smackimorn:
Awolowo's free education didn't cover literature.


Better don't quote me.

lolzzz...........na u sabi

InyinyaAgbaOku:


So, Chimamanda, Achebe, Elechi, Ekwensi, etc didn't write stories of Africa?
You know nothing

Achebe , Elechi Chimanda does not appeal not appeal to any African spirit whatsoever. Half of a yellow sun is about as much as it gets and even at that it's not fantastically original

sweetgala:


Achebe , Elechi Chimanda does not appeal not appeal to any African spirit whatsoever. Half of a yellow sun is about as much as it gets and even at that it's not fantastically original

What the hell are you blabbing about?
Speak form your self biko.
Gini bu African spirit?
Afam4eva help out?

InyinyaAgbaOku:


What the hell are you blabbing about?
Speak form your self biko.
Gini bu African spirit?
Afam4eva help out?

I thought you were dragging mathematics with the Yorubas when you know quite well that any intelligent based subject or course is the" prerogative" of the Yorubas.Even Yorubas have highest physicists.

mercyville:
I thought you were dragging mathematics with the Yorubas when you know quite well that any intelligent based subject or course is the" prerogative" of the Yorubas.Even Yorubas have highest physicists.

As far as technology, maths, physics, are concerned, do yourselves a favor and leave it for Igbos.
Igbos don't even need advanced further education to show their technological prowess. It's in us.
Your tribe can never have a Chike Obi in maths, PN Okeke, Or Anyakoha in physics. Or is it Barth Nnaji.
Internationally acclaimed people o

InyinyaAgbaOku:


As far as technology, maths, physics, are concerned, do yourselves a favor and leave it for Igbos.
Igbos don't even need advanced further education to show their technological prowess. It's in us.
Your tribe can never have a Chike Obi in maths, PN Okeke, Or Anyakoha in physics. Or is it Barth Nnaji.
Internationally acclaimed people o

Thrash .Yorubas control 70% of ICT and grestest chunk of technology in Nigeria.Who knows Chike in the real maths world,he was just the first graduate in maths and he got zero in his fermat trial-using another person's false proof even James Ezeilo is better than him but Ezeilo is boy boy to his Yoruba masters.

https://www.nairaland.com/3323340/yorubas-best-science-technology-ict
https://www.nairaland.com/2674858/yorubas-cornered-nigerias-ict-sector

mercyville:
Thrash .Yorubas control 70% of ICT and grestest chunk of technology in Nigeria.Who knows Chike in the real maths world,he was just the first graduate in maths and he got zero in his fermat trial-using another person's false proof even James Ezeilo is better than him but Ezeilo his boy boy to his Yoruba masters.

https://www.nairaland.com/3323340/yorubas-best-science-technology-ict
https://www.nairaland.com/2674858/yorubas-cornered-nigerias-ict-sector

Stupid threads opened by insecure Yorubas are now what you wanna use here?
Dumbass. You only work in foreigners firms in Lagos
Go through this :
https://www.nairaland.com/2923729/top-8-apps-designed-africans

InyinyaAgbaOku:


Stupid threads opened by insecure Yorubas are now what you wanna use here?
Dumbass. You only work in foreigners firms in Lagos
Go through this :
https://www.nairaland.com/2923729/top-8-apps-designed-africans

https://www.nairaland.com/3059167/mandela-rhodes-scholarships-young-african
lol-Igbos in ICT are so very few that they cannot be up to fourty compared to yoruba that are in thousands even this scholarship was dominated by Yorubas.

https://www.nairaland.com/3059167/mandela-rhodes-scholarships-young-african

See how Yorubas dominate the list?

18 Ibos
33 Yorubas

Proud omo Oduduwa.

This one can't be manipulated with miracle centers

The brilliant and unbeatable Yoruba nation deserves its own country. Nigeria is holding us back.

No nation is like ours. No nation can have an equal number of Muslim and Christians and still be tolerant and peaceful.

May Oduduwa continue to smile down on his children. Oduduwa a gbe wa o.

I'm proud to be Yoruba!

mercyville:

https://www.nairaland.com/3059167/mandela-rhodes-scholarships-young-african
lol-Igbos in ICT are so very few that they cannot be up to fourty compared to yoruba that are in thousands even this scholarship was dominated by Yorubas.

https://www.nairaland.com/3059167/mandela-rhodes-scholarships-young-african

See how Yorubas dominate the list?

18 Ibos
33 Yorubas

Proud omo Oduduwa.

This one can't be manipulated with miracle centers

The brilliant and unbeatable Yoruba nation deserves its own country. Nigeria is holding us back.

No nation is like ours. No nation can have an equal number of Muslim and Christians and still be tolerant and peaceful.

May Oduduwa continue to smile down on his children. Oduduwa a gbe wa o.

I'm proud to be Yoruba!

SMH.
Let's be pulling selective thread.
See mushroom names, no world class peeps

InyinyaAgbaOku:


SMH.
Let's be pulling selective thread.
See mushroom names, no world class peeps

Omo Ojukwu dragging ICT,Mathematics with Omoluabi.Wonders no dey end

Look at this first:YOU NO DEY FEAR?


Fortran is a programming language that was developed by John Backus for IBM. The American Computer Scientist developed the general-purpose program in 1957; that was 57 years ago.



In 1992 there was Fortran 90 and most of the so-called Nigerian tech universities still teach their students programming with this 24-year-old language when there are more recent and in-demand options. Even the Fortran in question has a 2008 version.



Taking into cognisance the current shape of the Nigerian educational system, homeschooling children seems to be an option to be given serious thought if you do not have money to take them outside the country. Especially when the disciplines are technology — and science — based.



Most private universities in Nigeria have strong practical technology curriculums but are prohibitively expensive. This cannot be said for government owned institutes. However, there are few that have distinguished themselves as leaders in practical technology, and the sciences.





Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)




Population: 25,000 students



Established in 1990 by Adetunji Olurin, the then military governor of Oyo State, LAUTECH is a state-owned university. It was rated number one in the country by the National Universities Council (NUC) in 2003 and 2004. And since then they have gone on to produce some of the strongest alumni in the tech related field of human endeavour.



The institute is purely technology-oriented and offers courses in Pure and Applied Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, and Engineering and Management Sciences.



Presently, there is not much exciting infrastructure on ground to be reckoned with, but a student of LAUTECH got international attention when he built drones from locally-sourced raw materials.




My personal research has shown that 4 out of every 10 technology-oriented professionals in Nigeria that have passed through traditional university education are LAUTECH alumni



Obafemi Awolowo University(OAU)




Population: 35,000 students



Unlike LAUTECH, the Obafemi Awolowo University is a Federal Government owned institute. It was founded in 1961 by the government of Western Nigeria at the time led by the Late Chief Ladoke Akintola.



Originally birthed as the University of Ife, it was later renamed in May 1987 in honour of Nigerian statesman and nationalist; Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Even though OAU is not purely a technology-based school, a wide range of science and engineering courses are being offered at the institute.



In 2003, the Centre of Excellence in Software Engineering and new ICT complex was commissionedto accommodate computing innovations and needs.



And OAU also housed MIT’s iLab initiative since 2005 and it has been there ever since.



In terms of human resources, talent, and innovations, members of Team Humane — creators of the Humane device for helping the visually impaired interact with smartphones — that represented Nigeria at the world finals of the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2016 are all students of OAU.



Abiola Olaniran, CEO of Gamsole, one of the biggest developers from Nigeria is an alumni of the university and he too — with a team at the time — coincidentally represented Nigeria in 2010 at the Microsoft Imagine Cup finals in Poland.


Federal University of Technology Akure(FUTA)



Population: 15,000 students



FUTA is located in the rocky town of Akure and was established in 1981 by the government of Shehu Shagari; the second president of Nigeria’s second republic. The institution was built with a goal to drive the country’s technological advancement in terms of human resource development.



Listing Nigerian tech universities without FUTA will be incomplete as the school has held its own in terms of producing quality talent that has not gone unnoticed.



Last year, final year students of the school created and launched NODA; Nigeria’s first platform for making data in Nigeria available for Nigerians and the World.



In February this year, The Boeing Company; the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers chose Oladunni Ogunnubi a final year student of FUTA to intern at its headquarters in its headquarters.

These — and lots more — are probably some of the reasons Webometrics placed FUTA in the 8th position on the list of universities in Nigeria and 1st in universities of technology.



Conclusion



This small list is not even conclusive in itself. The universities on the list did not get there by virtue of their academic uniqueness, neither are they distinguished by their curricula. An alumni of one of the aforementioned institutes, who is a major tech influencer in Nigeria, reacted when I suggested the curriculum of their school was a factor in the technological advancement of its students.



Do you really believe that it is an OAU thing? Better don’t. Not to make our lecturers look bad — as they are honestly trying their best — but the system is still messed up. How will students be great by pursuing a line of study that has been outdated over a decade ago when the world has moved passed it? No, it’s not the curriculum.



Resourcefulness of the students in these tertiary institutes are what set them apart from the flock. I am not exactly sure of the origin of this innovative spirit, but pointers to collaborative development, peer learning and an autodidactic drive. And the alumni have also played huge roles in mentoring, providing resources and opportunities for the ones still there.



If you are a student or alumni of any of the aforementioned tech-oriented tertiary institutes, your school is not exactly the MIT of Nigeria, but your resilience and hard work is laudable.

https://techpoint.ng/2016/08/04/nigerian-tech-universities/

As the annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its 5th year, we bring you the 10 most influential young Nigerians under 40 navigating the arcane and increasingly complex world of technology. Our list runs the gamut from media overlords, industry captains, and serial start up investors. They are young, tough and unafraid to take the plunge.




Iyinoluwa Aboyeji



One of the biggest (and most heartwarming) news stories of the year was the $24 million investment by the Chan Zuckerberg initiative into the 2 year old Nigerian startup Andela, cofounded by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji. Aboyeji’s Andela which is supposedly ‘’harder to get into than Harvard’’ a global talent accelerator that trains young intelligent Africans to be world-class developers before connecting them with employers around the world who are in search of top tier technical talent.



Kola Aina



If you find yourself excited by Ventures Park, the trendy and aesthetically sound incubation/start up hub that has taken Abuja by storm, then you have Kola Aina to thank. A serial investor, Aina is also among other things, CEO of Emerging Platforms Ltd, a software and technology firm that specializes in developing innovative technology based solutions in education, national security, governance and healthcare sectors.



Shola Akinlade



Online payment trends in Nigeria have been less than impressive to say the least. Akinlade’s Paystack (he is a co-founder) is a promising payment solution that is set on challenging Interswitch’s chokehold on the market. Paystack, tries to deliver a safe, modern payment experience for customers and merchants in Africa. Paystack is enlisted into Y Combinator, a major Silicon Valley startup accelerator and has enjoyed seed funding of $120,000.



Ebi Atawodi

Atawodi joined app based transportation network and taxi company, Uber Lagos as general manager. In this capacity, the Imperial College of London alumnus has the mandate to make Uber Lagos as influential and profitable as the parent company. Atawodi hasn’t been off to a bad start. According to company reports, 16 months into their Lagos launch, Uber has provided 30% more rides than it did in London in the same amount of time.



Chioma Chuka

The Silicon Valley mosaic is predominantly white and male, its Nigerian equivalent is predominantly black and male. Chioma Chuka is trying to tilt this gender imbalance with TechHer, a community of women passionate about technology and building Nigerian women to be technology-literate so as to explore diverse opportunities in information and communication technology. TechHer trains selected females in areas like digital marketing, web development and coding.



Mark Essien

Essien is the founder of Hotels.ng, Nigeria’s largest hotel booking website. The online portal allows users from all over the world to book rooms from an impressive selection of over 7000 hotels. The company has so far raised enviable sums in funding from investors like the Spark Fund and Omidyar Network and has pooled resources heavily via crowdsourcing and on the spot tours to amass a peerless listing of Nigerian hotels. So far, over 1 million bookings have been made on Hotels.ng.



Isioma Idemudia

Idemudia is an information technology expert and innovation specialist who has successfully birthed and helped the growth of various startups and tech related entrepreneurial activities. Her Founders Cafe blog, started in 2015, is a smart hub of and tips, happenings, highlights and trends for engaging business conversations with clients. Founders Café hosts the start-up meeting, #AbujaStartups to arm businesses with the useful and practical information.



Honey Ogundeyi




From big business and the corporate world, to banking and brand management, the impeccably established Honey Ogundeyi has done it all. These days she spends her days running her passion project, Fashpa.com, a retail e-commerce start up whose main focus is to provide on trend clothing at affordable prices, with the use of technology and a focus on key areas like sourcing, logistics, customer service and user experience.




Bankole Oluwafemi




The undisputed MVP in the tech scene today has to be the uber-powerful Bankole Oluwafemi, co-founder of Big Cabal Media, owners of such hot and trendy commodities like TechCabal and Zikoko.com. Almost nothing of note happens in the tech space until it has been reported by TechCabal, the website- managed and edited by Bankole,- that has shrugged off competition to become the most important tech platform in the country.



Bosun Tijani and Femi Longe



Would there be a vibrant tech culture in Nigeria without the Co-Creation Hub? Perhaps, but none can deny the overall influence that Cc-HUB continues to wield from its Yaba location. Started by Bosun Tijani and Femi Longe, Co-Creation hub remains the biggest and most influential ideas hub in the country. From BudgIT to the Re:learn centre in Abuja, some of the finest and most influential IT projects in Nigeria have been conceived or developed at the hub


https://ynaija.com/bankole-oluwafemi-kola-aina-honey-ogundeyi-look-else-made-ynaijapowerlist-technology/

mercyville:



Omo Ojukwu dragging ICT,Mathematics with Omoluabi.Wonders no dey end

Look at this first:YOU NO DEY FEAR?


Fortran is a programming language that was developed by John Backus for IBM. The American Computer Scientist developed the general-purpose program in 1957; that was 57 years ago.



In 1992 there was Fortran 90 and most of the so-called Nigerian tech universities still teach their students programming with this 24-year-old language when there are more recent and in-demand options. Even the Fortran in question has a 2008 version.



Taking into cognisance the current shape of the Nigerian educational system, homeschooling children seems to be an option to be given serious thought if you do not have money to take them outside the country. Especially when the disciplines are technology — and science — based.



Most private universities in Nigeria have strong practical technology curriculums but are prohibitively expensive. This cannot be said for government owned institutes. However, there are few that have distinguished themselves as leaders in practical technology, and the sciences.





Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)




Population: 25,000 students



Established in 1990 by Adetunji Olurin, the then military governor of Oyo State, LAUTECH is a state-owned university. It was rated number one in the country by the National Universities Council (NUC) in 2003 and 2004. And since then they have gone on to produce some of the strongest alumni in the tech related field of human endeavour.



The institute is purely technology-oriented and offers courses in Pure and Applied Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, and Engineering and Management Sciences.



Presently, there is not much exciting infrastructure on ground to be reckoned with, but a student of LAUTECH got international attention when he built drones from locally-sourced raw materials.




My personal research has shown that 4 out of every 10 technology-oriented professionals in Nigeria that have passed through traditional university education are LAUTECH alumni



Obafemi Awolowo University(OAU)




Population: 35,000 students



Unlike LAUTECH, the Obafemi Awolowo University is a Federal Government owned institute. It was founded in 1961 by the government of Western Nigeria at the time led by the Late Chief Ladoke Akintola.



Originally birthed as the University of Ife, it was later renamed in May 1987 in honour of Nigerian statesman and nationalist; Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Even though OAU is not purely a technology-based school, a wide range of science and engineering courses are being offered at the institute.



In 2003, the Centre of Excellence in Software Engineering and new ICT complex was commissionedto accommodate computing innovations and needs.



And OAU also housed MIT’s iLab initiative since 2005 and it has been there ever since.



In terms of human resources, talent, and innovations, members of Team Humane — creators of the Humane device for helping the visually impaired interact with smartphones — that represented Nigeria at the world finals of the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2016 are all students of OAU.



Abiola Olaniran, CEO of Gamsole, one of the biggest developers from Nigeria is an alumni of the university and he too — with a team at the time — coincidentally represented Nigeria in 2010 at the Microsoft Imagine Cup finals in Poland.


Federal University of Technology Akure(FUTA)



Population: 15,000 students



FUTA is located in the rocky town of Akure and was established in 1981 by the government of Shehu Shagari; the second president of Nigeria’s second republic. The institution was built with a goal to drive the country’s technological advancement in terms of human resource development.



Listing Nigerian tech universities without FUTA will be incomplete as the school has held its own in terms of producing quality talent that has not gone unnoticed.



Last year, final year students of the school created and launched NODA; Nigeria’s first platform for making data in Nigeria available for Nigerians and the World.



In February this year, The Boeing Company; the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers chose Oladunni Ogunnubi a final year student of FUTA to intern at its headquarters in its headquarters.

These — and lots more — are probably some of the reasons Webometrics placed FUTA in the 8th position on the list of universities in Nigeria and 1st in universities of technology.



Conclusion



This small list is not even conclusive in itself. The universities on the list did not get there by virtue of their academic uniqueness, neither are they distinguished by their curricula. An alumni of one of the aforementioned institutes, who is a major tech influencer in Nigeria, reacted when I suggested the curriculum of their school was a factor in the technological advancement of its students.



Do you really believe that it is an OAU thing? Better don’t. Not to make our lecturers look bad — as they are honestly trying their best — but the system is still messed up. How will students be great by pursuing a line of study that has been outdated over a decade ago when the world has moved passed it? No, it’s not the curriculum.



Resourcefulness of the students in these tertiary institutes are what set them apart from the flock. I am not exactly sure of the origin of this innovative spirit, but pointers to collaborative development, peer learning and an autodidactic drive. And the alumni have also played huge roles in mentoring, providing resources and opportunities for the ones still there.



If you are a student or alumni of any of the aforementioned tech-oriented tertiary institutes, your school is not exactly the MIT of Nigeria, but your resilience and hard work is laudable.

https://techpoint.ng/2016/08/04/nigerian-tech-universities/

And what's is this?
Every university has such news.
Top 8 apps by Africa has 5 Igbos and they have become rich by it.
Together with the Chinedu app bought by google, and you are here pasting university news?
Hahahahaha

InyinyaAgbaOku:


And what's is this?
Every university has such news.
Top 8 apps by Africa has 5 Igbos and they have become rich by it.
Together with the Chinedu app bought by google, and you are here pasting university news?
Hahahahaha

lol...I told you Yorubas control 70 percent of ICT,but you dey blab mouth and Yorubas also have the highest chunk of technological prowess.We do not shout except if you call us out....LOOK:



Their biographies, to the lay-man, look like something akin to the work of a superhero, and they could just save the continent. THE first global gathering of African scientists, the “Next Einstein Forum”, is taking place in Dakar, Senegal. With over 1,000 people from more than 100 countries in attendance, it is shaping up to be the most significant global discussion yet in harnessing Africa’s scientific talent.

Among the delegates is a small group of 15 young African “fellows” who were selected for the impact of their work and to showcase some of the incredible research that Africa’s scientists and technologists are doing. Their biographies, to the lay-man, look like something akin to the work of a superhero.

Their resumes include; research on the ability to predict biological outbreaks that are bound to happen, the use of green chemistry to solve fresh water issues, the creation of bioreactors that could save a city’s water supply, the causes of disease and immunity and predicting global behaviour through IT systems. Others are Challenging Einstein’s theories on quantum properties, developing better therapeutic and diagnostic tools to fight Tuberculosis and other HIV-related opportunistic infections and intelligent applications that can bridge humans and large amounts of data. But just who are they? Meet these incredibly talented scientists:



Noble Banadda, Uganda, Makerere University,

Bio-processing engineering Noble’s area of research is bioprocessing engineering, specifically mathematic modelling of biological systems and interactions. The ability to predict what is bound to happen based on current biological observations before it happens is very important for prevention and control especially in countries that lack the resources to contain outbreaks. Noble led a team that has pioneered the first ever farmer-based low cost multiple purpose vehicle in Uganda and in 2015 he was honoured as a young scientist at the World Economic Forum in Dalian, China. In waste management research, Noble is ranked 35th globally and 2nd in Africa according to Google Scholar rankings


Ghada Bassioni, Egypt, Ain Shams University

In terms of research,Ghada has been interested in a variety of sub topics within chemistry and chemistry related subjects. In her undergraduate, she dabbled in inorganic chemistry, then went into organometallic chemistry during her masters only to end up in physical chemistry and interfacial science phenomena in her postdoctoral studies in the field of construction materials and petroleum chemistry. Ghada plans to spearhead initiatives around chemical safety and the use of green chemistry. She hopes to use interdisciplinary approaches to solve societal challenges like fresh water supply.



Sherien Elagroudy, Egypt, Environmental Engineering, Ain Shams University

Shrien is an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering at Ain Shams University in Egypt and the founding director of the first Solid Waste Management Center of Excellence in the country. For her PhD studies at Ryerson University, Sherien modelled the settlement of bioreactor landfills and then built a field-scale prototype of that novel landfill in Cairo. Her new bioreactor stopped methane emissions and the leaching of wastewater into Cairo’s water supply. Sherien is currently engaged in several research grants of more than $3.5 million in the fields of solid waste management, biochemical waste treatment technologies and waste to energy.



Mouhamed Moustapha Fall, Senegal, Mathematics, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

In terms of research, Moustapha started in applied mathematics namely fluid mechanics and solid mechanics. Eventually he moved into pure mathematics namely geometric analysis which links partial differential equations and differential geometry. Moustapha believes mathematics can help you understand your surroundings therefore allowing problem solving of important challenges with less funding; a tool developing countries should leverage. Moustapha hopes to understand the interplay between non local geometry and relativistic quantum mechanisms (RQM).


Joseph Ben Geloun, Senegal, Mathematical Physics/Quantum Properties, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Albert Einstein Institute

Joseph’s area of research is mathematical physics in particular quantum properties of matter. Today, there is a large consensus among physicists, that at very small distances, much smaller than the parts of an atom, the geometry of our spacetime are no longer in the form observed around us. Thus, this predicts that Albert Einstein’s laws fail at this very tiny scale. Building models consistent with this quantum understanding using mathematical scenarios is the focus of Joseph’s research. For his “pioneering work on Renormalisation on Tensor Field Theory and the discovery of their generic asymptotic freedom’‘, he was awarded a Young Scientist Prize in Mathematical Physics 2015-2017 by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (Switzerland).


Evelyn Gitau, Kenya, Cellular Immunology, African Academy of Sciences

Evelyn’s studies focused on cellular immunology, investigating the changes in protein levels as markers of severe disease where she employed proteomic tools to identify protein differences in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid of children with cerebral malaria compared to children presenting with other encephalopathies (a disease in which the functioning of the brain is affected by some agent or condition). It is estimated that around 40-50% of infectious diseases remain undiagnosed in sub-Saharan hospitals mainly due to limitations of classical techniques such as microbiological culture of pathogens from patient samples, as well as the high cost of more sensitive molecular based techniques. This has a devastating impact on childhood survival, but also is a contributory factor to the over prescription of antibiotics with severe long-term consequences for the health of the population as a whole. Knowing the exact cause of disease may potentially improve decisions on therapy, reduce mortality and sequelae and lead to specific protective therapies. To do this, Evelyn believes that Africa needs to embrace new technologies to improve on how common diseases are diagnosed. With this in mind, Evelyn has played a key role in helping establish the technical platform necessary to undertake internationally competitive research on disease pathogenesis and immunity, in Kilifi Kenya.




Assane Gueye, Senegal, Cyber Security, University of Maryland

Assane’s current research focuses on investigating a science-based approach to the security and the performance of large-scale information and communications systems. His aim is to establish theories, develop models, and propose algorithms that can be used to design and operate information and communication systems for which (a) global behaviour can be predicted, (b) the risks of catastrophic events can be managed and mitigated, and (c) the effectiveness of control actions can be measured. Assane also dreams of implementing the Enabling African Universities (EAU) project. The goal of EAU is to “develop a collaborative platform that enables knowledge exchange and technology transfer between African researchers and researchers across the world.”




Mohlopheni Jackson Marakalala, South Africa, Infectious Diseases, Tuberculosis Research, University of Cape Town & Harvard School of Public Health

Jackson’s research is focused on the development of better therapeutic and diagnostic tools to fight Tuberculosis and other HIV-related opportunistic infections. He has published in leading peer-reviewed journals and has presented his work at international conferences. In 2014, Jackson was part of the first-ever Commonwealth Science Conference that was aimed at using science to tackle problems in Commonwealth countries. He was honoured as a Young Scientist at the 2015 World Economic Forum New Champions Meeting in China. He was also invited to the 2015 Commonwealth Day reception in London where he met Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh.




Wilfred Ndifon, Cameroon, Biological Dynamics, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

The central focus of Wilfred’s research is the immune system – an extremely complex system of cells, tissues, and organs that protects us against diseases. Based on its job description, the immune system is mostly beneficial, but it sometimes malfunctions and becomes detrimental. Understanding the mechanisms that govern the functioning of the immune system is key to enhancing its ability to protect us against diseases (e.g. by designing vaccines), and bringing it back in line when it malfunctions. His research seeks to advance this understanding by applying mathematical thinking to the design of experiments that probe specific aspects of the immune system, and also to the interpretation of data. Applications being pursued include the design of an improved vaccine for malaria, and the development of technologies for predicting immunological predisposition to specific diseases so that they can be prevented before symptoms appear.




Axel Ngonga, Cameroon, Semnatic Web Technologies/Big Data, AKSW, University of Leipzig

Axel’s main area of research is semantic web technologies, which aim to facilitate the development of intelligent data driven approaches to support humans as they perform complex tasks as diverse as learning new subjects, analysing large volumes of data or even surgery. His vision is to develop intelligent applications that will bridge humans and large amounts of data. The resulting techniques support the development of intuitive information systems for bio medicine, agriculture and education that can provide contextually relevant information at low cost, thus fostering an equal opportunity data landscape for Africa.





Hallowed Olaoluwa, Nigeria, Mathematical Physics, Harvard University & University of Lagos

Hallowed is the youngest person to be awarded a PhD in Mathematics in Africa. His research focuses on Functional Analysis, with a focus on Fixed Point Theory which has its applications in optimisation of allocations of resources such as network, power, workforce and Government Budget. Comprehensive optimisation schemes have tremendous impact on transportation network (traffic control, construction of routes to decongest heavy traffic), services offered by hospitals, industrial productivity and national budgets taking into account various economic, financial and social constraints.





Tolullah (Tolu) Oni, Nigeria, Urban Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, University of Cape Town, School of Public Health and Family Medicine

Tolu is working on establishing the Research Initiative for Cities Health and Equity (RICHE), an interdisciplinary research programme for urban health research in Africa. Her research investigates urbanisation and health and population health transition and aims to contribute significantly to existing knowledge on the changing patterns of disease and implications for health and wellbeing of the population in the context of urbanisation. In particular, her work explores the interaction between chronic infectious and non-infectious diseases, and the impact of the physical and socioeconomic environment on the health profile of populations living in unplanned urban settings.





Alta Schutte, South Africa, Hypertension and Heart Disease in African populations, South African Medical Research Council

As part of the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), Alta has made numerous scientific discoveries explaining the significantly increased risk of Africans to develop heart disease. She, however, has also sounded the alarm that hypertension in Africa will not be controlled by medication due to challenges in health systems. Alta dreams of spearheading alternative “treatment”, with prevention starting from younger ages.



Komminist (Kommy) Weldermariam, Ethiopia, Computer Science / Cognitve Systems for Education and Healthcare, IBM Research Africa – Kenya

Kommy’s education and research career in development is focused on creating innovative solutions that impact lives. He is developing evidence-based solutions that aim to transform education in Africa by individualising its delivery to each child. Success in education will create future African scientists and create citizens that can compete and position the continent on a global level.





Amanda Weltman, South Africa, Physical Cosmology, University of Cape Town

Amanda’s love of solving problems has led her to the playground of the universe, theoretical physics. She is most well-known for proposing the Chameleon field - a particle that could be responsible for causing the observed accelerated expansion of the universe while also causing interesting and unexpected local and solar system physics effects that could be observed in purpose built experiments. Her work has created new research subfields in cosmology and experimental physics. Her current research focus is on explaining and observing the two greatest unknown components of our universe, Dark Energy and Dhttp://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/african-scientists-meet-15-of-africas-most-brilliant-young-scientists/ark Matter. She is also trying to understand the nature of time, and whether the universe had a beginning and how it will end.




http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/african-scientists-meet-15-of-africas-most-brilliant-young-scientists/

BABATOPE AGBEYO AND HIS ORIGINAL MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS

Babatope Agbeyo, CEO of Cornfield Transnational Limited, a parent company to Media Concept International and Botosoft Technologies recorded a major milestone through the development of intellectual patented property known as KAPTEK set of mathematical instruments with an in-built scientific calculator.


The calculator is a non- programmable computer having in excess of 400 functions and is manufactured with examination and/or learning situations in mind. Such a computer, particularly one for use in examination conditions, will be silent with no audio or noisy keys, cordless in the sennse of not being dependent on a mains power supply, and including dry nonprogrammable batteries. The computer will preferably have no facility for a magnetic card input ‘or plug-in modules of program instruction. The product seamlessly has the capacity to help examination bodies like WAEC, NECO, JAMB etc, to curb malpractices.

Moreover, the instrument case includes no calculator secured to or built into its lid. In this embodiment, the entire upper surface of the instrument case is transparent. The side walls and base of the instrument case is transparent. One main advantage of instrument cases in accordance with the invention is that they assist invigilators in preventing examinees from carrying into an examination unauthorised items.


http://venturesafrica.com/story/babatope-agbeyo-and-his-original-mathematical-instruments/

Kathmandu:
Tribalist will have a field date.


How come the Northerners don't do well on the international stage but they are always allocated choice post in Nigeria.




Truly, this country aptly describes the name Kanu calls it

It's field day NOT 'field date'

THIS NIGERIAN LINGUIST CREATED A MULTILINGUAL KEYBOARD

Adebunmi Adeniran, a Nigerian linguist based in the United Kingdom has invented a multilingual keyboard which supports and enables writing in at least 12 Nigerian languages correctly as well as the use of correct signs and tones to give instant meaning to the reader.

The multilingual keyboard known as “Nailangs” is aimed at ensuring that Nigerian local languages are learned with ease so as to prevent the languages from going into extinction, said Adebunmi.

How it works

Unlike Konyin’s multilingual computer keyboard which was only available for desktop, Nailangs keyboard is available for download on all platforms such as Google Playstore, the iOS store and Windows (Desktop) for easy access with attached fee of N2,397.04, $9.99, N4000 respectively.






After the download is complete, users can type in the three official Nigerian languages, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba, alongside other recognised languages which include Efik, Idoma, Hausa/Fulani, Tiv among others, Adebunmi said.

Nailangs seeks to provide a solution for addressing many who complain that their names are often mutilated as a result of the inadequacy of the already existing computer keyboards.

Beyond the Keyboard.

Adebunmi expressed dissatisfaction at the rate which, in recent times, Nigerians use their dialect as a secondary language instead of their primary language. However, she praised the Urhobo people for their passion to speak and write their dialect hence, the Urhobo language made the list of the 12 languages on the Nailangs keyboard despite not being a part of the more recognised languages.

Adebunmi has established a website that teaches Yoruba language as well as a partnership with some Yoruba afterschool clubs that can teach children the Yoruba language once they return from school, particularly in Lagos.

She hopes this invention will go a long way in re-instituting the pride associated with languages in Nigeria and subsequently become the national keyboard for Nigeria in the nearest future.

http://venturesafrica.com/this-nigerian-linguist-is-changing-the-face-of-technology-with-the-invention-of-a-multilingual-keyboard/

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apatheticme:

Lol. People like u always feel too big to learn, only shows u're an illiterate. Keep up the attitude not to graciously accept ur mistakes, learn and move on, we'll see where the attitude takes u. Life is a school, we learn new things everyday, but then ur dumbass is too damn local to learn, what a shame!

What are you really typing? Shame

mercyville:
THIS NIGERIAN LINGUIST CREATED A MULTILINGUAL KEYBOARD

Adebunmi Adeniran, a Nigerian linguist based in the United Kingdom has invented a multilingual keyboard which supports and enables writing in at least 12 Nigerian languages correctly as well as the use of correct signs and tones to give instant meaning to the reader.

The multilingual keyboard known as “Nailangs” is aimed at ensuring that Nigerian local languages are learned with ease so as to prevent the languages from going into extinction, said Adebunmi.

How it works

Unlike Konyin’s multilingual computer keyboard which was only available for desktop, Nailangs keyboard is available for download on all platforms such as Google Playstore, the iOS store and Windows (Desktop) for easy access with attached fee of N2,397.04, $9.99, N4000 respectively.






After the download is complete, users can type in the three official Nigerian languages, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba, alongside other recognised languages which include Efik, Idoma, Hausa/Fulani, Tiv among others, Adebunmi said.

Nailangs seeks to provide a solution for addressing many who complain that their names are often mutilated as a result of the inadequacy of the already existing computer keyboards.

Beyond the Keyboard.

Adebunmi expressed dissatisfaction at the rate which, in recent times, Nigerians use their dialect as a secondary language instead of their primary language. However, she praised the Urhobo people for their passion to speak and write their dialect hence, the Urhobo language made the list of the 12 languages on the Nailangs keyboard despite not being a part of the more recognised languages.

Adebunmi has established a website that teaches Yoruba language as well as a partnership with some Yoruba afterschool clubs that can teach children the Yoruba language once they return from school, particularly in Lagos.

She hopes this invention will go a long way in re-instituting the pride associated with languages in Nigeria and subsequently become the national keyboard for Nigeria in the nearest future.

http://venturesafrica.com/this-nigerian-linguist-is-changing-the-face-of-technology-with-the-invention-of-a-multilingual-keyboard/

Tell me what you know about zinox softwares and hardwares,.
Zinox technologies is the biggest in West Africa
Can we stop talking about your mushroom people and discuss real goons in ICT.
I mentioned billionaire owners of 8 apps owned by Africans of which 5 are Igbo, I mentioned Echeruo whose app was bought by Apple for $1 billion. He runs a big ICT company in USA.

I don't want to mention Igbo mushroom ICT people. you won't know them just as all the ones and their apps you listed here are not known.
So, give me your high players or remain silent for life

Must we always fight ourselves because of tribe. We are humans first before tribe. What is wrong with Nigerians? especially Yoruba's and igbo's. Don't count what others have achieve, who are you and what have you achieved. I hate this tribal fight with passion. And all of them go to church on sunday or mosque on Friday. What happens to love your neigbours. What a bunch of hypocrites. Atimes I wonder why God brought me to Nigeria.

Jsaviour:
Must we always fight ourselves because of tribe. We are him And first before tribe. What is wrong with Nigerians? especially Yoruba's and igbo's.

Hmmn, igbos just need to get Biafra, that is what will pacify, those guys dey vex.