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3 Nigerians, Others Each Get $391,500 Research Grant To Develop Africa Nigerian-born scientists, Oluwaseyi Shorinola, Emmanuel Balogun, Rufus Akinyemi and 27 other early career African scientists were last week in Naivasha, Kenya honoured with $391,500 each for a two- year research project aimed at developing the continent. The African Academy of Sciences, AAS, and the Royal Society’s FLAIR supported by the UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund is designed to help talented early-career researchers, whose science is focused on the needs of the continent, establish independent careers in African institutions and ultimately, their own research groups. The scientists were selected from a competitive pool of more than 700 applicants. Their research is diverse, ranging from providing renewable energy solutions and addressing climate change, to tackling food security and targeting health and environmental problems for people living in African countries. In a chat with Health & Living, Shorinola who will be relocating to the International Livestock Research Institute in Kenya to carry out his research, said his work would focus on rapid mining and mobilisation of beneficial gene alleles to improve wheat production in East Africa. According to him, the food security challenge anticipated in Africa in the near future is clear as in less than four decades from now, Africa must feed an additional 1.3 billion people more than half of whom will be living in urban areas. “Wheat will play a critical role in ensuring food security in Africa as increases in urbanisation has triggered changes in food consumption patterns with a shift from traditional food to easy-to-cook foods that are mostly derived from wheat.” “Wheat production in Africa is currently characterised by low yields, high susceptibility to diseases, and poor end-user quality due to the use of poor quality seed with low genetic potential. “I propose a low-risk, high-reward and excellent scientific approach to mobilise, evaluate and discover beneficial genetic variation to improve wheat production in East Africa.” Also, Dr, Rufus Akinyemi who is from the University of Ibadan is looking into the genetic basis for memory loss after a stroke. According to Akinyemi, people of African descent are particularly prone to worse stroke outcome. Dr Emmanuel Balogun from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria is identifying a compound to neutralize the sleeping sickness parasite, (trypanosomiasis). Balogun said he was motivated by the fact that Africa loses about $5 billion annually to trypanosomiasis. According to him, sleeping sickness and nagana affects humans and livestock respectively and have been identified as two major diseases that have partly contributed to the poverty and underdevelopment in Africa. His dream is to develop affordable drugs for such neglected tropical diseases. Reacting to the programme, Professor Felix Dapare Dakora, President, AAS, welcomed the FLAIR grantees to its postdoctoral family. “We recognise that well-planned postdoctoral programmes are critical in promoting scientific and research excellence and leadership in Africa and so I want you to be catalytic in inspiring African institutions to critically think about the role of and defining postdoctoral programmes that suit their needs and purpose and can be instrumental in driving socio-economic development on the continent.” On her part, Dr Judy Omumbo, Programme Manager, Affiliates and Postdoctoral Programmes, explained that FLAIR grantees would have access to AAS’ wider programme of support to develop them as independent research leaders including leadership, entrepreneurship and media, science communication among others. In the views of Professor Richard Catlow, Foreign Secretary, the Royal Society, “These scientists represent the next generation of leading African scientists, and we are incredibly proud to be part of a programme that is investing in them at such a crucial point in their careers. “Fostering science and innovation for social benefit and prosperity is key to the wellbeing of any society, and investing in Africa’s scientific talent holds the greatest potential to tackle global challenges and improve quality of life.” www.vanguardngr.com/2019/04/3-nigerians-others-each-get-391500-research-grant-to-develop-africa/amp/
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Kolping:He was the provost and vice Chancellor of the University which means he was still one of the Head of the University, it doesn't necessarily mean he was going to be the number one in power but he was part of the Executive and the head of the University The Board of Trustees have the highest power in the university
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Kolping:https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/nigerian-prof-makes-history-in-us-heads-ivy-league-school/amp/
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Kolping:https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/nigerian-prof-makes-history-in-us-heads-ivy-league-school/amp/
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ValCon888:Yes you can not edit the truth, so why did you exclude the worthy runners-up? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/nigerian-prof-makes-history-in-us-heads-ivy-league-school/amp/ Even Vanguard referred to the University as Ivy League School
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Some Africans like using Nigeria Identify abroad or why must it be Nigeria all the time? ![]() |
ValCon888:I am not misleading people but you are the one that is Ignorant, Ivy leagues are private universities but there are universities that is being refer to as Public Ivies in USA Take it or leave it, but I am not misleading people
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ValCon888:University of Illinois is a public university and is part of Public IVY in United States IVY league are private Universities but they also have Public IVY league in USA that consist of Public Universities https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Ivy
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Ilesanmi Adesida (born 1949, Ifon, Ondo State, Nigeria) is a naturalized American physicist of Yoruba Nigerian descent. He has been the provost at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan, from September 2016. Adesida is also the Donald Biggar Willett Professor Emeritus of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; he retired from Illinois in 2016. In May 2012, the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois selected Adesida to be the next vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost of the Urbana campus, a position he held from August 15, 2012 to August 31, 2015. Other positions that Adesida held at Illinois included Dean of the College of Engineering, Director of the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Director of the Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, and Professor of the Coordinated Science Laboratory. Adesida was also a member of the board of Fluor Corporation from 2007 to 2011. Adesida's field of academic research is nanotechnology with special emphasis on high speed devices used in communications. His research expertise also includes nanofabrication science and technology, high-speed optoelectronic devices and wide-bandgap materials and devices. Adesida earned his bachelor's (1974), master's (1975), and doctoral (1979) degrees in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Research Adesida is an expert in the processing of semiconductors and other materials at the nanometer-scale level and in ultra-high-speed heterostructure field-effect transistors—the sort of transistors used in cell-phones, fiber optics communications, deep space communications, and other applications. His contributions have provided insights into the limits of advanced lithography and other nanofabrication techniques. He and his students continue to work in the areas of nanoelectronics and high-speed optoelectronic devices and circuits. Recent work has focused on the development of devices and circuits in the key materials such as indium phosphide and gallium nitride utilized in high-performance wireless, optical fiber communications, and high temperature applications. He has published over 350 referenced papers, has presented over 250 papers at international conferences, and has written many book chapters. Professional organizations and honors Adesida is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Vacuum Society, and the Optical Society of America. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, the Nigerian Academy of Engineering, the Materials Research Society, and the Society for Engineering Education. In 1994, he received the Oakley-Kunde Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education from Illinois, and in 1996 he won the Best Paper Award at the Micro- and Nano-Engineering Conference. In 2011, he was awarded the Electrons Devices Society Distinguished Service Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. In 2016, he won the Functional Materials John Bardeen Award from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society. At Illinois he was appointed a University Scholar and an Associate Member of the Center for Advanced Study. He is a former president of the IEEE Electron Device Society, a winner of the EMSA Presidential Student Award; an IEEE Electron Device Society Distinguished Lecturer (1997–2002); a member of the Bohmische Physical Society (1988); and the holder of an IBM Postdoctoral Fellowship (1979–1981). In 2013 he was selected by the Carnegie Foundation of America as a 2016 Great Immigrant Honoree. https://ece.illinois.edu/directory/profile/iadesida
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At least 1.4 billion Facebook members have been predicted to die before 2100, as a result of which dead members on the social media platform could outnumber the living members by 2070. A new analysis conducted by researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (part of the University of Oxford, England) said the dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within 50 years – a trend that it said will have grave implications for the world’s digital heritage in the future. From their analysis, the researchers said if Facebook continues to expand at current rates, the number of deceased members could reach as high as 4.9 billion before the end of the century. With an estimated 2.32 billion monthly active users as of the fourth quarter of 2018, Facebook is currently rated the world’s largest social network. The predictions are based on data from the UN, which provide the expected number of mortalities and total populations for every country in the world distributed by age, and Facebook data scraped from the company’s Audience Insights feature. Nigeria is ranked as African’s highest internet using country, making up 27.4 percent of the continent’s total usage. According to statcounter GlobalStats, Nigeria had 79.25 percent Facebook users between March 2018 and March 2019. Statistics also predict that the number of Facebook users in Nigeria is expected to reach 30.4 million, up from 22.4 million in 2018. Lead author of the analysis, Carl Ohman, a doctoral candidate at the Oxford Internet Institute said the statistics give rise to new and difficult questions around who has the right to all this data, how should it be managed in the best interests of the families and friends of the deceased and its use by future historians to understand the past. “On a societal level, we have just begun asking these questions and we have a long way to go. The management of our digital remains will eventually affect everyone who uses social media, since all of us will one day pass away and leave our data behind. “But the totality of the deceased user profiles also amounts to something larger than the sum of its parts. It is, or will at least become, part of our global digital heritage,” Ohman stated. “Co-author of the study, David Watson, also a DPhil student at the Institute explained: “Never before in history has such a vast archive of human behaviour and culture been assembled in one place. Controlling this archive will, in a sense, be to control our history. “It is therefore important that we ensure that access to these historical data is not limited to a single for-profit firm. It is also important to make sure that future generations can use our digital heritage to understand their history.” Ohman said the analysis sets up two potential extreme scenarios, arguing that the future trend will fall somewhere in between. “The first scenario assumes that no new users join Facebook as of 2018. Under these conditions, Asia’s share of dead users increases rapidly to account for nearly 44 percent of the total by the end of the century. “Nearly half of those profiles come from India and Indonesia, which together account for just under 279 million Facebook mortalities by 2100. “The second scenario assumes that Facebook continues to grow by its current rate of 13 percent globally, every year, until each market reaches saturation.” Ohman stated that under these conditions, Africa will make up a growing share of dead users. “Nigeria, in particular, becomes a major hub in this scenario, accounting for over 6 percent of the total. By contrast, Western users will account for only a minority of users, with only the US making the top 10. “The results should be interpreted not as a prediction of the future, but as a commentary on the current development, and an opportunity to shape what future we are headed towards. “But this has no bearing on our larger point that critical discussion of online death and its macroscopic implications is urgently needed. Facebook is merely an example of what awaits any platform with similar connectivity and global reach,” Ohman explained. Watson added: “Facebook should invite historians, archivists, archaeologists and ethicists to participate in the process of curating the vast volume of accumulated data that we leave behind as we pass away. “This is not just about finding solutions that will be sustainable for the next couple of years, but possibly for many decades ahead.” https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/04/1-4b-facebook-members-predicted-to-die-by-2100/amp/
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Three Killed' As Gunmen Raid Community In Rivers At least three people were reported killed on Friday in Eneka community in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State when a group of gunmen started shooting sporadically near a football viewing centre. Several persons, mostly youth, sustained various degrees of gunshot injuries as the gunmen opened fire on residents of the area. It was learnt that the incident happened when the premiership match between Liverpool and Huddersfield was ongoing, and the residents ran helter-shelter looking for cover to avoid being hit by bullets. A source said the incident was one of the cult-related attacks that had affected some parts of the state. “The gunmen came at the end of the first half of the Liverpool versus Huddersfield match," he said. "Some persons were seriously injured because they were shot by the gunmen. Though we learnt that three persons had died, we have not been able to verify that yet. But it was terrifying. By the time some policemen arrived, the gunmen had left, leaving the community in agony. Many with gunshot injuries were rushed to hospital after the gunmen left." http://saharareporters.com/2019/04/29/three-killed-gunmen-raid-community-rivers
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kikake:Continue to wallow in Your Conpiracy theories |
Arysexy:The fact that you think it is right for a Christian to do the same thing but wrong for a Muslim show your hypocrisy and prove your illiteracy. Yoruba is better than you and that is a fact and I am not a Muslim |
kikake:The Vice president of this country is a Christian, It is only losers that believe in conspiracy theories, nothing to be afraid of when you are a winner |
immhotep:I don't see you say the same thing when GEJ knelt before Adeboye
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Arysexy:Your people are the one wailing all over the Thread and we are 100% better than you. When GEJ knelt before Adeboye did you do the same wailing? GEJ was a sitting president when he knelt before Adeboye, did you call him a slave for that? You guys are still with Primitive brain, you see everything exactly like a backward tribe
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Arysexy:It is people that haven't achieve anything in life that usually talk the way you do. So what would you say about these pictures? Emir of Kano bowed before Alaafin of Oyo Hon Umar Bago bowed before Ooni of Ife GEJ knelt down before Pastor Adeboye when he was a President Why must you people let Hate reign in your midst? All men must serve, all men must die Even before you eat and earn you have to serve This is the reason why it would be hard for South Easterner to become the president of this country
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uzobaby:Nobody call him names |
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uzobaby:When GEJ knelt before Adeboye when he was a president did you say the same thing? |
lomaxx:It go shock you when Yoruba also emerge from PDP |
nwanyionitsha:Does that means they are hungry? They are living a better life than people in the red mud land ![]() |
The Recording Academy Grammy Awards is the most respected award every musician aspires to earn as testament to the impact of their career. Well, we have some Nigerian Grammy award winners but you probably haven’t heard of them because it takes a rigorous research to find out some of this artists, as some are foriegn based with just blood ties to the country while others are old and probably no longer in the entertainment industry. Some might have the illusion that its due to there racial differences as to why Nigerians or Africans are not really nominated or awarded the Grammy award. But as it says, its just an illusion because the Grammys had the African culture at heart when the started the ‘World music’ category in 1991 with Africans holding a significant number in this category over the years. There by striking off any illusion of racism and gives a clear picture for Africans who decides to pitch into the recording academy to include a proper category typifying new-fashioned African sounds. So with thorough search and research we bring to you, the 5 Nigerians who have won this prestigious awards; Sikiru Adepoju | 1991 (Planet Drum) | 2009 (Global Drum Project) Sikiru Adepoju (pronounced Seek-ee-roo Ah-deh-po-joo) is a master of the talking drum and many other Yoruba percussion instruments. Born in Eruwa, Nigeria, Sikiru hails from the traditional lineage of Yoruba talking drummers culturally referred to as Ayan which means “one who has descended from drummers lineage,” and began playing under the tutelage of his father Chief Ayanleke Adepoju at the age of six. Along with his brothers Saminu and Lasisi, Sikiru accompanied the family’s talking drum ensemble for several years. After moving to the San Fransico Bay Area in 1985, Sikiru joined the influential and pioneering Nigerian percussionist Babatunde Olantunji and his Drums of Passion. This marked a lengthy period of high productivity from Sikiru which saw him recording and performing throughout the world until a year before Olantunji’s death in 2003. During this period he was introduced to Grateful Dead drummer, Mickey Hart, who has called Sikiru “The Mozart of the talking drum,” and employed him on many of his personal projects including the Grammy award winning albumsPlanet Drum (1991) and Global Drum Project (2009). Sade Adu This is the queen of the list. She has 4 Grammys in her inspirational career and they were won in 1986, 1994, 2002 and 2011. Musician, singer. Born Helen Folasade Adu on January 16, 1959 in Ibadan, Nigeria. Raised in London by her English mother, Sade developed several interests as a teen, including singing, fashion design and modeling. She sang with a few local bands before signing with Epic Records and recording her first album, Diamond Life, in 1984. A huge hit in her native England, the album also had mass appeal across the pond thanks to such singles as “Smooth Operator.” In 1986, she won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Sade’s subsequent multi-platinum albums, Promise, Stronger Than Pride andLove Deluxe, established her as a top-selling soul and pop artist. She took a new route with her 2000 album, Lovers Rock, which was released eight years after Love Deluxe and incorporated a more mainstream sound. The record, and particularly the chart-topping single, “By Your Side,” helped her win over new audiences. Two years later, the album and ensuing tour inspired her first live recording, Lovers Live. Sade returned to the studio and released her sixth album In February 2010, Soldier of Love. Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel Seal is very Nigerian and even visited the country recently. He has 4 Grammy awards, winning 3 in 1996 and 1 in 2011. Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel was born in London, England, on February 19, 1963, of Nigerian heritage. Seal went on to score a major U.K. hit, “Killer,” before releasing his 1991 debut album. He’s become an internationally renowned singer/songwriter with albums like Human Beingand hits like “Crazy,” “Prayer for the Dying” and “Kiss From a Rose,” which won multiple Grammy Awards. He was married to supermodel and TV host Heidi Klum for several years. Kelvin Olusola Kevin is a beatboxer in the renowned acapella group Pentatonix and has won 3 Grammy awards in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Kelvin picked up an award alongside his acapella band, Pentatonix, taking home the award in the ‘Arrangement, Instrumental or acappella’ category for their medley ‘Daft Punk’, a remake of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky. Lekan Babalola Lekan is a Conga player with 2 Grammy awards to his name. He won the awards in 2006 and 2009. Born in Lagos State, Nigeria where he began playing the conga at a young age, he has released seven albums and jointly won two Grammy Awards. Twice Grammy award winning Nigerian percussionist, Lekan Babalola, is well known for his innovative musical style, using his native Yoruba tongue infused with traditional music, Afrobeat and funky dance overtones. However, some Nigerian icons have also been nominated for this award, the likes of; Sunny Ade, Wizkid, Timaya, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Femi Kuti, Seun Kuti is the latest Nigerian to make the coveted compilation to an extent of even landing a Grammy night performance. https://lists.ng/5-nigerian-grammy-award-winners-you-probably-havent-heard-of/
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hammerFC:I am just telling you the truth, Yoruba Muslims don't beg |
hammerFC:You are really very delusional I can bet his Igbo Bitch have badluck, he lost and he is never going to become a Governor any time soon ![]()
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hammerFC:That was a Northerner and not Yoruba Muslim But Anambra is a Beggars colony
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hammerFC:Only one in Ondo and the In coming Governor of Ogun State don't have Igbo Bitch But I understand it is a cause for celebration it is even obvious to the dead that she is a Gold digger that must be dump ASAP. He is going to leave that position with his Igbo bitch very soon though
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hammerFC:Like we give a rat ass about Igbo, Yoruba on Nairaland just can't avoid you guys but in real life you are not even fit to untie our shoes, we see you as paupers and wretched souls that come into our midst to survive and feed, and we still don't care ![]()
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