The Venture 2016/2017 – Chivas Regal Scotch Whisky’s $1 Million Competition for Social Enterprise

RecyclePoints, an incentive based recycling scheme that deploys the use of electric cargo tricycles, the first of its kind in Nigeria, has been announced as the Nigeria winner of The Venture, Chivas Regal Scotch Whisky’s global competition; scooping the 1 million Naira prize money and will represent Nigeria in the Global Final in Los Angeles in July 2017, to compete with social entrepreneurs from 31 countries across 6 continents for a share of the $1 million in funding to take their business to the next level.

Sand Eagles Finish Second At 2016 Beach Soccer AFCON

The Sand Eagles, host of the 2016 beach soccer AFCON, lost to Senegal in the final of the competition played at the Eko Atlantic Beach in Lagos.

Super Sand Eagles player, Emeka Ogbonna emerging the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.

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AIT All Time Best Graduating Students [2016]

Two Nigerian students Kingsley Ikhuoria Cookey and Mariam Tosin Sanni at the Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), Ghana have become AIT all time best graduating students.

Kingsley graduated with a First Class Honours Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Degree was adjudged the overall best student of the graduation class with a cumulative GPA of 4.21 and Mariam graduated with a First Class Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a cumulative GPA of 4.01.

Osemudiamen Anao Winner Of 2016 Ideas Matter Research Fellowship For West African Scholars

Osemudiamen Anao from University of Benin, has emerged among the three winners of the Ideas Matter Research Fellowships for West African Scholars.

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