphan as well as announced the state government scholarship award for Jonathan to further his studies.

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Oshoala Asisat Sets Records At UEFA Women’s Champions League Final [2018/2019]

Oshoala Asisat has set records at the UEFA Women’s Champions League final [2018/2019] being the first Nigerian and first Barcelona player to score in the final of the competition.

The 24-year-old featured in only the last three minutes but she managed to score a late consolation goal in the Blaugranes’ 4-1 loss to Lyon in Budapest.

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