Tag: nigeria
Nigerian-born UAB Alums Connect Through Culture and Community Service
By Matt Windsor
UAB Magazine
Over the course of several months in 1998, three teenagers left Nigeria to begin their college careers at UAB. They made...
After Selling His Company for $1.2 Billion, Shegun Otulana Builds Better...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Tucked away inside a conference room at his company's temporary headquarters at Innovation Depot on First Avenue North, Shegun Otulana...
Stephen Odaibo, M.D.: The Meaning of Success
By Matt Windsor
UAB Magazine
Stephen Odaibo grew up in Ilorin, a city roughly four hours north of Lagos. His father is a physician, and Odaibo...
Bolaji Kukoyi’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
By Matt Windsor
UAB Magazine
Bolaji Kukoyi hails from Lagos, one of the world’s largest cities. “There are people from every race, every tribe,” he says....
Military Evacuating Girls, Women Rescued From Boko Haram
Military Evacuating Girls, Women Rescued From Boko Haram
By Associated Press
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s military says they're moving 200 girls and 93 women from a northeastern...