Charly Boy: Leo Stan Ekeh advised me to set up foundation and avoid activism - ITREALMS

What began as the launch of a memoir evolved into an inspiring conversation on purpose, service, and health advocacy as veteran entertainer and social commentator Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, officially unveiled his memoir, 999: The Memoir of Charly Boy, while leading a fundraising campaign in support of prostate cancer awareness, reports ITREALMS.

The colourful ceremony, held at the Alliance Française de Lagos/Mike Adenuga Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos, drew an impressive gathering of distinguished personalities, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Commonwealth Secretary-General Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Governor of Anambra State Peter Obi, Zinox Group Chairman and tech entrepreneur Leo Stan Ekeh, veteran broadcaster Bisi Olatilo, and book reviewer Dr. Austin Tam-George.

Green ICT: Airtel Africa foundation debuts 'Green Schools' initiative across Nigeria to drive circular economy - ITREALMS

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The Airtel Africa Foundation, through its local subsidiary Airtel Nigeria, has officially launched the Airtel Green Schools initiative, reports ITREALMS.

The sustainability-driven framework is strategically designed to establish specialized environmental learning spaces within primary and secondary schools across the country.

Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation activates 1,000 Tech University Scholarships for indigent whizkids - ITREALMS

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The much-anticipated 1,000 Tech University Scholarships for Nigerian Indigent Whizkids has officially gone live, reports ITREALMS. 

Powered by the Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation and backed by a formidable corporate coalition including TD Africa, Konga Group, Zinox Technologies, and Task Systems, the initiative opens a highly competitive, transformative pathway for brilliant but economically disadvantaged young Nigerians aspiring to spearhead the continent's digital knowledge economy.

Leo Stan Ekeh foundation opens portal for 1,000 tech scholarships - ITREALMS Online

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The Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation is set to activate its landmark scholarship portal on Monday, April 27, 2026, reports ITREALMS. 

The initiative, a coordinated national framework supported by TD Africa, Konga Group, Zinox Technologies, and Task Systems, will provide 1,000 indigent but exceptional "whiz-kids" with full university scholarships to study Computer Science in federal institutions.

Legacy: Dr. Cairo Ojougboh Foundation bolsters education with ₦2.7m grant @Delta - ITREALMS

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To catalyze educational development and support government efforts in Delta State, the Dr. Cairo Ojougboh Foundation has made a significant investment in the future of Nigerian youth, reports ITREALMS.

Established to honor the memory of the late medical doctor and former member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, the foundation recently converged on St. Columba’s Grammar School, Agbor, for a life-changing outreach tagged “Your Future, Your Choice.”

Airtel Africa foundation opens undergraduate tech scholarship portal in Nigeria - ITREALMS

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The Airtel Africa Foundation has opened calls for applications for its Undergraduate Tech Scholarship in Nigeria, reports ITREALMS. 

The scheme is designed to provide comprehensive financial support to high-achieving, first-year university students who are pursuing studies in technology and related disciplines, but face financial barriers.

The Analog foundation: One network, three regulators by Remmy Nweke - Telecoms Clinic@ITREALMS

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The proposed Digital Economy Bill is under heavy fire from industry experts who warn it risks regulatory collapse. In his Telecoms Clinic@ITREALMS, REMMY NWEKE posited that the draft law's failure to merge Nigeria's three regulators (NCC, NBC, NITDA) guarantees destructive inter-agency "turf wars" instead of economic growth. Nweke argues this approach is akin to building a "$1 Trillion House on an analog foundation."

Preamble:
The Nigerian government has an undeniably ambitious goal: to construct a $1 trillion digital economy, positioning it as the indispensable pillar of the nation’s future prosperity and diversification. This ambition is indeed laudable and necessary in the global digital age.

However, recent legislative maneuvers, particularly the highly controversial National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill, 2025 and its direct predecessor, the NITDA amendment bill, 2022; threaten not only to undermine this grand vision but to actively sabotage the entire enterprise before it can even gain momentum. The impending chaos is not a matter of poor execution, but of poor foundational design.

EXCLUSIVE: Udotai slams Digital Economy Bill: 'A $1Trn House on analog foundation can't stand' - ITREALMS

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A top technology policy expert and Founder of CreativeAfrica Tech Policy, Mr. Basil Udotai, has delivered a scathing assessment of the draft National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill, 2024, currently before the National Assembly, reports ITREALMS.

Udotai also demanded the Bill be immediately paused and restructured, insisting its central ambition is fatally undermined by an unaddressed, fragmented regulatory architecture.

Aliko Dangote Foundation promote fermented foods for nutrition and food security - ITREALMS

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The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), in partnership with Sight and Life Foundation (SAL), has launched a nationwide initiative titled “Promotion of Production & Consumption of Fermented Foods for Food & Nutrition Security in Nigeria,” reports ITREALMS.

The programme, unveiled at a workshop in Lagos, aims to combat malnutrition and improve food security by promoting the production and consumption of locally fermented foods.

UBA Foundation raises education grant to N22.5m for 2025 national essay competition - ITREALMS

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The UBA Foundation, corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced that winners of the 2025 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC) will receive educational grants worth over ₦22.5 million to study at any African university of their choice, reports ITREALMS.

According to the Foundation, this year’s first-prize winner will receive a ₦10 million university grant, representing a 33% increase from the ₦7.5 million awarded in 2024. The second and third-place winners will receive ₦7.5 million and ₦5 million respectively, also reflecting increases from the previous ₦5 million and ₦3.5 million.

Cybersafe foundation opens API Academy applications in October - ITREALMS

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… Expands women inclusiveness globally

CyberSafe Foundation, a leading purpose-driven organisation committed to bridging the digital divide through transformative cybersecurity and AI education, has announced the reopening of applications for its prestigious API Academy training programme this October, reports ITREALMS.

The CyberSafe API (Application Programming Interface) Security Training Programme is an intensive 12-week learning experience designed to equip aspiring cybersecurity professionals with world-class skills in API security. 

Airtel Africa Foundation presents Nigerian students with tech scholarships to Plaksha University, India - ITREALMS

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In a bold step towards advancing access to education and youth empowerment in Nigeria and the rest of the continent, the Airtel Africa Foundation, through Airtel Nigeria, has announced that two Nigerian students, Terence Ifeanyichukwu and Ali Usman Mohammed, have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Airtel Africa Fellowship.

These scholars will pursue undergraduate studies in technology, including Artificial Intelligence, at Plaksha University in Mohali, India, an institution known for reimagining engineering education for the 21st century.

Aliko Dangote Foundation distributes N16bn worth of rice across 774 local governments - ITREALMS

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The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), Thursday, commenced the distribution of 2025 Annual National Food Intervention Project (ANFIP) valued at N16billion, targeted at one million Nigerians, reports ITREALMS.

Speaking at the ceremony in Kano, chairman of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, Mr. Aliko Dangote, said the distribution of one million bags of 10kg rice to the poor and most vulnerable Nigerians in the 774 Local Government Areas is in line with the core values of his company and Foundation.

Borno: Aliko Dangote Foundation donates N1bn to Maiduguri Flood Victims

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...Presidential Committee on Flooding also donates N1bn

Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) and Chairman, National Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has donated a whopping sum of one billion Naira to help assuage the pains of the Maiduguri flood victims in Borno State.

The Presidential Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation (PCFRR), which Dangote heads, also donated another sum of one billion naira to the cause, to help the Maiduguri victims of the flooding.

Neptune Prime publisher unveil cancer clinic, school, foundation for late journalists’ families - ITREALMS

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... As son weds in Yobe

The publisher of Neptune Prime newspapers, Dr Hassan Gimba, has announced plans to commission three major projects in his home state, Yobe State.

In an invitation letter sent to newsmen on Wednesday, the publisher disclosed that the event, which is scheduled to take place on August 31, is coinciding with the wedding Fatiha of his son, Barrister Suleiman Gimba.

2,659 NYSC members compete for NNPC Foundation business opportunities - ITREALMS

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A total of 2,659 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) across Nigeria have been pre-qualified for the final phase of the NNPC Foundation Business Pitching Exercise, reports ITREALMS.

According to the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, Mr. Olufemi Soneye in a press statement available to ITREALMS, this exercise would hold from July 2nd to 10th, 2024, as an integral part of the NNPC Foundation’s Financial Literacy Program for Nigerian youths that witnessed the engagement of over 284,000 corps members, who underwent rigorous training and assessments.

Whitefield foundation marks 20 years anniversary - ITREALMS

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The Whitefield Foundation, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has celebrated its 20 years anniversary with focus on transforming lives through vocational skills and social impact, reports ITREALMS.

The anniversary celebration, which held at Yaba, Lagos, featured Nigerian women and youths who are the beneficiaries of the vocational skills.

USADF CEO, Travis Adkins' commences official visit to Nigeria - ITREALMS

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The President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) Travis Adkins would tomorrow, October 16 commence a four-day official visit to Nigeria, reports ITREALMS.

This four-day visit from October 16-20,  follows the recent trips of U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo in September and the U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago's Global Diversity Export Initiative Trade Mission in August.

CNF debuts to drive advocacy, development - ITREALMS

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Some ICT media practitioners and pioneers in Nigeria have launched a foundation known as Cloud Network Foundation (CNF), to drive advocacy for skills acquisition and capacity building among youths and push for policy that encourages local content in ICT development in Nigeria.

The foundation, made of the first eleven in ICT journalism in Nigeria, is worried that, among others, policy direction and implementation in the country has primarily neglected local content development and the creation of the requisite skills and enablement for Nigeria’s teeming youth to excel in the ICT ecosystem.

Digital Talent Foundation, US Consulate skill 100 youths on STEM - ITREALMS

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Digital Talent Foundation (DTF) has commenced the training of over 100 youths in Lagos, as part of the United States government-funded five-week programme on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), reports ITREALMS.

Speaking to ITREALMS at the opening ceremony at the Ikeja American Corner, Courier Plus Compound, Airport Road, Ikeja, the founder of Digital Talent Foundation, Mr. Tosin Ojo, said expected to provide 225 youths in Lagos and Osun States with digital skills on website development, computer hardware, engineering, and cinematography.