Nigerian Hydrologist Wins $100,000 Global Citizen Award for Water Innovation
- Nigerian hydrologist Joshua Ichor has won the 2025 Global Citizen Waislitz Choice Award
- His startup, Geotek Water Solutions, uses smart technology to provide clean water to underserved and conflict-affected communities
- The award will help expand his reach to 200,000 more people and five new African regions by 2026
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A 24-year-old Nigerian hydrologist, Joshua Ichor, has been announced as the 2025 winner of the Global Citizen Waislitz Choice Award.
He will receive $100,000 for his groundbreaking work in tackling water poverty through technology and innovation.
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Ichor, who hails from Benue State, developed a passion for solving water challenges after surviving a severe waterborne illness in 2010. That experience shaped his mission to ensure that vulnerable communities in Africa have access to clean and safe water.
Ichor founded Geotek to combat water problems
In 2021, he founded Geotek Water Solutions Ltd, a startup focused on developing solar-powered water kiosks, groundwater exploration technology, and real-time water monitoring systems.
These systems detect contamination, track groundwater availability, and monitor the health of water infrastructure.
His innovations have reduced downtime in water supply networks and restored access to clean water in underserved and conflict-affected areas.
Since its launch, Geotek has installed more than 1,000 water infrastructure and monitoring units across Nigeria and parts of the Sahel.
The company’s projects have delivered safe drinking water to over 100,000 people, which has provided relief to communities that often face long periods without access to potable water.
“This prestigious global recognition is a testament to his leadership, youth-led innovation, and commitment to building climate-resilient water systems,” Global Citizen stated in its award announcement.
With the prize money, Ichor plans to scale up Geotek’s operations to reach 200,000 additional people by 2026.
His expansion strategy includes extending services to five new regions in Africa and bring his vision of water security to more communities facing scarcity and contamination issues.
Nigerian Poet wins 2024 Anhinga Prize
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Rasaq Malik Gbolahan, a US-based Nigerian poet and scholar, had been named the winner of the prestigious 2024 Anhinga Prize for Poetry for his manuscript The Origin of Wounds.
Selected by the prominent literary judge Kaveh Bassiri, this collection has been described as "a beautiful elegy to war and violence."
The Anhinga Prize, which has been awarded annually since 1983, recognizes outstanding works of poetry and provides winners with publication, a cash prize, and a platform to reach a wider audience.
ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ announces winner of N1m Yorùbá literature prize
Also earlier, Legit.ng reported that Oluwabukola Atanda Abdulrafiu had clinched the 2025 ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ Prize with Oríloníṣe, receiving a ₦1 million cash award.
ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ co-founder Ibrahim Oredola said this year returned to a single-winner format like the 2021 edition.
The winning manuscript, Oríloníṣe, blends Yorùbá oral tradition, ancestral wisdom and poetic technique to explore destiny and self-discovery.
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