Africa’s Skill Olympics powered by Sterling Bank produces 14 new champions

More than 82 technicians competed for honours in 14 skills categories that include robotics, web and graphic design, plumbing, carpentry, shoemaking and fashion design during Africa’s biggest skills festival powered by Sterling Bank at the Landmark Events Centre in Lagos from December 4 -5.

At the end of the two-day skills festival organized by iCreate Africa Limited, 14 national champions and 28 second and third place winners emerged. Breakdown of the 42 winners revealed that 17 participants were from the Southwest region, 14 from the Northern region and 11 from the South East region.

Categories with the highest scores in the competition are robotics, automobile engineering, plumbing, and leather works. Winners in these categories are Miracle Olasoyin with a 99% score in robotics, Leonard Manzo with 98% score in automobile engineering, Chima Solomon with 92% score in plumbing and Lot Madaki with 90% score in leather works.

Overall winners in other categories are Ibraheem Ridwan (Carpentry), Christopher Olaniyi(Tiling), Oluwasegun Akanbi (Electrical), Toheeb Ogunbiyi (web design), Audu Precious Adayi(Graphics), Ifedayo Emmanuel Bello (Cooking), Mojisola Akin-Ademola (Fashion), Akinlo (Art),Emmanuel Abanobi (Make up) and Abdul-Rasheed Kelvin Hassan (Barbing).



First of its kind on the African continent, the festival which promotes technical skills and vocational education had in attendance Mr. Abubakar Suleiman, MD/CEO, Sterling Bank and other captains of industries; top government functionaries that include the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba; over 50 industry experts and judges, 200 volunteers and over 2500 local and international guests.

Read full story here: https://dailypost.ng/2019/12/09/africas-skill-olympics-powered-by-sterling-bank-produces-14-new-champions/