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Chidozie Ojobor has emerged the first Canadian University student to win the MPOWER Financing Global Citizen Scholarship valued at $5,000.
He was picked by MPOWER staff out of 1,121 eligible applications – which they cite as a record number of applicants.
The $5,000 scholarships were awarded on the strength of applicants’ essay submissions. Ojobor’s submission identified the need to address the threat of superbugs.
The 2020 Sunny Ojiya Photograph Event is organized to recognize and honor the exemplary life of Sunny Ojiya.
27-year-old Dr. Nemitari Ajienka has been appointed as a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom.
This appointment makes him the youngest Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University.
Dr. Nemtari Ajienka was promoted to a senior teaching member staff at the university after he got an appointment as a junior lecturer in 2017 at Edge Hill University.
In the words of Dr. Nemitari Ajienka:
“After 2 years+ at Edge Hill University (EHU), UK as a Lecturer, I’m happy to have officially joined Nottingham Trent University (NTU), UK as a Senior Lecturer at 27. Grateful to both EHU and for the opportunities and experience.”
Hitch Nigeria emerge one of the first cohort of twelve (12) Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellows, companies that will benefit from the Mastercard Foundation Centre’s support to expand their operations and improve secondary teaching and learning across the continent.
Hitch Nigeria, is a Nigerian educational video platform that provides underserved African schools with curated, high quality educational content.
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Fatihah Oluabukola Ayinde has emerged as the overall best graduating student for the 2018/2019 academic session at the Islamic University College, Ghana.
Oyindamola Aje, a 16-year-old student of Jesuit Memorial College, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has emerged winner of the second edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition held in Lagos.
Oyindamola Aje defeated eight other finalists in an intense quiz session to win the grand prize of ₦7.5 million worth of tertiary education scholarship. This scholarship will spread over five years. He also received a laptop and a monthly stipend for the duration of the scholarship fund.
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The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has emerged the overall winner of the 2020 Chartered Financial Analyst Society of Nigeria, CFA Institute Research Challenge.
At an event hosted at the Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island, Lagos, UNILAG as the champion and Team OAU will now represent Nigeria at the Europe, Middle-east and Africa (EMEA) regional finals in the Kingdom of Jordan.
The students of University of Lagos (UNILAG) team include:
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