Girls of St. John Vianney Science College, Igbariam, Anambra State, have emerged winners of the National Girls in ICT Competition 2024, claiming the national championship title.
. reports that the National Girls in ICT Competition, organized by the Federal Ministry of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, is a technology innovation competition for all girls in secondary schools across Nigeria.
The college’s innovative project, M-Tag VR, allows users to explore iconic landmarks like Zuma Rock and learn about the fascinating cultural aspects of Nigerian tribes.
The girls, Immaculate Ikegwuonu, Camilla Anyadike, and Nweke-Nonso Oluchi, mentored by their coach, John Onuigbo, triumphed over teams from all 36 states of the federation in the competition which held on Wednesda.
The girls started the competition at the state level, where they won the Anambra State competition, then proceeded to conquer the South-Eastern regional championship, defeating teams from Ebonyi, Imo, Abia, and Enugu states, to make it to the national finals.
The organizers said their exceptional project and skills impressed judges throughout, culminating in a thrilling national victory against strong contenders from the six geopolitical zones of the country.
Rivers and Lagos states secured the second and third-place positions, respectively.
Speaking on Thursday, one of the girls, Immaculate Ikegwuonu, expressed excitement, saying, “We are so grateful for this opportunity! Thanks to our school which motivates us to pursue careers in ICT. Through this win, we hope to inspire other girls to do the same.”
Wissal Samlali is a health worker, advocate, consultant, humanitarian, volunteer and philanthropist, with over a decade of committed service in the health sector, spanning various continent of the world but much of her years devoted to enhancing service delivery in Africa health sector.
Her training surpasses offering medical services at a zero condition but doing so as if it is her last chance to serve humanity. She relates with every patient with an endearing kind heart that leaves a lasting footprint in the minds of those she counters with.
After attending French high school in Morocco, she pursued university studies in North America, earning a master’s degree in International Relations from British Columbia.
At the moment, she works for and represents a renowned Turkish Health Hub, Liv Hospital as Buisiness development group deputy manager, an office that has availed her the opportunity to travel across Africa from East to West for several years, witnessing first hand their peculiar needs, while serving as the mouthpiece, amplifying these challenges and attracting the needed response from the right quarters to bridge the number of under-served African communities.
Wissal is leading partnership strategies, creating alliances with the large health hub — Liv Hospital in Turkey and various African governments, with mastery of corporate organizational development coupled with in-depth expertise in the medical sector.
She was quoted as saying during one of her engagements in West Africa, “Health is an essential driver of development, just like petroleum or trade, if we know how to allocate resources effectively.”
Her last ten years of practicing in the field of medicine has not only taken her to five continents of the world, but has given her a first hand information on what the profession entails in both public and private health institutions.
Wissal has worked in collaboration with different health ministries across Africa to find adapted solutions to specific problems. Hear her at another occasion during her plethora of engagements on the continent, “Africa has everything; let’s work together so that the best can emerge and become our daily life.”
Apart from sharing her in-depth expertise in the medical field and local health needs, capitalizing on projects aimed at making the health sector in Africa productive, her carefully thought-out development objective for Africa also include, restructuring the medical health sector as well as achieving operational efficiency by optimizing care.
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