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...
WITTY GLOBAL BLOGS | MORNING EDITION ₦50,000 Relief for Vulnerable Nigerians: SERAP Demands Answers on Who Gets Paid, How Funds Are Shared and Who Is Accountable By Itoro Uwah | Monday, November 9, 2026 Public Affairs | Government Accountability | Social Protection ABUJA, NIGERIA — A Federal Government relief programme promising ₦50,000 monthly assistance to eligible vulnerable Nigerians is facing renewed calls for transparency, as the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) demands answers about funding, beneficiary selection, payment arrangements and safeguards against political interference. The organisation made its demands in a Freedom of Information request dated November 7, 2026, addressed to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro. SERAP wants the ministry to explain how the National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention (NERSI) is financed, how recipients are identified and how the governmen...