Posted by Chinenye on Fri 24th Jul, 2026 - tori.ng
A Nigerian law student has achieved a major academic feat after emerging top in an international competition.
(Amra Salihu. Photo Credit: Vanguard News)
Ms Amra Salihu, a 500-level Faculty of Law student of the University of Abuja, has emerged winner at the 9th Inter-Universities Speech Contest organised by the Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA).
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Acting Director, Information and University Relations, Mr Habib Yakoob, on Thursday in Abuja.
He said the contest was held on July 22 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, noting that Amra represented Nigeria after emerging winner of the national selection conducted by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).
According to him, she defeated contestants from The Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Ghana to clinch the regional title, receiving a winner's plaque, a certificate of honour and a cash prize of 1,000 US dollars.
He added that another 500-level law student, Abah Goodness, attended the event as an observer.
The university spokesperson said the Director of the Law Clinic, Dr Nasiru Mukhtar, coached the team, alongside Mr J R Gogol of the NFIU, who provided technical coaching.
Meanwhile, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Hakeem Fawehinmi, congratulating the winner, said he was proud of the students' performance, noting that the Faculty of Law had once again made the university proud.
He commended the faculty and the Law Clinic for their efforts in training and mentoring the students, adding that the university would continue working to enhance its global visibility through academic excellence and achievements of this kind.