Two Nigerian Innovators have recently been announced by the United Kingdom’s Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) as candidates for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2020.

The innovators, Aisha Raheem and Victor Boyle-Komolafe, were shortlisted alongside 14 engineers and entrepreneurs for developing solutions that address local challenges across sub-Saharan Africa.

The selected innovators will benefit from a unique package of support over the next eight months to help them accelerate their businesses.

The two Nigerian innovators were shortlisted for developing solutions to local challenges across sub-Saharan Africa.
Their Creations

1. Innovator: Aisha Raheem
Innovation: Farmz2U

Farmz2U is a software that helps farmers and families prevent food waste and enhance nutrition by using tech solutions.


2. Innovator: Victor Boyle-Komolafe
Innovation: Garbage In, Value Out (GIVO)

Garbage In Value Out (GIVO), automates and digitises the collection, processing and sale of recyclable materials.


According to the academy, the two Nigerians (Aisha Raheem and Victor Boyle-Komolafe) along with the 14 other selected innovators will benefit from a unique package of support over the next eight months to help them accelerate their businesses.

The innovators shortlisted from the award were selected from across six countries and six of them are women.

The winner of the pitch will be awarded £25,000 as the winner of the 2020 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation while the runners-up will each be awarded £10,000.

Currently, in its 6 year, the prize aims to stimulate, celebrate and reward innovative engineers from across the continent.



https://listwand.com/two-nigerians-shortlisted-for-the-africa-prize-for-engineering-innovation-2020/

Ugoeze2016:
It's a FACT...yet noone proscribe them as terrorists

Very sad

Okay

Nigeria

Attacks from herders killed more Nigerians in 2018, compared to the number of deaths caused by Boko Haram in the country, according to 2019 Global Terrorism Index (GTI).

The GTI report released on Wednesday ranked Nigeria, for the fifth consecutive time, since 2015, as the third country with the worst impact from terrorism, globally.

Afghanistan, meanwhile, has overtaken Iraq to become number one on the list, while the latter moved down to the second position.

Syria, Pakistan, Somalia, and India are ranked fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh respectively in the GTI report, while Yemen, Philippines, and Democratic Republic of the Congo are eighth, ninth, and 10th.

The report said terror-related incidents in Nigeria increased by 37 per cent, from 411 in 2017 to 562 in 2018 and also deaths from terrorism in the country rose to 2,040 in 2018, a 33 per cent increase.

"The increase was due to a substantial escalation of violence by 'Fulani' extremists, whilst Boko Haram recorded a decline in deaths from terrorism," the report said.

Dispute over ownership and usage of land has remained the major cause of the violence conflict between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria.

The deadliest terrorist incident in Nigeria in 2018, according to the report, occurred on May 5 when assailants attacked Gwaska, Kaduna.

The report said 58 people were killed in the attack, which it said was attributed to 'Fulani extremists'.

The GTI report attributed the decline in Boko Haram attacks to a multinational task force fighting the terrorist group.


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/364355-herders-killed-more-nigerians-in-2018-than-boko-haram-report.html

tstx:
... Nigerian singer, Burna Boy, has made the list of nominees for 2020 Grammy Awards.

His African Giant album is nominated for ‘Best World Music category’ for albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental World Music recordings.

Nominated in the same category with Burna Boy is Altin Gün (GECE), Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley (WHAT HEAT), Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet (FANM D’AYITI) and Angelique Kidjo (CELIA).

Burna Boy follows in the footsteps of Seun Kuti, Femi Kuti and King Sunny Ade in getting nominated in that category at the Grammy Awards.

See full nomination list: https://listwand.com/burna-boy-nominated-for-2020-grammy-awards/

Chineke Burna

Good for her

Good for them

We are watching

As expected...



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To you reading this... One day e go reach your turn...

We all know how e go end

Fun fact


Nigeria is the Largest producer of Tomato in Africa and also the largest importer of Tomato paste in Africa .....

Yellow fever, aka SpongeBob fever




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nadesh:

Yes he should. If you can post scammers and dishonesty, we can also post about honesty

Please tell him

Luckiest guy in the house

Haa... Na wa oo

Okoroawusa:
The era of free education is gone. No developed country offers free education to its citizens

Is Nigeria a developed country?

Other Governors should see their mate

The company -- formerly known and addressed as Nairaland henceforth wish to be known and addressed as Igberetvnews.... all previous documents remain valid.

amaniro:
And then? Must you publish your "integrity" like your president?

In your mind

PabloAndreas:
I love his music

Same here

Houseofglam7:
Not all Nigerians are fraudsters. Not all fraudsters are Nigerians.

loud it

British-Nigerian rapper David Omoregie, popularly known as Dave, has won the 2019 Mercury Prize for his album Psychodrama.



The rapper was joined on stage by his mum as he collected the award.

He went on to dedicate the award to his brother Christopher "who inspired the album". His brother is serving a life sentence for murder.

"I want to thank my brother Christopher that inspired this album, this is your story that we told… I know you’re watching this bro and I’m so grateful”

According to BBC, Psychodrama was inspired by the therapy Christopher is receiving in prison, in which offenders role-play events from their past to help with rehabilitation; and finds the 21-year-old casting an eye over his own life to see what lessons he can learn.

The prestigious Mercury Prize, first established in 1992, is awarded annually for the best album in the UK by a British or Irish act and carries a £25,000 prize.



Source: https://listwand.com/british-nigerian-rapper-dave-wins-uks-2019-mercury-prize

cenaman:
GOD deliver me from all temtation.

Amen.

Cocotrendz:
Wow,... In this my broke-life situation.... Lord takeaway all temptations ooooo

Lol... Amen

Have you heard about the story of the Nigerian who returned to its rightful owner $80,000 worth of bitcoins mistakenly transferred to his account. Amidst reports of some bad Nigerians, this is a story worth to share and cheer:



A Nigerian who found $80,000 dollar’s worth of bitcoin had been mistakenly transferred to him, has returned it to the owner.

Keith Mali Chung woke up to find 7.8 bitcoins in his account. That is the equivalent of $80,000 or NGN28,840,000.00. He immediately began trying to track down the owner of the bitcoins.



Bitcoin is the original digital currency that is exchanged between users online.

“I trade in bitcoin, but never such a high amount,” Mali Chung explains on the phone from the Nigerian capital, Abuja and continues, “I knew it had to be a mistake so I posted an announcement via some WhatsApp groups to track down the owner.

”Three days passed and no-one responded, so Mali Chung took to Twitter to track down the owner. That prompted a response from someone who had the correct encryption code for the transaction.

Chung’s actions earned him significant social media acclaim and even the moniker of “African/Nigerian good Samaritan” on crypto Twitter. Had he failed to identify the sender, he had pledged to donate the accidentally gotten proceeds to Binance, which organizes a series of philanthropic projects via its charity arm.


https://listwand.com/honest-nigerian-returns-80k-bitcoins-transferred-to-him-in-error/

The last guy is a graduate of university of Nigeria... He used to be my neighbor

My uncle ooo

Hunter now the Hunted

Madness