Lagos State representative Danielle Adewusi has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria 2026 and will represent the country at the Miss Universe Festival in Puerto Rico.
Nigerian-American racing driver Ugo Ugochukwu has clinched the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship after finishing second in the season finale in Madrid. The 19-year-old finished the season with 159 points, ahead of Freddie Slater’s 145, making history as the first American driver to win the F3 title.
From launching his first business at 15 to building FotoPool, Oladimeji Ajegbile has turned the process of figuring things out into a personal brand and global technology company.
Nigerian health technology company HelpMum Africa has won the Grand Prize for AI for Social Impact at Prix Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria, recognising its use of artificial intelligence to tackle maternal and infant mortality.
Mary-Brenda Akoda’s GenScan AI has won the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation, earning the recognition for an AI-powered MRI reconstruction technology designed to make scans faster without requiring new hardware.
The Dangote Refinery IPO has opened a new conversation about investing in Nigerian companies. Here is a simple guide to understanding the offer, buying shares and what to consider before investing.
Before smartphones, streaming and social media, African children found plenty of ways to have fun. Here are five shared 90s childhood experiences that will bring back some familiar memories.
A new school year comes with new routines, expenses and expectations. Here are practical ways parents can prepare better and make the school year easier for the whole family.
Nigerian researcher Professor Andrew Agbaje has secured a €1.5 million European Research Council grant to lead a five-year study examining the long-term health effects of vaping and e-cigarette use among young people.
After running a fleet himself, George Osodo saw a gap traditional tracking tools missed. Today, he is building NovaFleet around how African transport businesses actually operate.
Africa’s tech ecosystem is moving beyond apps and startups into the infrastructure powering the continent’s next phase of digital growth. From Egypt’s $1 billion sovereign AI data centre and WhatsApp’s new campaign for Nigerian businesses to Grey’s direct yuan payments, Paystack’s Allawee acquisition and ITW Africa 2026 in Nairobi, here are five tech developments shaping the week.