Mr. Olumide Akpata has been named African Legal Icon at the inaugural African Heritage Concert and Awards (Afri-Heritage 23) held on April 1, 2023 at the Kigali Marriot in Kigali, Republic of Rwanda.
Olumide Akpata is a senior Partner at Templars Law Firm and the immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
Daniel Oseni has emerged overall winner of the 2023 Savvy Prize for Impact-Driven Entrepreneurs for his natural cooling system that preserves and stores tomatoes for up to 3 to 4 months without getting spoilt.
This Prize, running for its second year, seeks to recognize and support the efforts of Savvy Fellows working to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems through innovative and sustainable ways. This year’s Prize comes with a lot of benefits including up to $3,000 in cash prizes, product development support, and marketing endeavors.
Nigeria’s senior female cricket team, the Female Yellow Greens, have emerged champions of the 2023 Nigeria Cricket Federation Women’s T20i tournament with a nine-run win over Rwanda in Lagos on April 2, 2023.
Former Nigeria international Vincent Enyeama has been named the greatest African goalkeeper of all time by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).
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Chidera Ukwuoma has emerged as the overall winner of the inaugural 9mobile essay competition on the environment.
The contest, which was open to government senior secondary school students in Abuja, is designed to encourage young people to think critically about environmental issues and raise awareness about protection and sustainability.
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MTN Nigeria’s Senior Manager, External Relations, Funso Aina, has won the ‘Innovator of the Year’ award in the brands’ category at the 2023 SABRE IN2 awards.
The award was presented to Aina, a media and public relations professional, at the PRovoke EMEA Summit in Gesellschaftshaus Palmengarten Frankfurt, Germany, on March 23, 2023.
Adekunle Adebajo and Farai Shawn Matiashe have emerged joint winners of the 2023 Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling.
Adekunle Adebajo, a Nigerian journalist emerged winner with his investigation into the lives of kidnapped schoolgirls now in university in Nigeria and Farai Shawn Matiashe, a Zimbabwean journalist emerged winner for his chronicling of how rising temperatures in Zimbabwe are impacting an all-women fishing cooperative.