Dame Elizabeth Anionwu Wins Pride of Britain Lifetime Achievement Award #WCW
Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu DBE FRCN is our #WCW. Not only was Dame Anionwu honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Pride of Britain Awards on Monday, legendary artist, Janet Jackson made a surprise appearance to present her with the award! “Still in shock! Just presented with #prideofbritain Lifetime Achievement Award by @JanetJackson! Thank […]
Prof. Esther Duflo is Youngest Nobel Prize Winner in Economic Sciences #WCW
We love record breakers. From the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong; to the first African to win the Women’s Prize for Fiction, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and more; these outstanding humans who break ceilings never cease to amaze us. Now we have the youngest Nobel Prize winner (male or female) in Economic […]
Glazia Crush List | Why CNN Hero, Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin is Our “WCW” This Week
Who says superheros do not exist? Right here in Nigeria, we’ve got our very own CNN hero, Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin! The founder of Pearls Africa Foundation, Ajayi-Akinfolarin is a graduate of the University of Lagos. So, why are we crushing on this inspiring young lady? Ajayi-Akinfolarina left her career to teach computer programming to young girls in Lagos […]