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Rack Centre Wins 2019 Datacloud Award [Middle East And Africa]

Premium Tier III certified collocation data centre services provider, Rack Centre, has won the 2019 Datacloud Awards in Monaco, for the second year running.

Rack Centre won the Excellence in Regional Data Centre Award – Middle East and Africa for its outstanding ecosystem of robust and direct connectivity with over 35 carriers and five undersea cables. Other contributions include its ability to scale its operations through its modular nature and its low proven Power Utilisation Effectiveness despite a challenging climatic and infrastructural environment.

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Korede Bolaji Amole Wins 2018 Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Essay Competition

Korede Bolaji Amole has emerged the overall winner of the 2018 Consolidated Hallmark Insurance (CHI) Plc national essay competition.

Korede Bolaji Amole from the Insurance Department of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, receives a prize of ₦250,000, and an opportunity of getting employed by the insurer after graduation.

The reward is part of the company’s efforts to encourage insurance education and awareness creation across the country.

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Kano Pillars FC Win 2019 Men Aiteo Cup Title

Kano Pillars FC have emerged champions of the 2019 Federation Cup, also known as Aiteo Cup on the 28th of July 2019.

Sai Masu Gida, as they are fondly called, beat Niger Tornadoes 4-3 on penalties after both teams had played a barren draw in regulation period.

With the win, Kano Pillars FC receive ₦25 million as prize money for winning the title while Niger Tornadoes receive ₦10 million.

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Winners Of 2019 Nigerian Athletics Championships

Winners have emerged in the 2019 Nigerian Athletics Championships held in Kaduna.

The duo of Usheoritse Itsekiri and Joy Udo-Gabriel emerged tops in the men and women 100 meters races respectively in the championship doubling as the National Trials for the African Games billed for Morocco in August.

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Hauwa Liman And Saifura Hussaina Awarded Florence Nightingale Medals [2019]

Hauwa Liman And Saifura Hussaina, two nurses abducted and killed in 2018 by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno have been awarded the Florence Nightingale medals, the highest international award in the nursing profession.

Hauwa Liman and Saifura Hussaina were abducted in Rann in March 2018, where they were working as midwives for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

The parents of Hauwa Liman and Saifura Hussaina received the medals their late daughters were awarded posthumously at a ceremony led by president of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Bolaji Anani and Eloi Fillion, head of delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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Winners Of NiRA 2019 .NG Awards

Winners have emerged in the NiRA 2019 .ng Awards, the fourth in the series of the .ng Awards held on the 5th July 2019 at Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.

The .ng Awards organised by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) celebrate the achievements and innovation of Nigerian Internet initiatives.

The awards promote the Nigerian businesses, individuals, charity, public and private sector organizations, which help to make the Internet a more secure, accessible and rewarding experience for all by using .ng domains for their online presence.

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