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Nigerian Prisons Service Wins 2018 UNESCO Confucius Prize For Literacy

The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) has emerged winner of the 2018 UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy due to an education for prisoners programme being run by the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).

The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS), which was selected as one of the five winners of this year’s prize, got the laurel in recognition of its innovative literacy programme of equipping prisoners with useful skills and professions to facilitate income generation upon discharge and discourage future crime.

Winners of the prize are awarded a silver medal, a diploma and US$20,000 prize money, as well as a trip to the birthplace of Confucius.

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Covenant University Emerge 1st Position Globally By Scholarly Output (In Option Pricing; Hedging; Black-Scholes Equation)

Covenant University has emerged number one in the list of the top 5 institutions globally, by scholarly output, in the field of Option Pricing; Hedging; Black-Scholes Equation.

According to the latest computations by Elsevier’s SciVal, the quick and easy access to the research performance of 8,500 research institutions and 220 countries worldwide, Covenant University had 13 scholarly outputs, 128 views count, field-weighted citation impact of 4.92, and 64 citation count, with the overall research performance worldwide put at 128 scholarly outputs, 1,080 views count, field-weighted citation impact of 1.02, and 251 citation count.

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Lotachi Ugwunwa Onyemenam Emerge Best Graduating Student Of University of Cape Coast (UCC) [2018]

Lotachi Ugwunwa Onyemenam has emerged the best graduating student of University of Cape Coast (UCC) in Ghana receiving a record 15 out of 21 awards.

Some of the awards received by Lotachi Ugwunwa Onyemenam are the vice-chancellor of UCC prize for the overall best performance, Ghana Medical Association best student, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital prize for the best student among others.

The other awards went to Akorfa Ama Wotordzor who received five awards with the remainder going to Amanda Naa Atwei Bruce-Adjei.

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6 Nigerians Selected For Second Cohort Of The British Council Future Leaders Connect Programme

Six Nigerians have been selected out of eleven finalists for the second cohort of the British Council Future Leaders Connect programme.

The Nigerians include: Mary Dinah, Edwin Oyoma Akpotor, Dolapo Oladayo Olaniyan, David Oluwadiya Ashaolu, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, and Yemisi Christiana Fawibe.

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Juliet Ezekiel 3.95

Juliet Ezekiel emerge as the best graduate of Benson Idahosa University (BIU), Benin, in the 2017/2018 academic session at the 14th Convocation of the University.

The 23-year-old graduated with a first class degree from the Department of Computer Science, with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.95 on a scale of 4.0.

Juliet Ezekiel also received the President’s Prize and Dr. Goddie Isibor’s Prize for the Best Graduating Student, among others.

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Dr. Dayo Olukoshi & Brampton Manor Academy’s Best Ever Student Success [2018]

Brampton Manor Academy in East Ham, London with Dr. Dayo Olukoshi, OBE, as its Executive Principal has achieved record A-level results with over 100 students achieving straight A or A* grades.

The feat gives Brampton Manor Academy its best ever student success in A’level results this year.

Dr. Dayo Olukoshi was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2015 for his services to education.

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