Tag Archives: Philip Emeagwali

A Nigeria Without Oil

Excerpt from Nigeria’s 50th anniversary lecture at the Embassy of Nigeria, Paris. I wish to look back to 1960, and forward to 2060, to share my thoughts about the challenges to, and opportunities for, building a stronger Nigeria through technology. … read more »

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AFRICA: Then, Now and Forever Part.1

Excerpt from Nigeria’s 50th anniversary lecture at the Embassy of Nigeria, Paris. Walk with me in memory to one of the greatest celebrations, the end of the colonial era in Africa. The day: October 1, 1960. The place: British West … read more »

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Nigeria: ExxonMobil, others disown Emeagwali

The bottom has fallen out of Phillip Emeagwali’s basket of false claims. American oil giant, ExxonMobil, has told NEXT exclusively that it has never dealt with the American-based Nigerian scientist, contrary to Mr. Emeagwali’s repeated claim that he wrote the … read more »

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Emeagwali’s insistence on degrees muddles defence

In a bid to defend himself against allegations of fraudulent claims leveled against him by leading American scientists,American-based Nigerian scientist, Philip Emeagwali, has told a new set of lies, an investigation has shown.In an article he published on ‘nigeriavillagesquare.com’,a Nigerian … read more »

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Nigeria Government to investigate fraudulent claims against Emeagwali

The Nigerian government will investigate allegations of fraudulent claims levelled against Nigerian United States-based scientist, Philip Emeagwali, the Minister of Information and Communication, Dora Akunyili, has said. NEXT had in a report on Sunday quoted some leading American scientists as … read more »

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Intellectual 419: Philip Emeagwali and Gabriel Oyibo Compared

Ask an average Nigerian to name the country’s most famous scientists. In all likelihood, they would mention “Dr.” (or “Professor”) Philip Emeagwali and Dr. Gabriel Oyibo.  This, in a way, is excusable ignorance. After all, the great President Bill Clinton … read more »

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