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2016 Free Press Awards

Fisayo Soyombo, editor of TheCable, has emerged winner of the Newcomer of the Year category of the 2016 Free Press awards for ‘Forgotten Soldiers’ — a five-part series exploring the agony of soldiers shattered by Boko Haram’s bullets and mines, and what their pains mean for their loved ones

2016 Institute for Governance Research, Leadership & Technology Award

The Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, has been adjudged the best state university in Nigeria for the year 2016 by the Institute for Governance Research, Leadership and Technology

Winners Of 2016 Cowbellpedia Mathematics Quiz Competition

Ayoola Oguntade and Juliet Eko have emerged winners of the 2016 edition of Cowbellpedia mathematics quiz competition for the Senior and Junior school categories respectively receiving the ultimate cash prize of 1 million Naira each.

The 1st and 2nd runner-ups in each category were rewarded with 750,000 Naira and 500,000 Naira respectively.

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2016 Dansol High School “Best Teacher of the Year”

Physical and Health Education teacher, Mr. Wesley Orioha, has emerged the “Best Teacher of the Year,” for Dansol High School, Agidingbi, Lagos State and rewarded with a cash prize of 1 million Naira for his steadfastness and dedication to his duty.

2016 UN Sendai Target Champion

The United Nations (UN) has bestowed Nigeria with Sendai Target Champion for Reducing Disaster Mortality for its successful efforts to stop Ebola taking a hold in the country and limiting the number of cases

2016 Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Award

NB Golden Pen Reporter of the Year – Tobi Aworinde of The Punch Newspaper
Photo Journalist of the Year – Sodiq Adelakun of The Punch Newspaper
NB Report of the Year – Gabriel Dike, an education reporter with The Sun Newspaper