Emelife Stella Chinelo, a 28-year-old has topped the University of Mysore in MSc Chemistry receiving 20 gold medals and five cash prizes, the highest ever in post-graduation studies, during the university’s 99th convocation in India.
She received the maximum Gold medals available in the institution. Nobody in the history of that university have ever won 20 gold medals.
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Apostle Eunice Gordon Osagiede along with 19 others have been awarded the United States of America Congress Women of Excellence award for the year 2019.
Apostle Eunice Gordon Osagiede, a social crusader for women and youth empowerment was amongst 150 people that were screened across the globe.
It is to be noted that she is the only African woman to be featured in the 2019 awards. USA Congressman Danny K. Davis commented that the 7th congressional district’s Multi Ethic Advisory Task Force (MEATF) celebrated the 7th Annual International Women’s day by honoring “Twenty Global Women” who are excelling in their field of study.
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No winner or finalist has emerged in the 2019 PositiveNaija Newscast Contest, themed: Nigeria, Nigerians and Excellence!
The 2019 PositiveNaija Newscast Contest (March 1 – 25, 2019) is purposed towards informing the world about the positive excellence associated with Nigeria and Nigerians globally for the year 2019.
The 2019 PositiveNaija Newscast Contest aims to promote media professionalism in Nigeria, advance original Nigerian storytelling, encourage Nigerian patriotism as well as serve as a platform for excellence!
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Miss Nkete Obidimuso of Livingstone College, Lagos State has emerged the first prize winner of the 2018 National ICT Olympiad. She also set a record as the first National Champion of the ICT Olympiad.
The finals was held from 26th- 29th of September, 2018 at Ibadan, Oyo State, with finalists drawn across the Federation.
The National ICT Olympiad was organized “in a bid to discover Nigeria’s best young computer scientists, develop healthy competitive skills as well as improve the youth’s self-esteem together with creating pride in academic achievement.”
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Dr. Aroloye Numbere has won the World Championship 2018 in Environmental Sciences (Precipitation) out of over 85 countries.
The purpose of the award is to identify brilliant scientists and academicians around the world through the World Championship. The World Championship is organised by International Agency for Standards and Ratings (IARS) at international level.
According to the award organisers, Dr. Aroloye Numbere plays a vital role in advancement of scientific knowledge in Environmental Sciences (Precipitation).
His research article emerged winner among 5897 nominations from 86 countries, screened for the World Championship 2018 in Environmental Sciences (Precipitation). Dr. Aroloye Numbere lectures at the Department of Animal and Environmental Biology at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT).
World Championship 2018 in Environmental Sciences (Precipitation) acknowledges the outstanding international contributions and the winner(s) is selected based on international meritorious competition.
A Nigerian female referee, Basheer Salisu has been named among three other female referees to officiate for the first time at a men’s football competition – the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (U-17 AFCON) in Tanzania.
The trio of Jonesia Rukyaa Kabakana who hails from Tanzania, Kenya’s Mary Wanjiru Njoroge and Lidwine Rakotozafinoro from Madagascar were among the 29-match officials listed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the 2019 U-17 AFCON.
Basheer Salisu is the only Nigerian referee on the list for the competition.
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Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi has won the overall prize of the 2019 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year, in recognition of her efforts to end sexual violence at a ceremony at the Commonwealth’s headquarters in London.
She also emerged the Commonwealth Youth Awards regional winner for Africa and Europe, with her project focus on Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality.
Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi and three other exceptional young people from India, the Solomon Islands and Saint Lucia also won prizes and received a £12,000 grant for their innovative projects.
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