Girls Of St. John Vianney Science College, Igbariam, Anambra State Win 2024 National Girls In ICT Competition

Girls of St. John Vianney Science College, Igbariam, Anambra State, have used their virtual reality project to win the National Girls in ICT Competition 2024, claiming the national championship title on April 24, 2024.

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Welkin International Schools Emerge Overall Winner Of Mathematics For Life Foundation 2024 World Mathematics Tournament

Welkin International Schools, Atan-Ota, Ogun State has emerged as the overall winner best secondary schools in the 2024 World Mathematics Tournament (WMT).

Welkin International Schools was represented by 16-year-old Emmanuel Olusanya, who is in SS3, and 14-year-old Ireoluwa Olajide, who is in SS1. The winners went home with $1,000 (₦1.5 million) and medals as rewards for their prowess.

Baptist Mission School (BMS), Benin City, Edo State, emerged overall second best.

The competition was organised virtually by the Mathematics for Life Foundation, for secondary/high school students globally.

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Reken Renos Maikama Sets World Record For Longest Mathematics Lesson Ever Recorded

Reken Renos Maikama has been adjudged to have set a world record of the longest mathematics lesson ever recorded (15-hour offline mathematics class).

This recognition followed verification process of Maikama’s ACA-Tong attempt, with the International Book of Records (IBR) confirming his feat on March 7, 2024.

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Oladipupo Ramadan Wins 2024 Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI) Inter-Campus Debate Competition

18-year-old Oladipupo Ramadan has emerged overall winner of the 2024 Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI) inter-campus debate competition on debt and tax justice in the South-West.

The debate competition is part of the organisation’s ongoing advocacy campaign on tax and debt justice in the South-West Region, a project it is running in collaboration with CISLAC Tax Justice and Governance Platform and Christian Aid Nigeria.

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Sophia Ukoni Wins QRCA 2024 Global Qualitative Researcher Award

Sophia Ukoni, a Nigerian researcher and user research lead at Transsion Holdings has been awarded the 2024 Global Qualitative Researcher Award by the Qualitative Research Consultants Association (QRCA).

Ukoni who was awarded alongside Florian Growth, a seasoned German senior research consultant, is the first Nigerian to be a recipient of the award.

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