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World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by AmericanQuarter: 6:18pm On Aug 01, 2018

GOVERNOR Willie Obiano has confirmed the six students of Regina Pacis Secondary School, Onitsha for a U.S., trip to represent Nigeria and Africa at the World Pitch Competition in San Francisco.

Obiano said this when he received the students at EXCO Chambers, Government House, Awka.

The students who were trained in Robotics and Coding technology in solving science technology, engineering and mathematics problems placed first in Nigeria for designing Fake Drug Fighting application.

The competition, which was held in Abuja sometime in May, was organised by a United States -based Technovation, NGO.

The six students, who are in Senior Secondary School 2 are Adaeze Onuigbo, Miracle Igboka, Nwabuaku Osai, Promise Nnalue, Jessica Osita and Vivian Okoye.

The students, who were finalists in the 2018 Technovation, would travel to Silicon Valley, US, for the World Pitch Competition, including a week of networking, field trips and workshops.

The competition will provide them opportunity to win between $5,000 and $15,000 in scholarships to pursue further studies in Science Technology, Engineering Education, STEM, field.

“It will also sharpen their skills and improve their knowledge of applications.’’

Uchenna Onwuamaegbu-Ugwu, trainer and founder of Edufun Technik STEM Centre, said Robotic and Coding Technology simplifies the learning of sciences for secondary school children.

Onwuamaegbu-Ugwu is the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellow and 2018 Barrack Obama African Leadership Fellow.

She said that in January 2018, her agency in partnership with Technovation volunteered to teach some group of young girls the skills they needed to emerge as technology entrepreneurs and leaders.

“We do this by inviting girls to identify a problem in their community, and then challenge them to solve it.

“With our support and guidance, the girls worked in teams to build mobile app and business plan to lunch the app with the guide of Technovation curriculum.

“We formed two teams of 10 girls who worked and worked toward building two mobile Apps.’’

She added: “the first team is known as Team Feed the Nation (Senior), and they produced iFOOD application, which helps the farmers to maximize their profit and ensure the safety consumption by consumers.

“It also provides a platform for the farmers to deal directly with the consumers. This will help to curb the problem of hunger in our society as farmers will be able to make more profit through this application.

“The second team, known as Team Save a Soul (Junior) produced FD-Detector (Fake Drug Detector), which helps to identify fake pharmaceutical drugs in Nigeria.

“The Application leverages a drug’s barcode to verify its authenticity and expiration date.

“After we submitted our Mobile Apps online to compete with the rest of the world, our two Mobile Apps were shortlisted for regional pitch in Abuja to compete with 36 other Teams/Mobile Apps,’’ she said.

Onwuamaegbu-Ugwu, who noted that the girls were the only ones coming from the Eastern region, said that at the end of the regional competition in Abuja, the senior category took the 1st position while the junior category also placed 1st too.

This qualified the Anambra Teams for semi-final, enabling them to compete with not less than 115 countries and about 1,500 mobile Apps.

“The chances of emerging as finalist seems very odd because other countries seem to be more advanced in technology than these girls who for the first time are using the internet and opening an email account for the first time in their lives.

“The determination in them and the passion to solve problems of fake drugs, kept their hopes alive; they knew it was a life time opportunity,’’ Onwuamaegbu-Ugwu said.

For the girls, this is an opportunity to make Nigeria, their school and state proud as well as be opportune to visit the biggest technology industries in the world like Google, Facebook and IBM.

They will also network with other students to learn more about what careers would be available in STEM for them.

Two of the girls, Igboka Miracle and Promise Nnalue said the training exposed them to many opportunities to be connected to the world.

They commended Obiano for embracing measures that would enhance proper learning and improving their productivity.

Receiving them, Obiano who was elated at their performance announced a cash donation of N1 million to the teacher and N500, 000 each to the students.

He also directed that robotics and coding teaching technology be replicated in other schools in the state.

https://realnewsmagazine.net/education/world-pitch-competition-anambra-to-represent-nigeria-africa-in-us/

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by Nobody: 6:19pm On Aug 01, 2018

Congrats!
Op, You mean Lalasticlala?

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by amaniro: 6:34pm On Aug 01, 2018

Afonja won't like this grin

Igbo amaka cool

.....

just know they are not coming back to nigeria because US will USE them to get what they want. Nobi today ooo lipsrsealed

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by TundeBricklayer: 6:53pm On Aug 01, 2018

Light of the nation grin

while others are fighting for political relevance, Anambarians are pushing for human development and empowerment.
Regina Pacis Onitsha

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by nazablossom(f): 9:23pm On Aug 01, 2018

Wonderful news. They are going to make us proud.

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by bestviewer: 9:28pm On Aug 01, 2018

Anambra is truly the light of the entire black race.

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by Donald3d(m): 1:34am On Aug 02, 2018

Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by Authoreety: 7:13am On Aug 02, 2018

Anambara

Obodo mara mma flowing with milk nd honey

Truely d light of d nation

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by Earthquake1: 7:14am On Aug 02, 2018

Igbo amaka

As always

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by MANNABBQGRILLS: 7:14am On Aug 02, 2018

GO GO GO ANAMBRA.
Let's do it again....

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by Nobody: 7:16am On Aug 02, 2018

. . .

Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by partnerbiz4: 7:16am On Aug 02, 2018

Nkea bu nke anyi..

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by Reneboss: 7:16am On Aug 02, 2018

Igbo amaka

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by milemimi93(m): 7:17am On Aug 02, 2018

I always have this feelings that I'm Anambra child.

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by Sikay19(m): 7:18am On Aug 02, 2018

Our people from the east did this one.. I pray they deliver excellently as they embark on representing Nigeria on this academical race.. Anambra to the world kiss

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by ebenezerolaiwola(m): 7:18am On Aug 02, 2018

nice one

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by Funnystatus(m): 7:19am On Aug 02, 2018

Good for them

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by fuckboys: 7:19am On Aug 02, 2018

Let them just give us biafra already, we don't do well in politics yes. We've got other fields we can do better in. Nigeria is holding the igbos down real bad angry

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by coolzeal(m): 7:20am On Aug 02, 2018

The Igbo's can do more if they are left alone to ascertain their full potentials without seeking approval in Abuja.

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by slysteel: 7:21am On Aug 02, 2018

Bia nu umu igbo,stop writing igbo amaka in every post,let's just lead without being boastful,thanks.

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by vankaid: 7:22am On Aug 02, 2018

amaniro:
Afonja won't like this

Igbo amaka

.....

just know they are not coming back to nigeria because US will USE them to get what they want. Nobi today ooo

You guys are disgusting human beings with low self esteem.
Why do you guys always turn good news from our land to a thing of hate.
Simple education you cannot get for yourselves.

I am sure you are not from anambra because we have gone beyond ethnic clannishness.
The type of news on this thread is what we are on to now.
Ndi ara！

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by bobnatlo(m): 7:22am On Aug 02, 2018

Good one!
No time for tribal sentiments sh**t

Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by IsaAbubakar: 7:30am On Aug 02, 2018

when I say that Igbos are the best tribe in Africa followed by us the northerners
i mean it
kiss the truth

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by Zirah: 7:30am On Aug 02, 2018

Correction: Anambra to represent Biafra. Let the Igbos stay on their Lane.

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by vankaid: 7:30am On Aug 02, 2018

slysteel:
Bia nu umu igbo,stop writing igbo amaka in every post,let's just lead without being boastful,thanks.

There is nothing bad about "Igbo Amaka"
Its like saying Eko ni baje or Yoruba ronu.
The one that is bad is "afonja won't like this".
That stuff pisses me off like mad.

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by Metuh: 7:40am On Aug 02, 2018

vankaid:

You guys are disgusting human beings with low self esteem.
Why do you guys always turn good news from our land to a thing of hate.
Simple education you cannot get for yourselves.

I am sure you are not from anambra because we have gone beyond ethnic clannishness.
The type of news on this thread is what we are on to now.
Ndi ara！

shut up and goan swallow your amala with pride. grin

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by Johniz: 7:41am On Aug 02, 2018

ebenezerolaiwola:
nice one

Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by Delivar(m): 7:41am On Aug 02, 2018

These students are from Onitsha. I thought the brightest students should be from those big man schools like those bearing American International Academy.

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by Nobody: 7:41am On Aug 02, 2018

TundeBricklayer:
Light of the nation while others are fighting for political relevance, Anambarians are pushing for human development and empowerment.
Regina Pacis Onitsha

is this school a government school?

Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by Allem(m): 7:43am On Aug 02, 2018

Go for gold my pipo

Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by PenlsCaP: 7:44am On Aug 02, 2018

vankaid:

You guys are disgusting human beings with low self esteem.
Why do you guys always turn good news from our land to a thing of hate.
Simple education you cannot get for yourselves.

I am sure you are not from anambra because we have gone beyond ethnic clannishness.
The type of news on this thread is what we are on to now.
Ndi ara！

slysteel:
Bia nu umu igbo,stop writing igbo amaka in every post,let's just lead without being boastful,thanks.

vankaid:

There is nothing bad about "Igbo Amaka"
Its like saying Eko ni baje or Yoruba ronu.
The one that is bad is "afonja won't like this".
That stuff pisses me off like mad.

3 of u are mad!!
So its good for Yorubas to boast and drag troll igbos, while IGBOS cant do the same.

Bubu dirty boxers falls on y'all faces.

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Re: World Pitch Competition: Anambra To Represent Nigeria, Africa In America by Nobody: 7:44am On Aug 02, 2018

slysteel:
Bia nu umu igbo,stop writing igbo amaka in every post,let's just lead without being boastful,thanks.

So writing Igbo Amaka is being boastful? Its like you don't know the meaning of Igbo Amaka.

Igbo Amaka Umuigbo

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