Winners Of 2017 She Leads Africa (SLA) Demo Day

Farmties, Taeillo and Greymate Care have emerged winners of the 2017 She Leads Africa (SLA) Demo Day.

The Demo Day signalled the closing ceremony to the three-month She Leads Africa Accelerator entrepreneurship development program.

The first place winner of ₦2 million was Farmties, represented by Dara Adekunle of the OCP Agribusiness Cohort. Farmties works closely with farmers in sourcing and aggregating farm products whilst investing in the right technology to reach out to customers, taking advantage of the growing agriculture industry in Nigeria and providing a platform to trade agriculture commodities.

The second place winner of ₦1 million was Taeillo, represented by Jumoke Dada of the Lagos Creative Cohort. Taeillo is a furniture and lifestyle brand that designs and manufactures furniture by harnessing traditional local resources with both local and modern technology to create premium urban African pieces.

The third place winner of ₦500,000 was Greymate Care, represented by Chika Madubuko of the Intel technology cohort. Chika created an online platform that connects the elderly and vulnerable adults to a highly trained and insured caregiver thus, taking the stress of care off busy professionals.

The other two companies that pitched their businesses to the room full of investors and business stakeholders were CEO Consultancy & Translation Services and Food-i-Like.

She Leads Africa (SLA) is a community that helps young African women achieve their professional dreams. With development events and engaging online content, SLA has become a leading platform for ambitious young women in Africa.

Supported by the Work in Progress! Alliance (VC4Africa and Oxfam), OCP, Guaranty Trust Bank, and Intel Corp, the SLA Accelerator worked with 20 promising companies looking to grow and scale their businesses. However, at demo day, five of the top companies were able to pitch their businesses in front of esteemed business leaders to win cash prizes.

Afua Osei, Co-Founder of SLA said:

“Since August, it has been truly impressive to see the growth and development of these women entrepreneurs.”

Peter Ayeni Develops Mbele App [2017]

Peter Ayeni has developed Mbele App, which increases access to quality education using technology and creating a fun learning environment in Nigeria.

According to Peter Ayeni:

“Mbele is a social enterprise in Nigeria that uses technology innovation to provide access to quality and fun learning environment for all’’.

Peter Ayeni said that the App’s mission is to increase access to quality education anywhere in the country.

He said that Mbele App will also enable young people to compete by providing curriculum based, soft skills, general knowledge and vocational video lessons delivered online in a fun and interactive manner.

Mr. Ayeni explained that this would also equip the youth to become social entrepreneurs and build a community for them to help each other to succeed.

According to him, with over 10.5 million children and youths out of school in Nigeria, which is the total population of Liberia and Libya, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) might be a mirage if drastic steps are not taking.

He said with over 70 million Nigerians online and the ever decreasing prices of data and high penetration of smartphone, Nigeria could take advantage of the available technology. This, he said, would provide access to quality education for the children and skills for the youth, adding that Mbele App would make learning accessible to anyone anywhere via the smartphones.

Winners Of 2017 Nigerian Stock Exchange CEO Awards

The Nigerian Stock Exchange CEO Awards has produced winners, who were unveiled on December 13, 2017, at the Stock Exchange House, Lagos.

Dangote Cement Plc was named the Most Compliant Listed Company for 2017, having demonstrated the highest degree of compliance with the rules and regulations regarding disclosure obligations of listed companies on the Exchange in 2017.

The award for the Best Dealing Member firm went to Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Limited, for a high performance culture. It was the firm’s sixth consecutive win in the NSE CEO Awards. Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Limited accounted for the highest value of trades on the Exchange in 2017.

Pilot Securities Limited won the award for the Most Compliant Dealing Member firm of the year 2017, for demonstrating the best level of compliance with the NSE Rules and Regulations. The firm was honoured for its compliance with the Minimum Operating Standards of the Exchange, adequate and timely rendition of statutory and regulatory returns.

Chief Executive Officer of NSE, Mr. Oscar Onyema stated:

“I would like to congratulate all the 2017 award winners who are all deserving of recognition. The awards are given solely on merit and are awarded to commend listed companies and dealing members for their excellent and exceptional performance, compliance to NSE rules and regulation, high ethical standards and impressive customer service that leave no room for any penalties.

The awards offer winners a year-round marketing opportunity and a big morale-booster for companies who have made extraordinary contributions to the Nigerian capital market and exemplify the highest standards.”

The Nigerian Stock Exchange CEO Awards was initiated in 2012 to motivate listed companies and dealing members to a higher level of corporate governance and compliance to reinforce investor confidence in the Nigerian capital market.

Winners Of 2017 GenesysIGNITE Innovation Prize

Three startups have emerged winners of the 2017 GenesysIGNITE innovation prize organised by Genesys Tech Hub in collaboration with CFAtech.ng.

The GenesysIGNITE innovation prize, is a South Eastern [Nigeria] startup convergence with a $10,000 cash prize reward for each of the startups.

Presenting the (mock) cheques to the winners, the Special Guest of Honour and Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu stated:

“Nigerian processes were not designed to turn research findings to commercial products; we are working seriously to address this.

Any nation that produces science and technology experts is always the toast of the world. [GenesysIGNITE] is doing what the Government has in mind with regards youths development- capacity building, incubation, venture capitals, and other supports.”

Winners Of 2017 GenesysIGNITE Innovation Prize

  1. Tutor Finder NG

Tutor Finder NG, home tutors in South East Nigeria with reach in Owerri, Awka, Enugu and Aba and over 54 professional tutors.  

Tutor Finder NG provide learners with the advantage of quality, experienced and innovative teachings that make them become the finished articles, far beyond the limitation of class room learning.

Tutor Finder provide support to classroom instruction and assignments and go back and deal with building blocks that were missed.

One-to-one tutoring helps students build confidence, and get individualized support and better grades.

2. PlayJoor

PlayJoor is a platform for real time multiplayer games. The developers make it possible for players to earn while competing against other players at a game they are skilled at.

The startups founders believe that people should enjoy games they are skilled at and to cap it up, earn while playing the games.

3. House of Uwe (cloth)  

Uwe.ng is an e-commerce shop selling made-to-order African apparels proudly designed in Africa by very experienced African designers.

House of Uwe provides a solution to the need of the fashion market by allowing shoppers order a custom made, individually tailored piece they truly love.

Obaseki John Folorunsho Eseiwi Emerge UNIBEN Best Graduating Student

Obaseki John Folorunsho Eseiwi has emerged the best graduating student at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) with a Cummulative Grade Point of 4.96.

He also gave the valedictory speech at the convocation ceremony which held on 24th of  November, 2017, the convocation had in attendance the university’s chancellor, HRM Emir Muhammadu Sanusi Lamido II, Emir of Kano.

Obaseki John Folorunsho Eseiwi graduated from the Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences. He surpassed slightly Tochukwu Okafor of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering with a CGPA of 4.95.

Awards won by Tochukwu Okafor include:
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  • Best Graduating Student, University of Benin.
  • Dean’s Prize to the Best Graduating Student in academic performance, Faculty of Engineering.‎
  • Department Prize to the Best Graduating Student, Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering.
  • Nigerian Society of Engineers Prize to the Best Overall Graduating Student in the Faculty of Engineering.
  • Arch. Aminu Abubakar Prize to the Best Graduating Student in the Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering.
  • Nicholas and Victoria Osifo Memorial Scholarship to the Best Graduating Student in Engineering.

Viola-Nuela Echebima: 1st Class/BGS At UNN [2016] & NLS [2017]

Viola-Nuela Echebima, who graduated from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) in 2016 with a First Class and the best graduating student, also made First Class at the Nigerian Law School (NLS).

Apart from Viola-Nuela Echebima, 28 out of the 4,294 candidate’s called to the Nigerian Bar on the 12th of December 2017, bagged First Class after the August 2017 bar examinations.

Peace Eze Is University of Louisiana 2017 Outstanding Graduate

Peace Eze, a geology major with a 3.82 GPA, has emerged the University of Louisiana (UL) 2017 Outstanding Graduate.

Peace Eze received her award during ceremonies held at the UL Lafayette Alumni Center.

Peace Eze was nominated by the Ray P. Authement College of Sciences. She joined seven other Outstanding Graduate nominees, including: Lauren Lawson, College of the Arts; Andrew Albritton, B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration; Julia Ross, College of Engineering; Brandy K. Milliman, College of Education; Ashley Bernard, College of Liberal Arts; Patrick Williamson, College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions; and Sarah Martin, University College.

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