EMMANUEL IKECHUKWU UMEONYIHIRIOHA BECOMES FIRST IGBO LECTURER IN OXFORD UNIVERSITY
In Emmanuel’s words: “It is official that I am the first official Igbo Language lecturer at the number one university in the world, the University of Oxford. Our induction happened today by Marion Sadoux, Head of Modern Language Programmes, University of Oxford Language Centre. This became possible in an account of the James Currey Society. […]
OTOKO STEVE BREAKS 31-YEAR-OLD HISTORY
Otoko Steven Edwards has broken a 31-year-old record to become the first student of Rivers State University to graduate with a first class and a CGPA of 4.83 from the Department of Mathematics. According to Edward, “Prayers is not enough! I studied 14 hours at a stretch, put in so much work and studies.”
FABUSOLA GBENGA PATRICKS LEVERAGES SOCIAL MEDIA FOR A PH.D. SCHOLARSHIP ABROAD
Meet Fabusola Gbenga Patricks, a Nigerian who leveraged the power of social media to raise funds to process supplementary fees, lights, and accommodation for his schooling abroad. His story started on Twitter with a post that went viral: “TWITTER PEOPLE HELP ME O! I just received 3 FULLY FUNDED Ph.D. scholarships abroad. I have invested […]
EMMANUEL OMOREGIE, AN ART STUDENT STYLISED THE ICONIC #EndSARS PROTEST PICTURE OF AISHA YESUFU
“I thank the Lord, for this. I am Omoregie Emmanuel. As part of the requirements for the award of B.A Fine and Applied Arts, I made a stylised igure of Aisha Yesufu to appreciate her roles towards contemporary activism in Nigeria.” Emmanuel used the iconic photograph of Aisha taken during the historic #EndSARS protest of […]
YEKEMI OTARU APPOINTED AS UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR IN SCOTLAND
Yekemi Otaru, a Nigerian based in Aberdeen has been appointed as the Chancellor of the University of the West of Scotland. Yekemi is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Doqaru Limited, an Aberdeen-based sales, and marketing consultancy. She is popular for her innovative use of interactive online platforms to connect a wide range of organisations […]
JUSTIN CHUKWUDI OLEWUEZI BREAKS 143-YEAR OLD RECORD
We celebrate Justin Chukwudi Olewuezi, a Nigerian medical student who just graduated from Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk in Russia with a CGPA of 5.0 in a 5.0 grading system. He is the first Nigerian to graduate from the Russian University in 143 years.
PHILIP OKAFOR BECOMES THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE DEAN’S SPECIAL PRIZE FOR EXEMPLARY BEHAVIOUR.
Philip Okafor, a 200-level student of Microbiology at the University of Benin, became the first recipient of the Dean’s Special Prize for Exemplary Behaviour. He reportedly found a missing wallet with a large sum of money belonging to another student, at a time he couldn’t pay his tuition, yet he ensured the wallet was returned […]
UNILAG TEST RUNS ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is test-running its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV), a mechatronics automobile device, with 63% of its hardware and 100% of its software locally sourced. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics and Research), Prof. Oluwole Familoni, stated that the production is an invaluable addition to the University’s efforts at preventing the release of toxic emissions […]
ABU STUDENTS WIN GLOBAL CLOUD AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPETITION
3 Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) students – Dahir Muhammad, Mustafa Jimoh and Khalifa Muhammad – won the Global Cloud and Artificial Intelligence Competition. They defeated 150,000 students drawn from 2,000 universities in 82 countries.