Category: Spotlight
Elumelu gives back, donates ICT centre to Ambrose Alli University
Chairman of the United Bank for Africa Group, Tony Elumelu has donated a multipurpose information and technology centre to Ambrose Alli University, Ek [...]
Nigerian, Moyinoluwa Adeyemi builds Android app that tells time in Yoruba dialect
Moyinoluwa Adeyemi, a graduate of computer science and mathematics from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Osun state, has developed what is called ‘ [...]
29-year-old Nigerian elected as New York Albany County legislator
A 29-year-old Nigerian, Beroro Efekoro has been elected as an Albany County legislator in the state of New York 11 years after he relocated from Niger [...]
Aliko Dangote’s fortune increases by $4.3bn, only African on top 100 world richest
Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote has significantly moved up in the World billionaires’ list as he emerged 96th richest person in the world, with an [...]
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is IvoryNG person of the decade. Here is why!
As the second decade of this millennium winds down today, Tuesday December 31st 2019, it became imperative for us here at IvoryNG to make a pick of w [...]
Wizkid, UBA Foundation give back to thousands
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, through its Corporate Social Responsibility arm, the UBA Foundation, has launched an initiative to feed the less pri [...]
Nigerian, Igwilo performs robotic surgery in U.S.
A Nigerian is currently shoring up the image of the nation in faraway United States as Dr. Obinna Chukwudi Igwilo, has reportedly performed a major ro [...]
Ned Nwoko, wife, Regina Daniels fight malaria with $750,000 grant
Businessman and a former member of the House of Representatives, Ned Nwoko, has launched a campaign to wipe out malaria from Africa with $750,000. Acc [...]
Bella Disu bags French national honour
Globacom’s Executive Vice Chairman, Bella Disu, has been awarded the French national honour of “Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres” (Knigh [...]
Chimamandah Ngozi Adichie conferred with Honorary Degree in Switzerland
Award winning prolific writer, feminist and activist, Chimamandah Ngozi Adichie has added another feather to her cap with the conferment of a honorary [...]