A Nigerian, John Obot Sets New 124-Hour World Record for Longest Reading.
In a triumphant feat of determination and intellect, Nigerian teacher John Obot has captured the world’s attention as he shattered the current record for the...
Category : Prizes & Awards
Farm Central Intelligence Wins AFEX Code Cash Crop 4.0 Ag-hackathon.
Agri-tech firm Farm Central Intelligence has emerged as the winner of this year’s AFEX Code Cash Crop 4.0 Ag-hackathon. The startup which seeks to develop...
Nigerian Law Student Wins the prestigious Princess Diana Award (UK).
24-year-old student at the Nigerian Law School from Anambra State, Onyinye Omenugha, has won the prestigious Diana Award. The award is annually conferred on outstanding...
Sterling Bank Maintains Promotion Of Inclusion, Wins Three More Award.
Nigeria’s leading commercial bank and One of Africa’s fastest-growing companies, Sterling Bank, has kept up its momentum of victories with the conferment of three citations...
Burna Boy, Tems and Libianca win awards categories at the 2023 BET Awards
Burna Boy, Tems and Libianca win awards categories at the 2023 BET Awards ———- Davido performs hit songs, Unavailable and FEEL at the 2023 BET Awards ———- ...
Nigerian start-up Nearpays wins coveted fintech prize at Gitex Africa.
Nigerian fintech start-up Nearpays flew the country’s flag high at the inaugural Gitex Africa tech conference in Marrakech, Morocco, on Friday when it was awarded...
It’s Official: Hilda Baci Named”New Record Holder For Longest Cooking Marathon”
Guinness World Record has officially named Chef Hilda Baci as the new world record holder for longest cooking marathon. “After reviewing all the footage, we’re...
Nigerian among four Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2023 finalists.
Nigerian engineer, Chukwuemeka Eze, has been named a finalist for this year’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation by the Royal Academy of Engineering. I attach...
9Mobile Wins At SABRE Africa Awards 2023.
For its innovative efforts, and contributions to the telecommunications industry and the country in general through various initiatives, the telecom brand, 9Mobile has been awarded...
Hilda Baci, Nigerian chef, breaks world record in cooking marathon
Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has surpassed the current Guinness World Record holder. With her feat, she’s poised to break...
Opuiyo Wins N12m Grant in DAAYTA 2023 Tech Talent Award.
Winner has emerged in the fifth edition of the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) programme, which held recently through a virtual pitch event....
Unilag Student Emerges Winner of EY Nigeria’s Young Tax Professional Competition.
A final year student of the University of Lagos, Moyosoreoluwa Dada, has been crowned the overall winner of the EY Young Tax Professional of the...
Transcorp Hilton Abuja Sales Team Wins Global Award.
Transcorp Hilton Abuja, has won the Sales Team of the Year Global Award at the 2022 Commercial Services Summit Awards among over 37 Hilton properties...
Sabinus Wins African Content Creator at Rwanda International Movies Award.
Comedian, Chukwemeka Ejekwu, popularly known as Sabinus has won the African Content Creator Award at the just concluded 2023 Rwanda international movies award. The skit...
Okonjo-iweala Awarded The 2022 Laureate Prize Of Ambassadors Of La Francophonie.
The Francophonie refers to men and women who share a common language: French. We estimate over 321 million French speakers across five continents. The Francophonie...
FGC Lagos beats 27 countries to win African coding competition.
Ten students of the Federal Government College (FGC) in Ijanikin, Lagos have won a coding competition, contested by 178 schools nationwide. NAN reports that the feat placed the...
Nigerian Saheed Aderinto wins ‘largest history prize in the world’
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...
Babcock University Students Win Agriculture, Advertising Awards
A final year student of Agriculture and Industrial Technology, Heman Gabriel Zakaria and a 400-level student of Mass Communication, Oluwatoyin Ajewole of Babcock University, Illishan...
UBA emerges Champion Newspapers’ 2022 Bank of the Year.
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has emerged Champon Newspapers’ 2022 Bank of the Year thus setting the stage for the formal presentation of the...
First Female Winner Emerges At InterswitchSPAK.
Orevaoghene Whiskey of Top Faith International School, Akwa Ibom State, has been crowned the best STEM student in Nigeria, following the conclusion of the fourth...
Tems Wins Her First Grammy Award For ‘Wait For U’
Nigerian sensational singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems has bagged her first ever Grammy award. The “Free mind” singer who was nominated in the...
Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido win big at AFRIMA.
Grammy award-winning Nigerian act Burna Boy has again proved that he’s truly the ‘African Giant,as he has been adjudged the Best Act in Africa at...
AfDB names 25 finalists for $140,000 AgriPitch competition.
Twenty-five youth-led agriculture sector companies from 14 African countries have advanced to the finalist round of the African Development Bank Group’s 2022 AgriPitch Competition. The...
Team Schrodinger Energy from Nigeria Wins Third Place in Ericsson Innovation Awards 2022
Team Schrodinger Energy from Bayero University Kano, Nigeria have won third place in the Ericsson Innovation Awards (EIA) 2022 competition. The team was recognized for their development...
Tek Experts Wins IT Support Company Of The Year Award.
Tek Experts has emerged as Nigeria’s best IT support company of 2022 at this year’s edition of the Nigerian Business Leadership Awards organised by BusinessDay. ...
Buhari, Osinbajo Emerge Africa ICT Champion
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo have emerged the Africa ICT Champions for the year 2022. This was disclosed at the award announcement session...
Tems Nominated For Golden Globe Award Alongside Rihanna.
Temilade Openiyi, better known as Tems has been nominated alongside Rihanna for a Golden Globe award for their song “Lift Me Up.” The spectacular ascension...
It’s Major Back-To-Back Honors For Tony Elumelu.
It is a season of back-to-back honors for the king of commerce and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu. One of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People In...
Dangote wins NECA’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Africa’s foremost philanthropist, Aliko Dangote has bagged a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, the umbrella body of employers in the...
Meet Kate Ene David, Winner Of 5th MTN mPulse Spelling Bee Competition.
will become MTN Nigeria CEO for a day. The fifth edition of the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee Competition has come to an end with Kate...