The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) men team and the NSCDC women teams both have emerged winners of the 2019 national volleyball premier league in Abuja.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) defeated the all conquering Customs male team 3-2 (21-25, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22, 15-9), but the Nigeria Customs Service retained their title, having won their four previous games with 30 points.
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12-year-old Chika Ofili, has won the 2019 TrueLittle Hero award for his discovery of a new mathematics formula when he made a divisibility by 7 – a new way to divide in mathematics.
The TruLittle Hero Awards is yearly event, which gives recognition and celebrates marveling achievements of children and young people who are still under the age of 17 years in the United Kingdom.
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Olabisi Joseph has emerged as the first female President of the Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF) at the election held at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
Olabisi Joseph who was the Secretary in the immediate past executive won unopposed.
Dickson Monday emerged as the 1st Vice President, while Emma Ebong as 2nd Vice President, Antonia Nwari as [4th] Vice President while Dr. Funsho Oba is the Treasurer.
Chidiogo Jane Onoh emerges overall winner of the maiden edition of the essay writing competition of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE).
Chidiogo is a student of Girls Secondary School, Abakpa-Nike, Enugu State.
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Hello Tractor, an AgriTech startup, has won the sum of $15,000 at the 2019 Bosch Africa Smart Mobility competition in Johannesburg. The startup, alongside Kenya’s Buu Pass, emerged winner in a final competition that hosted 11 finalists from seven countries. The competition was launched in August this year and it assessed applications from 222 teams across 27 African countries.
The other startups that pitched at the event were Bonang.ai, Bwala, Dronamics, Hovo, Mobility, Moja Ride, Motolix, Naviafleet and ParkCrowdy.
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Gidi Giants of Lagos have defeated Gombe Bulls 58 to 51 to emerge champions of the inaugural Temple Jam Basketball Championship.
The championship ended on the 24th of November 2019 at the indoor sports hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
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Sodiq Taiwo and Rofiat Abdulazeez have won the men and women’s categories of the Prime Atlantic National Open Squash Senior and Under-16 Championship, which ended at the Squash Section, Ikoyi Club 1938.
Sodiq Taiwo defeated Kehinde Samuel in three straight sets of 11-6, 11-9 and 11-5 to emerge men’s champion, while in the women’s final, top-seeded player, Busayo Olatunji was beaten by Rofiat Abdulazeez 3-0 (11-6, 11-6 and 11-5).