WITTY GLOBAL BLOGS | AFTERNOON EDITION ₦300 Million for Nigerian Ideas: 11 Young Innovators Win Big as Wema Bank Backs Agriculture, AI and Healthcare Startups By Itoro Uwah | Monday, November 9, 2026 Technology | Business | Entrepreneurship | African Innovation LAGOS, NIGERIA — Eleven Nigerian innovation teams have emerged as winners of Wema Bank's Hackaholics 7.0 competition, receiving awards totalling ₦300 million to support technology-driven solutions addressing challenges in agriculture, healthcare, education, environmental sustainability and social inclusion. The grand finale, held in Lagos on November 6, 2026, under the theme "Festival of the Future," concluded a nationwide competition that attracted 5,329 participants and generated 1,632 ideas. Of the participants, 21 finalists reached the final stage, with 11 teams securing awards across different categories. The biggest story is not simply the amount awarded. It is the range of problems yo...
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has hinted that Lionel Messi may make a sensational return to Camp Nou.
In a recent interview, he said he hopes the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner can make a comeback, stating the Messi “chapter” isn’t over.
“I think it’s our responsibility to try to find a moment to fix that chapter, which is still open and hasn’t closed, so it turns out like it should have, and has a more beautiful ending,” Laporta said.
Messi departed Barcelona in tears last summer as the club could not afford to renew his contract.
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