KereTerra Student Company Of Secondary School Wins 2021 National Company Of The Year (NCOY) Competition

KereTerra student company of Secondary School has emerged overall winner of the 2021 National Company of the Year (NCOY) competition jointly organised by the Junior Achievement (JA) Nigeria and First Bank Nigeria.

According to the organisers of the contest, the aim of the competition was to give secondary school students the opportunity to develop critical thinking, speaking, teamwork/collaboration and leadership skills while demonstrating their innovation, grit and boundless potential of the Nigerian Youth.

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Ambassador Oma Djebah Wins 2021 King Bhumibol World Soil Day (WSD) Award

Ambassador Oma Djebah has emerged winner of the 2021 King Bhumibol World Soil Day (WSD) Award, instituted to recognise individuals and institutions that organised impactful WSD celebrations.

The award was received by Nigeria`s Ambassador to Thailand, Ambassador Oma Djebah at a ceremony in Rio Et Province, Thailand, attended by Princess Maha Chakri-Sirindborn.

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Olatunde Oduwole Wins 2021 Champion Of Champions Scrabble Tournament

Olatunde Oduwole has emerged winner of the 2021 Champion of Champions Scrabble Tournament on December 5, 2021 at the multi-purpose hall of Prestige Hotel, in Benin City, Edo State.

Olatunde Oduwole defeated Wellington Jeghire, 2-1 to upset the world No. 4 Jighere, to claim the star prize of 500,000 and a giant trophy in the final of the tournament.

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Nigerian Apps For Upskilling And Placements

The Nigerian Apps for Upskilling and Placements compilation by PositiveNaija provides a guide on Nigerian apps (mobile applications) with digital and vocational skills learning as well as relevant placements (for jobs, etc).

Apps with user ratings less than 3.0 (assessed alongside with user feedback shared on the app store) are not included in this compilation. Apps that have not been updated for a long time are also not included. In instances where user ratings and feedback are unavailable on the app store, we encourage extra vigilance by (prospective) users.

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Victor Onwuka & Onyinye Okafor Win CSN Secondary School Chemistry Competition 2021

Victor Onwuka and Onyinye Okafor have emerged overall winners of the 2021 Secondary School Chemistry Competition organised by the Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN).

Acting Head Teacher, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) High School, Mrs. Atinuke Israel, disclosed that Victor Onwuka scored 92 percent in the male category, while Onyinye Okafor recorded 87 percent in the female category.

She attributed their performance to what she described as “intensive preparations by the school and divine backing”.

Two representatives each were drawn from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

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Dr. Felix Ajiola Wins 2021 Rahamon Bello Best Thesis Award

Dr. Felix Ajiola has emerged winner of the 2021 Rahamon Bello Best Thesis Award after being overall best among 23 others from universities in Nigeria and other African countries to win the prize.

The award was put together by the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos, and Dr. Ajiola, whose Ph.D. thesis is entitled: “Cocoa Production and Rural Development in Idanre, South Western Nigeria (1900 to 1996)”, won the first prize which attracts a cash reward of $1000.

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