Category: Spotlight
Covenant beats UI, FUTA to retain Nigeria’s best varsity spot
Covenant University has been ranked above the University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure, as the best university in Nigeria [...]
Stephanie Linus makes history as first black recipient of Lennox K Black Prize For Excellence In Medicine
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Stephanie Linus has made history as the first black recipient of the Lennox K. Black Prize For Excellence in Medicine [...]
Nigerian female engineer, Kemisola Bolarinwa invents smart bra to detect breast cancer
A Nigerian robotics and embedded systems engineer, Kemisola Bolarinwa has introduced an invention, a smart bra designed to detect early-stage breast c [...]
The making of supreme confusion – Chidi Odinkalu
Most people do not know or remember that, strictly speaking, there were and remain no official results for Nigeria’s 2007 presidential election. Organ [...]
Femi Otedola joins Dangote, Adenuga and Abdulsamad Rabiu on Forbes 2024 billionaires’ list
Femi Otedola, chairman of Geregu Power, has been ranked the 20th richest person in Africa by Forbes.
The publication listed Otedola with a fortune of [...]
University of Kiagali appoints Nigerian, Ogechi Adeola as deputy vice chancellor
The Governing Body of the University of Kigali (UoK) has appointed Prof. Ogechi Adeola, a Professor of Marketing, as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor – Acad [...]
Nigeeian doctor performs Nigeria’s first minimally invasive heart surgery
Tristate healthcare systems, a private hospital in Lagos, has performed Nigeria’s first minimally invasive heart surgery.
Minimally invasive heart su [...]
Sudan: Dangote steps in, partners FG, Air Peace on re-settling evacuated Nigerians
The Board of Trustees of the Aliko Dangote Foundation has resolved to be fully involved in the evacuation and resettling of thousands of Nigerians tha [...]
Shola Akinlade, Nigerian software engineer, buys Danish football club
Nigerian software engineer and co-founder of Paystack, Shola Akinlade, has purchased Danish second division club, Aarhus Fremad.
The 38-year-old bo [...]
Afe Babalola donates £10million to establish African learning centre at King’s College, London
Afe Babalola, founder of Afe Babalola University, has donated £10 million to establish a learning centre at King’s College, London.
The Afe Babalola [...]