Category: Spotlight
‘My mum, a barometer of what people in public service are capable of,’ Late Dora Akunyili’s son pays tribute to her at 10th memorial
Obumneme, son of Dora Akunyili, the late former director-general, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says his mo [...]
𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 w𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 m𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 h𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, e𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 f𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬
A Nigerian woman, Abigail Katung, has been announced as the 130th Lord Mayor of Leeds City in England, becoming the first person of African descent to [...]
Oluwami Ogunbi becomes first black female Engineer with Ph.D. robotics while Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua becomes first black woman in the world to obtain a Ph.D. in Cybernetics
Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi, a Nigerian, has made history as the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. in U-M Robotics at the University of Michigan.
Her re [...]
I’m determined to nurture engineering to new heights as the first female President of NSE – Margaret Oguntala
On January 1 2023, Margaret Oguntala stepped into a pioneering role as the first-ever female president the Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, an inst [...]
Covenant beats UI, FUTA to retain Nigeria’s best varsity spot
Covenant University has been ranked above the University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure, as the best university in Nigeria [...]
Stephanie Linus makes history as first black recipient of Lennox K Black Prize For Excellence In Medicine
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Stephanie Linus has made history as the first black recipient of the Lennox K. Black Prize For Excellence in Medicine [...]
Nigerian female engineer, Kemisola Bolarinwa invents smart bra to detect breast cancer
A Nigerian robotics and embedded systems engineer, Kemisola Bolarinwa has introduced an invention, a smart bra designed to detect early-stage breast c [...]
The making of supreme confusion – Chidi Odinkalu
Most people do not know or remember that, strictly speaking, there were and remain no official results for Nigeria’s 2007 presidential election. Organ [...]
Femi Otedola joins Dangote, Adenuga and Abdulsamad Rabiu on Forbes 2024 billionaires’ list
Femi Otedola, chairman of Geregu Power, has been ranked the 20th richest person in Africa by Forbes.
The publication listed Otedola with a fortune of [...]
University of Kiagali appoints Nigerian, Ogechi Adeola as deputy vice chancellor
The Governing Body of the University of Kigali (UoK) has appointed Prof. Ogechi Adeola, a Professor of Marketing, as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor – Acad [...]