Winners of 2017 Marketing Edge Brands & Advertising Excellence Awards

The MARKETING EDGE Brands and Advertising Excellence Award provides a unique platform for robust intellectual engagement as well as honours practitioners for their commitment to excellence in the field of branding and marketing.

Outstanding Young PR agency of the Year – Modion Communications

Financial Brand of the Decade – United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA)

Marketing Personality of the Decade – Bunmi Oke, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director, 141Wordwide and Tunji Olugbodi, Executive Vice Chairman of Verdant Zeal Group

Lifetime Marketing Achievement – Ekwunife Okoli

Telecoms Brand Leadership Award- MTN

Outstanding Customer-Centric Telecoms Brand of the Year – Airtel

Innovative Telecom Brand of the Year- Etisalat

Outstanding Dairy Brand of the Year – Peak Milk

Outstanding Brand Re-Launch of the Year – Union Bank

Outstanding Cola Brand of the Decade – Coca-Cola

Media Advertising Personality of the Year – Emeka Okeke

Adedipe Oluwatosin Is Young Scientist of the Year [2017]

16-year-old Adedipe Oluwatosin, an SSS III student from Shepherd International School, Ado-Ekiti has been crowned Young Scientist of the Year [2017], after winning the Young Nigerian Scientist Presidential Award at a ceremony held at Eagle’s Square, Abuja.

Adedipe Oluwatosin emerged best at a competition organised by the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, out of a total of 774 candidates (drawn from all the local government areas in the country) who participated both at the preliminary and the final stages.

In recognition of this achievement, the Ekiti State Government very recently awarded a cash prize of 2.5 million Naira to Adedipe as well as an annual scholarship grant of 1million Naira per annum for a period of four years as funding for his undergraduate studies.

Adedipe Oluwatosin was also the 2016 winner of the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN) National Science Competition.

Olumide Akinyemi Emerges Vassa’s Best Graduating Student [2016/17]

Olumide Akinyemi has emerged the best graduating student from Vassa University in Finland obtaining a Master of Science degree (M.Sc) in Economics and Business Administration (Strategic Business Development) – First class with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.92 / 5.0 and a Thesis of 5.0 / 5.0.

Olumide Akinyemi also received the highly competitive Aktia Foundation scholarship for his excellent academic performance.

Winners of the 2017 Little Writers Awards

The 2017 Little Writers Awards organised by ALFA Reading Society for Junior and Senior Secondary Schools in Lagos, promotes reading culture among the youth and the attainment of sustainable educational development across Africa.

The star prize for the senior secondary school of 100,000 Naira, plus a carton of Cheri Noodle, Blue Boat powder milk went to Miss Okonkwo Chidinma from Okesuna Senior High School, Lagos Island, while the second and third positions went to Miss Alfred Ini-Obong of Ajeromi Ifelodun Senior High School and Miss Anani Peace Faustina of Magbon-Alade Senior Grammar School respectively.

In the junior category, Ibiyemi Wuraola Hafsat of Magbon-Alade Junior Grammar School came first, while Bejide Tunmise of Magbon-Alade Junior Grammar School and Eze Mary-Ann of Ajeromi Ifelodun High School came second and third respectively.

In the teacher category, Ajani Sunday Oluyemi of Girls’ Junior Academy, Lagos Island, came first, while Onaneye Salewa of Lafiaji Senior High School, Lagos Island, and Mr. Martins Odiagbe of Magbon-Alade Senior Grammar School came second and third in that order.

Apart from cash rewards, all winners went home with cartons of Cheri Noodle, Blue Boat powder milk, from Olam International, and a school bag from ACCION Microfinance Bank. A total of 14 schools attended the award ceremony.

Adebimpe Daniells Emerges Rutgers’ Best Graduating Student [2016/17]

Adebimpe Daniells tops the 2017 Graduating set of Rutgers University-Newark USA with a First Class in Information System further emerging as the overall best student in the 2017 graduating set at the New Jersey University.

Also chosen as the valedictorian, Adebimpe Daniells gave a speech on behalf of her set during the convocation.

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Lumen Christi Wins Africa Brands Review Awards 2017

Lumen Christi International High School, Uromi and the Principal Rev. Fr. Dr. Theophilus Itaman win two (2) Prestigious Awards for Academic Excellence from Africa Brands Review (ABR) 2017.

The “2017 Outstanding School of the Year Award” based on her 2016 excellent performance in public exams, infrastructural facilities, among other criteria, has qualified Lumen Christi to have won ABR Award for the second time.

The Principal, Lumen Christi International High School, Rev. Fr. Dr. Theophilus Itaman was also honoured with a meritorious award tagged: “The Distinguished Principal of the Year Award” for his outstanding qualities and contributions in diverse ways.

African Child Prize Award 2017

Dr. Edward Nkwegu has been presented the prestigious African Child Prize Award 2017 for Leadership in Development of the African Child for meritorious activities in children and women empowerment.

According to Owosakponome Donaldson, representative of the African Child Foundation:

“Edward Nkwegu is well deserving of this award especially through the activities of his non-profit organisation, Regina Pacis Foundation, that helps the poor.”

The awards commemorate the 2017 International Day of the African Child (June 16), organised by the African Child Foundation, in Lagos.

The International Day of the African Child was first established by the Organisation of the African Unity (OAU) in 1991 and aims at raising awareness for the situation of children in African, as well as on the need for continuing improvement in education. It also encouraged people’s spirit of abundance to share something special with a child in Africa.