TOM ILUBE, founder of the trailblazing African Science Academy, has today (Oct 25) been named the country’s most influential black person on the UK.

The British Nigerian topped Powerlist 2017, the annual list of the 100 most powerful people of African and African Caribbean heritage in Britain.

Ilube claimed the number one spot for his outstanding work in education where he has demonstrably impacted thousands of lives and for his success in launching several successful technology companies.

The philanthropist set up the charity, African Gifted Foundation, to help transform the lives of hundreds of children on the continent.

This year, he opened the African Science Academy (ASA), Africa’s first girls-only science and technology school, based in Ghana with young women scientists attending from six countries: Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Sierra Leone and Uganda.

The academy is driving Africa's development by inspiring and unleashing the next generation of gifted scientists and engineers and hopes to admit over 200 students a year from across the continent.

Reflecting on his achievements with ASA, Ilube said: “Launching the African Science Academy is the highlight of all my work in education over the past decade. I am convinced that we have brilliant young women in African who have the potential to be tomorrow's world class scientists and engineers."

Ilube is also the Founder and CEO of Crossword Cybersecurity plc and was part of the founding team of pioneering internet bank Egg where he was Chief Information Officer and he persuaded Sir Tim Berners Lee to serve as an adviser to his company Garlik.


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Am happy for him

hehehe

Igbo's are indeed doing very well

We are blacks...we are warriors...we are the greatest...we can do all things.

Good ambassadors

Good to knw he is a Nigeria.


NCAN pls report for duty

NCAN tell us something.

If your mind can concieve it, you can achieve it!. Kudos to him

Keneking:
Igbo's are indeed doing very well

na when illube bcome ibo name?

Hmm interesting

Headlines like this are what I love to see on Nairaland front page and not the so called Celebs and their attention grabbing pics of the day.

Does he know the road to Nigeria?

While oga believes they belong to the kitchen and the other room.
The other is seeing scientists and engineers.

This nigga is more british than nigerian

Nice one. Ishan man to the bone.

Mtcheew ..yet married to a white woman..
powerful my feet..

martineinstein:
na when illube bcome ibo name?

Hahaha

Wow....Nicely!

What happened to Ibori?

nonsense nd ingredient. We want black men 2 to be the strongest in the world nt rival amongs themselves.

hold on, d "most powerful black man or woman" title is usually reserved for those thar lick white asses best. Fvcking true

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okay. I'm watching in HD..

Keneking:
Igbo's are indeed doing very well

We nor go hear word today again o.

Tribalist and name checkers : food don ready?

To the thread: guy doesn't look Nigerian but it's good to know Nigerians are excelling in the diaspora! congrats to him!

Inspiring. He is an alumni of UNIBEN, when quality was still in the system!

Great, unselfish mind.
Creating RIPPLES of educated fellow Africans to make himself more comfortable with his own people.
Sharp guy.
Way to go instead of waiting for oyinbos to help us every time.

Keneking:
Igbo's are indeed doing very well

From Edo State.

The world knows, if they let us be n we awake from our selfish ways, aint nothing stopping us from ruling d world