The initiative, also known as the “Next Moonshot Initiative,” would provide equity-free funding to student entrepreneurs with STEM-based business ideas.
The agency said it had developed more than 40 products across renewable energy, mobility, agriculture, healthcare, information technology, clean cooking and education.
Amos Dangut, head of the Nigeria national office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), dismissed concerns that technical glitches affected the 2026 WASSCE results.
The Movement for Credible Elections has shortlisted seven opposition political parties and presidential candidates for a coalition and consensus candidate to unseat President Bola Tinubu.
The MOFI boss said that Nigeria had made significant progress in developing its technology ecosystem over the past two decades.
The police command in Oyo state has arrested six suspected fake currency dealers and recovered 89 counterfeit €100 notes valued at €8,900 (N14.15 million) in Ibadan.
“We are not paying ransom. We don’t encourage it. Anybody who is even paying ransom is committing an offence. It’s not a government policy…,” said the defence minister.
The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the deaths of five persons in a multiple-vehicle accident at the Ugwuonyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway on Thursday.
Recently, terrorists invaded Niger communities, killing scores of people and abducting hundreds of others during a Friday prayer.
Ganiyu Oseni, aide to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged Nigeria to lead Africa in digital finance, tokenised assets and cross-border financial settlement.
