26-year-old Nigerian and FC Barcelona player, Asisat Oshoala has emerged the first African woman to win the UEFA Champions League.
Asisat Oshoala was substituted in the 71st minute of the finals with Barcelona defeating Chelsea 4–0 on the 16th of May, 2021.
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The 2021 PositiveNaija Science Quiz promotes the knowledge, value and practicability of science as a respectable basis of testable explanations about the universe.
The monthly competition aims to provide a balanced approach to the study of science notably among Nigerians with subjects including: physics, chemistry, biology (natural science); geography, psychology (social science); and mathematics, statistics (formal science).
The 2021 PositiveNaija Science Quiz is scheduled for the last Sunday of every month at 9:00 pm (beginning from June 2021).
The PositiveNaija Naija Lyrics and Movies Challenge 2021 is a monthly quiz aimed at appreciating the value of good songs and the movie industry in Nigeria.
The seven-question-challenge, which features estimable Nigerians/individuals, is scheduled for the last Friday of every month at 9:00 pm (beginning from June 2021), focuses on various genres/kinds of songs and movies/film (including comedy).
Participants are presented with five (5) songs in selected portions/parts with each having a maximum of 50 words. The participants are expected to state accordingly, for the presented lyrics, the official song title or the name of the song. Including the name of the artiste(s)/singer(s)/musicians is optional.
Participants are also presented with two (2) images of a Nigerian actor and actress and expected to state accordingly, the names of both persons.
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Othuke Umokoro has emerged winner of the 2021 Brunel International African Poetry Prize with his poem titled “A Mountain Cracks Before Translation”.
The £3,000 prize winner, Othuke Umokoro, is a poet and playwright who studied playwriting at the University of Ibadan and teaches literature to high school students.
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Eight Nigerians have been selected into the African #YouTubeBlackVoices Creator Class of 2021.
According to Youtube on the inaugural #YouTubeBlackVoices Creator Class:
“We’re excited to spotlight Black creatives and to continue to center both their voices and perspectives. As part of that mission, we developed the #YouTubeBlackVoices grant program — an initiative dedicated to investing in Black creators and artists, and equipping them with the resources to succeed on our platform. This grant program is part of our larger #YouTubeBlackVoices Fund, a global, multi-year commitment to empower Black creators and artists on our platform, as well as to produce and acquire new YouTube Original programs, focusing on racial justice and Black experiences.
After many months of collaboration, we’re excited to introduce you to our inaugural class of #YouTubeBlackVoices creator grantees from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, who are part of our 132 creators from across the world who are participating in the Class of 2021.
In the coming months, we will work closely with the Class of 2021. This will include dedicated partner support, seed funding invested into the development of their channels, and participation in an intensive development program that will focus on training in production, community engagement and wellbeing, followed by ongoing workshops and networking programs.”
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Titan Trust Bank has emerged winner of the 2021 Global Finance World Best Trade Finance Provider in Nigeria.
Titan Trust Bank was established on the 12th of December, 2018 and obtained its National Banking license on the 26th of April 2019, operating as a fully commercial National Bank in Nigeria.
Ayodele Oluwafemi, Taiwo Adebulu, Vivian Chime and three other journalists have emerged Report for the World inaugural reporting corps [2021-2022].
Three corps members will join the staff at TheCable in Nigeria and three will join Scroll.in in India.
Report for the World launched in February and has been working with its newsroom partners, TheCable and Scroll.in, to select these talented local journalists. The application process was highly competitive, with over 335 applicants, but only six spots available. The corps members, who are full-time employees of the newsrooms for up to three years, are: