The 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting opened Sunday in Lindau, Germany, marking an anniversary edition that brings together around 70 Nobel Laureates and more than 600 Young Scientists from around the world to shape the future of science.

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), in partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation, has named RMTimes Publisher Rakiya A. Muhammad, along with two other African journalists, as recipients of the 2026 Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards.

The restoration of regular allowances for Imams, Deputy Imams, and Muazzins across the twenty-three local government areas reflects an effort to strengthen grassroots religious leadership.

International Widows Day is a reminder that widows are not invisible;they are mothers, entrepreneurs, community builders, and survivors,” the National Chairperson asserted.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Hon. Aminu Liman Bodinga, commended the organisers for introducing an innovative platform to strengthen disaster preparedness and response across the state.

No fewer than 2,180 persons from disability communities across six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will benefit from training on sustainable climate-smart agricultural practices aimed at improving livelihoods and strengthening resilience to climate change. The initiative is being implemented through a partnership between The Leprosy Mission Nigeria and The Leprosy Mission Sweden, with support from the Swedish Mission Council (SMC).

Nigeria, home to over 200 million people, produces millions of tons of waste every year. Much of it is unmanaged and carelessly discarded, endangering both ecosystems and communities. Rivers are choked with plastic, landfills overflow, and toxic e-waste seeps into the environment.

Save the Child Initiative (STCI) Nigeria has emphasised the urgent need for decisive action to protect children in learning environments in the country.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Ales Bialiatski, former President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso – who himself accepted the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the European Union – and former President of the United Nations General Assembly Han Seung-soo will come together for the dialogue, according to a statement by Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting organisers.

Neuroscience in the 21st century, he pointed out, is being revolutionised by cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, which now unlock vast troves of brain data, decode neural signals, and anticipate behavioural patterns with remarkable precision.