GERMANY HANDS OVER 20 LOOTED BENIN BRONZES TO NIGERIA
Germany has handed over 20 “Benin Bronzes” from its museums to Nigeria, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday, December 20th. Earlier this year, Germany signed a declaration with Nigeria to release all 1,130 “Benin Bronzes”. The term “Benin Bronze” refers to thousands of metal sculptures, plaques and carvings made between the 15th and […]
14-YEAR-OLD FATIMA ADAMU WINS 7 INTERNATIONAL MEDALS IN MATHEMATICS
Fatima Adamu Maikusa of Gombe State recently won 7 international medals in Mathematics. At the age of 9, she won a medal at The American Mathematics Competition (AMC 08). She has won other medals at The International Education Mathematics Competition in Jakarta, Inddonesia; The International Math Challenge in Bangkok, Thailand; The Kangorou Sans Frontiers (KSF) […]
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI AWARDED A NIGERIAN POLICE OFFICER
President Muhammadu Buhari awarded Superintendent Daniel Itse Amah of the Nigeria Police Force “The Public Service Integrity Award 2022” for rejecting the sum of $200,000 offered to him as a bribe to drop an armed robbery case. He followed up with the investigations until the culprits ere prosecuted. We hope other officers emulate this act […]
US GRANTS ASYLUM TO 12-YEAR-OLD NIGERIAN CHESS PRODIGY AND HIS FAMILY
A chess prodigy, Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi and his family, who left Nigeria in 2017 in search of greener pastures, have officially been granted asylum in the US. Tani, now 12, came into the limelight at just 8 years old, when he defeated 73 of the best chess players in his age group in New York […]
EiE’s 12TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY, FOOTPRINTS BOOK LAUNCH AND PRE-ELECTION AUCTION
EiE Nigeria launched its book – Footprints: Past, Present, Future on Monday, December 12, 2022 (12-12-2022). The book reflects on EiE’s journey through the eyes of its founders, friends and partners. There are 47 contributors and the foreword is written by Dr. Christopher Kolade. The contributors are quite varied – from 2Baba to Aisha Oyebode […]