Adeagbo Simidele Selected As 2019 World Fellow At Yale University

Adeagbo Simidele, the Nigerian Olympian, sports advocate and entrepreneur is among the 16 women and men who have been selected as 2019 World Fellow at Yale University.

Adeagbo Simidele, represented Nigeria in Skeleton racing at the 2018 Winter Olympics, becoming the first person to do so.

This cohort brings the total number of World Fellows since the program’s start in 2002 to 346 Fellows, representing 91 countries. This year marks the 18th cohort of World Fellows.

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Ayo Dada & Olamide Oladeji Emerge Stanford University’s 2019 Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Ayo Dada and Olamide Oladeji were among the 69 scholars that won the Knight-Hennessy scholarship at Stanford University for the year 2019.

The Knight-Hennessy scholarship is poised to develop both the depth and range of subject expertise to confront the numerous grand challenges and opportunities of the future. Knight-Hennessy Scholars receive full funding to pursue graduate study at Stanford. Ayo Dada and Olamide Oladeji both join Solomon Oyakhire, an alumnus of the University of Lagos, who was the only Nigerian recipient of the scholarship in the first edition in 2018 and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at Stanford School of Engineering.

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SPE FUTO Wins 2019 PetroQuiz Competition

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) Chapter emerge winners of the 2019 PetroQuiz competition at the students technical symposium and exhibition (sTsE 2019).

From 17 points down, SPE FUTO undertook an impressive come back to win SPE University of Uyo 55:36.

SPE FUTO Chapter emerged victorious in this competition after 17 trials and have clinched a ticket to Canada for further stages of the Petro competition.

Call For Entries: 2019 PositiveNaija Video Event

The 2019 PositiveNaija Video Event aims to promote the following:

  • Self-value of Nigerians;
  • Dignity of legitimate work undertaken by Nigerians; and
  • Visionary and sustainable enterprises.

Title of Video Event:

Nigerians, Work & Dignity!

Objective:

Inform the world through your video on the vision, nature, relevance and impact of your work for the good of humanity.

Further content expectations:

In addition to the objective of the video event, the following should be included in the video:

  • Make visible the Nigerian flag
  • State or tell us what work means to you.

2019 PositiveNaija Video Event

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Winners Of 2019 CBN EPIS Efficiency Awards

Winners have emerged in the 2019 edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Electronic Payment Incentive Scheme (EPIS) Efficiency Awards.

The CBN EPIS Efficiency Awards is organized to celebrate financial institutions, merchants and other stakeholders at the forefront of driving electronic payment in Nigeria. Now in its fourth year, the awards are based on objective analysis of all E-payments data collated by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) over a full calendar year.

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Bello Ayomide Emmanuel Wins Nigeria’s First Ever Sailing Gold Medal At The 2019 Open International Canoe Sprint Championship

Bello Ayomide Emmanuel has won Nigeria’s first gold medal at an international Sailing event at the 2019 Open International Canoe Sprint Championship in Bhopal, India.

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Moruf Adegesin & Evelyn Oyome Win 7th Sovereign Trust Insurance Golf Open

Moruf Adegesin and Evelyn Oyome have emerged winners of the 7th Sovereign Trust Insurance Golf Open on the 24th of March, 2019.

The three-day 7th Sovereign Trust Insurance Golf Open held at Ibadan Golf Club (IGC) had participants drawn from across the country.

Moruf Adegesin, who is on handicap four, played 148 gross to emerge overall winner, while Evelyn Oyome, a Nigeria female golfer, emerged winner in the ladies category after playing 158 gross.

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