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Mary Adeyemo has emerged overall winner of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb) Young Arbitrators Virtual Debate 2021.
1st Prize Winner – Mary Adeyemo
2nd Prize Winner – Usifo Emoyon – Iredia
3rd Prize Winner – Oluwamayowa Olaoba
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Joshua Okyere, a PhD student at the University of Manitoba, has been named one of the winners of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship 2021.
Joshua Okyere represented the University of Manitoba, an institution in Western Canada, in the keen scholarship contest that had 643 entries from 13 universities all over the world.
A statement from the university news website states that Joshua’s feat makes him the third student in the institution’s history and the first person in the Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) program he is studying to record such.
The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship and Engaged Leadership program prepares doctoral candidates to lead the charge and make an impact on their communities and the world. Appointed Scholars receive funding as they continue to find success in their studies, professional development and beyond. Above all, Scholars will become a part of a community of distinguished leaders, providing a unique opportunity to enrich their skillset with guidance from the Foundation’s alumni network.
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Bukola Fatimat Alada, a graduate of University of Ibadan has emerged the overall best graduating student in the March 2021 Bar Final Exams of the Nigerian Law School.
Ibrahim Adedeji Alimi has emerged as the overall best graduating student at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on the 51st convocation ceremony [2018/2019 session].
Ibrahim Adedeji Alimi, a graduate of mechanical engineering of the Faculty of Engineering had a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.98 in a 5.0 grading system.
Dr. Justin Chukwudi Olewuezi has become the first Nigerian to graduate from the Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk in Russia as well as with a CGPA of 5.0 in a 5.0 grading system.
Chiamaka Onwuka has emerged the national winner of the 2021 African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) essay competition [Nigeria].
A statement from the office of the Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mallam Farouk Salim named the winners as Chiamaka Onwuka of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) who came tops with 78.08 percent; in second position, Odu Sunday Bancha of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) with 77.94 percent and in third position, Chijoke Kennedy of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) with 77.68 percent.
The 2021 ARSO annual essay competition was themed: “The The Role of Standardisation in Promoting, Arts, Culture and Heritage – The Creative Economy in Africa”.
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Susan Chioma Omeh has emerged winner of the 2021 IP First Essay Competition organised by IP First Group with sponsorship by Stillwaters Law Firm and Bridgeforte Attorneys in commemoration of the 2021 World IP Day.
The theme of the essay was “IP & SMEs: Taking your ideas to market”.
For her feat in winning the competition, which was declared on June 2, 2021 by the coordinator named Amala Umeike, she receives an award of ₦200,000.
Ms. Susan Chioma Omeh who is a 500-level (final year) student of Law at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), declares in her essay:
“Everyday, SMEs come up with intelligent ideas to better our economy but soon fold up due to lack of finance, theft of these ideas, absence of technology, inability to establish a distinct product image as well as inability to properly compete.
We cannot overemphasize the importance of a robust intellectual property system for better SMEs. When SMEs leverage on the exclusivity offered by a robust IP system; utilize IP finance; maximize the distinctiveness provided by the trademarks and designs system; and leverage on IP asset valuation and management, we all would benefit from an economy whose major contributors are made more equipped to serve us all.”
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