Muhydideen Oyekunle, Shehu Garki Ado, Sesan Peter Ayodeji and Emmanuel Olatunji Olatomilola have emerged winners of the 2022 NLNG Nigeria Prize for Science.
They emerge winners of the $100,000 prize money.
Category: Science & Technology
Team ATBU Wins FSI 2022 Financial Inclusion For All Hackathon Competition
Team ATBU has emerged winner of the 2022 Financial Inclusion for All Hackathon competition held during the Nigeria Association of Computing Students (NACOS) national conference at Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State from August 16-18, 2022.
The Hackathon challenge was organized by Financial Services Innovators (FSI), a non-profit organisation committed to discovering tech talents in tertiary institutions, and enabling start-ups within the technology and financial services space; partnered by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), NIBSS, GDG Lagos, Flourish, AXA Mansard, and Yellow Cowries.
Team ATBU defeated eight other contestants to emerge winner and received ₦1 million, while the 1st runner-up, Team Sauki Health received ₦750,000, and the 2nd runner-up, Team BetaLife received ₦500,000.
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George Imafidon Wins 2022 Royal Academy Of Engineering Engineers Trust Young Engineer Of The Year
George Imafidon has emerged winner of the 2022 Royal Academy Of Engineering Engineers Trust Young Engineer of the Year.
The Royal Academy of Engineering with the aid of the Worshipful Company of Engineers awarded Imafidon with a £3,000 prize for his outstanding works in engineering.
Imafidon, who emerged as the best among other five young engineers, also received the Sir George Macfarlane Medal according to a report by MyEngineers.
Team LAUTECH Wins UI-UNILAG WASH Hackathon 2022
Team LAUTECH has emerged first place winner of the UI-UNILAG WASH Hackathon 2022 held at the University of Lagos, Akoka.
The winning team from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, (LAUTECH) included Taoheed Oyewo, Coker John, Ibrahim Christopher, Parick Obumselu, and Victoria Akintayo.
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Miracle Izuchukwu Emerges Youngest Commercial Black Female Pilot In The United States Of America
25-year-old Miracle Izuchukwu has emerged as the youngest commercial Black female pilot in the United States of America (USA) on May 9, 2022.
Team Software Chasers Wins 2022 Microsoft Agro-Tech Hackathon
Team Software Chasers has emerged winner of the 2022 Microsoft Agro-Tech Hackathon organised in collaboration with Sterling Bank, NITDA and TedPrime Hub.
Team Software Chasers comprised of a team of students from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, which was led by Muhammad Auwal Muktar, the current president of the National Association of Computing Students (NACOS) and also a 400 level student while the other two members were: Mudathir M. Salahudeen (Albany), a 400-level student, who was the developer of the team and the Assistant Secretary-General of (NACOS) and Saadu Salihu Abubakar (Sultan), a 300-level student and the Software Director.
The grand finale, which was held at the Microsoft Office, Lagos Nigeria featured 10 solutions by 27 Nigerian youths from Abuja FCT, Benue, Enugu, Jos, Kaduna, Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo and Sokoto.
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Winners Of NiRA 2022 .ng Awards
Winners have emerged in the NiRA 2022 .ng Awards, the fifth in the series, which was held in Lagos with twenty-two (22) private entities and four (4) public institutions, as well as six (6) individuals recognized.
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), is the registry for .ng Internet domain names and maintainers of the database of names registered in the .ng country code top level domain.