Nigerian Army Female Team Wins 2019 West African Military Semi-Marathon Tournament

The Nigerian Army female team has emerged the overall first winner of the third edition of the West African Military Semi-Marathon Tournament held at Niamey, Niger Republic.

The Nigerian Army men’s team won the third position at event on Saturday 16th February 2019.

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Winners Of Startupper Of The Year Total Challenge [2018-2019]

Winners have emerged at the 2018-2019 Startupper of the Year by Total Challenge in Nigeria, held at an official ceremony on February 13 [2019] at Oriental Hotel, Lagos.

The three winners of the Startupper of the Year by Total Challenge in Nigeria selected by a jury of local experts are:

  • Ogunbanjo Olumide, AgroData Network: AgroData Network promotes organic farming via community-based beekeeping providing farmers with free beehives. The company deploys natural techniques to keep the bees within the ecosystem.
  • Obaoye Justus, Carido Automobiles Service Technology: Carido is an on-demand automobile service technology, which aggregates automobile maintenance demands through mobile devices and thereafter facilitates their fulfilment through select offline services performed by competent and vetted mechanics.
  • Ijir Aondosoo, My Waste My Energy: My Waste, My Energy converts rice husk waste to energy source and provides a sustainable form of domestic energy, reduces environmental degradation and deaths associated with respiratory diseases as Nigeria records 93,000 deaths annually due to smoke from firewood.

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Winners Of 2019 Go Global Africa Programme [Nigeria]

Winners have emerged at the 2019 Go Global Africa Programme hosted by the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos, Nigeria.

The winning Nigerian entrepreneurs are:

  • RemindMe, an app by Innovation corner that would use USSD and text to remind new mothers of vaccination dates;
  • Piggybank, an automates savings and investment solution;
  • Social Lender; a money lending solution that uses social media platforms;
  • Thriveagric, a program that lowers the entry barrier for people willing to invest in agriculture by connecting farmers to crowdsourced finance;
  • Helium Health; a hospital management software;
  • Helpmum; an app that provides healthcare information to combat maternal and infant mortality;
  • eTrash2Cash; an online platform that will help low income & marginalised women earn & save cash benefits for gathering trash for recycling.

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Oluwatobi Akinpelu Develops History Learning App “Gingered”

Oluwatobi Akinpelu has developed a history learning app called “Gingered”, which educates users on history using a Today in History model.

The historical events sometimes date as far back as 700 AD. The history learning app also dates the birthdays and various achievements of prominent personalities around the world.

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Akachukwu Anumudu Wins 2019 InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition

Akachukwu Anumudu of Apostolic Faith Secondary School, Anthony, Lagos, has emerged winner of the first edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition held in Lagos.

The 16-year-old on February 9, 2019, beat eight other contestants in an intense quiz session to win the grand prize of 7.5 million worth of tertiary education scholarship spread over five years, a laptop and a monthly stipend during the course of the scholarship.

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Media Platforms Focusing On Good Or Positive News Stories About Nigeria And Nigerians

Media Platforms Focusing On Good Or Positive News Stories About Nigeria And Nigerians

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PositiveNaija just as the name implies, is dedicated to informing the world on the positive progress and excellence associated with Nigeria and Nigerians in every field of humanity. It aims to gradually but firmly establish in the consciousness of Nigerians the practicability and possibility of their hopes, aspirations, passions, goals and success by adhering to the principles of hardwork, accountability, justice, love, unity, critical thinking as well as other relevant positive values.

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The Benefits Or Advantages Of Good Or Positive News For Nigeria & Nigerians

The Benefits Or Advantages Of Good Or Positive News For Nigeria & Nigerians

  • Positive thinking

Positive or good news for Nigeria and Nigerians enhances positive thinking, which produces positive speaking and consequently, possesses the power to produce good and positive output or results. The appreciation of good news associated with Nigeria and Nigerians has the power to therefore instill a mindset of possibilities, creativity and confidence towards the future. Thus, one of the ways to create positive thinking and results is by making positive information more prevalent in Nigeria.

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