Category: Spotlight
Biden names Nigerian, Okolo as member Covid-19 response team
President-elect Joe Biden has announced the names of the people who will lead the COVID-19 Response Team and one of the members of the team is a Niger [...]
Sanwo-Olu gives LASU best graduating student N5m, scholarship
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has rewarded Oladimeji Shotunde with a cash prize of N5 million and a postgraduate scholarship for emergi [...]
2Baba starts fashion business to raise funds for human rights, education
Singer, businessman and humanitarian, Innocent Idibia, more popularly known as 2Baba, has launched an online clothing store to raise funds for human r [...]
Forbes names Okonjo-Iweala Africa Africa person of the year
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named the Forbes Africa Person of the Year for 2020.
Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s first female minister of finance a [...]
Former roadside food Vendor creates device that detects Covid-19, cancer cells
A Nigerian neuroscientist and start-up founder has created a device that can be used to detect Covid-19, the smell of explosives and even cancer cells [...]
Biden taps Wally Adeyemo as deputy Treasury Secretary
US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday formally tapped Nigerian-born Wally Adeyemo, a former deputy national security advisor and current president of [...]
Reno Omokri explains why Igbos prosper under bad economy
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has revealed the secrets to the success of the Igbos of Nigeria and why they are able to prosper under any bad e [...]
Aisha Yesufu Makes BBC’s List Of 100 Most Influential Women In The World
The British Broadcasting Corporation has announced Nigerian activist and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign, Aisha Yesufu, as one of its [...]
Onyema Ogbuagu: The Nigerian leading COVID-19 vaccine research in US
One of those leading the research at Pfizer for a COVID-19 vaccine in the US is Onyema Ogbuagu, a Nigerian-born researcher and medical doctor.
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Nigerian born Dr Okojie inducted into NASA Inventors Hall of Fame
Dr Robert Sola Okojie, a Nigerian born genius who invented a lot of patented devices to help National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA’s [...]