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February 28, 2026

Anambra State has earned international acclaim after winning the Top Fan Vote category at the prestigious Google Maps Platform Awards, standing out among more than 4,000 global entries for its innovative digitisation of property tax administration. The award recognises the state’s use of Google Maps and Earth Engine technologies by the Anambra State Internal Revenue […]

February 26, 2026

The Lagos Area Manager of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Sarat Braimah, has been honoured with the Nelson Mandela Pan-African Leadership Award in recognition of her service and leadership contributions. The award was presented by the Stay Africa Youth Development Initiative (SAYDI), an Accra-based organisation. Its President, Dominic Mensah, led a delegation to Lagos […]

February 24, 2026

Senator Seriake Dickson, representing Bayelsa West in the Nigerian National Assembly, has been recognized for his commitment to ethical governance and societal service with the Transparency in Leadership Award. The accolade was presented by a coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria, operating under the Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness, at the National […]

February 20, 2026

The Bial Foundation will announce the winner of the Bial Award in Biomedicine 2025 on February 24, 2026, at 6 pm in Porto. The ceremony will be held in a hybrid format, allowing the global audience to watch online. The €350,000 prize recognises an outstanding biomedical discovery published within the last 10 years, selected from […]