Khaira Bala, a student of Metro International School, Abuja, has emerged as the winner of the 16th edition of the 2026 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition.
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Damilola Orimogunje: Dear Ajayi Wins at 2026 Venice International Film Festival
Damilola Orimogunje, director of Dear Ajayi, made history with the first Nigerian film in the 2026 Venice Days competition, winning two awards at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
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Uthman Fatimah Zahra and Nigeria Win at 2026 SEE Pakistan Championship
Uthman Fatimah Zahra and the Nigerian team won two awards at the 2026 SEE Pakistan World Startup Championship in Lahore, where eight entrepreneurs supported by the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) represented Nigeria at the global startup competition.
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Florence Member Wins Taekwondo Gold at 2026 FASU Games In Cairo Egypt
Florence Member, a student of the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), has won gold in the women’s Taekwondo -67kg category at the 2026 FASU Games in Cairo, Egypt.
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CISM World Military Beach Wrestling: Nigeria Wins Gold
Nigeria has won all available gold medals in the women’s category of the inaugural CISM World Military Beach Wrestling Championship in Lagos.
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Ayobami Oni Wins 2026 Blue Integrated Partnerships Extra Mile Award
Ayobami Oni, a groundwater researcher, has received the 2026 Blue Integrated Partnerships Extra Mile Award in recognition of his contributions to water and environmental research during the programme’s 2026 summer session in the Caribbean.
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2026 Durban FilmMart (DFM): Cheyi Okoaye Wins El Gouna Emerge Award
Cheyi Okoaye has won the El Gouna Emerge Award at the 2026 Durban FilmMart (DFM), the 17th edition, for his sci-fi comedy Cause, Effect & Maybe Consequence?.
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