{
  "id": 18430633,
  "title": "NCS honours top WAEC candidates, young innovators",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/ncs-honours-top-waec-candidates-young-innovators",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T03:34:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ncs-honours-top-waec-candidates-young-innovators/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Nigeria Computer Society, Lagos State Chapter, celebrated exceptional West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) candidates and university students for their innovative information technology projects at the 17th NCS Lagos Chapter Information Technology Summit and Awards. The event took place at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry Conference Centre in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday. Award categories included the SIDMACH Prize for top WAEC candidates in Lagos State, the Mrs Veronica Ola Owolabi IT Champs Award for outstanding pupils and students, the Salako Maven AI and Robotics Prize, and the Don Etiebet Innovative Prize for university projects. Notable winners included Joshua Mike-Nnaji from Grace High School, Esther Sikuade and Estesoghena Itapei from The Lagoon School, and Abdulhameed Ibrahim from Platform Global Academy. The Chairman of NCS Lagos State, Adesina Adewale, emphasized the importance of building skilled individuals to contribute to Nigeria's digital economy, highlighting the society's focus on promoting professional development, digital skills, innovation, youth empowerment, and collaboration between academic institutions and the industry.",
  "summary": "The Nigeria Computer Society, Lagos chapter, has honoured outstanding candidates in the 2025 WAEC and university students for innovative IT projects. Read More: https://punchng.com/ncs-honours-top-waec-candidates-young-innovators/",
  "key_points": [
    "NCS honors top WAEC candidates and innovators at 17th Lagos Chapter summit",
    "Joshua Mike-Nnaji, Esther Sikuade, and Abdulhameed Ibrahim named award winners",
    "NCS emphasizes building skilled individuals for Nigeria's digital economy"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Rewarding academic excellence and technological creativity signals a strategic effort to bridge the gap between formal education and the practical skills required for Nigeria's growing digital economy.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}