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PositiveNaija Monthly Newsletter November 2017

PositiveNaija Monthly Newsletter November 2017

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PositiveNaija Monthly Newsletter November 2017

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*It is important to mention that most achievements by Nigeria/Nigerians achieved abroad should not be relegated as being ‘superior’ or achieved out of a ‘privileged comfortable environment’ as most of these achievements are usually first in recognition of what has been done or attained within Nigeria and as such requiring an international/global export.

Geographical location of Nigerians

 

Recommendations:

  1. Nigerians should be more observant towards the progress, development and excellence made in/by the country and fellow citizens.
  2. The right conditions for the vivid manifestations of these achievements and subsequent potentials are needed.
  3. Existing implementation frameworks should be critically reviewed with an indigenous approach.
  4. Strategic planning and an effective monitoring system with a focus on sustainability.
  5. Better coordination among Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)

We hope that you find these assessments useful, inspiring and educative. We will also be glad to hear from you!

Winners Of 2017 League Bloggers Awards (LBA)

The 2017 League Bloggers Awards (LBA) has produced winners in 13 categories covering the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), the Nigeria National League (NNL) and the Nigeria Women’s Premier League (NWPL).

Ten players, one club and one coach were named winners in the different categories during the 2017 League Bloggers Awards (LBA) ceremony at the Sheraton Hotel in Lagos.

Last season’s top scorer in the NPFL, Anthony Okpotu of Lobi Stars with 19 goals, added the LBA Player of the Season to the Highest Goalscorer award.

Plateau United winger, Peter Eneji was named Best New Player in the NPFL ahead of – Chinedu Udechukwu of Katsina United, Destiny Ashadi of Katsina United, Oche Salefu of Remo Stars and Wasiu Alalade of ABS FC.

MFM FC’s Benin Republic star, Giscard Tchatto claimed the Best Foreign Player, also in the top division. He got the award ahead of Kodjovi Dadzie of Akwa United, Fatau Dauda of Enyimba and FC Ifeanyiubah goalkeeper, Idrissa Bamba.

Nasarawa United goalkeeper, Suraj Ayeleso beat the trio of Akwa United’s Olorunleke Ojo, Mustapha Aliko of Niger Tornadoes and Dele Ajiboye of Plateau United to emerge Best NPFL Goalkeeper.

Daniel Itodo and Ikechukwu Ibenegbu were named Best NPFL Defender and Midfielder respectively.

In the two new categories, FC Robo’s Rasheedat Ajibade won the NWPL Player of the Season while Kwara United striker, Michael Ohanu emerged the NNL Player of the Season.

Sikiru Olatunbosun of MFM FC won the Goal of the Season in the NPFL for his eye-catching strike against former league champions, Enugu Rangers, and Ikechukwu Ezenwa, who played for FC Ifeanyi Ubah last season, got the Best NPFL-based National Team Player award.

Plateau United won the Club of the Year and their trainer Kennedy Boboye got the award of Coach of the Year.

Plateau United FC emerged the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champion.

Herbert Wigwe Named AABLA 2017 West African Business Leader

Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has been recognised as West African Business Leader of the Year 2017 by All Africa Business Leader Awards (AABLA) in partnership with CNBC Africa.

The announcement was made at the annual AABLA regional dinner, in Lagos and attended by industry executives from around West Africa.

The annual AABLA award sets to honour business excellence and leaders who have made considerable impact on their industry and the community.

Speaking on the awards, Alexander Leibner said this marked the start of what was set to be another memorable AABLA season, honouring business excellence across the continent.

According to the organisers, this award celebrates individuals who exemplify the best in African leadership as well as African business leaders who epitomize the core values of a successful leader, strength, innovation, ingenuity, knowledge and foresight — values that are imperative to carving out a powerful business in a Pan- African and global economy.

Receiving the 2017 West African Business Leader award, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, said:

“It’s an honour to be shortlisted among some of the most powerful West African Business Leaders that I have ever come across and extremely humbled to be the recipient of such a prestigious award.

Herbert Wigwe Named AABLA 2017 African Business Leader

The All Africa Business Leader Awards (AABLA) in partnership with CNBC has named the Group Managing Director/CEO, Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe as the 2017 African Business Leader of the Year.

The announcement was made at the AABLA award finale held at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg, South Africa and attended by CEOs, Government Officials and top business executives from all over the continent.

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Winners Of 2017 Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAs)

Winners have emerged at the 2017 Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAs).

The SERAs – Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards is an annual project, which aims to promote as well as raise awareness about the roles organizations play with emphasis on their responsibility towards stakeholders and the social development of Africa. The SERAs, aims to substantiate the case that corporations who are socially responsible stand to gain huge benefits in regards to the triple bottom line – economic, social and environmental capital.

Winners of 2017 Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAs)

  • Best Company in Poverty Eradication – iSON Group
  • Best New Entrant in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – iSON Group
  • Best Company in Partnership for Development – First City Monument Bank (FCMB)
  • Best Company in Infrastructure Development – First Bank of Nigeria
  • Best Company In Climate Action – Access Bank plc
  • Most Outstanding CSR Practitioner Of The Year – Access Bank plc
  • Sustainability Champion of the Year – Dr. Herbert Wigwe, GMD/CEO, Access Bank
  • Best Company CSR//Sustainability West Africa – Access Bank plc
  • The Most Socially Responsible Company of the Year (Overall Winner) – Access Bank plc
  • Best Company in Promotion of Good Health and Well-Being – Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB)
  • Best Company in Eradication of Hunger – Sahara Group

Bilyak Consulting Firm Launches mAcademy [2017]

Bilyak Consulting Firm has launched the application mAcademy – www.mylearningacademy.com in Abuja.

Bilyak Consulting Firm developed mAcademy – a mobile application that enables students, teachers, and parents access past questions of school and professional examinations, curricula and other key information in the education sector.

A representative of the firm, Oladayo Pelumi, said the platform will ensure availability of quality learning through online courses and assessment to a vast number of Nigerians.

He said the application will bridge the educational and learning gap, noting that it will ensure that quality learning reaches all individuals in all walks of life at an affordable cost.

According to him, the e-learning platform is for learners and teachers. He said teachers can upload their contents on the platform for students to access “at [₦]100 for seven days. It cuts across about 98 categories and over 400 courses in various areas for all ages and professions.”

Mr. Pelumi said the application has been endorsed by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Open University of the United Kingdom.

In the words of Mr. Oladayo Pelumi:

“The school curriculum is according to NERDC standard.

Recently, we are all aware of the pass rate of teachers in the public sector; it was quite poor and we cannot send them back home, we have to train them.

The Teacher Education For Sub-Sahara Africa, TESA, module is on the platform to retrain the teachers.”

According to Hadiza Mohammed, a co-founder of the firm:

“Everything is moving to technology and we decided to come up with this product where education should be moved to a phone. We feel the launch will give us the government endorsement that we need.”

Madu Caro from the Federal Ministry of Education said the application will help improve the education sector.

Pastor James Wuye & Imam Muhammad Ashafa Win 2017 Intercultural Innovation Award

Pastor James Wuye and Imam Muhammad Ashafa have won the 2017 Intercultural Innovation Award held at the UN headquarters.

The two Nigerian clerics were among the 10 recipients of the award, out of which five awardees were from Africa, namely Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Tunisia and Uganda. The others were from Argentina, Ecuador, Israel, Northern Ireland and Pakistan.

Pastor James Wuye and Imam Muhammad Ashafa are co-executive directors of Interfaith Mediation Centre, Kaduna – an organisation that engages in interfaith dialogue and relations in Northern Nigeria.

The Intercultural Innovation Award is a partnership between the United Nations Alliance of Civilization (UNAOC) and BMW Group that selects and supports innovative intercultural grassroots projects. It is ‘a celebration of the most innovative grassroots projects that encourage intercultural dialogue around the world’.

The Pastor’s and Imam’s project that was nominated for the award is ‘Transforming pastoralist-farmer conflict in Nigeria’.

According to the Award:

“A combination of resource-based and ethno-religious conflict is causing many hundreds of fatalities each year in Nigeria and displacing tens of thousands of people from their homes and farms.

Imam Ashafa and Pastor Wuye’s project builds on their successful mediation of some of these conflicts, and adds the dimension of livelihood collaboration in order to restore the land – thereby creating a ‘win-win-win’ for the conflicting parties and the environment.

It puts into practical action some of the pioneering insights of the Caux Dialogue on Land and Security (CDLS) in Switzerland, which Pastor Wuye, Imam Ashafa and their team from the Interfaith Mediation Centre in Nigeria regularly attend.

In preparing for the event, UNAOC/BMW asked Pastor Wuye and Imam Ashafa, ‘How can we, the audience, join you in making a difference?

They replied: ‘Share with everyone that tackling farmer-pastoralist conflict will restore the social fabric of the Sahel region, while healing the land will restore the environmental fabric… Support inter-dependence, celebrate the gifts of diversity and collaborate to care for the planet wherever you are – and we will make a difference to our world’.”

The keynote statement at the award was delivered by the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed.