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6 Kids Set To Represent Nigeria At World Microsoft Championship
Six exceptional students from different schools will represent Africa’s Giant, Nigeria at the 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship which will hold in Orlando, Florida, United States.
In an exciting development, Africa’s Giant, Nigeria will be represented by six students from different schools at the upcoming 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC).
The MOSWC competition scheduled is an annual event contested by students from over 150 countries.
This year’s edition will be held at Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida, USA, spanning from July 30 to August 2, 2023.
“It is globally recognised and gives certified users the opportunity to apply for jobs anywhere in the World. MOS certification also provides a solid foundation for advanced ICT training and certified users will be able to pursue training in advanced computer technologies,” Edna Agusto, founder of the organizers told BusinessDay.
The talented students representing Nigeria at the championship include:
Fenna Nwokeji from Aduvie International School in Abuja, FCT;
Victor Omoyajowo from Faith Academy in Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State;
Adesuwa Igbinedion from Faith Academy in Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State;
Daniel Uzugbo from Faith Academy in Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State;
Aderinsola Adeegbe from Faith Academy in Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State;
Bolurinwa Fabuyi from City of Knowledge Academy in IjebuOde, Ogun State.
Giving the details of the students, Edna Agusto, founder of the organizers of the Nigerian Microsoft Competition, ReadManna Empowerment Initiative, said Fenna Nwokeji is an Excel 2019 winner from Aduvie International School, Abuja who scored 1,000/1,000 at the competition; Victor Omoyajowo, a Word 2019 winner is from Faith Academy, Canaanland, Ota in Ogun State scored 976/1,000; Adesuwa Igbinedion, a PowerPoint 2019 winner is from Faith Academy, Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State scored 1,000/1,000.
Others are Daniel Uzugbo, an Excel 2016 winner from Faith Academy, Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State scored 980/1,000; Aderinsola Adeegbe, a Word 2016 winner, Faith Academy, Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State scored 1,000/1,000; Bolurinwa Fabuyi, a PowerPoint 2016 winner, from City of Knowledge Academy, IjebuOde, Ogun State scored 925/1,000.
Edna also added that Nigeria has come 2nd and 3rd in the World Championship in the past 14 years and had finished in the top 10 places nearly every year.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State Sector Command, has confirmed the death of a woman in an accident at Okpoko Market on the Asaba-Onitsha Road.
The Sector Commander, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, who confirmed the accident to journalists in Awka on Thursday, said that the woman was hit while she was crossing the road.
He said that the accident, which occurred on Wednesday, involved a commercial tow truck with registration number XA550BMA.
“Eyewitness report reaching us indicates that the truck was towing a vehicle in an uncontrollable speed along the axis.
“The vehicle that was being towed got detached from the tow truck.
“It hit and killed a female adult, who was said to be crossing the road, while the tow truck continued its movement.
“FRSC rescue team came to the scene and took the woman to Toronto Hospital, Onitsha, where she was confirmed dead and her body deposited at the hospital’s mortuary,” he said.
While sympathising with the family of the dead, the sector commander urged motorists, especially tow truck drivers, to exercise a high level of professionalism.
He also urged the drivers to always use standard equipment and avoid speeding.
The Chairman, Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State Chapter, Mr Mojeed Iyiola, said the state government’s maize palliative to members of the association made a positive impact on the sector.
Iyiola said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.
“We received about 150,000 tons of maize in February from the Lagos State government as palliative to cushion the effect of high feed prices.
“The major benefit of the palliative is that it actually cushioned the cost of production for most poultry farmers in the state.
“The palliative was beneficial as it made the cost of some poultry produce, especially eggs to drop,” Iyiola said.
He noted that prior to the palliative, a crate of egg was sold between N3,500 and N3,700 at the farm gate, but after the palliative, it now sells between N3,200 and N3,400.
According to the PAN chair, retailers and middlemen who sell from N3,800 to N4,200 do that for their personal gain.
“We have urged our members to sell their eggs at reasonable prices following the receipt of the palliative from the government.
“We appreciate the Lagos State government for the palliative but we also urge the federal government to do likewise, to further reduce the cost of production in the sector.
“This will consequently lead to drop in the prices of all poultry produce across board,” he said.
He said the palliative was shared among financial members of the association at no extra cost.
“As an association we shared the grains equally across PAN’s eight zones in the state equally. We also mandated each zone not the sell even a grain of the maize.
“We, however, considered new poultry farmers who wanted to the join the association as beneficiaries of the palliative,” said Iyiola.
He noted that through the palliative, more poultry farmers were recruited into the association.
“The maize was shared only to poultry farmers and not feed millers, it is the major component of poultry feed formulation,” he said.
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