Oyindamola Aje Wins Second Edition Of InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition

Oyindamola Aje, a 16-year-old student of Jesuit Memorial College, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has emerged winner of the second edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition held in Lagos.

Oyindamola Aje defeated eight other finalists in an intense quiz session to win the grand prize of 7.5 million worth of tertiary education scholarship. This scholarship will spread over five years. He also received a laptop and a monthly stipend for the duration of the scholarship fund.

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Political Factors That Can Improve The National Image Or Reputation Of Nigeria And Nigerians Positively

Political Factors That Can Improve The National Image Or Reputation Of Nigeria And Nigerians Positively

Introduction

A lot of countries in the world demonstrate sensitivity, care and preservation of their national image or reputation expending vast resources in order to improve and maintain it at all levels. The perception of a country’s image influences its relevance and authority in the comity of nations. A positive image of a country attracts prestige, respect and investments. On the other hand, a country’s bad image would reduce its influence and deny it strategic benefits in the international political/economic system.

Nigeria has over the years made strategic efforts in order to create, portray and sustain a positive and appealing image – both nationally and internationally.

At this time, more work is still required to be done.

In order for Nigeria to improve its reputation on the positive side, certain political factors must be employed. The recognition and adherence to these factors can improve the reputation of the country. These factors include: an effective foreign diplomatic engagement, trustworthy media (public relations), security and commitment to good governance.

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United Bank for Africa (UBA) Named The Banker Magazine ‘African Bank Of The Year 2019’

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has been named the ‘African Bank of the Year 2019’ by The Banker Magazine.

For deploying its landmark Agent Banking Edu-Finance Scheme to ease the burden of upfront payments of school fees on parents and provide funding for schools to run their businesses, Sterling Bank Plc, also received the Banking in the Community Award.

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Emmanuel Gyang & Deborah Pam Emerge First Nigerians To Complete The 2020 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon

Emmanuel Gyang and his wife, Deborah Pam, have emerged the first Nigerians to complete the 42 kilometers race at the 2020 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.

New course records were set by Kenyan duo, David Bamarsia and Sharon Cherop, who emerged as the overall winners in the male and female categories.

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Oyinlomo Quadre Wins J3 Pretoria Girls Singles Title [2020]

Oyinlomo Quadre has won the J3 Pretoria girls singles title, following a 6-2, 6-3 win over Nahia Berecoechea in the final.

The 16-year-old second seed produced another solid performance to beat the Moroccan French, thus capping a marvelous week of tennis in which she did not lose a set.

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Guide On How To Be Humane As A Nigerian (Songs)

This compilation attempts to provide a reliable guide on how to be humane (compassionate, well-meaning and kind) as a Nigerian through the recommendation of several relevant songs and their associated excellent messages therein.

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Factors Driving The Positive Progress And Excellence Of Nigeria And Nigerians Globally In 2020

Factors Driving The Positive Progress And Excellence Of Nigeria And Nigerians Globally In 2020

Where does the good or positive news happen for Nigeria and Nigerians?

At PositiveNaija, we have sought out to deduce the geographic locations (within Nigeria or abroad), which the positive/success news/updates recorded are being achieved. In other words, our aim is to be able to tell objectively, how conducive/enduring the environments are to what Nigeria/Nigerians are achieving. To do this, we determined the locations on the basis of where exactly the achievement, progress, success, etc. was done or achieved as well as will be done or achieved and not based on where an award/recognition was or is presented.

It is important to mention that most achievements by Nigeria/Nigerians achieved abroad should not be relegated as being ‘superior’ or achieved out of a ‘privileged comfortable environment’ as most of these achievements are usually first in recognition of what has been done/attained within Nigeria and as such requiring an international/global export.

As an improvement, from the year 2019, we have increased efforts towards matching the published news to their actual or respective months to give more accurate reflection on our reports/statistics accordingly to actual happenings. This removes the added pressure of having to report instantaneously at the end of every month even as we have now modified the release of our newsletters to bi-annual rather than monthly.

What factors are responsible for the positive progress and excellence of Nigeria and Nigerians globally?

We have also gone a step higher to reveal, appreciate and understand the factors that are driving or are responsible for these positives recorded by Nigeria and Nigerians globally particularly within Nigeria.

At the most basic level, we have attributed ‘courage and drive for distinction’ as the most fundamental element or driver or factor of all positive progress achieved.

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