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Five brilliant female scholars have emerged victorious in the 16th edition of the UBA Foundation national essay competition, drawing from a massive pool of 15,000 entries nationwide.

From PTDF to Chevening, DAAD, and Mastercard Foundation — a practical guide to fully funded scholarships open to Nigerian students in 2026/2027, plus the mistakes that cost applicants the most points.

Somewhere deep in the forests of Cross River State, on the 22nd of May 2025, at precisely 4:37 in the afternoon, a camera trap mounted between the trees captured something remarkable.

Every time you walk across a patch of red Nigerian soil — through a compound in Ibadan, along a dusty road in Kano, or beside a garden in Port Harcourt — you are stepping over one of the most sophisticated civilisations on Earth. Ants. Tiny, often ignored, occasionally cursed at when they invade the kitchen sugar. But beneath the surface of their small bodies and even smaller reputation lies a world of breathtaking complexity, ruthless efficiency, and biological wonder that puts many human institutions to shame