10 key takeaways from Africa Sustainability Forum 2026 - ITREALMS

When the vision for the Africa Sustainability Forum (ASF 2026) first began to take shape, a fundamental question hung in the balance: Would this become yet another conventional talk shop, characterised by high-minded rhetoric that evaporates the moment the conference lights dim, or would it anchor squarely on actionable, real-world solutions?

Surpassing all initial expectations, ASF 2026 proved that Africa’s sustainability movement has officially graduated from mere conversation to decisive implementation. Held under the compelling theme "Sustainable Futures: Driving Just Transitions, Green Growth, and Shared Prosperity," the forum convened a powerful coalition of changemakers dedicated to reshaping the continent's environmental and economic landscape.

A Coalition for Change:
The high-impact gathering brought together an extraordinary assembly of visionary leaders and institutional stakeholders, including Marilyn Obaisa-Osula, Partner and Head of ESG, Sustainability and Climate Change Services at PwC West Market Area; Fola Odufuwa, Managing Director of New Frontier Capital Advisors; Agharese Lucia Onaghise, Executive Director of the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA); Olori Data Matemilola, Executive Director of the Solace Foundation; and Mrs. Olutunde Osunleye, Principal Manager of Regulatory Services at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), representing the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Dr. Aminu Maida.

NITDA mandates DNSSEC implementation across all MDAs, to fortify national cybersecurity - ITREALMS,

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has mandated all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of government to implement the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) architecture as a compulsory component of its cybersecurity assessment protocol, reports ITREALMS.

The announcement was made during a high-profile Cybersecurity Awareness Webinar held on Monday, organized by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) through its .ng Academy to mark Cybersecurity Awareness Month, under the theme: "Securing Nigeria’s Digital Foundation: DNSSEC, the .ng Domain, and the Future of National Cyber Resilience."

E-Waste Dialogue 2026: NCC, NLNG drum support for ITREALMS multi-stakeholder forum - ITREALMS

As preparations intensify for the 2026 edition of the annual ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue, key industry institutions, including the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), have declared their institutional support for the forthcoming high-level multi-stakeholder gathering, reports ITREALMS.

Organized by ITREALMS Media Group, the 2026 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue is scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 26, 2026, at the Welcome Centre Hotels, International Airport Road, Ikeja, Lagos.

SNAIL VENDOR ALARM: No Phone, No ID, No Mercy by Remmy Nweke - WeekendDigits@ITREALMS

A seller spotted his concealed sidearm and raised a false alarm, leaving army officer Captain Maxwell Mahama at the mercy of a local mob during a morning run without his ID or phone. REMMY NWEKE writes that, completely unidentified and cut off from communication, the young officer was brutally killed before the truth could surface.

Preamble:
Just last month, the global community and national identity management authorities observed National Identity Day (ID Day) on September 16; a date strategically chosen to align with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 for universal legal identity. While policy roundtables focused on biometric coverage, digital databases, and civic inclusion, one fundamental reality often remains unspoken in governance circles: in high-tension environments, carrying a verifiable identity is quite literally a matter of life and death.

Fr Echefu bids emotional farewell to Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Ewu-Owa - ITREALMS

It was a poignant atmosphere of emotional reflection, thanksgiving, and celebration at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Ewu-Owa, Ikorodu, Lagos, on Sunday, October 25, 2026, as Rev. Fr. Augustine Echefu celebrated his final parish Mass and delivered a heartfelt farewell address, reports ITREALMS.

Affectionately nicknamed “Eweleke” by his congregants, the youthful and dynamic priest concluded a transformative four-year tenure of spiritual renewal, infrastructural development, and community reconciliation.

Decoupling Sovereignty Index (4): Money, land, mind as diagnostic vectors by Max Amuchie | Commentary@ITREALMS

Editor’s Note: In this instalment of his ongoing series on state decay, Dr. Max Nwabueze Amuchie introduces the diagnostic architecture of the Decoupling Sovereignty Index (DSI). ITREALMS presents the full framework below.

In the earlier instalments of this series, we left the comfort of capital city seminar rooms to confront the reality of fractured spaces. We established the operational safety protocols and deep immersion methodologies necessary for a researcher to step onto the tarmac and observe a territory where the formal state has receded.

But collecting raw street-level observations is only the first half of the battle. This instalment lays out the full indicator architecture of the Decoupling Sovereignty Index (DSI), the nineteen-indicator diagnostic engine designed by the Sundiata Post Knowledge Lab to score, weight, and track the velocity of sovereign decay across three vectors: Money, Land, and Mind.

Mindful of Table 26: Space, Bias, and Balinese Udeng by Remmy Nweke - WeekendDigit@ITREALMS

From a displaced laptop bag at Table 26 to a warm cross-cultural exchange bridging Nigerian Adire and Balinese Udeng, in this WeekendDigit@ITREALMS column, REMMY NWEKE explores dignity, implicit bias, and the need for Universal Acceptance in shared global spaces, especially as the ICANN87 rounds up in Bali.

Travel and education:

Travel is at its best, an education in human behavior, diplomacy, and global citizenship. Beyond the breathtaking vistas of volcanic landscapes, pristine beaches, and rich cultural heritage, international travel serves as an unfiltered mirror reflecting how individuals navigate presence, identity, territory, and shared space across borders.

Leo Stan Ekeh foundation launches 1,000 tech scholarships for 2026/2027 academic session - ITREALMS

To Nigeria’s digital economy and human capacity development, the Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation (LSEF) has launched a new phase of its national scholarship and talent development scheme, offering 1,000 full tech scholarships for the 2026/2027 academic session, reports ITREALMS.

The multi-million naira educational initiative is rolled out in strategic collaboration with leading ICT conglomerates, including Zinox Technologies, TD Africa, Task Systems, and e-commerce giant Konga.

Anti-detect browsers: How Artificial Intelligence is scaling online fraud, account takeovers - ITREALMS

Modern digital platforms rely heavily on distinct device signals and browser metrics to identify suspicious user accounts and block fraudulent activities, reports ITREALMS.

However, the proliferation of specialized anti-detect browsers is fundamentally undermining the reliability of these security checks by enabling malicious operators to generate and manage thousands of fabricated browser profiles that mimic legitimate users across disparate locations.

AASDU Lagos to host 2026 lecture, awards & cultural festival to drive diaspora investment and national unity - ITREALMS

The Association of Anambra State Development Unions (AASDU), Lagos, has announced plans to host its high-profile 2026 Lecture, Awards Dinner, and Cultural Festival throughout November, bringing together traditional rulers, policymakers, business leaders, and the Anambra diaspora to deliberate on sustainable homeland development and inter-community cohesion, reports ITREALMS.

Both major events are anchored on the core theme, “Leveraging Diaspora Assets for Sustainable Homeland (Anambra) Development.”