Chibawanye Ene Wins 2019 Ronald L. Bittner Award On Brain Tumor Research

37-year-old Chibawanye Ene has won the 2019 Ronald L. Bittner Award on brain tumor research.

According to the Applied Radiation Oncology, a quarterly journal on cancer, Chibawanye Ene received the award at the 2019 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) annual scientific meeting, which held from April 13 to April 17 [2019] in San Diego, USA.

Chibawanye Ene won the award with his research work titled: “Anti-PD-L1 Immunotherapy Enhances Radiation-induced Abscopal Response in Glioblastoma”.

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Caleb University Wins 4th Inter-tertiary Institutions Debate And Public Speaking Competition

Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State, has emerged winner of the 4th Inter-tertiary Institutions Debate and Public Speaking competition organised by the Nigeria Debate Society (NDS).

Mr. Elvis Otobo, Spokesman, Caleb University, said in statement on the 17th of May 2019 that the university’s representative defeated 39 other contestants from 20 other higher institutions across the federation to emerge winner.

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Scope FC Of Lagos Wins Maiden Trophy Five-A-Side Tournament

Scope FC of Lagos has won the maiden edition of the Trophy five-a-side grassroots tournament tagged, Field of Honour, at the Campos Mini-Stadium, Lagos Island.

The competition was held for 11 weeks and amongst 1, 080 teams.

The Trophy five-a-side tournament is a variation of association football, in which each team has five players, with four being outfield players and one goalkeeper.

In the third place match, Amsterdam FC of Obalende won Rovers FC 6-0 to emerge as bronze winners shortly before the fiercely contested final in which Scope FC of Lagos beat Ifayemi FC of Ile-Ife 2-0.

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Oluseyi Awojulugbe Wins 2019 APO Group Invitation Prize

Oluseyi Awojulugbe, a senior reporter with TheCable, has been announced winner of APO Group’s prize to attend the annual meetings of the African Development Bank in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

The event, which will hold between June 11 and June 14 [2019], is an annual gathering for leaders from Africa and across the world to discuss the state of the African economy against the background of leading issues and developments in the global system.

APO Group offers Oluseyi Awojulugbe one round trip ticket and accommodation in Malabo (Equatorial Guinea).

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FUTA Emerges Best Institution At 2019 National Statistics Competition

The Federal University of Technology (FUTA) has emerged best institution at the second edition of National Statistics Competition held in Kwali, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The National Statistics Competition, organised by the Nigerian Statistical Association (NSA) had 42 final year students from 21 tertiary institutions in attendance.

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Nigeria Super Falcons Win 2019 WAFU Women Cup Tournament

Nigeria’s Super Falcons have emerged as champions of the 2019 West African Football Union (WAFU) Women’s Cup tournament in Abidjan.

The Nigerian women on the 18th of May [2019] edged host nation Cote d’Ivoire 5-4 after penalty shootout in an interesting final match at the Stade Robert Champroux.

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Farmcrowdy Group Wins UNIDO International Award 2019 On Disruptive Innovation In Agribusiness Technology

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.

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