Dr Adebola Olubamiji becomes the first black person to obtain a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Biomedical Engineering from University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Category: Education & Innovation
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‘Oil Wealth and Insurgency in Nigeria’
Oyeleye Lateefah Abiola
Oyeleye Lateefah Abiola, has emerged the best overall student in her graduating class (Medicine) for 2017 – topping the class (a total of 564 students) with a percentage score of 95.6% at the National University of Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Oyeleye Lateefah Abiola is one of the 87 students sponsored by the Osun state government.
NCDMB Designates FUTA As Centre Of Excellence In Geology & Geophysical Studies
The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), has been designated Centre of Excellence in Geology and Geophysical studies through its School of Earth and Mineral Sciences by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).
According to the Head, Research and Development of the Board, Professor Leo Osuji, FUTA would now, on behalf of the Board, carry out research activities relevant to the needs of the oil and gas industry in pursuant to section 36 -39 of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act.
According to Professor Osuji,
Ugo Ijeoma Ndianiefo Wins 2017 National Youth Oratory Contest
Ugo Ijeoma Ndianiefo, of the over 1,000 Nigerian youths drawn from 20 tertiary institutions across the country has emerged winner of the 2017 National Youth Oratory Contest with a star prizes of 1 million Naira and one week leadership training in South Africa.
The topic of the competition being: “Nigeria as entrepreneurial hub of Africa” which the orators argued for and against. Ugo Ijeoma Ndianiefo emerged first with 83.3 points, followed by Nwenyi Ogechi, Placid Martins, Eze nwakuba and Anidebe Collins.
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3 Nigerians Emerge Top Globally in Mathematics in Cambridge IGCSE [2017]
Oresegun & Kalango Win Cambridge Learner Awards
Oluwagbemisola Oresegun of Caleb International College, Lagos and Enatarari Kalango of Meadow Hall College, Lagos, receive the prestigious British Council Recognition and Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards for their exceptional performance in the June 2015/2016 Cambridge examinations.
Enatarari Kalango won the prize for the Best Across Eight Cambridge IGCSEs in the Cambridge International Examinations conducted across the six continents of the world in June 2016.
The international qualifications are recognised by the world’s best universities and employers as giving students a wide range of options in their education and career.