Nigerian student wins research innovation award in London
Awoyemi Covenant, a nursing student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, has won the Best Research Innovation award at a competition in London, United Kingdom. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-student-wins-research-innovation-award-in-london/
Nigerian nursing student Awoyemi Covenant has been awarded the Best Research Innovation of the Year at the NextGen Innovation Challenge 2026 Grand Finale in London. Covenant, a 400-level student at Olabisi Onabanjo University, represented Nigeria in the international competition held from October 7 to 11, 2026. Her award-winning innovation was a biodigester appliance that converts livestock waste into biogas, a renewable energy source for cooking and other energy needs.
Ogun State University announced her achievement, noting that she was selected from 70 candidates shortlisted for the grand finale in London.
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