By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and its partners have awarded $277,000 to seven Nigerian startups at the fourth edition of the NSIA Prize for Innovation (NPI).The winners were announced on Saturday during the final Demo 4.0 Day, at Abuja Continental where 12 selected startups staged their innovations after emerging from more than 6,000 other applicants. The top three innovators received a combined NSIA prize of $220,000 in cash and equity to accelerate their businesses.This year’s edition featured a combined prize value of $277,000, comprising $220,000 from the NSIA, $45,000 from Cascador, and $12,000 from Wema…
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Chief Dr Leemon Ikpea, a philanthropist and the founder of the Agbonjagwe Leemon Ikpea Foundation, has built a 62-bed medical centre in Ewatto, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State to improve access to healthcare in the area and the neighbouring communities. The medical centre, which was commissioned on Monday October 19, 2026 and named after the founder, was built at the estimated cost of N2.227 billion. The facility is equipped with modern medical equipment and is expected to reduce the difficulties faced by residents who had to travel considerable distances to access healthcare, particularly during emergencies. The…
The campaign organisation of Sen. Sharafadeen Alli, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State, has dismissed allegations by Hon. Bimbo Adekanmbi against the senator as falsehoods aimed at undermining his growing popularity. The organisation, in a statement issued on Saturday by its Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Bisi Oladele, accused Adekanmbi of concocting lies to smear Senator Alli’s image and distorting historical facts to score cheap political points rather than presenting credible plans for the development of the state. It said the allegations, made during a radio interview, reflected the desperation of the opposition to discredit…
Fourteen years separated them. One belongs to the Class of 1971, the other to the Class of 1985. Yet their individual journeys find anchorage in a common, strategic educational trajectory: Government College Ibadan. Nigerian businessman, lawyer, philanthropist and Chairman of the Bi-Courtney Group of Companies, Dr. Bolanle Olawale Babalakin, proudly wears the badge of the Class of ’71. Today, as President of the Government College Ibadan Old Boys Association, GCIOBA, he leads an ambitious dream — to transform GCI into Nigeria’s best secondary school in infrastructure and academic excellence. Dr. Babalakin’s imprimatur is evident in so many of the projects…
The woman’s breasts are filled with hyper-sensitive nerve endings that get stimulated when touched, sucked, or licked. Men love to suck the breast just as women love their breast to be stimulated. From personal experience, it’s a source of great pleasure for both husband and wife. It’s a key point of sexual pleasure and arousal for the wife. That’s why she is always directing her husband to keep her pleased by sucking her breasts in the heat of the sexual moment. But some men avoid a woman’s breast as soon as she gets pregnant because they believe the breast milk…
● DG says exam to instil ethics, discipline The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has concluded Batch A of its 2026 Mandatory Continuous Public Procurement Capacity Development Training Programme for officers from federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies and some state governments. The three-week programme, which had over 300 participants, ended with a mandatory examination on Saturday at the PTDF Skills Development Training Centre, Igwuruta, Port Harcourt. Director-General of the BPP, Dr Adebowale A. Adedokun, said the examination is to test understanding and ensure officers have the basic rudiments of public procurement. He said those who pass will be certified as…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday in Kaduna at the flag-off of his presidential campaign for the 2027 general elections, took a swipe at opposition leaders, accusing them of creating the poverty and hunger they now use to campaign against him. “I hear my opponents talking about hunger and poverty. Who created it? They did. They created the hunger; they created the poverty. We are trying to eradicate it,” President Tinubu said at the well-attended rally at the Ranchers Bees Stadium. His jibe was apparently directed at the ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who served as vice-president between 1999 and…
The Importance of Foundational Education in Focus, as MD School sets to Celebrate 40 Years Anniversary. The critical role of early childhood learning as the bedrock of the nation’s education sector has once again come under focus. This comes during a press briefing held during the week, by MD School, Oko-Oba, Lagos, to announce the celebration of 40 years of its existence. MD School is the first private co-educational inclusive school in Lagos state. Addressing journalists at the gathering, Mrs. Omolara Adedugbe, Executive Director of the school and a vocal advocate of quality early learning, drew attention to the importance…
From Harry Awurumibe, Live in Morocco Nigeria’s Flamingos head coach Busari Hakeem Ishola has revealed how he plotted the downfall of the invincible North Korea in a major upset of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals in Morocco after the Flamingos defeated the defending champions 3-1 in the Group B last match at Pitch 1 of Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat on Friday. A well-oiled Nigeria’s U-17 women’s football team outclassed their North Korean opponents as they ran away with a 3-1 victory with two first half goals by the usual suspect Oluwakemi Adegbuyi (15′), Oluebube Umejiaku…
… As Boost Africa highlights over €100 million in investment commitments By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning (FMBEP) in collaboration with the Boost Africa Project Team of the European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to convene an Investment Partnership Lab on 26 October 2026, on the sidelines of the 32nd Nigerian Economic Summit at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The event will bring together senior Government officials, European development institutions, investors and private-sector stakeholders and other Development Partners to explore opportunities for leveraging development finance, grants, technical assistance and innovative partnerships to advance Nigeria’s productive…