ZARIA — Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, and the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) will represent Nigeria at the Enactus World Cup in Brazil later this year after winning the 2026 Enactus Nigeria National Competition. The competition was themed 'Re-Imagining Transformation'. FUTO won the Early Stage final with a biofuel project and also took the Julius Berger Innovation Challenge with ALTAR, a robot that detects structural failures in buildings. ABU won the Advanced Stage final with two projects: NeemPest, a biopesticide that targets the tomato pest Tuta absoluta, and TomPa, which processes tomatoes into powder and puree to reduce waste. The Country Director of Enactus Nigeria, Michael Ajayi, said the national final capped 12 months of work by student teams from 33 institutions. At the world cup, the two universities will compete against teams from 35 countries.