The scholars of Mater Amabilis Secondary College, Umuoji in Anambra State, have received the 2023 Nationwide Entrepreneurship Exhibition and Awards competitors.
This outstanding achievement got here after fierce competitors from 20 prime secondary faculties throughout the nation.
The annual competitors, organised by the Nigerian phase of the College students for the Development of International Entrepreneurship, is aimed toward equipping college students within the areas of entrepreneurial and technical abilities.
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The occasion, held from June 25 to twenty-eight, 2023, on the Space Council Service Fee Home in Garki, Abuja, showcased the modern concepts and entrepreneurial abilities of the taking part groups.
Mater Amabilis Secondary College impressed the judges with their excellent tasks, securing the general first place.
Their tasks embody a hydroelectric gadget that converts salt water into electrical energy and a multi-purpose agro machine able to weeding, irrigating, seeding, fumigating, and monitoring soil moisture and nutrient ranges.
These groundbreaking options demonstrated the scholars’ creativity, innovation, and dedication to addressing urgent societal challenges.
With this feat, Mater Amabilis Secondary College has earned them the chance to symbolize Nigeria on the upcoming SAGE World Cup in Italy later this yr.
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Furthermore, the gold-winning college students have been granted a 100% scholarship to check at Cyprus Worldwide College.
The staff was led by Joshua Ekeh and Grace Amamudi. Ekeh was additionally recognised because the SAGE Greatest Mentor of the 12 months award.
The Supervisor of Mater Amabilis Secondary College, Rev. Fr. Francis Onwuchulum, in his response, prolonged his heartfelt congratulations to the scholars for his or her distinctive efficiency, contemplating it one other milestone within the college’s historical past of success.
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Onwuchulum urged the award-winning college students to “stay centered of their research and look at the triumph as a stepping stone in direction of even better accomplishments in life”.
He lauded the Proprietor of the College, Most Rev. Valerian Maduka Okeke, the Archbishop of Onitsha, whom he described because the mind behind all of the achievements the varsity has recorded in latest occasions.
