Nigeria’s Blind Women Falcons Team Wins 2019 Africa Women Blind Football Exhibition Games

Nigeria’s blind women Falcons Team have won the 2019 Africa Women Blind Football Training Camp and Games held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu.

Nigeria’s blind women Falcons Team defeated a selected Africa Blind Women  Football Team 2-0 picked from Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Ghana.

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Team Nigeria Emerge 3rd In Unilever Future Leaders League [2019]

Team Nigeria has emerged 3rd place winner in the final of the Unilever Future Leaders League held in London on April 13, 2019. This is the first-time Team Nigeria will be reaching the finals of the competition.

Out of 27 countries that participated in the finals which took place at the Hilton Towers, London, amongst the ten finalists were Team Nigeria, Team Bangladesh, Team Pakistan, Team Czech, Team Russia, Team Indonesia, Team Serbia, Team Brazil and Team Thailand.

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Winners Of 2nd National Media Shooting Workshop & Competition

Winners have emerged in the second edition of the three-day National Media Shooting Workshop and Competition held at the Nigerian National Shooting Range, Package B, National Stadium Complex, Abuja.

Georgina Adegbie, a sport reporter with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) won gold medal in the female category of the Air Pisto. Adegbie came first position with 25 points to win the gold medal of the air pistol competition.

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Maryland Convent Wins 2019 Issyma Children Foundation Competition

Maryland Convent Private School has emerged overall winner of the Issyma Children Foundation Competition on mathematics and science technology.

Maryland Convent Private School emerged winner with a prize of 100,000 and a laptop, while Susan Memorial School and Air force Primary School emerged first and second runners up with a cash price of 50,000 and a mini tablet and 25,000 with a mini tablet.

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Oluwaseyi Shorinola, Emmanuel Balogun & Rufus Akinyemi Win 2019 FLAIR Fellowship Award

Oluwaseyi Shorinola, Emmanuel Balogun, Rufus Akinyemi and 27 other early career African scientists honoured with the 2019 FLAIR Fellowship Award.

Emmanuel Balogun, Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria; Dr. Rufus Akinyemi, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and Dr. Oluwaseyi Shorinola, made the list of FLAIR project of the African Academy of Sciences and The Royal Society in Naivasha, Kenya.

The scientists receive $391,500 each for a two- year research project aimed at developing the continent.

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Tochukwu Ndukwe Wins 2018 Nigerian Mathematics Queen Competition

13-year-old Tochukwu Ndukwe, of the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Leeja, Nsukka, Enugu State has emerged the overall winner of the 2018 Nigerian Mathematics Queen Competition.

Saibu Medina from FESTAC College, Lagos, took second position while Olayiwola Adedagun, FGGC, Ketu, Osun came third at the competition.

115 female students of Junior Secondary School across the country participated in the Girls’ Mathematics Olympiad Competition, organised by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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FBN Holdings Wins 2018 World Finance Best Corporate Governance In Nigeria Award

FBN Holdings Plc has emerged winner of the 2018 World Finance Best Corporate Governance in Nigeria Award at an event held in London Stock Exchange studio.

The World Finance Corporate Governance Award provides a comprehensive analysis of the very best across various areas of business endeavours in each market around the world and commend companies with a proven track record of excellence in governance.

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