Team NEVO of Lagos state, an AI-powered personalised learning platform for neurodivergent children, has won the South-West regional innovation hackathon of the third cohort of Nigeria’s 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme, receiving the ₦500,000 ($339) grand prize at the event held in Lagos.
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UBA and Sterling Bank have emerged winners of the 2025 Nigeria Bankers Games football event in the male and female categories respectively.
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Lucky Oritseweyinmi Daje has won the men’s 60 meters race event at the 2026 Gamecock Indoor Opener, winning in a time of 6.76 seconds.
He finished ahead of his South Carolina teammate Antwan Hughes Jr. who ran 6.86 seconds and Terryn Patterson-Bryant in 6.87 seconds.
Esther Joseph powers to a big Personal Best of 23.11 seconds to win the women’s 200 meters race event at the 2026 Clemson Opener, moving into top 10 all-time on the African Indoor All-time list.
She beat Aniyah Kitt who ran 23.37 seconds and Sanaa Frederick in 23.38 seconds. Joseph ran a Tennessee School Record of 37.01 seconds in December (2025).
Blessing Ogundiran makes a big debut for Warner University, powering to a new personal best and school record of 7.25 seconds to win the women’s 60 meters race event at the 2026 Jimmy Carnes Invitational in Florida.
She took down the School Record of 7.43 seconds set by Nicole Johnson in 2024 and was very well clear of her second-placed teammate Jahhi Clarke-Broomfield who ran 7.65 seconds.
Beyond wreaths: Giving meaning to Armed Forces Remembrance Day By Vanguard Editorial Board on January 15, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 18
Today, January 15, Nigeria again marks the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, AFRD.
It is more than a date on the calendar; it is a solemn national moment to honour the courage, sacrifice, patriotism and supreme price paid by the men and women who laid down their lives in service to the nation.
PositiveNaija presents the top gainers of the 2026 Week 3 Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Market for up-to-date decision-making on investing.
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