Category: Science & Technology

Professor Ekanem Ikpi Braide FAS, has been named president of the Nigerian Academy of Science.

The Nigerian Academy of Science, at its Annual General Meeting held in Lagos on Thursday, 6th of February, 2020 appointed Professor Ekanem Ikpi Braide FAS as President-elect.

Professor Ekanem Ikpi Braide FAS, who is the immediate past Vice-President of the Academy, will be the first female President of the Academy in 43 years of existence when she takes over office in January, 2021.

Professor Ekanem Ikpi Braide is a professor of Parasitology/Epidemiology and is the Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology in Lafia.

She will take over from Professor Mosto Onuoha FAS (Professor of pure and applied geophysics) and will lead the Academy in achieving an improved quality of life for the Nigerian society through the promotion and application of science and technology; as well as strengthen the nation’s ability to deliver the fruits of science to society by the acquisition, growth, and dissemination of sound scientific knowledge and facilitation of its use in the solution of major national problems.

Professor Abubakar Sambo FAS (Professor of Mechanical Engineering) is the new Vice-President of the Nigerian Academy of Science. He took over from Braide at the recently held Annual General Meeting. Sambo is a former Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, and is currently the chairman of the Ministerial Task Force on Power serving as advisory team on policies and innovative technologies.

The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) was established in 1977. The Academy is the foremost independent scientific body in Nigeria dedicated to the development and advancement of science, technology, and innovation in Nigeria and brings scientific knowledge to positively guide policies/strategic direction of the country.

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Homefort Energy has emerged winner of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG Kingdom Hackathon Prize comprising of $5,000 grant funding.

Homefort Energy is a Nigerian Clean Energy Startup that makes cooking gas (LPG) affordable and accessible to undeserved markets in Nigeria, using pay as you go model and digital innovations.

The event took place at WorkCity, Second Roundabout, Lekki Phase 1 on February 22, 2020 in Lagos.

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Professor Olugbenga Bello has emerged the winner of the 2019 Nigerian Academy of Science Physical Sciences Award.

Professor Olugbenga Bello is a professor at the department of chemistry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State.

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Team Earth, a group of nine teenage students, have emerged winners of the InterswitchSPAK 2.0 Innovation Challenge.

The group of nine collaborated to ‘Identify a problem in the agricultural value chain in Nigeria leveraging technology’.

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Egbe Joy, Derick Nwasor and Oghale Yome have emerged winners of the ROSATOM Atoms For Africa Competition.

Russia’s state-run nuclear energy corporation, ROSATOM, says it has acquainted three Nigerian youths with its leading institutions for nuclear research.

The company, in a statement on the 14th of January [2020], said the ROSATOM Atoms For Africa Competition was in-line with its efforts to inspire and raise the next generation of nuclear energy technology experts in Nigeria.

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Qataloog has emerged winner of the maiden edition of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Emerging Technologies competition.

Qataloog’s learning content distribution solution emerged the best from a list of 21 tech innovators from across the country that pitched their ideas/projects.

Lagos-based startup Qataloog’s innovation won three million Naira for emerging champion. The first runner-up, Enugu-based WICRYPT with its Wifi Hotspot Sharing solution won two (2) million Naira. The second runner-up, Kano-based Phaheem Pharmaceuticals Limited with its footfall energy resource got one million Naira from NCC.

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Octave Analytics has emerged the overall winner of the Zenith Bank inaugural hackathon ‘Zenathon’.

Zenith Tech Fair, which held on November 27, 2019, at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos, convened over 2,000 participants and 50 exhibitors, including Mercedes Benz, Microsoft and IBM, who showcased leading technology innovation across different spheres of life. The tech conference was themed “Future Forward”.

Zenith Bank gave the 10 finalists of its inaugural hackathon up to $77,000 (₦28 million) grant funding, making it the highest prize-money of any bank-organized hackathon in Nigeria.

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