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The World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law 2016 Report
The World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law 2016 report has acknowledged Nigeria alongside Kenya and Ethiopia as countries with “very few barriers” to women’s entrepreneurship and employment in the areas monitored.
Laolu Osanyin Appointed First African Member of the Board of Governors of WAML
Nigerian medical lawyer, Laolu Osanyin, has been appointed as the first African Member of the Board of Governors of the World Association for Medical Law (WAML).
Laolu Osanyin was decorated at the 21st Annual World Congress of the Association, which took place at Coimbra, Portugal.
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Anambra State Government Inaugurates Professor Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre
The Anambra State Government has renamed the Women Development Centre in the state capital, Awka, after the late Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili, OFR, who was at various times Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Minister of Information and Communications.
The State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. (Mrs) Uju Nwogu, said in a public service announcement that the formal renaming ceremony holds on 5th of September 2015, as part of the memorial programmes in honor of the late Amazon, who hailed from the state.
Femi Shodunke Launches Gatewaymail
A Nigerian journalist based in Canada, Femi Shodunke, has officially unveiled an online news publication website, Gatewaymail.
Femi Shodunke stated that Gatewaymail will feature general news and exclusive interviews, with a focus on Nigeria and Canada.
Mr. Shodunke is a former deputy editor of Compass newspaper. He worked at National Concord, The Comet, and The Nation before leaving for Canada.
In his words:
“Considering the position of Canada, and our people’s desire to come over here – to school and also live – I thought we could focus on news that would enrich their knowledge and provide adequate information.”
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Nigeria Emerge 2015 Afrobasket Champions
Nigeria beat Angola 74-65 in the final of the 2015 AfroBasket competition in Rades, Tunisia to claim their first-ever continental championship.
In being crowned African champions of the 2015 AfroBasket competition, the Nigerians also qualified for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Meanwhile, second-place Angola joined third and fourth-place Tunisia and Senegal in booking their places for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs).
Angola went into the final looking to win a 12th African title and led early on, before Nigeria’s rotation made the difference as they turned the score around in the second quarter and once they took the lead, they held on to it, going up by as many as 19 points.
Chamberlain Oguchi hit a trifecta of three-pointers on his way to a game-high 19 points for Nigeria, with Olaseni Lawal finished with a dozen. Carlos Morais led the Angolans with 15 points while Yanick Moreira added 13. Click here for the full game report.
Oguchi was rewarded for his impressive tournament and huge individual performance in the Final by receiving the Most Valuable Player award, presented by Tissot.
The 29-year-old headlined the All-Star Five, which also included his Nigeria team-mate Al-Farouq Aminu, Morais of Angola, Tunisia’s Makram Ben Romdhane and Gorgui Dieng of Senegal.
In the words of Chamberlain Oguchi:
“It’s the best moment of my life, to be able to come here after missing the last AfroBasket, to be able to come here and do this with my brothers, it feels amazing.
I’m happy to be able to share this moment with them and for me personally, it’s just really great.”
Tunisia bounced back from their Semi-Final defeat to Angola on Saturday to beat Senegal 82-73 in Sunday’s Third-Place Game. Michael Roll made 4 of his 8 three-point attempts to lead all scorers with 25 points as the tournament hosts – despite playing without their star Salah Mejri – led for most of the contest and gave their fans something to cheer about. Click here for the full game report.