25 July 2026
Nigerians in Foreign Universities

Nigerian Scholar Leads Global Push for Data-Driven Construction Safety

A Nigerian researcher, Abayomi Ayoola Oladejo, is gaining international attention for pioneering the use of data analytics and predictive modelling to improve safety on construction sites around the world. Oladejo, a PhD candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder and research assistant with the Construction Safety Research Alliance (CSRA), is developing models that help construction

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CSR in Education

Nigerian Researcher Adegoke Wins $10,500 US Fellowship

Adesola Adegoke, a Nigerian scholar and researcher at Arizona State University, has been awarded the Trent R. Dames and William W. Moore Fellowship by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The award comes with a $10,500 research grant and recognises Adegoke’s innovative work in sustainable geotechnical engineering. The association, in a letter signed by Thomas

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Research

Borno Scientist Among Africa’s Top 10 Most Cited Researchers

Nigerian scientist Dr Wadzani Dauda Palnam, from Borno State, has been ranked among Africa’s Top 10 Most Cited Researchers in the fields of Biological and Agricultural Sciences. Dr Palnam, a Molecular Plant Pathologist and Senior Lecturer at the Federal University Gashua, Yobe State, has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications as of May 2025, with his

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Research

Nigerian Researcher Controls Robotic Finger with Mind in China’s Tech Hub

In Tianjin, China, a groundbreaking experiment has seen Nigerian researcher Osuagwu Obinna Ikechukwu, from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, successfully manipulate a robotic “sixth finger” using only his thoughts.  This feat was achieved through a non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) developed by the Brain-Computer Interaction and Human-Machine Integration team at Tianjin University.  The technology interprets

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