EZ-Farming Wins 2019 Georgetown African Business Conference New Venture Competition

EZ-Farming has won the first prize of $5,000 and the people’s choice award at the 2019 Georgetown African Business conference New venture competition, hosted by the Young African Professionals in Washington DC.

Based on the feat, EZ-Farming has assured that its strategic agribusiness model of rapidly scaling small farms into commercial sizes and equipping the next generation of farmers has opened up new opportunities for investment in the sector, with a pledge to ensure the highest return on investment (ROI) and best insurance cover for various packages in the Agritech space.

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Team Tech Dolphs Wins 2019 Beyond School Community Challenge

Team Tech Dolphs have emerged overall winner of the 2019 Beyond School Community Challenge with a cash reward of ₦350,000.

Team Tech Dolphs from Divine Progress School, Kaduna State was honored by the United States of America embassy in Nigeria after creating an app that could help people with disability.

Team Green Tech from Topfield College, Ajegunle, Lagos State emerged in second position with a cash reward of ₦250,000 while Team Recyclarts from the African Church Model College, Ifako-Ijaiye, Lagos finished third with a cash reward of ₦100,000 and six (6) month mentorships.

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NERC Wins 2019 National Freedom Of Information (FOI) Compliance Ranking

The Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) has emerged as the winner of the 2019 National Freedom of Information (FOI) Compliance Ranking in an event held at the CBN International Training Institute, Abuja on September 26, 2019.

Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission emerged second and third respectively.

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Dr. Andrew Oke-‘Ovie Akala Wins AGU 2019 Africa Award For Research Excellence In Space Science

Dr. Andrew Oke-‘Ovie Akala of the Department of Physics and Deputy Director, APD, Distance Learning Institute (DLI) of the University of Lagos has been announced as the recipient of the 2019 Africa Award for Research Excellence in Space Science.

The Award was conferred on him by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) as recognition for his completing significant research in space science as an early career scientist from the African Continent.

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Zahrah Ibrahim Wins Inaugural European Drilling Engineering Association Drilling Engineering Innovation Award

Zahrah Ibrahim, a PhD student of the University of Aberdeen School of Engineering has won the inaugural European Drilling Engineering Association Drilling Engineering (DEA(e)) Innovation award.

The award, comes with 5,000 Euros cash prize and attendance at 2 DEA(e) meetings with paid travel and accommodation expenses.

All applications were reviewed based on their innovation, relevance to the DEA(e) and impact to the industry and the steering committee agreed that Zahrah’s presentation scored high in all three categories.

Nigeria Receive ICAO Award For Improving Security In Aviation Sector

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has presented the “ICAO Council President’s Certificate” to Nigeria in recognition of its progress in solving aviation security and oversight deficiencies.

The President of ICAO Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Aliu, said the certificate was in recognition of the contributions of deserving member-states to the marked improvement in global aviation safety and security.

Nigeria received the certificated based on its commitment to the effective implementation of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices.

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Olufunmilayo Gabriel And Yemisi Olatunji Win Inaugural Apapa Club Open Squash Championship

Olufunmilayo Gabriel and Yemisi Olatunji have won the maiden edition of the Apapa Club Open Squash Championship, which featured some of the best players from across Nigeria.

The Apapa Club Open Squash Championship, which is a Professional Squash Association (PSA) ranking event, impressed as Gabriel defeated Nigeria’s number one male player, Sodiq Taiwo 3-1, while Yemisi Olatunji defeated her younger sister, Busayo, to win the female category.

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