
STEM Education Expert|TechEquity|Mentor|Speaker| Rural and Urban Girls Champion|Obama African Leader. @washfellowship | @Obamafoundation Leaders Africa
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Five months ago Jessica Osita had never used a computer, sent an email or even browsed the internet, now she is part of a team of teenagers who just won a major Silicon Valley contest cnn.it/2weCCVw
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Recently at the Abuja Business and Investment Expo, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Senior West Africa Representative Joshua Egba discussed tools that advance investment models that move capital across markets – while promoting U.S. technology and interests.
#TradeTuesday
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ỤLỌ’s TOP STORIES FOR THE WEEK AUGUST 9TH - AUGUST 15TH
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1. Birthday Celebration, August 9: Happy 91st birthday to Prof. Chinwe Christie Achebe, wife of the legendary Chinua Achebe.
2. Appointment, August 10: Pastor Jerry Eze has been appointed Independent Non-Executive Director of Heirs Life Assurance, effective Monday, August 10, 2026. Chairman Tony Elumelu welcomed the appointment, citing @RealJerryEze's leadership and community engagement experience as valuable to the company's growth. Heirs Life provides life insurance and financial protection, while Heirs Insurance Group offers motor, property, and travel insurance. The appointment aims to deepen insurance awareness, build consumer trust, and expand access across Nigeria.
3. Today In History, August 12, 1989: Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji died at age 25 while playing for Nigeria's Super Eagles in a World Cup qualifier against Angola. A qualified lawyer with a master's in International Law from Rome, Okwaraji also played professionally for AS Roma, Dinamo Zagreb, VfB Stuttgart, and K. Berchem Sport. He collapsed in the 77th minute; an autopsy revealed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In 2009, a statue was unveiled at the National Stadium in his memory. An Igbo scholar, footballer, and patriot, gone too soon, never forgotten.
4. Today In History, August 13, 2018: Six girls from Regina Pacis Secondary School, Onitsha, won Gold at the Technovation contest in Silicon Valley, defeating teams from 115 countries. Led by Mrs. @uchesilver, the team, Vivian Okoye, Jessica Osita, Promise Nnalue, Adaeze Onuigbo, and Nwabuaku Ossai developed FD-Detector, a mobile app that detects fake malaria drugs in Nigeria and across Africa.
5. Education, August 13: @winexviv, CEO of EduCare, is using the holiday period to give children hands-on drone training, teaching skills like welding electronic components, 3D printing, microcontroller programming, sensor integration, and voltage regulation. Their instructor, Chizoba, graduated First Class in Mechatronics Engineering with a 4.96/5 CGPA. The goal is to move beyond certificates and equip children with practical, usable skills.
#AICBS2026 is coming soon...
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Replying to @uchesilver
I remember how you brought the technovation brand to trinity at basillica, and after that training I still followed you to Onitsha mall.
My fine beautiful coach
For eight years, you have been consistent in celebrating us. Thank you. The girls are doing fine.
8 years ago today, Onitsha girls conquered the world in Silicon Valley, USA.
On August 13, 2018, Mrs. @uchesilver led six secondary school girls from Onitsha to victory, winning Gold at the Technovation contest after defeating 115 countries. That was huge!
Let's celebrate them!
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Meet Daniel Umemezie, the 2026-2027 U.S. National Youth Poet Laureate — the 10th poet to hold this prestigious title, and the second Nigerian-American to do so, following 2023 laureate Salome Agbaroji!
A gifted Nigerian-American voice, Daniel weaves verse that captures the vibrant richness and intricate complexity of a vibrant life; bridging heritage, identity, and the Nigerian-American experience with striking clarity.
His achievement embodies #AmericanExcellence by demonstrating how the United States empowers talented young people to thrive, lead, and inspire through creativity.
📸@urbanwordnyc
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Last Saturday, in Onitsha, hundreds of children were building robots.
But the more interesting thing was what one woman had been building for years before they ever touched a machine.
Her name is Uchenna Onwuamaegbu Ugwu - @uchesilver.
In 2014, she founded Edufun Technik STEM HUB @edufunSTEMnig with a simple idea: African children should not grow up believing technology is something other people make.
That sounds obvious now.
It wasn't always.
For many children, especially girls and students outside major cities, technology arrived as something to consume. Phones. Apps. Computers. Games.
Uchenna wanted them to see something different.
They could build.
They could experiment.
They could fail.
They could become engineers.
One of the clearest examples came in 2018, when she mentored Team Save-A-Soul, a group of five girls from Onitsha who built FD-Detector, an app designed to help identify counterfeit drugs.
The girls eventually travelled to Silicon Valley and won a global technology competition.
But the bigger story wasn't the medal.
It was where they came from.
Onitsha.
A city the world often knows mainly for its markets and trading culture.
The same city was producing young girls who were building technology and competing on a global stage.
That is the part worth paying attention to.
Because changing Africa's technology story does not begin when a child gets to Silicon Valley.
It begins much earlier.
It begins when someone puts a robot in front of a child and says:
"Try it."
When someone gives a girl a computer and doesn't assume she should only learn how to use it.
When a teacher is trained to teach technology without needing a world-class laboratory.
And when a child who has never imagined herself as an engineer suddenly realizes she can become one.
Yesterday's STEAM FUNFEST in Onitsha was not just another children's event.
It was evidence of something much bigger.
The future of African technology does not have to be imported.
Sometimes, it is already sitting in a classroom in Onitsha.
It just needs someone to show the child what is possible.
#ObaJi #HumanStories #StoriesWeCarry
I am still speechless I am yet to write about it. Thank you so much for coming and all your support. We will keep getting better.
Massive turnout for the STEAM FUNFEST 2026, Onitsha organized by @uchesilver and her team.
Education is getting the right support in region.
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Education is taking a creative turn in the South-East as STEAM FUNFEST 2026 gets underway in Onitsha, Anambra State.
Organised by Uche Onwuamaegbu and her team, the event is bringing together children and young people for hands-on learning, innovation and STEM-focused activities.
The event has attracted a massive turnout, and we love to see things like this across the region.
@uchesilver
Finally Education is now celebrated.
We captured this beautiful moment as Egejurum Onyedikachi and Don-Anele Munachimso arrived at Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri, yesterday to a true hero's welcome.
These are not football stars. They are not musicians. They are not politicians.
They are children.
Children who became the world's best in Mathematics in the Primary and Senior categories. Don-Anele Munachimso is also the world's best in Science.
The last literary figures from the South East to receive this kind of heroic public welcome were Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Watching our brightest young minds being celebrated like national heroes gives me hope.
For too long, we have celebrated almost everything except academic excellence.
That is beginning to change.
Education is reclaiming its rightful place in our society, and a generation of children is growing up believing that knowledge, hard work and excellence deserve standing ovations too.
This is bigger than two children.
This is the beginning of a movement.
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We captured this beautiful moment of Chimdiebube Onwubiko arriving in Enugu yesterday to a hero's welcome.
He won a gold medal at the International STEM Olympiad Grand Finale in Rome.
I love seeing education reclaim its rightful place in our society.
This is just the beginning of something great.
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Don Anele Munachimso won 2 gold medals yesterday at the International STEM Olympiad.
He is currently the world’s best in Maths and Sciences.
He is also the best in IGCSE in Nigeria.
What a brilliant youngster!
The Beauty of Culture.
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Egejurum Onyedikachi is at the Colosseum.
As we wait for our results to get our gold medals, the adventure begins.
We will make this experience unforgettable.
𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞?
Is there a real 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 somewhere making sure every child has a fair chance in the digital age?
When decision-makers sit around tables discussing the future, are they talking about practical digital equity, or are they simply talking about innovation for those who already have access?
𝐈 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧.
What comes to your mind when you hear words like digital equity or digital justice?
For some people, it sounds like a trend.
For others, it sounds like a conference topic.
For me, it is deeply personal. It is the daily reality of millions of children and families.
My work lives in the space of digital inequality.
And trust me, it can feel isolating.
📍You speak.
📍You advocate.
📍You write proposal after proposal.
📍You explain why access matters.
📍You show evidence.
📍You tell stories from real communities.
Yet many still do not fully see it.
Because if they did, we would move faster.
They would understand that talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not.
They would understand that some children are learning coding with mentors, devices, and stable internet, while others are trying to dream big through broken systems, weak connectivity, outdated tools, or no tools at all.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲.
It is about dignity.
It is about who gets prepared for the future.
It is about whose ideas get to exist.
It is about who is seen early enough to thrive.
Digital justice means a child’s future should not be limited by their postcode, income, gender, or geography.
It means a girl in a rural town deserves the same chance to explore AI as a child in a wealthy city.
It means teachers should not be left behind while the world moves forward.
It means communities should be builders of the future, not spectators of it.
𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞.
I have seen what happens when one laptop enters a classroom.
When one mentor says, “You belong here.”
When one opportunity reaches the right child.
Sometimes transformation begins with something small.
So I will keep speaking, even when it feels lonely.
Because silence also becomes policy.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞?
#DigitalEquity #DigitalJustice #Education #STEM #TechEquity #AIforGood #Africa #Leadership #FutureOfWork
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At the second edition of our YALI Skills Lab, @YALINetwork members learned how Artificial Intelligence, especially American platforms/tools, is instrumental for professional growth and impact.
Through practical, in-depth sessions, speakers @Fosudo, @o_adeeko, and Samuel Eyitayo guided participants through the fundamentals of AI and showed them ways of using it to build strong personal brands, create compelling content, and tackle real-life challenges in their communities.
#USinNigeria
Because my work lives at the intersection of education, technology, equity, policy, and access,
Valentine’s Day makes me pause and ask a different question!
If you were to give me a gift… what would I truly need?
From policymakers,
I do not need flowers!
I need a seat at the roundtable! A real conversation about the future we are designing for our children!
From organizations,
I do not need cards!
I need partnerships! Hands joined together to move ideas into action!
From private and government decision-makers,
I do not need decorations!
I need a redesign of frameworks! Fair distribution! Real access! Resources that reach the communities that have waited the longest!
So this Valentine’s Day, my heart is not resting!
My heart is working!
It is thinking about solutions, systems, and possibilities!
I look at every laptop, every internet connection, every child’s smile,
and I see more than devices!
I see hope in motion! Hope for today! Hope for a future that is kinder, smarter, and more inclusive!
Happy Valentine’s Day! @HP @elonmusk
Where love is not only spoken,
but built, shared, and given as opportunity!
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