Canterbury International School Wins Inaugural SON Innovation Competition

Canterbury International School, Ajah, has emerged the overall champion in the maiden edition of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) innovation competition to commemorate the World Standards Day.

The SON Innovation Competition, in partnership with Dansol High School, celebrates outstanding secondary students for their unique innovations, and creates an avenue for students to come out with unique digital innovations that would provide long-lasting solutions to socio-economic issues in Nigeria.

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Ayafa Tonye Amada & Richard Uyok Win 2018 Lagos Debate Open (LDO)

Ayafa Tonye Amada and Richard Uyok have emerged overall winners of the maiden edition of the Lagos Debate Open (LDO) hosted by the University of Lagos.

Ayafa Tonye Amada of Covenant University paired with Richard Uyok of University of Calabar (as is the practice with Debate Opens) and they both outmatched other debaters and delegates to win the Open.

A pair of the University of Ghana, Legon and University of Calabar came second; while the teams from Universities of Port Harcourt and Lagos (the host) came third and fourth.

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Team Nigeria Emerge Champion At Puma ITF Wheelchair Tennis Futures 2018

Alex Adewale and Kafayat Omisore have emerged champions of the men’s and women’s singles of the Puma ITF Wheelchair Tennis Futures 2018 in Abuja.

Adewale, a London 2012 Paralympian defeated Kenyan top seed, Peter Naveh 6-1, 6-0 while Omisore also got the better of Jane Ndenga of Kenya 6-3, 7-6 (3).

The duo of Alex Adewale and Wasiu Yusuf won the doubles final with a comprehensive 6-1, 6-0 scoreline over Peter Naveh and Collins Omonde of Kenya while Kafayat Omisore paired Kemi Oluwasegun to beat Kenya’s Jane Ndenga who partnered homegirl Foluke Shodehinde to clinch the women’s doubles title.

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Felix Eiremiokhae Receives USA Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Felix Eiremiokhae has been honoured with a Presidential lifetime achievement award by the President, United States of America, Donald Trump.

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Winners Of HR Future Workplace Awards 2018

Winners have emerged in the 2018 edition of the HR Future Workplace Awards during the HR Summit and Expo for West Africa, 2018 held at the Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The HR Future Workplace Awards (2018), themed: “Celebrating the Human Side of Business”, sought to recognise outstanding achievements of individuals, departments, teams and organizations that have contributed to the growth and development of the West African HR Industry.

The events showcased the best HR talents in West Africa and also recognised HR professionals in government and private sector for their contributions towards creating a high performing workforce for the future.

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Yemisi Olatunji & Sodiq Taiwo Win OTrafford PSA National Closed Satellite Squash Tournament 2018

Yemisi Olatunji and Sodiq Taiwo have emerged winners of the OTrafford PSA National Closed Satellite Squash Tournament 2018 at the 82 Division of the Army Officers Mess, Marina, Lagos.

Yemisi defeated her younger sister Busayo 11-7, 11-8, 11-3 to win the OTrafford PSA National Closed Satellite Squash Tournament women’s title.

In the men’s final, Sodiq Taiwo, who defeated top player Lanre Abdulrahman in the semi-final, bounced back after losing the first set to defeat a hard-fighting Idowu Enemakure 12-14, 11-1, 11-6, 11-8.

The winner of the male category Sodiq received $1,000 for his effort while Yemisi got $500.

The Chairman of OTrafford Squash Club, Aderemi Adeseun, while presenting the winners with their awards, urged all other squash clubs to organise more PSA sanctioned tournaments to enable Nigerian squash players amass ranking points.