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Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Wins Best Improved National Federation At The 2019 FIBA Congress

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), has won the Best Improved National Federation at the FIBA Congress, which took place in Beijing on the 29th of August 2019.

At the plenary session of FIBA Congress where performing federations were celebrated, the Nigeria Basketball federation was recognised for an improved performance of the senior male and female national teams at continental and global competitions.

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) was recognized as the federation with the Most Improved Women Team between 2017 – 2019 at the plenary session of FIBA Congress and Awards Ceremony.

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Kareem Waris Olamilekan Wins 22nd Chou Ta-Kuan Cultural And Educational Foundation Award

Kareem Waris Olamilekan has won Taiwan’s Chou Ta-Kuan Cultural and Educational Foundation’s ‘Fervent Global Love of Lives Award’.

The 11-year-old Nigerian artist beat 2,723 nominees in the world in the twenty-second edition of the prize.

The Representative of Taiwan in Nigeria, Ambassador Vincent Yang, disclosed this in Lagos on the 18th of September 2019. He also said that Kareem Waris Olamilekan would meet the Taiwanese President, Tsai Ing-wen, among other laureates.

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Conclusion Of The 2019 PositiveNaija Essay Competition

No winner or finalist has emerged in the 2019 PositiveNaija Essay Competition, themed: The Value of the Life of a Nigerian!

The 2019 PositiveNaija Essay Competition (June 1 – October 31, 2019) is purposed towards informing the world on how the lives of Nigerians are genuinely being respected, protected and empowered today in good conscience and as required by the current Nigerian constitution.

The 2019 PositiveNaija Essay Competition aims to promote the dignity, safety and prosperity of Nigerians; Nigerian patriotism; nation building as well as serve as a platform for excellence!

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Winners Of 2019 World Summit Awards (WSA) – Nigeria

Winners have emerged in the Nigerian edition of the 2019 World Summit Awards (WSA) presented by Mr. Amos Emmanuel, WSA Eminent National Expert for Nigeria.

The WSA Eminent National Expert for Nigeria Mr. Emmanuel Amos, President, Programos Foundation shared results with the press, expressing that some applicants and their products have emerged winners in their respective innovation categories having evoked state-of-the-art changes in their communities by producing best local content innovations impacting our society positively after Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs and deserving global and local recognitions.

United Nations World Summit Awards Local Chapter in Nigeria on a yearly basis provides a unique global selection of how digital applications provide solutions to solve local issues.

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Team Blazers Win Inaugural MGI Scrabble Premier League

Team Blazers have won the maiden MGI Scrabble Premier League with a cash prize reward of one million Naira, which ended at the LilyGate Hotel, Lekki, Lagos.

The Scrabble Premier League, according to the organisers, was put together to create more awareness of the sport in the country, as well as discover more talents in the game. It featured top scrabble players, including students of tertiary institutions.

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Akwa Starlets FC Wins 2019 NNL Super 4 Tournament

Akwa Starlets football club of Uyo, have won the 2019 edition of the Super League 4 Nigeria National League (NNL) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu.

According to the Nigerian News Agency, Akwa Starlets beat Adamawa United FC 2-0 in a tense match on the 15th of September 2019.

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Ayileka Ayomide & Adekunle Abiona Win Spirit Of The Competition Award At 6th HSF-NLU Delhi International Negotiation Competition

Ayileka Ayomide and Adekunle Abiona representing Nigeria and West Africa have won the Spirit of the Competition Award at the 6th HSF-NLU Delhi International Negotiation Competition 2019.

Ayileka Ayomide and Adekunle Abiona, students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) won the award in recognition of their negotiation skills and strategy.

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