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Protesters Gather In Front of Nigerian Embassy in Maryland and Washington DC Amid SARS Protests

Dana GivensOctober 22, 2020October 22, 2020

by Dana GivensOctober 22, 2020October 22, 20201817

Young Nigerians have been chronicling the protests that began earlier in October with the hashtag #EndSARS and now the international community is joining in....

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Nigerians Rally Against Police Brutality With Social Media Hashtag #EndSARSNow

Dana GivensOctober 20, 2020October 19, 2020

by Dana GivensOctober 20, 2020October 19, 2020936

Social media became consumed by a wave of young Nigerians using their platforms to raise awareness about new protests against a violent wave from police...

Business Technology

Stripe Acquires Nigeria’s Paystack For $200 Million For Expansion Across The Continent

Dana GivensOctober 16, 2020October 16, 2020

by Dana GivensOctober 16, 2020October 16, 20204918

Online paying system Stripe has acquired Nigerian tech startup Paystack to expand its services across Africa. The cost: more than $200 million....

Education Technology

U.K. School Hires 10-Year-Old Nigerian Tech Genius As Its New Coding Instructor

Dana GivensJuly 20, 2020July 24, 2020

by Dana GivensJuly 20, 2020July 24, 202084626

Coding and programming prodigy Emmanuella Mayaki was offered a job at the Southfield Primary School as the afterschool coding club teacher....

Education

Nigerian Civil War Survivor Earns Ph.D. From Howard University at 73

Dana GivensJune 18, 2020June 17, 2020

by Dana GivensJune 18, 2020June 17, 202013905

73-year old Florence Nwando Onwusi Didigu was not letting age stop her from receiving her Ph.D. in communication, culture, and media studies from Howard University. ...

Entrepreneurship Women

This Female Mechanic In Nigeria Is Teaching African Women How To Fix Their Cars

Dana GivensApril 2, 2020April 2, 2020

by Dana GivensApril 2, 2020April 2, 20202175

Sandra Aguebor, Nigeria's only female mechanic, is giving back by empowering women to learn technical skills....

Lifestyle

Black Sculptor Builds Prosthetics for Amputees of Color

Marie CyprienMarch 2, 2020March 8, 2020

by Marie CyprienMarch 2, 2020March 8, 20203763

John Amanam, a 32-year-old Nigerian sculptor, has used his extensive experience and knowledge to create hyper-realistic prosthetics....

News

Trump To Prevent Nigerians From Entering U.S. By Adding Country To Travel Ban

Justin BartonFebruary 3, 2020February 3, 2020

by Justin BartonFebruary 3, 2020February 3, 20201528

The Trump Administration is adding Nigeria to the list of countries that are subject to the travel ban along with Myanmar, Eritrea, and Kyrgyzstan....

Technology

Nigerian Inventor Creates Stove That Cooks Food And Charges Smartphones

Marie CyprienJanuary 28, 2020January 28, 2020

by Marie CyprienJanuary 28, 2020January 28, 2020691

Max Chinnah, a 26-year-old Nigerian inventor, patented a smokeless stove that cooks and converts heat energy into electricity to charge cell phones....

Lifestyle Technology

Twitter Curates Virtual Food and Conversation Experience Between Harlem and Lagos, Nigeria

Selena HillAugust 2, 2019August 2, 2019

by Selena HillAugust 2, 2019August 2, 2019624

As a part of #Tweetups, Twitter curated an experiential activation, virtually connecting voices of color in Harlem and Lagos to share a meal and conversation....