UNILAG Ranked Third Most Productive School In Africa In Educating Entrepreneurs [2020]

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has been ranked as the third (3rd) most productive school in educating entrepreneurs in an online publication by Forbes titled: “If You Want To Start A Tech-Company In Africa, Go To College.”

UNILAG was ranked alongside the University of Cape Town, South Africa, which took 1st place; Makerere University, Uganda, which came 2nd; University of Nairobi, Kenya, which came 4th and Stellenbosch University, South Africa, which took 5th place.

The article further described the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and the University of Nairobi as the “startup powerhouses of Nigeria and Kenya.”

Continue reading UNILAG Ranked Third Most Productive School In Africa In Educating Entrepreneurs [2020]

Jayaike Ndu Wins 2019 Google Code-In Competition

Jayaike Ndu has emerged winner of the 2019 Google Code-In Competition – the first Nigerian and tied fifth African to achieve the feat since the inception of the competition 10 years ago.

Google Code-In is a competition for software developers between the ages of 13 and 17 years. Competitors have to work with an open source company and help improve their existing software. As at 2019, there were a total of 29 organisations in GC-I.

The 2019 Google Code-In started on December 2, 2019 about 6pm.

Continue reading Jayaike Ndu Wins 2019 Google Code-In Competition

Professor Olanike Kudirat Adeyemo Wins IARC Scientist Of The Year 2020 Award [Natural Sciences/Earth And Related Environmental Sciences Category]

Professor Olanike Kudirat Adeyemo has won the Scientist of the Year 2020 Award of the International Achievements Research Center (IARC) in the Natural Sciences/Earth and related Environmental Sciences competition category.

Professor Olanike Kudirat Adeyemo is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships), University of Ibadan.

Continue reading Professor Olanike Kudirat Adeyemo Wins IARC Scientist Of The Year 2020 Award [Natural Sciences/Earth And Related Environmental Sciences Category]

Winners Emerge At 2020 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards

Winners have emerged at the 2020 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards championed by Continental Re Plc – its fifth year awards.

The winners were announced on May 27 [2020], at a virtual awards ceremony following travel restrictions occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards ceremony was scheduled to take place during the Continental Re’s 7th CEO Summit in Morocco, but for the pandemic.

Continue reading Winners Emerge At 2020 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards

Winners Of 2020 ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW)

Winners have emerged from the 2020 ASME Innovation Showcase with three inventors from Nigeria and Nigeria emerging as regional winners.

The three winners are: MicroFuse Technologies [Nigeria] and Ecobora Company;  Inteco Kenya Ltd [Kenya].

The winners receive Ksh. 3 million ($30,000) in seed grants and receive technical support to help bring their design innovations to market.

The winners emerged after eight socially minded teams of inventors from Nigeria, Kenya, and Egypt presented their design prototypes in a virtual event held between May 19-21 [2020].

Continue reading Winners Of 2020 ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW)

Winners Of Standard Chartered Nigeria Inaugural Women In Technology Incubator Project

Standard Chartered Nigeria has announced the winners of the first edition of its Women in Technology Incubator.

The winners are: Obiageli Aladejebi (Store Harmony Ltd); Omozino Eguh (Yumidy Services Ltd); Opeoluwa Ashimi (Promane and Promode Limited); Salamat Rahaman (Easygas Energy Solutions Ltd); and Ore-Oluwa Solana (Ibeju-Lekki Connect).

Launched in June 2019, the SC Women in Tech Incubator was established to support and promote the economic and social development of women in Nigeria through innovation or technology led entrepreneurship.

Continue reading Winners Of Standard Chartered Nigeria Inaugural Women In Technology Incubator Project

Innocent Chizaram Ilo Emerges Regional Winner For Africa Of The 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize

Innocent Chizaram Ilo has emerged the regional winner for Africa of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for his story “When a Woman Renounces Motherhood.”

23-year-old Innocent Chizaram Ilo is the youngest writer to be awarded the Africa region prize since its establishment in 2012.

He joins an illustrious line of Nigerian literary figures like Jekwu Anyaegbun who won with the entry, ‘Morrison Okoli’ in 2012; Lesley Armah who won with ‘Light’ in 2016; Akwaeke Emezi who won with ‘Who is like God’ in 2017 and Efua Traoré, with ‘True Happiness’ in 2018.

Continue reading Innocent Chizaram Ilo Emerges Regional Winner For Africa Of The 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize