Category: Proudly Nigerian
Oby Ezekwesili joins Yale University as senior fellow
A former Minister of Education, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, and five other global figures have joined the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs as senio [...]
Finnish company flies 22 year old Nigerian drone maker to Finland
22-year-old Nigerian man, Ignatius Asabor who has been making drones and post it on social media is now in Finland.
According to Hon. Obi-Wes [...]
Meet Nigerian born Yekemi Otaru, a chancellor in Scotland varsity
Yekemi Otaru, a Nigerian-born serial entrepreneur, has just been named the chancellor-elect of the University of the West of Scotland.
Otaru who [...]
Rema, Ifan Michael among six Nigerians on Forbes Africa’s ’30 Under 30′ list
Rema, a singer, Ifan Michael, a filmmaker, and Timilehin Bello, founder of Media Panache, a PR firm, are among six Nigerians listed in the 2021 editio [...]
Covenant, UI, UNILAG rated top Nigerian Univerities
Covenant University, Ota, University of Ibadan and University of Lagos have emerged as the top varsities in Nigeria according to a rating by Times [...]
Nigerian born Amanda Amaeshi named Glasgow Times Young Scotswoman of the year
Amanda Amaeshi, a Scot of Nigerian descent, has won the Glasgow Times Young Scotswoman of the Year (Young SWOTY) 2020.
Callum Baird, the newspape [...]
Nigerian company makes Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies For 2021
A Nigerian digital payment platform, Flutterwave has been named a “Pioneer” on the TIME’s 2021 list of the 100 most influential companies in the world [...]
Nigerians raise N500k for armed policeman assaulted by civilian, gets plaque, commendation from Sanwo-Olu
Nigerians on social media have raised about N500,000 to compensate an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Sunday Erhator for his professional conduct [...]
Toke Makinwa makes New York Finance list of entrepreneurs to follow in 2021
Brick by brick, mortar by mortar, Toke Makinwa is building her empire and the world is taking notice.
The budding beauty and fashion mogul was feat [...]
Adenuga, Dangote, Rabiu retain spots on Forbes billionaires list, increase fortune by $5.7bn
The combined net worth of three of Nigeria’s richest persons increased by $5.7bn in one year to $22.5bn, according to Forbes’ 2021 World’s B [...]