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Olasunkanmi Opeifa Emerge 2018 Maltina Teacher Of The Year

Olasunkanmi Opeifa, a 32-year-old teacher from Government Day Secondary School, Karu, Abuja has emerged as the best 2018 Maltina Teacher of the Year.

Olasunkanmi Opeifa emerged winner among other secondary school teachers in both the public and private secondary schools across the 36 states of the federation.

Olalekan Adeeko, a Computer studies teacher at Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta, Ogun State and Samuel Popoola, a Physics teacher with Deeper Life High School, Akure, Ondo State, emerged the second and third position, respectively of the annual award.

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Murjanatu Gamawa Appointed EITI Country Manager [2018]

Murjanatu Gamawa, has been appointed Country Manager by the global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) based in Oslo, Norway.

Murjanatu Gamawa is the first Nigerian to be appointed to work with the international Secretariat of the EITI since its inception in 2003.

Murjanatu Gamawa will be responsible for all English and Portuguese (Anglophone/Lusopohone) EITI implementing countries in Africa with specific roles of coordinating, supporting and guiding member countries in these affected African regions on implementation of EITI standards.

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Fidson Healthcare Wins 2018 Frost & Sullivan Best Practice Award

Fidson Healthcare Plc has emerged winner of the 2018 Frost & Sullivan – Best Practice award for Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership.

The award ceremony, which was held in Cape Town, South Africa, recognises Fidson’s definitive competitive strategy, innovation and strong leadership in the area of Pharmaceutical Production and Distribution in Nigeria.

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Niger United & Plateau Peacocks Win Prudent Energy Handball League Championship [2018]

Niger United and Plateau Peacocks have won the men and women categories respectively of the Prudent Energy Handball League Championship held at the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Complex, Rowe Park, Yaba.

Niger United won the final phase of the Prudent Energy Handball League championship by amassing 36 points, while Plateau Peacocks finished top of the women’s cadre with 31 points to edge out winner of the first phase, Safety Babes, who narrowly lost after garnering 30 points.

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Call for Entries: 2018 PositiveNaija Video Contest

The 2018 PositiveNaija Video Contest aims to promote the self-worth of Nigerians, encourage Nigerian patriotism as well as serve as a platform for excellence!

Title of Video:

THE POWER OF THE NIGERIAN SELF-ESTEEM!

Objective:

Inform the world through your video, what genuinely makes Nigeria and Nigerians collectively trust, delight and succeed in their own worth or abilities today.

Further content expectations:

In addition to the objective of the video contest, the following should be included in the video as indication of your pride and hope for Nigeria:

Make visible the Nigerian flag
State the name of a Nigerian media news/information platform.
State the title of a song by Nigerian artist(s).

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Dr. Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq Named 2018 Eisenhower Innovation Fellow

Dr. Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria, has been announced as a 2018 Eisenhower Innovation Fellow.

Dr. Umar-Sadiq is the only Nigerian selected as part of 23 ascendant global leaders from around the world who will embark on a leadership journey across the United States of America to engage in transformative exchanges of ideas with leading innovators in their fields.

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The Love Of A Nigerian! By Akpan Udeme

The Love of a Nigerian! By Akpan Udeme

There is more to life than satisfying ourselves and being happy, there is more to life than accomplishing great missions and fulfilling heart desires, there is more to life than having excellent and outstanding accolades which places us in great height and grandeur. Life is a gift from nature; and nature itself demands something in return. The essence of living is not solely for ourselves; but for others. Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well……

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