Daniel Adeniyi and Josiah Ati have emerged overall joint winners of the 2021 edition of the Committee of Deans of Engineering and Technology of Nigerian Universities’ (CODET) National Engineering Project Competition.
A first joint winners of the competition.
The grand finale of the individual category of the competition was held in Abuja on August 7, 2021.
“Mapping Makoko” has emerged winner of the 2021 Sigma Awards (Single Project) – a competition to celebrate the best data journalism in the world.
The organisers received a total of 545 projects from 68 countries this year. 140 made it to the shortlist. 13 won and 7 got citations.
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Leonard Stanley Nnamdi Ekeh has been honoured with the Forbes Best Of Africa Leading Tech Icon Award 2021.
Mr. Leonard Stanley Nnamdi Ekeh was conferred the coveted award on August 6, 2021 for his over three decades of leadership and pioneering entrepreneurship in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) space in Africa, as well as his many enduring philanthropic and humanitarian legacies.
Bayelsa Queens FC have emerged champions of the 2020/2021 Federation Cup, also known as Aiteo Cup on the 9th of August 2021.
Bayelsa Queens FC won the Aiteo Cup by defeating the Lagos based clubside, Robo FC 4-2 at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City.
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Bayelsa United have emerged champions of the 2021 Federation Cup, also known as Aiteo Cup on the 9th of August 2021.
Nigeria National League (NNL) club Bayelsa United won the Aiteo Cup for the first time edging out NPFL side Nasarawa United 4-3 on penalties at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City.
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Temilolu Fosudo has emerged winner of the 4th Beeta Playwright Competition organised by Beeta Universal Arts Foundation at the grand finale held at the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos on 4th of August 2021.
Temilolu Fosudo received 10 million Naira as prize money from the sponsors for his play titled: “Black Dust”.
Kalayingi John-Africa’s Orchid, made her the first runner-up while the second runner-up was Ibukun Fasunhan who entered with the play, Beertanglement and like Fosudo, had reached the final stage of the competition in 2020.
Others in the shortlist include: Adesewa Akinyemi’s Your Nemesis, Chinazom Otubelu’s The Old Man Must Obey, Yemi Akande’s Flowers Will Smile Again, Gladys A. Nwaokoma’s Ya Gazie, Nyakno James’ Gaddo, Ifeoma Igwe’s Aye Wale and Olaide Mohammed’s The Indigent on the Throne.
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Tanshi Iroro has received a Whitley Award worth £40,000 to save the short-tailed roundleaf bat after discovering the country’s first and only known population.
The Whitley Awards are presented annually to individuals from the Global South by UK-based charity, the Whitley Fund for Nature.