Scope FC Of Lagos Wins Maiden Trophy Five-A-Side Tournament

Scope FC of Lagos has won the maiden edition of the Trophy five-a-side grassroots tournament tagged, Field of Honour, at the Campos Mini-Stadium, Lagos Island.

The competition was held for 11 weeks and amongst 1, 080 teams.

The Trophy five-a-side tournament is a variation of association football, in which each team has five players, with four being outfield players and one goalkeeper.

In the third place match, Amsterdam FC of Obalende won Rovers FC 6-0 to emerge as bronze winners shortly before the fiercely contested final in which Scope FC of Lagos beat Ifayemi FC of Ile-Ife 2-0.

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Oluseyi Awojulugbe Wins 2019 APO Group Invitation Prize

Oluseyi Awojulugbe, a senior reporter with TheCable, has been announced winner of APO Group’s prize to attend the annual meetings of the African Development Bank in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

The event, which will hold between June 11 and June 14 [2019], is an annual gathering for leaders from Africa and across the world to discuss the state of the African economy against the background of leading issues and developments in the global system.

APO Group offers Oluseyi Awojulugbe one round trip ticket and accommodation in Malabo (Equatorial Guinea).

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FUTA Emerges Best Institution At 2019 National Statistics Competition

The Federal University of Technology (FUTA) has emerged best institution at the second edition of National Statistics Competition held in Kwali, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The National Statistics Competition, organised by the Nigerian Statistical Association (NSA) had 42 final year students from 21 tertiary institutions in attendance.

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Nigeria Super Falcons Win 2019 WAFU Women Cup Tournament

Nigeria’s Super Falcons have emerged as champions of the 2019 West African Football Union (WAFU) Women’s Cup tournament in Abidjan.

The Nigerian women on the 18th of May [2019] edged host nation Cote d’Ivoire 5-4 after penalty shootout in an interesting final match at the Stade Robert Champroux.

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Farmcrowdy Group Wins UNIDO International Award 2019 On Disruptive Innovation In Agribusiness Technology

The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has awarded Farmcrowdy Group with the award for Disruptive Innovation in Agribusiness Technology at the UNIDO International Award 2019 of Innovative Ideas and Technologies in Agribusiness.

The award, which is in its third series, was given on the 15th of May, 2019 in Rome, Italy.

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Dupe Ademola-Popoola Develops Blindness Detection Kits – TELVIS & Vision Save

Dr. Dupe Ademola-Popoola, an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), has developed blindness detection kits – Teacher Led Vision Screener (TELVIS) and Vision Save.

Dr. Dupe Ademola-Popoola been granted a patent on the device, Teacher Led Vision Screener (TELVIS).

According to the University of Ilorin Bulletin issued on the 13th of May, 2019, TELVIS helps detect sight challenges in children and young people

It further explained that the device could be used by non-professionals, particularly teachers, to detect sight inadequacies among pupils.

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Ridwan Ola-Gbadamosi And Karen Nneka Enumah Emerge LASU Best Graduating Students [2017/2018]

Ridwan Ola-Gbadamosi and Karen Nneka Enumah have emerged as the best graduating students at the Lagos State University (LASU) for the 2017/2018 academic session during the 23rd Convocation Ceremony of the University.

Ridwan Ola-Gbadamosi from the Faculty of Engineering and Karen Nneka Enumah from the Department of Mathematics, both finished with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.88.

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