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.
Four Nigerian students have emerged winners of the 2025 EPRON National Student Essay Competition on E-Waste Management, organized by the E-Waste Producer Responsibility Organization of Nigeria (EPRON) to mark this year’s International E-Waste Day.
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15-year-old Adoga Agbo has become first Nigerian to score a perfect 1600 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), a feat that places him among the world’s top high school performers.
Daniel Nnamani, a student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has emerged as the winner of the 2025 NECCI PR essay competition for students in tertiary institutions across Nigeria.
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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.
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.
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.
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.