Iyabo Masha Emerges First African Appointed Director Of Intergovernmental Group Of 24 On International Monetary Affairs And Development (G24)

The Intergovernmental Group of 24 on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G24) has appointed Iyabo Masha as its new director.

The organisation, in a statement issued in Washington DC said the Nigerian was appointed on February 24, 2023 and is the first African to occupy the position since its establishment and would succeed the outgoing director, Marilou Uy.

The G-24 was established in 1971 as a representative grouping of developing countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

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Federal Government College, Ijanikin, Lagos Wins 2022 African Coding Competition

Federal Government College, Ijanikin, Lagos, has emerged as the overall winner of the 2022 African Coding Competition organised online in November 2022.

The AfriCAN Code Challenge is a coding contest that spans African countries and involves young individuals from different walks of life from ages eight to 16 years to develop a game using the Scratch Programming Language.

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Nasarawa State University Law Clinic Wins 17th National Client Interviewing & Counseling Skills Competition (NCCC)

Nasarawa State University NSUK Law Clinic has emerged the winner of the 17th National Client Interviewing & Counseling Skills Competition (NCCC) organized by the Network of University legal Aid Institutions (NULAI) Nigeria.

The National Client Interviewing and Counselling Skills Competition (NCCC) is an annual competition that aims to promote greater knowledge and interest among law students to develop interviewing, planning, analytical and preventive (ADR) skills in the lawyer-client relationship in the office.

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Fa’izah Atu Muhammad Wins UONGOZI Institute 2023 Youth Leadership Essay Competition

Fa’izah Atu Muhammad has emerged overall winner of the UONGOZI Institute of Tanzania 2023 Youth Leadership Essay Competition.

The competition organised by UONGOZI Institute of Tanzania for young Africans between the ages of 18-25, titled ‘2023 Youth Leadership Competition’ was competed for by 30 African countries including United Kingdom and India for young Africans in diaspora.

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Flying Eagles Of Nigeria Wins 2023 Under-20 Africa Cup Of Nations (AFCON) Fair Play Award

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria has emerged winner of the 2023 Under-20 Africa Cup Of Nations (AFCON) Fair Play Award at the 23rd edition of the tournament in Egypt.

The CAF Technical Study Group (TSG) of the tournament named the Flying Eagles for the award after the conclusion of the tournament for their professionalism, dedication, passion and discipline in the 2023 Under-20 Africa tournament.

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Kolade Owolabi Emerges Best Mathematics Scientist In Nigeria In 2022 Ranking Of Research.com

Kolade Owolabi, an associate professor with the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) has been named the best Mathematics scientist in Nigeria in the Ranking of Research.com for 2022.

Dr. Owolabi and another professor of the African Institute of Science and Technology, Charles Chidume, who was ranked in the second position, are the only two Nigerians on the current global ranking.

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Professor Saheed Aderinto Wins 2023 Dan David Prize

Professor Saheed Aderinto, a professor of History and African Diaspora Studies has emerged as one of the winners of the 2023 Dan David Prize.

The Dan David Prize is a major international award that recognises and supports outstanding contributions to the study of history and other disciplines that shed light on the human past.

It is considered to be the “largest history prize in the world”.

The 2023 winners were announced on February 28, 2023.

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