hilroy:


I'm not 100% sure, but I guess this is him

no this is chief obago gburugburu the one that Runs dusting powder business in Cambodia

vanbonattel:


Awo was not an Igbo man

What concerns Awo and the high rate of suicide amongst Ibos?

BabaRamota1980:


What concerns Awo and the high rate of suicide amongst Ibos?

A lot, since he drank a healthy dose of rat poison and died, skull mining activities has increased in Ondo state

vanbonattel:


A lot, since he drank a healthy dose of rat poison and died, skull mining activities has increased in Ondo state

Nna, we don hear you, dont divert abeg.
Face the task at hand and demonstrate to the world thay your fabled claim of championing entrepreneurship and industry in Nigeria, or any where in the world, is true.

SonofDevil:
no this is chief obago gburugburu the one that Runs dusting powder business in Cambodia

My bad

Public announcement

We are looking for the picture Mazi Osu Chukwu (Eze gburugburu 1). The proud owner of Lagos state. Anyone that has the picture should do so.

Regards,

Concerned Lagos Citizens

BabaRamota1980:


Nna, we don hear you, dont divert abeg.
Face the task at hand and demonstrate to the world thay your fabled claim of championing entrepreneurship and industry in Nigeria, or any where in the world, is true.

SonofDevil:
do u have picture of mazi- osu-chukwu the one the owns Lagos state

deomello:





Not yet Sir, we are still conducting searches all over Lagos Lagoon for Mazi - Osu Chukwu, the imaginary and delusional owner of Lagos

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Ibo developing Australia.
See proof...

BabaRamota1980:
Ibo developing Australia.
See proof...

Faints…. This is fatal

BabaRamota1980:
Ibo developing Australia.
See proof...

eze gburugburu of Australia..

Evans effect and syndrome follow them everywhere..

lmao

DILLY MOTORS (NIG) LIMITED....owned by okwudili eniora

Dilly Motors limited is one of the leading dealership companies in Nigeria. They deal in buses and cars of different types and shapes. The company has its head office at 2 nd Roundabout, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria.
The company is owned by one Mr. Okwudili Umenyiora. He is a wealthy person by all standards and recently finished building a mansion in Lagos. The house has up to 5 housekeepers tending to it. It took up to 4 years to complete the building. After completion, he and his family moved into the building.
Aside owning expensive properties, Mr. Okwudili also own a number of expensive cars including a Lamborghini sports car. The number plate of the said car is customized.
He also bought a 1953 Mercedes Benz automobile recently.
Mr. Okwudili is actually referred to as the youngest billionaire in Africa. His company is equally among the most popular motor dealership companies in Nigeria of today, owning to the series of exotic cars being sold there.
Mr. Okwudili is married with kids. He is said to own series of properties across Lagos and several other cities in Nigeria.

General Tyres & Tubes Co. Ltd Enugu a subsidiary of Innoson group, manufacturers of high quality tyres & Tubes. The plant has a production capacity of about 8,000 pieces of motorcycle tyres daily and 13,000 tubes daily.

naturalman:
DILLY MOTORS (NIG) LIMITED....owned by okwudili eniora

Dilly Motors limited is one of the leading dealership companies in Nigeria. They deal in buses and cars of different types and shapes. The company has its head office at 2 nd Roundabout, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria.
The company is owned by one Mr. Okwudili Umenyiora. He is a wealthy person by all standards and recently finished building a mansion in Lagos. The house has up to 5 housekeepers tending to it. It took up to 4 years to complete the building. After completion, he and his family moved into the building.
Aside owning expensive properties, Mr. Okwudili also own a number of expensive cars including a Lamborghini sports car. The number plate of the said car is customized.
He also bought a 1953 Mercedes Benz automobile recently.
Mr. Okwudili is actually referred to as the youngest billionaire in Africa. His company is equally among the most popular motor dealership companies in Nigeria of today, owning to the series of exotic cars being sold there.
Mr. Okwudili is married with kids. He is said to own series of properties across Lagos and several other cities in Nigeria.

Now i know why many E-bowls traffic drugs. This is another industrious E-bowl son. Lols!!!
A criminal

Nigeria’s first indigenous and largest automobile manufacturer and West Africa’s largest plastic-processing manufacturer, Innoson Group, is partnering a consortium of Chinese investors to invest $1 billion into Nigeria’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector.
Today in Abuja, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo received the consortium of Chinese investors led by Liu Baoju, a deputy minister of the communist party of China in Shandong Province, who is equally the chairman of the world’s biggest TV operators, the Shandong Broadcasting Group.
ThisDay reports that the investment plan includes a $400 million investment in Nigeria’s Digital Switch Over (DSO) project by 2017 and an additional $600 million to cover other important sectors of the economy.
The $400 million is split thus: $300 million of financial foreign investment credit facility for the local production and supply of five to eight million Set-Top Boxes to support the governments DSO project being handled by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission. And $100 million of financial foreign investment to establish the latest technology and biggest Direct-To-Home (DTH) Digital BING Television Station across all states of Nigeria.
Negotiations for a follow-up investment of $600 billion is currently underway, and almost concluded with strategic Chinese partners to cover the instalments of Smart City (CCTV camera) all over Nigeria, Cloud Computing Total Solution on Taxation with IT applications for institutions like the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and other taxation agencies to promote a seamless and stress-free tax collection mechanism; and an E-Education IT Solutions with data centres for all Federal Universities and Polytechnics in the country.
According to Cornel Osigwe, the Public Relations manager and Media Assistant of Innoson Group, the investment would assist Nigeria in becoming the manufacturing hub for Set-Top-Box in Africa with the attendant benefit of earning foreign exchange through exports from Innoson Manufacturing Complex.
In addition, the BING TV Project will engage the Nigerian Communication Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) situated at the Obasanjo Space Centre in Abuja with its numerous benefits of saving foreign exchange by buying into Nigeria available goods and services, instead of engaging foreign satellite and transponders as is the norm in the country.
The investment in CCTVs and cloud computing technology is expected to provide adequate national security against abductions, insurgency, militancy, and other forms of dangerous crimes.

Nigeria’s first indigenous and largest automobile manufacturer and West Africa’s largest plastic-processing manufacturer, Innoson Group, is partnering a consortium of Chinese investors to invest $1 billion into Nigeria’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector.
Today in Abuja, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo received the consortium of Chinese investors led by Liu Baoju, a deputy minister of the communist party of China in Shandong Province, who is equally the chairman of the world’s biggest TV operators, the Shandong Broadcasting Group.
ThisDay reports that the investment plan includes a $400 million investment in Nigeria’s Digital Switch Over (DSO) project by 2017 and an additional $600 million to cover other important sectors of the economy.
The $400 million is split thus: $300 million of financial foreign investment credit facility for the local production and supply of five to eight million Set-Top Boxes to support the governments DSO project being handled by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission. And $100 million of financial foreign investment to establish the latest technology and biggest Direct-To-Home (DTH) Digital BING Television Station across all states of Nigeria.
Negotiations for a follow-up investment of $600 billion is currently underway, and almost concluded with strategic Chinese partners to cover the instalments of Smart City (CCTV camera) all over Nigeria, Cloud Computing Total Solution on Taxation with IT applications for institutions like the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and other taxation agencies to promote a seamless and stress-free tax collection mechanism; and an E-Education IT Solutions with data centres for all Federal Universities and Polytechnics in the country.
According to Cornel Osigwe, the Public Relations manager and Media Assistant of Innoson Group, the investment would assist Nigeria in becoming the manufacturing hub for Set-Top-Box in Africa with the attendant benefit of earning foreign exchange through exports from Innoson Manufacturing Complex.
In addition, the BING TV Project will engage the Nigerian Communication Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) situated at the Obasanjo Space Centre in Abuja with its numerous benefits of saving foreign exchange by buying into Nigeria available goods and services, instead of engaging foreign satellite and transponders as is the norm in the country.
The investment in CCTVs and cloud computing technology is expected to provide adequate national security against abductions, insurgency, militancy, and other forms of dangerous crimes...

Igbos owns two tyres & tube factories: general tyre and tube and Stanel tyre

Four noodles industries: Tummy tummy noodles, Masters noodles, Chikki noodles, Zubix noodles

Two cement industries Ibeto cement and international cement manufacturing

Two water storage tanks manufacturing industries Innoson group and master group

One vehicle manufacturing firm IVM Nnewi
Igbos owns
six vehicles assembling plants in Nigeria

Richbon truck assembling plant Anambra

Peace vehicle assembling plant Enugu

Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company, ANAMMCO Enugu

Jiangsu Joylong and MG brands Lakki by Coscharies group

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/04/coscharis-begins-work-55m-ckd-plant-lekki/

Ford assembling plant Ikeja by Coscharies group

The president of Coscharis Motors, Dr. Comas Maduka has described the production of Ford vehicles from its plant in Lagos as another milestone in the history of the company. As part of its ambitious expansion in Africa, Ford Motor Company assembled the first Ford Ranger in Nigeria last week

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/ford-plant-in-nigeria-another-milestone-for-coscharis-maduka/

Global motor assembling plant Lakki
LAGOS—Globe Motors, a leading auto mobile dealer in the country is set to boost Federal Government’s automotive policy from July when it rolls out first set of vehicles from its $150 million assembly plant in Lagos next month.

Chairman of Globe Motors Holdings, Mr. William Anumudu, who disclosed this in Lagos, yesterday, said the company was putting finishing touches to its assembly plant located at Lekki area, adding that the plant had a capacity for 40,000 cars on completion and would generate employment for 3,500 Nigerians. However, the plant will produce about 6,000 vehicles annually for a start, including passenger cars, pick-ups, high capacity buses and trucks. Anumudu added that another 10,000 jobs would be created indirectly as a result of the multiplier effect of the plant. According to him, the company will start with the production of Semi Knockdown parts, SKD, and later graduate to complete knock down parts, CKD, for Hyundai, Higer and Globe Motors brands. He further explained that the company would be assembling three brands of automobiles, including Hyundai (Korea), Higer (China) and its own brand, adding that the company had signed agreements with the Original Equipment Manufacturers, OEM, of these brands to produce the vehicles to global standards. Commending the government for coming up with a policy for the auto industry, Mr. Anumudu said: “We have made a lot of progress in the new plant. We keyed into the government auto policy, though we were hesitant at the beginning, but we have realized it is the way to the nation’s economic development.”


Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/globe-motors-rolls-vehicles-150m-assembly-plant-next-month/

How many of these own by coneheads I need answer

naturalman:
Nigeria’s first indigenous and largest automobile manufacturer and West Africa’s largest plastic-processing manufacturer, Innoson Group, is partnering a consortium of Chinese investors to invest $1 billion into Nigeria’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector.
Today in Abuja, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo received the consortium of Chinese investors led by Liu Baoju, a deputy minister of the communist party of China in Shandong Province, who is equally the chairman of the world’s biggest TV operators, the Shandong Broadcasting Group.
ThisDay reports that the investment plan includes a $400 million investment in Nigeria’s Digital Switch Over (DSO) project by 2017 and an additional $600 million to cover other important sectors of the economy.
The $400 million is split thus: $300 million of financial foreign investment credit facility for the local production and supply of five to eight million Set-Top Boxes to support the governments DSO project being handled by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission. And $100 million of financial foreign investment to establish the latest technology and biggest Direct-To-Home (DTH) Digital BING Television Station across all states of Nigeria.
Negotiations for a follow-up investment of $600 billion is currently underway, and almost concluded with strategic Chinese partners to cover the instalments of Smart City (CCTV camera) all over Nigeria, Cloud Computing Total Solution on Taxation with IT applications for institutions like the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and other taxation agencies to promote a seamless and stress-free tax collection mechanism; and an E-Education IT Solutions with data centres for all Federal Universities and Polytechnics in the country.
According to Cornel Osigwe, the Public Relations manager and Media Assistant of Innoson Group, the investment would assist Nigeria in becoming the manufacturing hub for Set-Top-Box in Africa with the attendant benefit of earning foreign exchange through exports from Innoson Manufacturing Complex.
In addition, the BING TV Project will engage the Nigerian Communication Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) situated at the Obasanjo Space Centre in Abuja with its numerous benefits of saving foreign exchange by buying into Nigeria available goods and services, instead of engaging foreign satellite and transponders as is the norm in the country.
The investment in CCTVs and cloud computing technology is expected to provide adequate national security against abductions, insurgency, militancy, and other forms of dangerous crimes...

pictures of innoson alone in this thread is more than 3pages.

It seems innoson is the biggest investment in igboland

How many of these industries I listed Afonjas own

My good friend Ikenna

Nigerian Ikenna Uzoije graduates with cum laude from one of the top 5 Engineering College in the US (link: http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2016/05/nigerian-ikenna-uzoije-graduates-with.html) lindaikejisblog.com/2016/05/nigeri…

SonofDevil:
pictures of innoson alone in this thread is more than 3pages.

It seems innoson is the biggest investment in igboland

INNOSON must get 100 mention per page.


it's called recycling and nothing better to post

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Nigerian Ikenna Uzoije graduates with cum laude from one of the top 5 Engineering College in the US


According to Odinaka Linus-Okoronkwo who shared the photos on Facebook, a young Nigerian Ikenna Uzoije graduated with "cum laude" from Georgia Tech, (among the top 5 engineering college in the US.) And to top it all, the school reserved 13 seats for his guests at the convocation ceremony. Read his post after the cut.. "Ikenna Uzoije God Don expose u. Pls guys, this lad graduated from Georgia Tech (among the top 5 engineering college in US) with "cum laude" . As if that was not enough, the schoo...
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Nigerian Lady Breaks Record in US, Becomes Youngest PhD Holder in College
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A young Nigerian lady has made a landmark in the United States of America by becoming one of the youngest PhD holder in history.
Against all odds, Christine Izuakor graduated with a PhD in Security Engineering and became the youngest and first ever African American at her university to achieve that feat at 24!
According to her, in the same year, she became the Vice President and co-founder of Gen Trend at United Airlines.
She has also been published in numerous international journals, and traveled to 19 cities across 10 countries – all while working a full-time job on the cyber security team of a Fortune 100 company, in which she recently received a promotion.
She said: “I started my PhD program at age 23 and at the time was told I was too young, too naive and too inexperienced to contribute anything to my industry. But, I stood by my dream and turned doubt into motivation.
“To anyone who has been taught that it’s unrealistic to dream, I assure you that it’s indeed okay to dream big. With hard work and dedication, we can defy all odds and shatter ceilings. Dare to dream, and be brave enough to execute.”
She posted: “In the last 12 months I became…
– A PhD graduate
– CISSP Certified
– Promoted Senior Security Analyst
– Promoted Vice President of a United BRG
– Head, Editor of ILDC Editorial Board
– Year Up Mentor
– Published in three International Journals
– Guest Speaker at events/conferences
– Traveled 10 countries
– Survived the greatest heart break of my life
– Fell in love with myself
– Up’d my investment
– Inspired thousands of dream BIG”

deomello:





INNOSON must get 100 mention per page.

it's called recycling and nothing better to post

Innoson motors of different model
Innoson plastics
innoson tube and tyre
innoson fighter jet maintenance and spare parts manufacturing
Innoson ICT
Are they the same

I'm ashamed that my Igbo brethren don't know the extent of Igbo youths breaking unimaginable academic records in the USA, the demography alone is frightening, when I get back from church I'll flood these thread cause it seems Igbos don't care much about important threads like this but focus on Biafra and IPOB(which is good) but we need to focus on success stories of Igbos.

uglyafonja:



Innoson motors of different model

Innoson plastics

innoson tube and tyre

innoson fighter jet maintenance and spare parts manufacturing

Innoson ICT

Are they the same

yes innoson group of companies

22 YEAR OLD NIGERIAN BREAKS ACADEMIC RECORD AT JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, USA
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A 22-year-old Nigerian, Emmanuel Ohuabunwa, has made history at John Hopkins University, United States of America. Ohuabunwa from Arochukwu, Abia State, has done the nation proud by becoming the first black man to make a Grade Point Average of 3.98 out of 4.0 to bag a degree in Neurosciences in the university. He was also adjudged as having the highest honours during the graduation that was held on May 24 this year.

For his efforts, he has won a scholarship to Yale University to pursue a degree in medicine. Besides, he has been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Society, a prestigious honour group that features membership of 17 US Presidents, 37 US Supreme Court Justices, and 136 Nobel Prize winners.

According to Wikipedia, The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic honour society. Its mission is to “celebrate and advocate excellence in the liberal arts and sciences” and induct “the most outstanding students of arts and sciences at America’s leading colleges and universities.”

It was founded at The College of William and Mary on December 5, 1776, and thus it is the oldest honour society for the liberal arts and sciences and among the oldest undergraduate societies in the US.

In an online interview with our correspondent, Ohuabunwa, who was born in Okota, Lagos and attended Lilly Fields Primary School, Lagos, said he left Nigeria after his junior secondary school education at Air Force Comprehensive School, Ibadan, Oyo State.

“My parents moved the whole family when I was 13 years old. I was about to begin SS1 at Air Force, Ibadan. When I got to the US, I was enrolled with my age mates, which meant at 13, I was in middle school. I went to Fondren Middle School, which was in the middle of the ghetto. That was one of the darkest years for me because I encountered a lot of peer pressure. Some of the students, ignorant about Africa, bullied me and called me names such as ‘African booty scratcher’ because to them, Africans were dirty and scratched their butts all the time.

“Some asked me if I lived in mud huts and ate faeces for breakfast. I remember one day, when I was walking to the school bus, a boy came from behind and punched me in the face, called me an African and walked away. It took everything in me not to retaliate. I knew that God had put me in the U.S for a purpose and it did not involve fighting or selling drugs or doing the wrong things.

“My experience during that year gave me a thick skin. I learned to stand for what I thought was right even when the opposition seemed insurmountable. I also learned to look at the positive in all situations. Even though these kids were bullying me, I was still gaining an opportunity to school in America and nothing would stop me from making the best of this opportunity.

“The shocker was that the kid that punched me in the face was black. I would have expected the blacks to be nicer to me. Nevertheless, I don’t blame those kids because they were ignorant about Africa. All they knew about us was the stuff they had watched on TV or documentaries, showing primitive African tribes, living in the jungle and making noises like monkeys.

“In regards to the whites, there might have been some minor episodes but again I don’t blame them for it because it is a problem with stereotypes,” he said.

But in spite of this humiliation and racial prejudice against him, the first in a family of three was not discouraged. He faced his studies and was always coming top in his class. After he completed his middle school education, he passed the entrance examination to DeBakey High School for Health Professions. It was at this school that his interest in neurosciences and medicine started.

“By the second year of high school, we were able to interact with doctors, nurses and other administrators in the hospital. The more I learned about medicine, the more it felt like the thing God was calling me to pursue and by being in the US I got a lot of people to support me to do this. Even though in high school, I got to see first-hand what it meant to be a doctor. We studied advanced anatomy and physiology, learned medical terminology, and learned important skills, such as checking blood pressure, pulse rate, and many more.

“I knew I wanted to go to the best school in the US. I had heard that Johns Hopkins Hospital had been ranked the number one hospital in the US for the past 21 years and I wanted to be in that environment.’’

Worried that his parents might not be able to sponsor him to the university, Ohuabunwa purposed to work very hard. He did and when the result of the PSAT came, he performed so well that he won the National Achievement Scholar.

By virtue of this award, he received certificates of recognition from various organisations including senators from the Congress of both Texas and the US. He also received scholarship from the University of Houston; Rice University, Texas A&M Honors College and many more.

He had also won the Principal’s Award during the annual awards ceremony at DeBakey High School.

“During our graduation ceremony at DeBakey, I also won the Award for the Most Outstanding Senior Young Man and the student volunteer award for my volunteer activities in the State of Texas,” he said.

But his breakthrough came when he won the Bill and Belinda Gates Foundation full scholarship to any university of his choice. He worked hard and gained admission to Johns Hopkins University to study Neurosciences.

But why Neurosciences, Ohuabunwa said, “I studied Neuroscience, because I was fascinated with the brain, its control of our behaviours and how various diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, lead to a decline in its activity. I also minored in Psychology because I wanted to understand disorders in the psyche. What causes bipolar disorders or schizophrenia. I did not just want to label them as crazy but to understand what causes these conditions and how we can treat them,’’ he explained.

But what does he consider to be the missing links in the education sector of Nigeria when compared with that on offer in US, Ohuabunwa said unpredictable academic calendar, corruption, examination malpractice and inadequate funding were some of the problems confronting his home country’s university sector. These, he said, were absent in the US.

“There were a few problems with Nigerian higher education that contributed to our emigration in 2003. The first was the number of strikes that occurred in schools. It took my uncle seven years to graduate with a degree that should have taken him only four years. A second problem was the corruption. We had heard of people going into universities, because they paid someone to look the other way. I also heard of a few cheating scandals, where people would pay someone to take their exams for them or get a copy of the exam a few days before,” he said.

But is he saying that US university system has no such problems at all? Ohuabunwa said, “Although this sometimes occurs in the U.S, it is less common because of the strict security. I remember when taking the Medical College Admissions Test, test required before one can matriculate into medical school, each student had to get his fingerprints taken every time we entered and left the hall. The whole place was packed with cameras and security staff that monitored everything we were doing. The exam was computerised to make sure that no one saw the test before the actual date.”

Another difference, he said, is that America rewards hard-work while the system also emphasises on a balance between academic life and extracurricular activities.
On how he won the scholarship to Yale, Ohuabunwa said his 3.98 GPA in Neurosciences, and many awards he had won and God’s grace, contributed to his winning the scholarship.

“As at the time of my application for medical school, I had a 3.98 GPA of a 4.0. This made me the only black student inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa. I was also awarded the Becker Family Scholarship for being the most outstanding student in the Neuroscience major at Johns Hopkins University. Furthermore, by God’s grace, I took the MCAT and scored in the top five percentile.

“That, combined with my hours of volunteer service in different hospitals across the US allowed me to gain acceptance into every medical school I applied to, including Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, and Cornell. As the time came to make a decision, I had narrowed it down to Harvard and Yale. Both schools, I enjoyed visiting. Nevertheless, while my parents prayed, they asked God to give us a sign of what school to attend. A few days later, I received a letter from Yale Medical School, offering me a full ride scholarship for all four years. That was the sign from God,” he said.

But would he come back to Nigeria after the completion of his programme, he said yes.

“I am absolutely interested in the health care policy decisions in Nigeria. Because there are many changes that need to occur, I will not rule out the possibility of coming back after my studies, in order to join hands with the leaders to make these changes possible.’’

He added that his ambition is to become a medical doctor specialising in brain surgery.

“Two weeks ago, my grandmother passed away after a long battle with strokes. Even during emergencies, it was difficult for her to get to the hospital, let alone get treatment. This is a common theme not only in the health care system of Nigeria, but in different countries in the world, where the poor get neglected.

“Second, Nigerian hospitals lack the infrastructure required to compete with major hospitals around the world. It would be an honour to one day contribute to this transformation that is necessary for improvements in Nigeria’s health care sector,” he said.

He, however, advised Nigerian youths who have the wherewithal, to go abroad to study. Ohuabunwa also called on wealthy Nigerians to invest more in the education of the poor rather than in acquisition of material things.

Ohuabunwa, however, said that his parents, who he described as his greatest role models, contributed a lot to his academic feat through Godly training, counsel and guidance. He also did not forget the impact that his short stay at Air Force school had on him.

“I was definitely not the brightest at Air Force. At that time, I felt like I spent more time running away from seniors than focusing on my studies. Nevertheless, I learned three things at Air Force that have served me well in the US. I learned discipline, adaptability and resilience. These attributes helped me a lot in US,” he said.

The grip on those Igbo made tires is assuring.

Nwanna, we're doing international now

Drogbs:
I'm ashamed that my Igbo brethren don't know the extent of Igbo youths breaking unimaginable academic records in the USA, the demography alone is frightening, when I get back from church I'll flood these thread cause it seems Igbos don't care much about important threads like this but focus on Biafra and IPOB(which is good) but we need to focus on success stories of Igbos.

Abeg, that's not limited to ibo people and nothing special about that so be careful what you wish for.


Find something better to post. or you can just continue with 100 innoson per page and other post recycling activities.

Technology | Technology
Nigeria’s Chinemelu Ezeh on global stage of robotics

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One modern phenomenon that has the capacity of boosting production as well as diminishes the human intervention in the production chain is robots. To the average Nigerian, robots are nothing but some mechanical configurations that are domiciled within the laboratory rooms used for experimentation. But this thinking appears obsolete as the modern engage in continual metamorphosis that seeks to further isolate the human person even when the final outcome of the efforts are geared towards enhancing the value of the collective comfort for the human race.
The study of robot in the field of engineering is simply defined as an integration of electronics, electrical, computing, mechanical and material engineering, dealing with designs, manufacturing and use of robots for control, sensory feedback and information processing.

In this advanced area of endeavour, robots have emerged as ‘rivals’ to human beings as far as undertaking of tasks are concerned as they can now replicate almost any form of human activity. For instance, they now popularly employed in danger prone endeavours such as bomb detection and de-activation of life-threatening activities.

Considering the level of development of Nigeria and lack of awareness amongst Nigerians, is it not therefore antithetical that a Nigerian is making wave in robotics in the United Kingdom?

Yes, a young Nigerian named Chinemelu Ezeh a force to be reckoned with in robotic engineering. Speaking on his experiences in Robotic engineering, Ezeh declared that he derives joy in a field that is seen as ‘potpourri’ as well as melting point of all engineering fields.

Armed with a three-year scholarship for a Doctorate Degree in Assistive Robotics from the University College London, he is currently working to develop novel control interfaces for sharing control between a wheelchair user and a smart wheelchair.

He warned against locating the reliance of Robotic engineering solely within the field of complicated engineering profession, saying that Robotic engineering finds expression in almost every field of endeavour.

His explanation: “Since Robotics is versatile, it finds applications is just about any field from finance, electrical to mobile to online e-commerce. The skills gained from studying Robotics are easily translatable to other fields and this opens up many doors anywhere, Nigeria included.”

While tracing how a Nigerian, who went to secondary in Nigeria can ‘suddenly’ develop such a knack for complicated area of study such as Robotics, his former Mathematics teacher at the Nigeria Tulip International School, Mr Sabri Unal, explained that Ezeh’s decision to study Robotics engineering did not come to as a surprise.

He hinted that Ezeh had a passion for computers while in secondary school which gave an indication of where his future in educational pursuit lies. He advocated freedom, encouragement and support for children to freely develop their innate talents while growing up, adding, “the potentials of children should never be underestimated either by their parents or teachers. It is very vital to give them a chance to explore these potentials in different areas, which would show what sectors they may be best suited for.”

Back in his secondary school days, Ezeh won awards after awards as they are going out of fashion. He bagged the 1st runner-up in Abuja, in both instances in the Junior and senior categories of the Cowbell Mathematics Competition, and later emerged as Bronze medalist, Infomatrix Computer Olympiad held in Romania in 2006. He also helped programme the robot for the project that won silver in the Informatrix competition. In 2007, he emerged Silver Medalist at the Science and English Fair, which took place in Turkey, while in 2008, he placed 7th place in the Nigerian National Mathematics Olympiad.

Again, he passed his WAEC/SSCE colours in 2008 with distinction and also scored 90 percent for his Advanced level studies at the Cambridge Arts and Science, Canterbury United Kingdom. Also, he was the only student that was accepted into the prestigious Imperial College London after emerging the best graduating student.

While school environment played a key role in the development of his engineering instinct, his parents also aided the development of the interest.Recalling with nostalgia how his father, an Engineer himself and a Food Scientist as his mother, an important role, he said: “My best subject, as far back as I can remember, was Mathematics, which is a core requirement for engineering. Also, throughout the years I find that there is a joy in creating things that have never been, and that is what engineers do.”

He credits his parents with a very hands-on approach to raising their children. “They were very serious about education and so would buy us many books and educational toys. We also had many lesson teachers from a young age. They also ensured we ate healthy and they did their best to ensure we grow up with a good sense of moral judgement and character based on the way they lived their own lives,” Ezeh added.

Going on to study Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the ICL between 2010-2014, where he also had a stint a Software Engineering (Trainees) in the London Geo team of Google, where he emerged with a First Class Honours.

In his first year at the ICL, he was team leader of a group that designed and constructed a track-completing robot using assembly language, while in his fourth year, he built a robot from the scratch to demonstrate a navigation system, and designed a navigation system by simulating optimal control for path following of differential drive for his thesis, which centered on Design and Implementation of Control and Path Planning of Autonomous Vehicle.

Following his achievements at the ICL, Ezeh was awarded a full three-year scholarship by University College London, where he is scheduled to round up later this year.

With the world at his feet as it were, Ezeh said his plans include returning to Nigeria to explore opportunities the country has to offer. But unlike his predecessors who got lost in the crowd and never made a headway upon their returning home, it appears Ezeh already has a compass with which to navigate the spirit of stifling of talents that is embedded in the Nigerian space, saying, “my plan for the future is to use technology to solve some of the major challenges in Africa. I believe technology can help improve literacy levels, facilitate transparency in government, solve our power crisis and improve the quality of life of people in Africa.”

The young Nigerians was amused that Nigeria and Africa by extension are yet to grab the opportunity offered by science and technology to solve the myriad of development challenges confronting the nation.

He lamented: “I am surprised we do not have science based television channels that inspire people into the field. The British and Americans have many of such programmes. We have to face reality: modern civilisation is founded on science and technology. There is no other way to develop a nation. As writer and former Colorado Governor Richard Lamm said, ‘All we know about the new economic world tells us that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness’.

“Nations advance when they apply principles gained from the pursuit of organised knowledge, which is essentially the scientific method of thinking. Technology is the fruit of scientific pursuit. I do stress the application because at the end of the day, action counts more than just words. As a nation, we need to become more curious in science and technology in order to catch up with the rest of the world similar to what India has done.”

With papers already published in academic journals, Ezeh is also President of the UCL Robotics Society, which he co-founded. But how and where did the inspiration to go into Robotics comes from?

He stated that his school, Nigeria Tulip International School, not only influenced his interest, but also assisted with developing a rigorous background in mathematics and science.

He added that the school encouraged willing students to broaden their horizon by participating in local and international competitions. “I gained an appreciation of science and technology through the international exposure providing by attending these competitions. Furthermore, during my holidays, I would stay back in school for advanced training in Mathematics, Physics and Informatics. It was a lot of fun because we would have a lot of social events when we were not hard at work. We studied hard and play hard,” he recalled.

Ezeh said plans are underway to sustain his success story with the establishment of an organization named ‘Impactionate Ltd’ where he is the Chief Executive Officer whose aim is to primarily focus on crowd-funding for sustainable developmental projects that can be measured.

He stressed that the firm, ‘Impactionate’ encapsulates his vision, saying, “Impactionate is a company born out of a desire to be the change I want to see.” A personal vision that could be transformed into a national vision that can drive the development of Nigeria may well be within sight.

One modern phenomenon that has the capacity of boosting production as well as diminishes the human intervention in the production chain is robots. To the average Nigerian, robots are nothing but some mechanical configurations that are domiciled within the laboratory rooms used for experimentation. But this thinking appears obsolete as the modern engage in continual metamorphosis that seeks to further isolate the human person even when the final outcome of the efforts are geared towards enhancing the value of the collective comfort for the human race.
The study of robot in the field of engineering is simply defined as an integration of electronics, electrical, computing, mechanical and material engineering, dealing with designs, manufacturing and use of robots for control, sensory feedback and information processing.

In this advanced area of endeavour, robots have emerged as ‘rivals’ to human beings as far as undertaking of tasks are concerned as they can now replicate almost any form of human activity. For instance, they now popularly employed in danger prone endeavours such as bomb detection and de-activation of life-threatening activities.

Considering the level of development of Nigeria and lack of awareness amongst Nigerians, is it not therefore antithetical that a Nigerian is making wave in robotics in the United Kingdom?

Yes, a young Nigerian named Chinemelu Ezeh a force to be reckoned with in robotic engineering. Speaking on his experiences in Robotic engineering, Ezeh declared that he derives joy in a field that is seen as ‘potpourri’ as well as melting point of all engineering fields.

Armed with a three-year scholarship for a Doctorate Degree in Assistive Robotics from the University College London, he is currently working to develop novel control interfaces for sharing control between a wheelchair user and a smart wheelchair.

He warned against locating the reliance of Robotic engineering solely within the field of complicated engineering profession, saying that Robotic engineering finds expression in almost every field of endeavour.

His explanation: “Since Robotics is versatile, it finds applications is just about any field from finance, electrical to mobile to online e-commerce. The skills gained from studying Robotics are easily translatable to other fields and this opens up many doors anywhere, Nigeria included.”

While tracing how a Nigerian, who went to secondary in Nigeria can ‘suddenly’ develop such a knack for complicated area of study such as Robotics, his former Mathematics teacher at the Nigeria Tulip International School, Mr Sabri Unal, explained that Ezeh’s decision to study Robotics engineering did not come to as a surprise.

He hinted that Ezeh had a passion for computers while in secondary school which gave an indication of where his future in educational pursuit lies. He advocated freedom, encouragement and support for children to freely develop their innate talents while growing up, adding, “the potentials of children should never be underestimated either by their parents or teachers. It is very vital to give them a chance to explore these potentials in different areas, which would show what sectors they may be best suited for.”

Back in his secondary school days, Ezeh won awards after awards as they are going out of fashion. He bagged the 1st runner-up in Abuja, in both instances in the Junior and senior categories of the Cowbell Mathematics Competition, and later emerged as Bronze medalist, Infomatrix Computer Olympiad held in Romania in 2006. He also helped programme the robot for the project that won silver in the Informatrix competition. In 2007, he emerged Silver Medalist at the Science and English Fair, which took place in Turkey, while in 2008, he placed 7th place in the Nigerian National Mathematics Olympiad.

Again, he passed his WAEC/SSCE colours in 2008 with distinction and also scored 90 percent for his Advanced level studies at the Cambridge Arts and Science, Canterbury United Kingdom. Also, he was the only student that was accepted into the prestigious Imperial College London after emerging the best graduating student.

While school environment played a key role in the development of his engineering instinct, his parents also aided the development of the interest.Recalling with nostalgia how his father, an Engineer himself and a Food Scientist as his mother, an important role, he said: “My best subject, as far back as I can remember, was Mathematics, which is a core requirement for engineering. Also, throughout the years I find that there is a joy in creating things that have never been, and that is what engineers do.”

He credits his parents with a very hands-on approach to raising their children. “They were very serious about education and so would buy us many books and educational toys. We also had many lesson teachers from a young age. They also ensured we ate healthy and they did their best to ensure we grow up with a good sense of moral judgement and character based on the way they lived their own lives,” Ezeh added.

Going on to study Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the ICL between 2010-2014, where he also had a stint a Software Engineering (Trainees) in the London Geo team of Google, where he emerged with a First Class Honours.

In his first year at the ICL, he was team leader of a group that designed and constructed a track-completing robot using assembly language, while in his fourth year, he built a robot from the scratch to demonstrate a navigation system, and designed a navigation system by simulating optimal control for path following of differential drive for his thesis, which centered on Design and Implementation of Control and Path Planning of Autonomous Vehicle.

Following his achievements at the ICL, Ezeh was awarded a full three-year scholarship by University College London, where he is scheduled to round up later this year.

With the world at his feet as it were, Ezeh said his plans include returning to Nigeria to explore opportunities the country has to offer. But unlike his predecessors who got lost in the crowd and never made a headway upon their returning home, it appears Ezeh already has a compass with which to navigate the spirit of stifling of talents that is embedded in the Nigerian space, saying, “my plan for the future is to use technology to solve some of the major challenges in Africa. I believe technology can help improve literacy levels, facilitate transparency in government, solve our power crisis and improve the quality of life of people in Africa.”

The young Nigerians was amused that Nigeria and Africa by extension are yet to grab the opportunity offered by science and technology to solve the myriad of development challenges confronting the nation.

He lamented: “I am surprised we do not have science based television channels that inspire people into the field. The British and Americans have many of such programmes. We have to face reality: modern civilisation is founded on science and technology. There is no other way to develop a nation. As writer and former Colorado Governor Richard Lamm said, ‘All we know about the new economic world tells us that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness’.

“Nations advance when they apply principles gained from the pursuit of organised knowledge, which is essentially the scientific method of thinking. Technology is the fruit of scientific pursuit. I do stress the application because at the end of the day, action counts more than just words. As a nation, we need to become more curious in science and technology in order to catch up with the rest of the world similar to what India has done.”

With papers already published in academic journals, Ezeh is also President of the UCL Robotics Society, which he co-founded. But how and where did the inspiration to go into Robotics comes from?

He stated that his school, Nigeria Tulip International School, not only influenced his interest, but also assisted with developing a rigorous background in mathematics and science.

He added that the school encouraged willing students to broaden their horizon by participating in local and international competitions. “I gained an appreciation of science and technology through the international exposure providing by attending these competitions. Furthermore, during my holidays, I would stay back in school for advanced training in Mathematics, Physics and Informatics. It was a lot of fun because we would have a lot of social events when we were not hard at work. We studied hard and play hard,” he recalled.

Ezeh said plans are underway to sustain his success story with the establishment of an organization named ‘Impactionate Ltd’ where he is the Chief Executive Officer whose aim is to primarily focus on crowd-funding for sustainable developmental projects that can be measured.

He stressed that the firm, ‘Impactionate’ encapsulates his vision, saying, “Impactionate is a company born out of a desire to be the change I want to see.” A personal vision that could be transformed into a national vision that can drive the development of Nigeria may well be within sight.