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.
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 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.
Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru has won and set a new 100 meters record at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships [2019] as he ran for his school – Texas Tech University, United States of America.
His latest feat earns his school a spot at the top at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships for the fourth time.
Nuhu Ibrahim emerges the overall best graduating student with a first class at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria for the 2017/2018 academic session.
Nuhu Ibrahim achieved the feat with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with a final cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.94 out of 5.00 – the highest ever recorded in the history of ABU since its establishment in 1962.
Peter Genger, a student of the Arthur V. Mauro Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, St. Paul’s College, University of Manitoba, Canada, has emerged winner of the 2019 Nahlah Ayed Prize for Student Leadership and Global Citizenship.
According to Peter Genger:
“I never thought that my little pieces of leadership service would gain a rewarding recognition as noble as the Nahlah Ayed Prize for Student Leadership and Global Citizenship. I sincerely appreciate the award.
This award has made me realize that there is no service that is too little or too much to give. The most important thing is for one to keep serving with sincere concern for humanity. After all, there is joy in true leadership and service.”
Ekele Franklin has emerged the overall best candidate in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted between April 11 and April 15, 2019
15-year-old Ekele Franklin made University of Lagos (UNILAG) his first choice and scored 347.
Emmanuel Chidebube, a 16-year-old boy from Abia came second with a score of 346, while Isaac Olamide, a 17-year-old from Osun came third with 345.
In all 2,906 candidates scored over 300 as against 4,683 in 2018.