Nigeria at 66: Celebrating our academic heroes

He should be celebrated, or should he not? Of course, he should. So also is one world-acclaimed Nigerian engineer and robotics expert with seven Master’s Degrees and four PhDs. His phenomenal works are linked to U.S. military drone technology. He founded Ubiquity Interface Inc. and Open Robotics University, according to published biographies.He has also been widely reported to have worked on drone technology for the U.S. Army, alongside work involving robotics, unmanned aircraft and other advanced technologies. Yet another Nigerian pride is Professor Obi Davies-Ekwuma, a Nigerian-American professor of Urology and Transplant Surgery. He remotely controlled a surgical robot from Redeemer’s Health Village in Ogun State while the patient was 500 kilometers away at Niva Premier Hospital in Abuja. The three-hour operation involved removing a kidney affected by a cancerous tumor, and the patient was reported to be in good condition afterward. The procedure has been described as a major technology breakthrough in West Africa, showing how tele-robotic surgery could allow specialized surgical expertise to reach patients across Nigeria without requiring them to travel long distances There is alsoOshiorenoya Agabi who is rewriting biotech, fusing living neurons with computing rather than just mimicking the brain in software. His path ran from a physics degree at the University of Lagos through computational neuroscience at ETH Zürich to Imperial College, London. His device uses living cells to detect volatile compounds, enabling next-generation airport security that could spot explosives without checkpoints, already backed by partners like Airbus, and is being trained to sniff out early-stage cancers and pathogens. This is indeed, a living proof that the future of computing is not just digital, it is alive. And there is more to come. For instance, it was revealed not long ago that Nigerian doctor, Dr. Richard Okoye has built what is described as Africa’s first fully digitalized hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Called “SaveALife Mission Hospital” it uses digital technology to help doctors monitor patients, keep electronic medical records and receive alerts when a patient’s vital signs become concerning. The hospital also offers advanced treatments, including robotic knee surgery, heart procedures and kidney transplant services. While we are proud to be associated with names such as that of Professors Philip Emeagwali, Gabriel Oyibo, Samuel Achilefu, Babajide Alo and Ayodele Olaiya as the products of their creative ingenuity are positively impacting on the global economic scene, far beyond our shores, their home country, Nigeria has not benefited much from their immense intellectual resources. Yet, the fault is not theirs but that of our policy makers. We should therefore, take a cue from the pragmatic partnership between the Geometric Power plant Aba, owned by Prof. Barth Nnaji and the Dr. Alex Otti- led Abia state. Now is the best of times to make the best use of our best brains. Share

He founded Ubiquity Interface Inc. and Open Robotics University, according to published biographies.He has also been widely reported to have worked on drone technology for the U.S. Army, alongside work involving robotics, unmanned aircraft and other advanced technologies. Yet another Nigerian pride is Professor Obi Davies-Ekwuma, a Nigerian-American professor of Urology and Transplant Surgery. He remotely controlled a surgical robot from Redeemer’s Health Village in Ogun State while the patient was 500 kilometers away at Niva Premier Hospital in Abuja. The three-hour operation involved removing a kidney affected by a cancerous tumor, and the patient was reported to be in good condition afterward. The procedure has been described as a major technology breakthrough in West Africa, showing how tele-robotic surgery could allow specialized surgical expertise to reach patients across Nigeria without requiring them to travel long distances There is alsoOshiorenoya Agabi who is rewriting biotech, fusing living neurons with computing rather than just mimicking the brain in software. His path ran from a physics degree at the University of Lagos through computational neuroscience at ETH Zürich to Imperial College, London. His device uses living cells to detect volatile compounds, enabling next-generation airport security that could spot explosives without checkpoints, already backed by partners like Airbus, and is being trained to sniff out early-stage cancers and pathogens. This is indeed, a living proof that the future of computing is not just digital, it is alive. And there is more to come. For instance, it was revealed not long ago that Nigerian doctor, Dr. Richard Okoye has built what is described as Africa’s first fully digitalized hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Called “SaveALife Mission Hospital” it uses digital technology to help doctors monitor patients, keep electronic medical records and receive alerts when a patient’s vital signs become concerning. The hospital also offers advanced treatments, including robotic knee surgery, heart procedures and kidney transplant services. While we are proud to be associated with names such as that of Professors Philip Emeagwali, Gabriel Oyibo, Samuel Achilefu, Babajide Alo and Ayodele Olaiya as the products of their creative ingenuity are positively impacting on the global economic scene, far beyond our shores, their home country, Nigeria has not benefited much from their immense intellectual resources. Yet, the fault is not theirs but that of our policy makers. We should therefore, take a cue from the pragmatic partnership between the Geometric Power plant Aba, owned by Prof. Barth Nnaji and the Dr. Alex Otti- led Abia state. Now is the best of times to make the best use of our best brains. Share

Yet another Nigerian pride is Professor Obi Davies-Ekwuma, a Nigerian-American professor of Urology and Transplant Surgery. He remotely controlled a surgical robot from Redeemer’s Health Village in Ogun State while the patient was 500 kilometers away at Niva Premier Hospital in Abuja. The three-hour operation involved removing a kidney affected by a cancerous tumor, and the patient was reported to be in good condition afterward. The procedure has been described as a major technology breakthrough in West Africa, showing how tele-robotic surgery could allow specialized surgical expertise to reach patients across Nigeria without requiring them to travel long distances There is alsoOshiorenoya Agabi who is rewriting biotech, fusing living neurons with computing rather than just mimicking the brain in software. His path ran from a physics degree at the University of Lagos through computational neuroscience at ETH Zürich to Imperial College, London. His device uses living cells to detect volatile compounds, enabling next-generation airport security that could spot explosives without checkpoints, already backed by partners like Airbus, and is being trained to sniff out early-stage cancers and pathogens. This is indeed, a living proof that the future of computing is not just digital, it is alive. And there is more to come. For instance, it was revealed not long ago that Nigerian doctor, Dr. Richard Okoye has built what is described as Africa’s first fully digitalized hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Called “SaveALife Mission Hospital” it uses digital technology to help doctors monitor patients, keep electronic medical records and receive alerts when a patient’s vital signs become concerning. The hospital also offers advanced treatments, including robotic knee surgery, heart procedures and kidney transplant services. While we are proud to be associated with names such as that of Professors Philip Emeagwali, Gabriel Oyibo, Samuel Achilefu, Babajide Alo and Ayodele Olaiya as the products of their creative ingenuity are positively impacting on the global economic scene, far beyond our shores, their home country, Nigeria has not benefited much from their immense intellectual resources. Yet, the fault is not theirs but that of our policy makers. We should therefore, take a cue from the pragmatic partnership between the Geometric Power plant Aba, owned by Prof. Barth Nnaji and the Dr. Alex Otti- led Abia state. Now is the best of times to make the best use of our best brains. Share

He remotely controlled a surgical robot from Redeemer’s Health Village in Ogun State while the patient was 500 kilometers away at Niva Premier Hospital in Abuja. The three-hour operation involved removing a kidney affected by a cancerous tumor, and the patient was reported to be in good condition afterward. The procedure has been described as a major technology breakthrough in West Africa, showing how tele-robotic surgery could allow specialized surgical expertise to reach patients across Nigeria without requiring them to travel long distances There is alsoOshiorenoya Agabi who is rewriting biotech, fusing living neurons with computing rather than just mimicking the brain in software. His path ran from a physics degree at the University of Lagos through computational neuroscience at ETH Zürich to Imperial College, London. His device uses living cells to detect volatile compounds, enabling next-generation airport security that could spot explosives without checkpoints, already backed by partners like Airbus, and is being trained to sniff out early-stage cancers and pathogens. This is indeed, a living proof that the future of computing is not just digital, it is alive. And there is more to come. For instance, it was revealed not long ago that Nigerian doctor, Dr. Richard Okoye has built what is described as Africa’s first fully digitalized hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Called “SaveALife Mission Hospital” it uses digital technology to help doctors monitor patients, keep electronic medical records and receive alerts when a patient’s vital signs become concerning. The hospital also offers advanced treatments, including robotic knee surgery, heart procedures and kidney transplant services. While we are proud to be associated with names such as that of Professors Philip Emeagwali, Gabriel Oyibo, Samuel Achilefu, Babajide Alo and Ayodele Olaiya as the products of their creative ingenuity are positively impacting on the global economic scene, far beyond our shores, their home country, Nigeria has not benefited much from their immense intellectual resources. Yet, the fault is not theirs but that of our policy makers. We should therefore, take a cue from the pragmatic partnership between the Geometric Power plant Aba, owned by Prof. Barth Nnaji and the Dr. Alex Otti- led Abia state. Now is the best of times to make the best use of our best brains. Share

The three-hour operation involved removing a kidney affected by a cancerous tumor, and the patient was reported to be in good condition afterward. The procedure has been described as a major technology breakthrough in West Africa, showing how tele-robotic surgery could allow specialized surgical expertise to reach patients across Nigeria without requiring them to travel long distances There is alsoOshiorenoya Agabi who is rewriting biotech, fusing living neurons with computing rather than just mimicking the brain in software. His path ran from a physics degree at the University of Lagos through computational neuroscience at ETH Zürich to Imperial College, London. His device uses living cells to detect volatile compounds, enabling next-generation airport security that could spot explosives without checkpoints, already backed by partners like Airbus, and is being trained to sniff out early-stage cancers and pathogens. This is indeed, a living proof that the future of computing is not just digital, it is alive. And there is more to come. For instance, it was revealed not long ago that Nigerian doctor, Dr. Richard Okoye has built what is described as Africa’s first fully digitalized hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Called “SaveALife Mission Hospital” it uses digital technology to help doctors monitor patients, keep electronic medical records and receive alerts when a patient’s vital signs become concerning. The hospital also offers advanced treatments, including robotic knee surgery, heart procedures and kidney transplant services. While we are proud to be associated with names such as that of Professors Philip Emeagwali, Gabriel Oyibo, Samuel Achilefu, Babajide Alo and Ayodele Olaiya as the products of their creative ingenuity are positively impacting on the global economic scene, far beyond our shores, their home country, Nigeria has not benefited much from their immense intellectual resources. Yet, the fault is not theirs but that of our policy makers. We should therefore, take a cue from the pragmatic partnership between the Geometric Power plant Aba, owned by Prof. Barth Nnaji and the Dr. Alex Otti- led Abia state. Now is the best of times to make the best use of our best brains. Share

There is alsoOshiorenoya Agabi who is rewriting biotech, fusing living neurons with computing rather than just mimicking the brain in software. His path ran from a physics degree at the University of Lagos through computational neuroscience at ETH Zürich to Imperial College, London. His device uses living cells to detect volatile compounds, enabling next-generation airport security that could spot explosives without checkpoints, already backed by partners like Airbus, and is being trained to sniff out early-stage cancers and pathogens. This is indeed, a living proof that the future of computing is not just digital, it is alive. And there is more to come. For instance, it was revealed not long ago that Nigerian doctor, Dr. Richard Okoye has built what is described as Africa’s first fully digitalized hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Called “SaveALife Mission Hospital” it uses digital technology to help doctors monitor patients, keep electronic medical records and receive alerts when a patient’s vital signs become concerning. The hospital also offers advanced treatments, including robotic knee surgery, heart procedures and kidney transplant services. While we are proud to be associated with names such as that of Professors Philip Emeagwali, Gabriel Oyibo, Samuel Achilefu, Babajide Alo and Ayodele Olaiya as the products of their creative ingenuity are positively impacting on the global economic scene, far beyond our shores, their home country, Nigeria has not benefited much from their immense intellectual resources. Yet, the fault is not theirs but that of our policy makers. We should therefore, take a cue from the pragmatic partnership between the Geometric Power plant Aba, owned by Prof. Barth Nnaji and the Dr. Alex Otti- led Abia state. Now is the best of times to make the best use of our best brains. Share

For instance, it was revealed not long ago that Nigerian doctor, Dr. Richard Okoye has built what is described as Africa’s first fully digitalized hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Called “SaveALife Mission Hospital” it uses digital technology to help doctors monitor patients, keep electronic medical records and receive alerts when a patient’s vital signs become concerning. The hospital also offers advanced treatments, including robotic knee surgery, heart procedures and kidney transplant services. While we are proud to be associated with names such as that of Professors Philip Emeagwali, Gabriel Oyibo, Samuel Achilefu, Babajide Alo and Ayodele Olaiya as the products of their creative ingenuity are positively impacting on the global economic scene, far beyond our shores, their home country, Nigeria has not benefited much from their immense intellectual resources. Yet, the fault is not theirs but that of our policy makers. We should therefore, take a cue from the pragmatic partnership between the Geometric Power plant Aba, owned by Prof. Barth Nnaji and the Dr. Alex Otti- led Abia state. Now is the best of times to make the best use of our best brains. Share

Called “SaveALife Mission Hospital” it uses digital technology to help doctors monitor patients, keep electronic medical records and receive alerts when a patient’s vital signs become concerning. The hospital also offers advanced treatments, including robotic knee surgery, heart procedures and kidney transplant services. While we are proud to be associated with names such as that of Professors Philip Emeagwali, Gabriel Oyibo, Samuel Achilefu, Babajide Alo and Ayodele Olaiya as the products of their creative ingenuity are positively impacting on the global economic scene, far beyond our shores, their home country, Nigeria has not benefited much from their immense intellectual resources. Yet, the fault is not theirs but that of our policy makers. We should therefore, take a cue from the pragmatic partnership between the Geometric Power plant Aba, owned by Prof. Barth Nnaji and the Dr. Alex Otti- led Abia state. Now is the best of times to make the best use of our best brains. Share

The hospital also offers advanced treatments, including robotic knee surgery, heart procedures and kidney transplant services. While we are proud to be associated with names such as that of Professors Philip Emeagwali, Gabriel Oyibo, Samuel Achilefu, Babajide Alo and Ayodele Olaiya as the products of their creative ingenuity are positively impacting on the global economic scene, far beyond our shores, their home country, Nigeria has not benefited much from their immense intellectual resources. Yet, the fault is not theirs but that of our policy makers. We should therefore, take a cue from the pragmatic partnership between the Geometric Power plant Aba, owned by Prof. Barth Nnaji and the Dr. Alex Otti- led Abia state. Now is the best of times to make the best use of our best brains. Share

While we are proud to be associated with names such as that of Professors Philip Emeagwali, Gabriel Oyibo, Samuel Achilefu, Babajide Alo and Ayodele Olaiya as the products of their creative ingenuity are positively impacting on the global economic scene, far beyond our shores, their home country, Nigeria has not benefited much from their immense intellectual resources. Yet, the fault is not theirs but that of our policy makers. We should therefore, take a cue from the pragmatic partnership between the Geometric Power plant Aba, owned by Prof. Barth Nnaji and the Dr. Alex Otti- led Abia state. Now is the best of times to make the best use of our best brains. Share

We should therefore, take a cue from the pragmatic partnership between the Geometric Power plant Aba, owned by Prof. Barth Nnaji and the Dr. Alex Otti- led Abia state. Now is the best of times to make the best use of our best brains. Share