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Simi Nwogugu Cruises Into Africa Education Medal 2023 Top 10 Finalist 

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Simi Nwogugu Cruises Into Africa Education Medal 2023 Top 10 Finalist 

 

 

 

Simi Nwogugu Cruises Into Africa Education Medal 2023 Top 10 Finalist 

 

 

 

Nigeria’s Simi Nwogugu, CEO of JA Africa, has been announced as a top 10 finalist for the prestigious Africa Education Medal 2023. Established by T4 Education and HP in partnership with Microsoft, the Africa Educational Medal, acknowledges extraordinary individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, advocacy, and impact in the education sector across Africa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nwogugu’s journey with JA Africa, an affiliate of the Nobel Peace Prize-nominated JA Worldwide, began in New York City during her tenure at Goldman Sachs. Inspired by JA’s mission, she left her high-profile job at the age of 24 to introduce JA to Nigeria. Her passion for transforming education has enabled JA Africa to reach more than 100,000 youths annually, significantly impacting education throughout the continent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaking on her nomination, Nwogugu said, “I am deeply humbled to be recognized as a finalist for the Africa Education Medal 2023. Our work at JA Africa aims to ignite the spark of possibility in young people, equip them with essential skills, and empower them to make a difference in their communities. This recognition reaffirms the importance of our mission.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before stepping into her current role as CEO at JA Africa in 2020, Nwogugu was instrumental in impacting the lives of over a million Nigerians across 5,000 schools during her leadership at JA Nigeria. Her notable contributions include the launch of the Leadership, Empowerment, Achievement & Development (LEAD) Camp for Girls and the Venture in Management Programme (ViMP), both aimed at equipping young people with vital life and business skills.

 

 

 

 

 

Simi Nwogugu Cruises Into Africa Education Medal 2023 Top 10 Finalist 

 

 

Apart from her responsibilities at JA Africa, Nwogugu also serves as the President of the governing board of the Harvard Business School Alumni Association of Nigeria (HBSAN), earning numerous accolades for her social impact work. She is currently engaged with the Aspen Institute’s Africa Leadership Initiative for West Africa (ALIWA), further expanding her influence and passion for empowering youth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The list of top 10 finalists for the Africa Education Medal includes accomplished individuals from Ghana, Morocco, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya.The winner of the Africa Education Medal is slated to be announced in July, following an in-depth evaluation by a distinguished panel. The recognition of educators like Nwogugu through this prestigious award underscores the invaluable role of transformative leadership in shaping the future of education in Africa.

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300L Student Dies After Receiving Strange Phone Call

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300L Student Dies After Receiving Strange Phone Call

300L Student Dies After Receiving Strange Phone Call

Sadly, A young girl identified as Odufu Regina Ohutu tragically died after allegedly receiving a phone call from an unknown caller.

It was gathered that the deceased was a 300 level Mass communication student of Benue state University.

According to sources, Regina died shortly after she received a WhatsApp video call from a caller whose identity has yet to be disclosed.

A source stated that Regina was healthy until she received the WhatsApp video call. He said she started screaming ceaselessly until she died without giving a clue what was happening to her.

As at the time of this report, there is no official statement from the authorities or the family of the deceased.

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Two Nigerians in Diaspora mobilise Pelican Valley to full construction on Pelican Brief Estate,Kobape

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Two Nigerians in Diaspora mobilise Pelican Valley to full construction on Pelican Brief Estate,Kobape

 

 

 

Two Nigerians in Diaspora,Chief Olawale Olaleye and Mrs Najiyat have mobilized the construction team of Pelican Valley Estate, Kobape , Ogun State to commence immediate building constructions on their respective sites.

 

 

 

 

 

The Chief Executive Officer, Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Dr. Babatunde Adeyemo, who made this known to the media after an on the spot assessment of developments on the Pelican Brief Estate and the Pelican”s Ecostay Smart apartments which shared an immediate boundary in Kobape, quickly seized the medium to pass a vote of confidence on his new management team, in his words, the CEO said

 

 

 

” I must congratulate and commend my new site management team for this wonderful work, the sites are extremely clean, developments are apt and rapid and these team never gave me any reasons to visit the site in the last two months as I recieve daily video ,pictures and account updates on our site management platform, unlike our past handlers, now they are introducing new innovation, whereby we will be using a total station and GPS instruments for foundation setting out,unlike the manual ones used by our past handlers.

 

 

 

 

 

While publicly Displaying the government approvals of the two proposed developments, the CEO further urged all potential developers in the estate not to patronise quaks who will use forged and fake documents to seek building approvals for them, nothing that their projects might be at the receiving end. Dr.Adeyemo also further appeal to his clients also to make use of qualified and verifiable COREL certified engineers for their projects, to avert inevitable hazards and financial losses that will occur when unprofessionals are being patronised.

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Adeyemo however congratulates the two clients for choosing the way, he further assured them of the company’s unrelenting adherence to proffessionalims, standard and accountability, during and beyond the projects.

 

Two Nigerians in Diaspora mobilise Pelican Valley to full construction on Pelican Brief Estate,Kobape

 

 

Speaking on the Pelican”s Ecostay Apartments projects, the Pelican Valley CEO said the company is expecting to commission the first sets of the fully subscribed apartments to mark the Company’s establishment anniversary, come September 11, 2023…in his words

“In this layout, we are going to have a gas station and there is a provision for recreation centres.”

“Also , there is a provision for a purposely-built lounge, a restaurant and club.”

“The buildings to be constructed here will also be used as let-out apartments for tourists and visitors too, so that our landlords can also get rental incomes. “

“We have also completed arrangements with our web developer to develop an application to enable us to track and pick up our tourists from any part of Nigeria they are coming from.”

“On this estate, we are going to use special materials that will be environmental and ecosystem friendly. For example, our concrete blocks are specially made to ensure the best houses are delivered.”

“We are already connected to the national grid and already have a four fully armed security guards at the moment, ongoing moulding of interlocking stones for our roads and proposed CCTV surveillance cameras.

“We will construct and sell duplexes, three-bedrooms, two-bedrooms and studio apartments.” the CEO said.

 

 

 

– Interlocked Road
– Surveillance Camera
– A minimum of 18 hours of power supply
– Good drainage system
– Estate recreational center
– Fully armed forces
– Smart gate
– Shares border with Pelican Brief Estate
– Less than 2km walk to Pelican Greenish Acres

 

 

 

 

 

in his remarks said that the clients have mobilized them and they are to deliver the two projects within two weeks without delay.

He said” Our clients who are not based in Nigeria have mobilized us to start work on their sites. Mr Olaleye and Mrs. We are expected to deliver the two projects within two weeks.

“The construction, we are yet to start is duly approved by Ogun State Government and you can see the documents with me, it is an authentic not forged document. We don’t do illegal documents, we have been mobilized and we are about it swing into action, we are already stockpiling materials we are using for the construction of the two clients which are going to do simultaneously, we know that by the grace of God , the construction will come to reality”. He concluded
The Director of Operations, Surveyor and Engineer were also present on the sites.

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Why NLC Rejected The New Petrol Pump Price

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BREAKING! 48 Hours To Election, All Labour Party State Chairmen Rejects Peter Obi

Why NLC Rejected The New Petrol Pump Price

 

 

 

Sadly, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the new pump price of petrol fixed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL).

 

 

 

Why NLC Rejected The New Petrol Pump Price

 

It was reported that the oil firm has directed its outlets nationwide to sell fuel between N480 and N570 per litre.

 

 

 

 

Garba Deen Muhammad, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, had said the price adjustment was made in line with “market realities”.

 

 

 

 

But NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who briefed journalists at Labour House, Abuja, on Wednesday, said the congress would not accept that.

 

 

 

 

 

He added that the fixing of prices is not what the government could do unilaterally.

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