Gideon Goyet and Deborah Pam have emerged Nigerian winners of the 2019 Access Bank Lagos Marathon in the male and female categories respectively.
Gideon Goyet ran the race in two hours and 30 minutes with Deborah Pam for the second year running finished as the fastest Nigerian woman at the Lagos Marathon as well as finishing among the top 10 women overall.
Gideon Goyet receives ₦3 million while the second and third receive ₦2 million and ₦1 million respectively.
Nigeria has emerged the overall winner of the 2019 Lagos World Para Powerlifting Invitational Championships held at Oriental Hotel in Lagos.
Nigeria won all the 20 gold medals on offer as well as winning 15 silver and 7 bronze medals, making it a total of 42 medals in all at the competition.
Abdul-Qudus Ibrahim has emerged the overall winner of the 2018 Beeta Playwright Competition with his winning play titled: “Jagagba”.
Out of 348 entries and 10 finalists, Abdul-Qudus Ibrahim was selected and receives a reward of ₦1 million cash prize.
The grand finale of the second edition of Beeta Playwright Competition held on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos.
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The 2019 PositiveNaija Newscast Contest aims to promote media professionalism in Nigeria, advance original Nigerian storytelling, encourage Nigerian patriotism as well as serve as a platform for excellence!
Nigeria, Nigerians & Excellence!
Inform the world through your video newscast about the positive excellence associated with Nigeria and Nigerians globally for the year 2019.
In addition to the objective of the PositiveNaija newscast contest, the following should be included in the video:
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Great Things About Nigeria, Which Every Nigerian Should Be Proud Of! By Aishat Ibrahim
Nigeria, an officially democratic secular country on the Gulf of Guinea, is a federal republic in West Africa. It is often referred to as the “Giant of Africa”, owing to its large population and economy, with approximately 184 million inhabitants. The existence of some basic factors that make this country great cannot be overemphasized. It is then imperative to mention few of such undoubted constituents of this great nation.
Nigerian researchers have identified and validated local plants for the treatment of viral infections.
The local plants include: Bambusa vulgaris (bamboo) and Aframomum melegueta (alligator pepper), Azadirachta indica (neem), Allium cepa (onion), Allium sativum (garlic), rhizomes of Curcuma longa (turmeric), and Aloe vera, Vernonia amygdalina (bitter leaf), Garcinia kola (bitter kola), Citrus medica (lemon), Cymbopogon citratus (lemon grass), Moringa, Phyllanthus amarus, avocado (Persea americana), and Gardonema mushroom.
The male football team of Lagos State University (LASU) has emerged champions at the inaugural African Students Football Union (ASFU) 2019 tournament.
The male football team of the school won the University for Development Studies (UDS), Ghana (a West African University Games, WAUG champion) 1-0 in the final match at the Adamasingba Stadium, Ibadan, Oyo State on January 27, 2019.
Following the victory, LASU represents Africa at the World Universities Football Competition which is to hold in Russia later in the year.