Nigeria has become the first country in the world to deploy the newly recommended World Health Organisation (WHO) vaccine, ‘Men5CV’ against meningitis.
Category: Health & Environment
Oluwaseyi Moejoh Wins Captain Planet Foundation 2024 Young Superhero For Earth Award
22-year-old Oluwaseyi Moejoh, has been decorated with the 2024 Young Superhero for Earth Award by the Captain Planet foundation.
Moejoh is the Executive Director, U-recycle Initiative Africa.
Dr. Olalere Oluwadare Wins Shalina Rising Stars Award (Season 3)
Dr. Olalere Oluwadare, a Paediatric Doctor at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State has emerged the winner of the Shalina Rising Stars Award, Season 3.
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Nnimmo Bassey Wins 2024 Wallenberg Medal
The University of Michigan in the United States of America has announced Nigerian environmental leader, architect and poet, Nnimmo Bassey as the recipient of the 2024 Wallenberg Medal.
Abdulsalam Omotunde And Korole Elizabeth Boluwatife Win 2023 Nigerian Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Abdulsalam Omotunde and Korole Elizabeth Boluwatife of Wesley Girls Senior Secondary School, Yaba, Lagos have emerged winners of the 2023 Nigerian Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
About 60 entries were received from different schools across the country and only seven made it to the final.
Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Awarded 2023 Roux Prize
Nigerian Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Ibrahim Abubakar, has been awarded the 2023 Roux Prize for his “dedication to improving health outcomes over the last three decades”.
The Roux Prize is awarded by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine.
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Eco-Life Company Wins 2023 National Innovation Challenge
Eco-Life Company has emerged winner of the 2023 National Innovation Challenge on Young Voices for a Sustainable Future for some selected secondary students in Nigeria among a group of nine student teams that presented ideas to address the local impacts of climate change, during the second edition of the competition.
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