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Aniekeme Uwah Awarded AU Medal Of Honour

The African Union (AU) has conferred a medal of honour on Dr. Aniekeme Uwah, for his role in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia.

The AU head of mission in Nigeria, Joshua Obasanya, presented the medal to Dr. Uwah in Abuja, May 24, 2019.

Dr. Aniekeme Uwah, an epidemiologist, works in the ministry of health in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

He was among a few doctors with a requisite knowledge in public health and epidemiology recruited as volunteers by the AU in 2014 to help in the containment of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Dr. Uwah spent six months in Liberia.

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Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru 9.86

Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru has won the 100 meters race at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships in 9.86 seconds.

Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru is now officially the second fastest African ever just behind his compatriot and legend Olusoji Fasuba (9.85 seconds 13 years ago in Doha).

About 45 minutes after his heroics in the 100 meters, Oduduru won the 200 meters in 19.73 seconds, both times wind-legal.

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Edafe Dogo Emerges Best Graduating Student At Babcock University [2018/2019]

Mrs. Edafe Dogo has emerged the best graduating student at Babcock University, in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State in the 2018/2019 academic session at the 17th convocation of the institution.

Mrs. Edafe Dogo, a mother of two children out of 1,926 first degree graduands, graduated with a 4.95 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).

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Team Tetra Of UNILAG Wins 2019 Global Management Challenge

Team Tetra of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have emerged first place winner in the national finals of the second edition of the Global Management Challenge (GMC).

Team Tetra were rewarded with a cash prize of 500,000 Naira.

The trio, Obi Ifechukwu, Ojodu Opeyemi and Amosu Oluwatobi of Team Tetra, represents UNILAG and Nigeria in the International Finals scheduled to hold in Russia in July 2019.

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Call For Entries: 2019 PositiveNaija Essay Competition

2019 POSITIVENAIJA ESSAY COMPETITION

The 2019 PositiveNaija Essay Competition aims to promote: the dignity, safety and prosperity of Nigerians; Nigerian patriotism; nation building as well as serve as a platform for excellence!

Title of Essay:

THE VALUE OF THE LIFE OF A NIGERIAN!

Objective:

Inform the world on how the lives of Nigerians are genuinely being respected, protected and empowered today in good conscience and as required by the current Nigerian constitution.

Eligibility:

Essay submissions are free – at no cost to the participants
Open to only Nigerians
Participants and winners of the previous PositiveNaija initiatives can still participate
PositiveNaija Team and the Advisory Judges are not eligible [excluding the Volunteers – who have no involvement in the organisation of the Event]

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Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) Wins 2019 Nigerian Psychological Association Quiz

Department of Psychology, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, (NSUK) has emerged winner of the 2019 Nigerian Psychological Association quiz competition organised in honour of Professor Isidore Obot.

The competition, which took place in Lagos state drew universities from the six geo-political zones of Nigeria.

The quiz started at the zonal levels before climaxing in Lagos state.

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Toyosi Ogunseye Elected Vice-President Of World Editors Forum (WEF)

Toyosi Ogunseye, head of BBC West Africa, has been elected vice-president of World Editors Forum (WEF).

Since around two decades ago when WEF was established, this is the first time that its leadership would be from Asia and Africa.

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