Woliwo Primary School II in Onitsha, has been named the overall best school in Nigeria at the 2025 President’s Schools Excellence Award in Abuja.
Category: Education & Innovation
The goal of education and innovation in Nigeria is envisioned to be ruled by true wisdom and self-consciousness. The Nigerian innovative spirit coupled with humane values is acknowledged in its dynamic and universal applicability.
D-Olivette Labs Wins 2025 Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) Prize For Innovation
D-Olivette Labs has emerged winner of the 2025 Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) Prize for Innovation.
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), in collaboration with its partners, disbursed $280,000 in funding to six Nigerian startups through the third edition of the NSIA Prize for Innovation (NPI). Held at the grand Demo Day event in Lagos, the competition brought together some of the country’s brightest entrepreneurs, highlighting the rising impact of tech-driven, homegrown solutions across key sectors.
Out of over 5,000 applicants, 10 standout startups were shortlisted to pitch their innovations before a panel of expert judges and a live audience. The top three winners collectively received $220,000 in a mix of equity and cash investments from NSIA. Additional prizes — including the $45,000 Cascador Impact Prize and the $15,000 PVAC Healthcare Innovation Prize — were also awarded, further deepening NSIA’s commitment to supporting high-impact ventures in Nigeria’s evolving innovation landscape.
12th All-Nigeria Universities Debating Championship (ANUDC): University Of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Emerge Overall Winner
University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has emerged overall champions in Public Speaking and winner of the Novice Debate stream at the 12th All-Nigeria Universities Debating Championship (ANUDC).
In the Debate Mainstream category, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, clinched the championship title, while the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, and Veritas University, Abuja, placed second and third, respectively.
Caleb Agboola Wins 2025 Solid PitchQuest
11-year-old Caleb Agboola of Imodola Studios has emerged as the first-place winner of the 2025 Solid PitchQuest juried by a panel of four judges.
Ozioma Onuselogu Wins 2025 Booth Library Award For Excellence In Student Research And Creative Works
Ozioma Onuselogu, a graduate student at Eastern Illinois University, has been honoured with the 2025 Booth Library Award for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Works for her research on Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite responsible for Chagas disease, and her advocacy for a global preparedness framework.
2025 TeenEagle Global Competition: Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, Rukayya Muhammad Fema And Hadiza Kashim Kalli
Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, Rukayya Muhammad Fema and Hadiza Kashim Kalli have emerged world champions in English language communication skills and debate at the 2025 TeenEagle Global competition in London, United Kingdom.
17-year-old Nafisa was named the overall best in English language skills; 15-year-old Rukayya emerged as the overall best in debate, while Hadiza clinched the outstanding talent award (gold medal).
Representing Nigeria through the Nigerian Tulip International College (NTIC), Miss Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu outshone over 20,000 participants from 69 countries, including native English-speaking nations.
Olorunfunmi Adebajo Wins 2025 Rutgers University–Camden Chancellor’s Award For Student Civic Engagement
Olorunfunmi Adebajo has won the 2025 Rutgers University- Camden, United States of America (USA) for her prevention solution to homelessness in USA.