Scientists at the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases of Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, have developed and patented two rapid diagnosis test kits for the Ebola Virus Disease and Lassa fever virus.
According to the University, the kits are able to detect the virus in human body fluids in 10 minutes.
Five (5) Nigerian women; Carolyn Seaman, Damilola Anwo-Adehave, Olamide Ayeni-Babjide, Ijeoma Vincent-Akpu, and Petra Nnamani have been selected to participate in the 2017 TechWomen Exchange Program.
Carolyn Seaman is using technology to empower girls through her Girls Voices Initiative, while Damilola Anwo-Ade is mentoring the next generation of coders, including young women, through her initiative CodeIT.
TechWomen is a U.S. initiative empowering and connecting the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
PositiveNaija Monthly Newsletter May 2017
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In May [2017] we reviewed and improved certain features about our work since January 2017 including better categorisations of all posts, branding as well as better communication of results.
Notably, in terms of communication of results, we sought out to deduce where by geographic locations (within Nigeria or abroad), the positive/success news/updates recorded are being achieved. In other words, our aim is to be able to tell by the results, how conducive the environments are to what Nigeria/Nigerians are achieving. To do this, we determined the locations on the basis of where exactly the achievement, progress, success, etc. was done or achieved as well as will be done or achieved and not based on where an award/recognition was or is presented.
We hope that you find these assessments useful, inspiring and educative. We will also be glad to hear from you!
Super Eagles forward Olarewaju Kayode has been voted the best player in the Austrian Bundesliga taking after his breathtaking performances for Austria Wien this season (2016/2017).
Nigerian actress, movie producer and script writer, Funke Akindele-Bello aka Jenifa is being celebrated in the CNN African Voices, sponsored by Nigeria’s foremost telecommunications operator, Globacom.
1,200 children have emerged recipients of awards for good values in the maiden edition of the Ribena Good Values Awards, an initiative of Ribena, one of the leading nutritional fruit drinks from the stables of Suntory Beverage and Food Nigeria Ltd.
The Ribena Good Values Awards Program is an intra-school program aimed at entrenching good values and healthy living among young ones in schools across Nigeria.
Selected from various participating schools, the 1,200 children were awarded on a pedigree of the good values and exemplary character they have inculcated from The Ribena Bridges to Goodness School Project. Two awardees each were selected from over 600 private schools in Lagos making the total of 1,200 children awarded as worthy ambassadors of Ribena good values and character program.
Abocoders Nigeria has emerged the 2016/2017 winner of the $5,000 Miss.Africa Seed Funding for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Programs.
Abocoders is a startup that provides secure and sustainable livelihoods for young women in Northern Nigeria through ICT training, focusing on software development as a means of empowerment. The initiative of Aspilos Foundation is headed by Simi Olusola.
Abocoders will use the $5,000 grand prize to reach more lives and open more opportunities. The Bahir Dar University STEM Incubation Center, Ethiopia and Ubongo Game Lab, Zambia each won $1,000 in the second round of the $7,000 fund that received more than 200 applications from 24 countries across Africa.
Miss.Africa is an initiative of the DotConnectAfrica (DCA), a charitable organization that promotes the advancement of IT education to the African society.
Its pan-African campaign STEM for Girls avails grants to launch or expand the initiatives of women and girls to increase digital opportunities in IT training, jobs and leadership roles on the continent.
Nigeria had the most Miss.Africa Seed Fund applications at 33%; Kenya was second with 11%; and third Ghana with 9%. Tanzania and Cameroon followed with 5%; and South Africa, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe tallied at 4% each.
The third round of the Miss.Africa Seed Fund 2018 will be announced in July 2017.