South African engineer Neo Hutiri has been selected as best of the best after ten years of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Hutiri won the Africa Prize in 2019 and last night was awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 10th anniversary medal, beating nine previous Africa Prize alumni from Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana and Cameroon. The medal comes with more than a million rand (UK £50,000) to boost his business, Technovera, which makes Pelebox Smart Lockers to improve access to medication for chronic diseases, including tuberculosis and HIV. The two runners-up for the medal were Kenya-based Nigerian Aisha Raheem, with Farmz2u, a…
Author: Adewale A.
Over £1 million invested in African innovators as Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation reaches 10th anniversary Royal Academy of Engineering celebrates the 10th anniversary of the prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with a medal awarded by HRH The Princess Royal. The medal is one of 35 anniversary grants, prizes, and accelerator programme awards, together worth over £1 million, being invested in African innovators solving key development challenges on the continent. The Africa Prize has supported almost 150 entrepreneurs across 23 African countries, generating over 28,000 jobs and benefitting more than 10 million people through the…
RivExcel, a leading player in global business solutions, has officially entered into a transformative strategic partnership with American Hospital Dubai, solidifying a commitment to enhancing healthcare accessibility across Sub-Saharan Africa, even as American Hospital Dubai opens three medical tourism offices in Nigeria endorsed by Dubai health authority as part of 30-office expansion in Africa and Eastern Europe. A statement made available to news platforms by Mr. Wabiye Idoniboyeobu, media consultant to RivExcel noted that “American Hospital Dubai confirmed this while announcing the opening of its three medical tourism representative offices in Nigeria in 2024 as part of an expansion plan…
In the past 30 years, we have fought for our lives. Like a people pushed to the wall, our fight was for life or death. We recorded victories but we have most certainly been unable to celebrate our successes because they haven’t come with the ultimate joy and freedom we seek. Despite its high costs in human lives and material resources, we defeated the vicious war of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), significantly halting the rate at which our environment was being polluted, establishing our identity as a distinct ethnic nationality in Nigeria and brought the…
Tracka, BudgIT’s service delivery promotion platform, which allows citizens to collaborate, track, and give feedback on public projects in their communities, has uncovered a total of N9.3 billion paid by the Federal Ministry of Works to FIMS Microfinance Bank Ltd. between June and December 2023 for 62 projects, including the construction of road projects across the country, amongst others. Some of these projects, as revealed on the Govspend platform, include the payment of N1.4 billion in September 2023 for the construction of Yaba-Yangoje Road in the Federal Capital Territory; the payment of N1.2 billion in October 2023 for the rehabilitation…
Bubbling under Nigerian-born, Montreal, QC-grown and Regina, Saskatchewan-based Afropop singer ADEOLUWA returns with cinematic new single “4,5,6.” Defined by a sleek guitar riff and heartfelt lyricism, “4,5,6” is an ultrasmooth ballad in the same irresistible love-struck vein of early 2000s R&B. Influenced by a wide variety of artists ranging from Tina Turner to Adekunle Gold to Stevie Wonder, ADEOLUWA refers to his unique, genre-bending sound as experimental Afro-fusion. The result is a musical style that transcends borders and a deeply personal, high-energy stage presence that’s earned him the nickname “The Greatest Showman” within the DIY Saskatchewan scene. 2019 saw the…
BudgIT, a prominent civic-tech organization promoting transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, commends the Federal Government of Nigeria for taking a step toward transparency by publishing the 2024 Proposed Budget of its Government-Owned Enterprises (GOEs). In response to several requests by BudgIT, the Federal Government of Nigeria, for the first time, published the proposed budget for 62 Government-Owned Enterprises on the Budget Office of the Federation’s website. This step comes after BudgIT’s advocacy efforts, including an opinion piece, 2024 Budget: 10 Plagues President Tinubu Must Avoid, published in August 2023, urging the administration to make the GOEs’ budget…
Remote control software is a type of technology that enables users to access and control a computer or device from a different location. This software allows a user, known as the “controller” or “administrator,” to interact with another computer, known as the “host” or “client,” as if they were physically present at that location. The primary purpose of remote control software is to provide a means for users to manage and control any computer remotely. In today’s digital age, the need for remote connectivity has become more prevalent than ever. Whether you’re working from home, providing tech support, or collaborating…
As of July 16, 2022, Iyiola Omisore, a Prince of Ife and a celebrated political strategist and master of the game was the party’s National Secretary. Still, the All Progressive Congress (APC) lost very badly in Ifeland. Incidentally, that’s where Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, the party’s current State Chairman, was also born. Lawal was at the time its Vice State Chairman. Most, if not all those who pretended to be Big Boys from Ifeland who served in the Oyetola-led government lost even their polling units. Was that also caused by Aregbesola? Again, why did APC contentedly slip into its familiar routine…
The Minister for Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has emphasised that inclusivity and religious tolerance in educational institutions in Nigeria remain the Hallmark of democratic ideals. Professor Mamman was responding to a media inquiry on stories making the round that some primary and secondary schools in the country are forcing religious prayers and songs on students in their schools even expelling students who refuse to submit to such religious activities. This was on the occasion of the Ministerial session of the high-powered 67th National Council on Education policy meeting held in Lagos starting on December 11 2023. The Minister stressed the…