Mary-Brenda Akoda wins $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation 2026
By Prisca Sam-Duru & Onyeka Ezike Mary-Brenda Akoda was on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, declared winner of the 2026 The Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation (NPSI) sponsored by NLNG. Akoda won the Prize for her groundbreaking innovation, GenScan AI (GenMRI/C-MORE), an artificial-intelligence-powered solution that accelerates Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Akoda becomes the first millennial […]

