GOVERNOR OBASEKI OFFERS AUTOMATIC EMPLOYMENT TO LASU’S BEST EVER FIRST-CLASS GRADUATE
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has offered automatic employment to Miss Yusuf Aminat, a record-setting First-Class Law graduate of the Lagos State University (LASU). Aminat Yusuf graduated with a perfect Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.0 from the university’s law faculty in the 2021-2022 academic session. Aminat is the first LASU graduate to […]
NIGERIAN IMMIGRANT ELECTED AS FIRST BLACK MAYOR IN A US MUNICIPAL
Yemi Mobolade has been elected as the Mayor of Colorado Springs, a municipality in Colorado, United States. Mobolade is the first Black man to be elected to lead the city. We congratulate and wish him well!
NIGERIA’S JAMES NNAJI AMONG 12 INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS IN 2023 NBA DRAFT
James Nnaji was selected 31st overall by the Detroit Pistons, making him the fifth Nigerian player chosen in the last five years. Nnaji, who began playing professional basketball in 2016, has featured for two seasons in FC Barcelona’s ACB and EuroLeague campaigns. We celebrate James and wish him all the best!
NIGERIAN LADY EMERGES AS BEST GRADUATING STUDENT IN CHINESE UNIVERSITY
Ifeoma Amuche has emerged as the best graduate at South West University China where she majored in Chinese languages and literature. An alumna of Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Ifeoma spoke Mandarin fluently in her valedictory speech in June 2023! Congratulations to Ifeoma! We are proud of you!
ABU ZARIA WINS HUAWEI ICT COMPETITION 2023 IN CHINA
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), has won the Huawei ICT Competition for the 2022-2023 Global Final held in Shenzhen, China. Over 120,000 students from about 2,000 universities across 74 countries participated in the ICT Competition. Maryam Jimoh Olalade, Haruna Anas, Ahmad Abdullahi, and Elayo Aliyu Isah represented Ahmadu Bello University. Congratulations Abusites and Nigerians!
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY NAMES AISHA ALI-GOMBE, CENTER DIRECTOR
Aisha Ali-Gombe, Associate Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at Louisiana State University has been appointed the Director of the university’s Cybersecurity Clinic. Her appointment follows a recent award of $1.5 million from the United States National Security Agency (NSA) for the university to create a Cybersecurity Clinic to protect small businesses from cyberattacks. Big […]