Category: Education & Innovation

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) honours Babajide Alo, Olukayode Amund, Im Unah and Cecilia Igwilo, West Africa’s first female professor of pharmacy, by awarding them UNILAG Distinguished Professors, one of the University’s highest honours for pedagogical excellence as part of activities marking the grand finale of the institution’s 2016 convocation ceremonies.

27-year-old Christine Izuakor has graduated with a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Security Engineering and became the youngest & first African American at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS), USA.

Walter Emeka Dinjos, has won the 2016 edition of the Writers of the Future Award with his short story, “The Wood Cutter’s Deity,” published in the annual bestseller, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 33.

Two Nigerian students Kingsley Ikhuoria Cookey and Mariam Tosin Sanni at the Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), Ghana have become AIT all time best graduating students.

Kingsley graduated with a First Class Honours Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Degree was adjudged the overall best student of the graduation class with a cumulative GPA of 4.21 and Mariam graduated with a First Class Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a cumulative GPA of 4.01.

Osemudiamen Anao from University of Benin, has emerged among the three winners of the Ideas Matter Research Fellowships for West African Scholars.

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Darlynton Adegor of Delta, Nigeria, and Vinay Raj of Chennai, India; two University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service students each received $40,000 Rotary Foundation Global scholarships

Pius Ojemolon, a 23-year-old Medical Doctor has been honoured with 19 Awards during his convocation at the University of Benin (UNIBEN)