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Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umeonyirioha Becomes First Official Igbo lecturer At Oxford University, England
Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umeonyirioha has become the first official Igbo lecturer at Oxford University, England as the university introduced the teaching of Igbo Language as a course in the university.
Igbo is spoken mainly by the Igbo people who occupy the South-east region of Nigeria and millions of people of Igbo extraction who reside in different parts of the world.
Obari Gomba Wins 2022 PAWA Poetry Prize
Obari Gomba has won the 2022 Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) poetry prize. He won the prize, worth $2,000, with his collection of poems, The Lilt Of The Rebel.
Obari Gomba, a Professor of English at the University of Port Harcourt and currently fellow at the University of Oxford, was announced as the winner after beating other five shortlisted Nigerians in a virtual ceremony on 3 March 2022.
The shortlisted poets included Echezonachukwu Nduka (Chrysanthemum For Wide Eyed Ghosts), Tanure Ojaide (A Poetic Diary Of The Coronavirus Epidemic) Servio Gbadamosi (Where The Light Enters You), and Olumide Olaniyan (Akimbo In Limbo).
RiceAfrika Emerges Winner In WEF Circulars Accelerator Cohort 2022
RiceAfrika, an agro-tech start-up, has emerged winner alongside 16 other start-ups of the Circulars Accelerator Cohort 2022 award by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
RiceAfrika uses technology to boost local rice and wheat production by improving the capacity of local rice and wheat farmers in Nigeria through the deployment of its IoT-enabled, eco-friendly harvester machines, precision farming solutions and guaranteed off-take of produce at the farm gate.
The Circulars Accelerator is an action-oriented, six-month accelerator programme for circular economy innovators.
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Chief Of Naval Staff (CNS) Spikers & Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) Spikers Win 2022 Kontagora Invitational Challenge (Volleyball)
Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Spikers and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Spikers have emerged champions of the 2022 Kontagora Invitational Challenge (Volleyball) in the men and women categories respectively.
Frank Egona & Anietie Udo Win 11th Edition Of Daniel Ogechi Memorial (DOAM) Foundation Golf Tournament
Frank Egona and Anietie Udo have emerged overall winners of the 11th Edition of the Daniel Ogechi Memorial (DOAM) Foundation Golf Tournament in the male and female categories respectively.
Professor Oghenetega Ighedo Becomes First Black Woman Graduate With A PhD In Pure Mathematics At The University Of South Africa (UNISA)
Professor Oghenetega Ighedo has become the first black woman graduate with a PhD in Pure Mathematics at the University of South Africa (UNISA).
It is the first time such achievement would be attained in South Africa’s foremost university since it was established 148 years ago.