Nigerian innovation

Nigerian Engineer Raises $7m for Hair Braiding Robot Nigerian-American engineer Yinka Ogunbiyi presents HaloBraid, the world's first patent-pending hair braiding robot.

Nigerian-American engineer Yinka Ogunbiyi presents HaloBraid, the world's first patent-pending hair braiding robot.

Nigerian Engineer Raises $7m for Hair Braiding Robot

Mirian Gom July 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian American engineer and Harvard graduate Yinka Ogunbiyi has raised $7 million in seed...

NOTAP Backs Grassroots Inventors to Drive Nigeria’s Innovation Push

NOTAP Backs Grassroots Inventors to Drive Nigeria’s Innovation Push

Oluwatobi Adu March 4, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s innovation drive gains momentum as the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion...