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Group Executive, Digital and Consumer Banking, United Bank for
Africa(UBA), Anant Rao (Middle), with the 2019 UBA Campus
Ambassadors during their Unveiling at the UBA Head Office in
Lagos at the weekend.
How education alleviates Down's Syndrome
in children — SCOLLARD
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until almost three, so she
could not start school.
Thank God for my
husband because he wasn’t
seeing what I was seeing.
He kept saying nothing is
wrong with her.
Oh! Yes! She is
beautifully and wonderfully
made. She is my God given
princess. Being the only
girl in the family.
But she wasn’t just
growing. Long story cut
short as soon as she started
walking I took her to school
and when she eventually
started, it was at her own
pace.
She is so pleasant, kind,
caring and courteous.
Bless God who made that
out of her.
She also had a
challenge with her sight.
She was always raising
her head up before she
could see a cup that is
right on the floor. She
couldn’t control her neck.
Talking was also a
challenge for her, words
would not just come out
of her cute mouth even
when she tried hard!
When she finally began
to talk, it was not clear. I
will say, En? “Say it again”
this was to encourage her
and God encouraged me
too.
I was fervent in prayer
and anointed her
regularly. I trusted God
for a change in her life
believing that God will
improve her in her
physique, health and
mental.
God has been faithful,
Eri-ifeoluwa is an
e x c e p t i o n a l
child...perfectly made!
Uniquely created and a
testimony.
Today she is a testimony
I use to encourage every
mother who birth such an
exceptional child.
One day my husband’s
uncle invited me to his
house at Omole phase
one with Bolanle. When
we got there, he took us
to his next door
neighbour who has a
challenged child. I
instantly became a
motivational speaker. I
encountered the woman
to celebrate her child
Oluwamayowa. Meaning
God has brought me joy,
to enrol him in school and
always give glory to God
for having him. Thank
God Mayowa is doing
great now.
PRESIDENT
of
Azikel Group, Dr
Azibapu Eruani has been
honoured by the
University of Port
Harcourt, Rivers State for
contributing towards a
better society, bridging
unemployment gap and
for accelerating industrial
growth in the state, the
Niger Delta and Nigeria.
Eruani, an alumnus,
bagged
the
‘’Distinguished Alumnus
Award” in Port Harcourt,
alongside former MD of
Diamond Bank, Dr Alex
Otti and Ezinne Mrs. Joy
Akate Lale.
Presenting the award at
32nd Convocation
Ceremony/5th
Chancellor’s Dinner and
Award Night 2019 at the
University of Port Harcourt
Auditorium, the Vice
Chancellor, Prof. Ndowa
Lale said Eruani has
made the institution
proud by improving the
lives of the people of the
Niger Delta and Nigeria.
Lale added:
“Though not many
would return to improve
infrastructure as worthy
alumni of their
institutions, but Dr
Eruani, a distinguished
alumnus has continued to
support the growth of the
institution.
“Dr Eruani, upon
completion of MBBS
degree in the University
of Port Harcourt, further
Here we are today
Bolanle is not doing so
badly, she is doing all
thing through Christ who
strengthens her.
She can do a lot of
things by herself now.
She can read and write.
She can see with the aid
of her glasses. When she
talks now, I ponder at her
words with laughter. She
is well mannered.’’
Eruani gets UNIPORT's
Distinguished Alumnus
Award
•Dr Azibapu Eruani
trained in the United
States of America and
became a member of the
American Society of
Family Medicine
Practitioners.”
Responding, Dr Eruani,
thanked the Vice
Chancellor and the
management of the
University for the
recognition and honour,
noting that as a product
of society, “we must strive
to contribute and make it
a lot much better, even as
he submitted that it is
attainable with
commitment, technology
and the right
individuals.”
Eruani added that he is
irrevocably committed to
developing humanity,
growth of industries and
re-invention of a better
Nigerian state that would
grow her economy and
remain self-reliant to
guarantee the well-being
and welfare of its citizenry.
Blessing Omosebi, Sarah Onabanjo, Uchechukwu Fedricks and Emmanuel
Anyanwu are producers of mobile solar traffic light, who also emerged best
in Africa among the Junior Achievers African contestants
4 Ajegunle students produce
mobile solar traffic light
•Emerge first in JAN Africa contest
By Dayo Adesulu
FOUR secondary
school students
from Caro
Favoured Schools,
Ajegunle, a remote area of
Lagos State have produced
mobile solar traffic lights to
ease off traffic congestion
on our roads.
By this, the SS3
students,Blessing
Omosebi, Sarah Onabanjo,
Uchechukwu Fedricks and
Emmanuel Anyanwu have
written their names among
achievers.
The quartet, three girls
and one boy said the
inspiration to produce the
device was borne out of the
incessant traffic congestion
experience by motorists and
commuters while going
and coming from school.
According to them, after
they conceived the idea,
there was practically
nothing they could do to
actualised their dream until
they heard about the Junior
Achievers of Nigeria. JAN
is a non governmental
organisation saddled with
the vision of empowering
students with ideas on how
they can be useful to
themselves and the
community.
Part of the functions of
JAN, they noted was to
financially empower the
youth with ideas and also
assist financially where
necessary.
They said: ‘’Having
enrolled with JAN, the
organisation was able to
disclosed how we could
generate and effectively
manage wealth and create
jobs for our communities. To
our amazement, we were
taught how to apply
entrepreneurial thinking to
the workplace and the
necessary skills in securing
our financial future.
Speakingwith Vanguard
in Lagos,Emmanuel
Anyanwu said:‘’The
problem of Africa is sum up
by one word,
transportation. Many
people all over the world
are looking for how the
problem of transportation
could be removed. That
was why we created the
mobile traffic light to ease
off traffic and allow our
society to be more proactive.
Lamenting the untold
hardship traffic congestion
could bring to road users,
she asked: ‘’How would
you feel if you spend five
hours on one hour journey
all in the name of traffic
congestion. ‘’How would
you feel also if you hear that
your child was involved in
an accident all because of
reckless driving? These
problems could be solved
Our
product is
powered by
solar
energy,
such that it
does not
need
electricity
supply to
function
with functional traffic light.
‘’Our product is powered
by solar energy, such that
it does not need electricity
supply to function. Once
there is sunlight, our
product stores its energy
which could serve the users
for days depending on the
usage.
‘’After the creation of the
device, we had contested
with our fellow JAN in
Africa Continent and came
first. We are also looking
forward to when we shall
contest with other JAN
globally. JAN which started
in the United States of
America is 100 years old,
while in Nigeria we are just
20 years today.’’
Meanwhile, the
Executive Director of JAN,
Simi Nwogugu who spoke
during the unveiling of the
product and announcing
its 20 th Anniversary
decried the uncertain
future of our youth.
She said: ‘’Every year ,
over one million would-be
university students enter
the workforce without
tertiary education or
appropriate training.
‘’The inability of many
young men and women to
obtain the requisite STEM
skills that are in high
demand has rendered
them unattractive to the
21 st century employer.
‘’This is why some of our
programme will focus on
digital to unlock its
potential for the benefit of
the country. ‘’We are more
committed than ever to our
mission of ensuring our
youth have the
values, skills and
confidence to secure their
financial future.