FortuneTeller: Only poor people openly show money. I may have a big house, but I don't walk around telling people I have a big house. You will find out when you come to visit me. I may drive a luxury vehicle but I don't run around telling everyone what I drive. You will find out when you ride with me. Comfortable and wealthy people do not need to show anyone else what they have, because it does not improve their self-esteem or validate who they are. I remember a newly arrived guy asking me directly what my salary was. I was embarrassed for him. I kindly explained to him that it was very inappropriate to do that. Money is a very personal thing in the US. But I noticed that poor people everywhere like to shout and prove to others that they have something.
Money spraying is a widespread phenomenon at some Nigerian parties and celebrations, says Bola Mosuro of BBC Focus on Africa radio:
"Some like it, some don't," she says.
"It's used as a way to show love and appreciation for the celebrant, their parents or even musicians playing at the party.
"Most people use $1 bills, sometimes it's lower denomination Naira [Nigeria's currency], but generally people aren't using large amounts of money.
"In some people's eyes it is sometimes done in a vulgar way, and recently a video went viral showing a couple tossing money in a way that many deemed excessive.
"A minority have been said to use spraying machines, but on the whole most would do it discretely by placing the notes on the body.
"Ultimately it's a matter of choice," Bola explains.
Nostradamus: in that case maybe it's me and my family that doesn't watch b'ball then,it means I have been lagging behind seriously,lmfao,but on a more serious note it seem this basketball thing is now gaining ground in Africa oo,pls bro,which is more lucrative European football abi NBA basketball?
They are both very lucrative (if you get to the top). NBA players generally earn more, but Christiano Ronaldo is the highest paid sports person in the world.
snazzy5050: Africa vs The world?? them go beat una red-black
ybalogs: Africa vs The world in Basketball? We just like to dey disgrace ourselves sha. E no go pass pummelling sha.
The result of the 2015 NBA Africa game was
Africa 97 - 101 World.
All the players in the game are NBA players. The Africa team is made up of NBA players with African ancestry, while the world team is made up of NBA players from the rest of the world.
Nostradamus: will this game have any spectators apart from the americans/Europeans coming to watch their stars play?Africans don't watch basketball.
Hahahaha
This post is so funny.
Did you see the crowd at the Elis Park Arena in the video I posted above (the 2015 NBA game)? The NBA commissioner, Adam Silver said that it was clear that they could have sold more tickets, which is why they searched for a bigger arena for the 2017 game.
The tickets for the 2017 game have already sold out on ticketspro.co.za, despite the fact that they are playing in a bigger arena (the Ticketpro Dome).
I remember when Akeem Olajuwan came back to Lagos in the late 1980s (just after Nigeria won ASJUBA). He played a game at the indoor sports hall of the National Stadium (senior national team vs junior national team). The arena was full!
You should have seen the crowd at the National Stadium for the ASJUBA (1987 or 1988). Particularly in the final when we beat our enemy Angola. I almost went deaf when they started the Nigerian basketball clap.
How can anyone say that Africans don't watch basketball??
2015 NBA Africa game at Elis Park Arena (I guess the audience is made up of ghosts).
JOHANNESBURG AND NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) announced today the full rosters for NBA Africa Game 2017, the league’s second game in Africa, which will take place Saturday, Aug. 5 at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa. Tickets are available for fans by visiting ticketpro.co.za.
NBA Africa Game 2017, which will take place following the 15th edition of Basketball without Borders (BWB) Africa, will once again feature a Team Africa vs. Team World format and will be played in support of UNICEF, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and SOS Children’s Villages South Africa (SOSCVSA).
The game will air live at 5:00 pm CAT in sub-Saharan Africa on Kwesé’s TV, Internet and mobile platforms, including Kwesé Free Sports, Kwesé Sports, Kwesé partners Soweto TV (South Africa), Canal+ Afrique (Francophone Africa) and other select free-to-air channels, Kwesesports.com, and the Kwesé app.
Team Africa, comprised of players born in Africa and second-generation African players, will be led by team captains Luol Deng (Los Angeles Lakers; South Sudan) and Thabo Sefolosha (most recently with the Atlanta Hawks; Switzerland; parent from South Africa). Deng and Sefolosha will be joined by Bismack Biyombo (Orlando Magic; Democratic Republic of the Congo), Clint Capela (Houston Rockets; Switzerland; parents from Angola and Congo), Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota Timberwolves; Senegal; BWB Africa 2009), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2011)*, Serge Ibaka (Toronto Raptors; Congo), Luc Mbah a Moute (most recently with the LA Clippers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2003), Salah Mejri (Dallas Mavericks; Tunisia), Emmanuel Mudiay (Denver Nuggets; Democratic Republic of the Congo), Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers; U.S.; parent from Nigeria) and Dennis Schroder (Hawks; Germany; parent from The Gambia).
Team World, comprised of players from the rest of the world, will be led by team captains Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks; Germany) and Kemba Walker (Charlotte Hornets; U.S.). Nowitzki and Walker will be joined by Leandro Barbosa (most recently with the Phoenix Suns; Brazil), Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics; U.S.), Wilson Chandler (Nuggets; U.S.), DeMarcus Cousins (New Orleans Pelicans; U.S.), Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons; U.S.), Courtney Lee (New York Knicks; U.S.), Kyle Lowry (Raptors; U.S.), CJ McCollum (Portland Trail Blazers; U.S.) and Kristaps Porzingis (Knicks; Latvia).
Also participating in the game will be NBA head coaches Alvin Gentry (Pelicans), Michael Malone (Nuggets) and Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat), assistant coaches David Adelman (Magic), Pat Delany (Hornets), BJ Johnson (Rockets), Sidney Lowe (Washington Wizards), Jamahl Mosley (Mavericks), Patrick Mutombo (Raptors) and Lloyd Pierce (76ers), Heat assistant GM Adam Simon, Raptors President Masai Ujiri (Nigeria), athletic trainers Keith Jones (Rockets) and Ed Lacerte (Celtics), as well as NBA referees James Capers and Zach Zarba.
NBPA Executive Director Michele Roberts and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will attend the game along with NBA Global Ambassador Dikembe Mutombo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 14-year NBA veteran and NBPA Secretary-Treasurer James Jones, former NBA players Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Elton Brand, Brian Cardinal and Lionel Simmons, and former WNBA player Rushia Brown.
The sold-out NBA Africa Game 2015, the first NBA game on the continent, took place Aug. 1, 2015 at Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg. There have been more than 70 current or former NBA players from Africa or with ties to the continent, including NBA Africa Ambassador Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria) and Dikembe Mutombo, both of whom played in NBA Africa Game 2015.
Orlando Magic’s Bismack Biyombo, Portland Trail Blazers’ CJ McCollum and Denver Nuggets’ Emmanuel Mudiay will headline the second NBA Africa Game scheduled to take place at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa on 5 August this year.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) officially announced the game today at the annual NBA Africa All-Star Luncheon in New Orleans.
The announcement was made by NBA commissioner Adam Silver, NBPA executive director Michele Roberts and NBA vice-president and managing director for Africa, Amadou Gallo Fall, who were joined by Biyombo, McCollum and Mudiay.
“Basketball is witnessing explosive growth in Africa. Our return to Johannesburg this summer is part of the league’s continued commitment to bring the authentic NBA experience to fans around the world. I would like to thank the NBPA for their participation and for being terrific partners on this game and surrounding events,” said Silver.
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The game, which will take place following the 15th edition of Basketball without Borders (BWB) Africa, will once again feature a Team Africa versus Team World format and will be played in support of UNICEF, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and SOS Children’s Villages South Africa (SOSCVSA).
“NBA Africa Game 2015 was a resounding success, and we are grateful for the support of the players and team personnel who participated. While we are investing more than ever in grassroots programming and in delivering locally relevant content to our fans across the continent, there is no substitute for live NBA games. I hope fans from throughout Africa will join us in Johannesburg or on Kwesé’s platforms on August 5 to see some of the NBA’s best players compete on African soil,” said Fall.
Team Africa will comprise players from Africa and second-generation African players, and Team World will be made up of players from the rest of the world. The game will air live in sub-Saharan Africa on Kwesé’s TV, Internet and mobile platforms, including Kwesé Free Sports, Kwesé Sports, select free-to-air channels, Kwesesports.com, and the Kwesé app.
Econet Founder and Executive Chairman Strive Masiyiwa said: “Kwesé is fast becoming the destination of choice for sports fanatics across sub-Saharan Africa, and the ability to exclusively carry NBA content, including NBA Africa Game 2017, on all Kwesé platforms is indicative of the strides we are making in the sports and broadcast industries.”
Biyombo, the seventh overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft and a member of Team Africa in NBA Africa Game 2015, will join 2015/16 NBA All-Rookie Second Team member Mudiay on Team Africa. McCollum, the 2015/16 Kia NBA Most Improved Player, will play for Team World.
“It was an honor and privilege to play in the first NBA game in Africa in 2015. I’m looking forward to another great game in August,” said Biyombo.
Full rosters of players, coaches and legends, along with ticket information will be announced at a later date.
The sold-out NBA Africa Game 2015, the first NBA game on the continent, took place on 1 August 2015 at Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg and was played in support of Boys & Girls Clubs of South Africa, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and SOSCVSA.
For more information, fans can visit www.NBA.com/Africa, the league’s official online destination in Africa.
Convicted Armed Robbers Are Put to Death in Nigeria : Africa: A crowd of 1,000 looks on as army firing squad executes convicts to crack down on recent upsurge of violent crime.
July 23, 1995|TUNDE OBADINA | REUTERS
LAGOS, Nigeria — A firing squad of Nigerian soldiers in camouflage executed 43 convicted armed robbers Saturday before a hushed crowd of 1,000 people at a Lagos prison execution ground, witnesses said.
Violent crime has increased dramatically in Lagos and other urban centers in Nigeria in recent months as the economic and political life in the country has deteriorated.
It was the largest number of prisoners executed in one day in Nigeria in decades and was certain to draw more international attention to Nigeria's military rulers, widely criticized for a secret coup trial which convicted a former head of state and 39 others.
Saturday's executions, which the government said were intended to crack down on a recent upsurge in violent crime, were carried out in batches at the Kirikiri maximum security prison.
Soldiers dressed in camouflage and with black shoe polish on their faces fired semi-automatic weapons to execute the convicts who were tied to stakes in three groups of 12 and one of seven.
The executions, which lasted 90 minutes, were witnessed by three doctors, who certified the deaths, an Irish Roman Catholic priest and a Muslim imam.
The government had said 53 would be executed, but Lagos Controller of Prisons C.O. Odikpo said that 10 had been granted stays of execution.
Campaign for Democracy, an alliance of human rights groups, said in a statement that the 43 bodies were taken away in a Lagos State government waste disposal van.
"The men who carried out such barbaric acts are unfit to live in human society," Campaign for Democracy added.
Abdul Oroh, executive director of Civil Liberties Organization said the executions would not curb violent crime.
"We have been executing robbers since the early 1970s and we are still having armed robbery," he said. "Executions will make the robbers harder and more violent."
An official statement released Friday said robbery had recently escalated to crisis proportions in Africa's most populous country and the convicts slated for execution included "those terrorizing innocent citizens of the state."
Oroh said the rise in robberies was due to the poor state of the economy and influx of weapons into Nigeria from the Nigerian-led ECOMOG peace-keeping operation in Liberia.
The number executed was one more than the 42 coup plotters shot secretly in 1990 for a bloody rebellion against then-military President Ibrahim Babangida.
The possibility that some of the 40 people convicted in the latest coup plot trial may face the firing squad has made capital punishment a topic of public debate in Nigeria.
It has also raised international concern about the fate of the alleged plotters, including ex-ruler Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo.
Three former British prime ministers and several African leaders have urged Gen. Sani Abacha's government to show clemency, and Washington has said it has not ruled out economic sanctions to pressure Nigeria to return to civilian rule.
Many homes in Lagos, a city of 6 million people, have been attacked by robbers who sometimes kill, maim or rape their victims in addition to carting away their property.
Robbers also have become more daring. In a June 29 incident, 10 people, including police, an army officer and civilians, were killed in shootouts with robbers that spanned different parts of the city and lasted several hours.
Nigerian-American rapper Wale has hit back at those who have criticised him for showering his daughter with money at her birthday party.
"That's just a little bit of that ignorance you get in this country [the US] sometimes, for other cultures. I'm used to it," he told US entertainment site TMZ.
"You've just got to respect other people's traditions on all levels before you speak on it. I'm proud of where I come from. That's just what we do, that's all I knew from when I was growing up," Wale added.
Money spraying is a widespread phenomenon at some Nigerian parties and celebrations, says Bola Mosuro of BBC Focus on Africa radio:
"Some like it, some don't," she says.
"It's used as a way to show love and appreciation for the celebrant, their parents or even musicians playing at the party.
"Most people use $1 bills, sometimes it's lower denomination Naira [Nigeria's currency], but generally people aren't using large amounts of money.
"In some people's eyes it is sometimes done in a vulgar way, and recently a video went viralshowing a couple tossing money in a way that many deemed excessive.
"A minority have been said to use spraying machines, but on the whole most would do it discretely by placing the notes on the body.
"Ultimately it's a matter of choice," Bola explains.
And speaking of party traditions, one of Wale's best known songs reinterprets the West African party classic, Bunny Mack's Let Me Love You:
Three former students of Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja emerge tops in the May/June 2007 SSCE
Three former students of Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja, have emerged tops in the May/June 2007 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination, beating over one million candidates to win the West African Examination Council excellence awards.
In the examination, 19-year-old John Yusufu with registration number 4020617/078, emerged the best overall candidate with total score of 661.92, having scored A1 in all his nine subjects.
He received the award at the 46th annual meeting of the Nigeria National Committee of WAEC, which held on Wednesday in Jalingo, Taraba State.
Yusufu, from Gadaka, Yobe State had earlier in his Junior Secondary Certificate examination obtained 10 distinctions in his subjects.
Currently studying on full scholarship at Harvard in United States of America, Yusufu was the head boy at the college.
He had won laurels, awards and prizes throughout his primary and secondary schools, including a certificate of merit in the Nigerian Physics Olympiad organised by the National Mathematics Centre, Abuja.
bid4rich: They are good no doubt but why are they not in COWBELLPEDIA to compete with the rest of the school like Ambassadors and the likes. Thats where we will know whether they are that good or they are over hyped.
They've won Cowbellpedia. Go through the thread, I've posted stories about their victory. They've also produced the best students in JAMB, SSCE and JSSCE several times.
Loyola Jesuit Reveals Winning Formula In 2015 Cowbellpedia Quiz
Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja has identified rigorous screening the school gave its students in preparation for the maiden edition of the 2015 Cowbellpedia Television Quiz as the winning strategy that placed the school ahead of its peers that participated in the contest.
Representative of Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja, Munachi Ernest-Eze, won the trophy for the Junior Category of the competition. Ajoke Taiwo, a student of Scholars Universal Secondary School, Ota, Ogun State; came second with Ayomide Fadipe, another student of Loyola Jesuit College winning the medal for the third position.
Speaking on the winning strategy of the school at the final of the competition, Mr. Femi Fasotito, the College Mathematics Teacher, said the school subjected its students to rigorous mathematics test to assess their competence and suitability to participate in the competition.
https://www.brandish.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/DSC_0214.jpg L-R): Ajoke Taiwo, first runner up in the junior category of 2015 Cowbellpedia Mathematics Quiz Competition; Munachi Ernest-Eze, winner; and Ayomide Fadipe, second runner up; at the prize-giving ceremony held in Lagos
According to him, the screening exercise was targeted at training students on speed, accuracy, and confidence. His words: “We know how to subject our students to rigorous Mathematics test. That was what we did to bring out the best in our students. Munachi showed that he was worthy to represent the school and today, he has made us proud.”
Emmanuel Ogwejeh, President, Loyola Jesuit College confirmed that the students whom the College featured in Cowbellpedia TV Quiz sat for Mathematics test to qualify to participate. He, however, disclosed that for every Mathematics test taken, reward was given to students to motivate them to put in their best. His words: “For every Mathematics test taken, there is always a reward.”
Also speaking, Munachi’s father, Ike Ernest-Eze said that, in addition to the effort of the school, he employed an independent Mathematics teacher who groomed him.
In her reaction, the mother of the winner, Mrs Amaka Ernest-Eze, revealed that her child has always shown interest in Mathematics. According to her, while waiting to enter secondary school in Primary 6, Munachi was able to solve a Mathematics equation for an SSS1 student. That, she said, amazed her and also revealed to her that the subject has a role to play in his future.
However, Munachi said Mathematics is a subject he loves spending time on because of his passion for calculation. He said the most memorable moment of his life was when he won the Nigeria-Turkish International competition in Primary 6 and when he qualified for the final of the 2015 Cowbellpedia TV Quiz.
Speaking earlier, the Managing Director of Promasidor, Mr. Olivier Thiry, had said that innovation sits at the core of what the organisation does, adding that innovation drives the way the team thinks, acts and interacts with their consumers and customers.
In view of this, he said for over 15 years now, Promasidor has been committed to the development and nurturing of mathematics in Nigeria through the platform of CowbellNational Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition (NASSMAC), adding that it is time to give it a new creative twist.
He said: “Today, this new and value-adding direction takes our initiative to another height in our pursuit to nurture great innovators – engineers and scientists for tomorrow. Mathematics is particularly unique as it is the bedrock upon which science and technology is built,”
According to him, the new initiative was designed to reward and celebrate excellence in the subject area of Mathematics.
Promasidor Nigeria, through its flagship brand, Cowbell Milk, has remained committed to improving the overall performance of Nigerian students in mathematics whilst nourishing the nation’s tomorrow’s leaders with wholesome healthy brands.
The competition has stood the test of time with the tremendous support received from all stakeholders especially the Ministry of Education at the federal and state levels.
Since 1998 when Cowbell NASSMAC started, Promasidor has consistently improved on it. For instance, in 2001, the competition became national, covering the 36 States of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This year, the company upgraded Cowbell NASSMAC to Cowbellpedia TV Quiz.
Why FG supports Cowbell Secondary School maths contest - ALEXSAMADE
11 JUN 2009
By Emmanuel Edukugho
Nigeria’s First Lady, Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua, has commended Promasidor Nigeria Limited for its contribution to the advancement of Mathematics education in Nigeria through organising and sponsoring of the National Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition, endearing the company to the Federal Government, the Federal Ministry Education and all states ministries of education and other agencies in the country.
At the award ceremony for winners of the Promasidor Nigeria Limited (Makers of Cowbell Brand Milk) 2009 National Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition which took palce recently in Congress Hall, Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, she noted that the competitions are not just a mere exercise designed to exercise the brain, but an attempt to among other things, encourage youthful talents in Mathematics, develop and reward our youth and establish friendly relationship between our young mathematicians.
“Investment in Science is indeed vital for developing nations. A country that neglects science education for its citizens does so at its own peril.â€
Represented by Hajiya Aishatu Dukku, Minister of State for Education, the First Lady said it is in realising this fact that government has firm commitment to upgrade the institutions and Centres of Excellence in the country to a world-class status as a way of producing highly trained and skilled scientific professionals of the future.
“This position is inevitable as government is making frantic effort to place Nigeria in her rightful position in the world of advanced technology as a vehicle for the achievement of its Vision 20: 2020.â€
She referred to the 7-Point Agenda of the Yar’Adua administration, whose pursuit the Federal Ministry of Education is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to make Nigeria a nation of educated people, with particular emphasis on Mathematics and Science education.
“This is the only way we believe organisations such as Cowbell the Federal and state ministries of education, and other agencies can achieve the Millennium Development Goals within the time frame set.â€
She drew attention to the persistent poor performance of students in Science related subjects like Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, etc, which continues to pose serious worries in the minds of both parents and government. “Currently, as you are aware, any student that does not make at least a credit pass in Mathematics finds it difficult to get a university admission.â€
Turai assured that the Federal Government will address the issues of poor performance in Mathematics and Science education by supporting national competitions and talent hunts, quizzes, etc, for our students through cooperation, encouragement and constant funding.
“We hope organisations like Promasidor will also continue to develop and deploy appropriate initiatives to rekindle and sustain interest in the study of Mathematics at the school level.â€
Students were urged to take advantage of this and other competitions to prepare themselves for the challenges ahead, as future leaders of this country. She stated that the very existence of any area of human endeavour is based on Mathematics and Mathematical sciences, and recently, the ICT, itself a product of mathematics, has taken over the global stage.
“The story f how Nigeria grew from the bottom rung of the ladder of science and technology all the ay to the top will not be complete without our giving honour to our Mathematics champions of today.â€
Earlier, Chief Keith Richards, Managing Director, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, in his welcome address at the 9th edition of Cowbell National secondary Schools Mathematics Competition prize-giving ceremony, recalled that Cowbell Milk was launched into the Nigerian market in 1993, as the first powdered milk brand to be packed in mini sachets, at affordable prices for the convenience of the customers.
“In 1998, we invested in a corporate social responsibility project in the area of Mathematics, called the Cowbell National Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition (NASSMAC).
He listed the objectives of NASSMAC, which included awakening the consciousness and interest in Mathematics among secondary school students, generally improve the performance in Mathematics in Nigeria, create a credible platform for identifying outstanding students and encouraging recognition of exceptional ability, redress the myth that mathematics is a very difficult subject to pass.
From 1998 when the competition was first conducted in Lagos State alone, the number of states participating went up to six in 2000, and by 2001, the scope of the competition had covered all the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory.
Students in the JSS3 (Junior category) and SSS2 (senior category) whose ages fall between 10 and 18 yeas are eligible for the competition. Richards said a total of 16,137 students sat for the exams this year in 130 centres across the country on Saturday, 14th March, 2009.
The number was pruned down to 74 (37 each for junior secondary school) candidates to make up the national finalists and they sat for the final exams on Monday 18, 2009.
This exam took place at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja. The best 20 students, who distinguished themselves and have exhibited exceptional aptitude for mathematics, were honoured and rewarded with cash and material gifts. “We will be regarding them as Cowbell Milk Ambassadors in their respective schools, local government areas, states and in Nigeria, as a whole,†Richards said. He explained that the prizes offered for the purpose of the competition is a demonstration of his company’s unwavering commitment to the uplifting of educational standards in Nigeria.
The Promasidor MD, expressed gratitude to all the stakeholders in the Cowbell initiative, particularly the Minister of Education for his endorsement of the competition, all the state ministries of education, department of education in FCDA, the principals of the participating schools, the chief executive and Director General of the National Mathematical Centre, Abuja and the President, Mathematical Association of Nigeria for their professional support.
Prof. Adewale Solarin of the National mathematical Centre represented the Director General, while Mr. Ralph Adeoti, GM Sales, and Mr. Femi Orimolade, GM (Marketing) were all there.
The winner of the Junior category (JSS3) was 11 years old Nwokotubo Charles of Graceland International school, Port Harcourt who scored a total of 90 per cent.
He was given N130,000. Second prize went to 14 years old Alamin James from Kaduna and got N100,000, with silver medal. He scored 63 per cent. Chissom Okafor, another 14-year-old, from Layola Jesuit College, Abuja took the third prize of N75,000 and a bronze medal.
In the senior category, Tobuechukwu C. Onuegbu, 16 years old, student of Charismatic Renewal Ministry, International College, Owerri, won the first prize of N130,000 plus a laptop. He scored 70 per cent.
Second was 16-year old Chukwuemeka Aruene, Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja, scoring 67% and went home with N100,000 and a Laptop. Fourteen years old Jane Francis Uwalaka of Dorothy International Secondary School, Aba, with a score of 59% was third. She got N100,000 and a bronze medal.
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd best students in the Junior and senior categories from each state and FCT, Abuja were given N20,000, N15,000 and N10,000 respectively.
Seventy four teachers of students who are state champions in the junior and senior categories were rewarded N15,000 each. All the teachers of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners at the national level in both junior and senior categories were given N20,000 each.
There were consolation prizes – 4th to 10th positions for both junior and senior categories. Each got N15,000.
In addition, students of Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja have regularly scored the highest marks in the JAMB organised university matriculation examination.
For example, Gregory Ugwi of Loyola Jesuit College had the highest score in the UME in 2002 (he also got a scholarship to Princeton University) and Olamisujo Akoni had the highest score in the UME in 2004/2005 (he had previously scored the highest marks in the country in his JSSCE).
15 sit for French exam in Loyola Jesuit College By Abubakar Yakubu | Publish Date: Nov 10 2016 2:00AM
[img]https://images.dailytrust.com.ng/cms/gall_content/2016/11/2016_11$large_PAGE_23.jpg[/img] From left: Education Attaché, French Embassy in Abuja, Dureysseix Fanny; Jonah Amosu, SS3 Student; and Educational Program Officer, The Institute Français, Kratchkovsky Anastasia, during a French examination session at Layola Jesuit College in Abuja on Tuesday
A blind senior secondary three student, Jonah Amosu, and 14 other students from Loyola Jesuit College Abuja, on Tuesday sat for the DELF Junior Worldwide French Examination set by the Institute Français in Abuja.
Education Attaché at the French Embassy in Abuja, Dureysseix Fanny, said the exam is organised three times a year and the certificate comes from Paris.
According to her, two teachers from the French Institute invigilated the students throughout the written and oral processes of the examination, while in the case of Jonah; he used Braille and a computer with a talking software for the written exam.
Reacting to the exam, Jonah, who said he plans to study French to achieve his ambition of becoming an ambassador, commended the French government for organising the exams.
He described the talking software as flexible and amazing, adding that it helped in reading out what he was writing.
He however complained of the codes and paragraph spacing used in the French Braille System and suggested that visually impaired persons sitting for such exams be given samples to master examples before the exam proper.
Principal of the college, Fr. Joe-Stanis Okoye, SJ, said Jonah was not treated differently from other students and that he played a number of musical instruments, including the talking drum and guitar.
He said the school was happy Jonah did the exam as it would make him progress, adding that the school provided the setting that made students get informed.
All You Need To Know About Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Co-Founder Andela
Firstly, news about Andela
Andela and its co-founder, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji are making big headlines across the globe. They recently concluded a Series B funding.
Here’s how FORBES reported it.
For its first lead investment, Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan’s social issues-minded fund is looking to help startup Andela train more engineers in Africa to get tech jobs.
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is leading a new $24 million Series B round of funding into Andela, the first lead investment for the fund set up by Facebook’s FB +27.24%billionaire founder and his wife, a trained pediatrician, last year.
Andela has trained just under 200 engineers in its two years in operation, accepting them from a pool of 40,000 applicants and giving them six months of intensive training before sending them to spend two weeks at technology partners. After that, the Andela developers sign on to those companies full-time, working out of Andela campuses it operates in Lagos and Nairobi.
So who is Iyinoluwa Aboyeji?
Mr. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji co-founded Andela Inc. in 2014 and serves as its Director of Recruitment. Mr. Aboyeji is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Invevia Inc. He is an Advisor at Africa Angels Network. He is a Nigerian serial entrepreneur with several years of experience running social ventures in education technology and publishing.
When he was 18, he worked as an intern with the World Youth Alliance in the United Nations Headquarters. Then he went on to run one of Canada’s largest student owned publishing houses, Imprint Publications as President of the Board. He is founder of Bookneto Inc, an social e-learning platform for University professors to independently teach online courses. He is a recipient of several awards and honors including the John C Holland Award for Youth Leadership (awarded by JC Holland Foundation in 2010), Nigeria’s top 20 under 20 (awarded by Ynaija! in 2011) and World Economic Forum Global Shaper in 2012 and Forbes 30 under 30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs in Africa in 2015.
Mr. Aboyeji holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Studies from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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