Science Nigeria

As part of concerted efforts to facilitate direct air connectivity between Nigeria and Uganda, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has led a delegation to Kampala, Uganda to hold talks with that country’s minister of works and transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Kamala to review the subsisting Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) between both countries, which was signed in...

…Urges citizens to remain calm The Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (FMMSD) has revealed that the Mineral Sector Support for Economic Diversification (MINDIVER) project, a World Bank-assisted venture under the Ministry of Mine and Steel Development will embark on an airborne geophysical survey activity in 19 states of the federation. The activity which covers 112 local government areas in...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has alerted stakeholders and the general public on the possibility of deterioration in visibility as a result of observed dust haze propagated into the country from the source region.  The general manager of public relations, NiMet, Mr. Muntari Ibrahim made this known in a release made available by the agency through its Central Forecast Office...

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami has charged African leaders to be proactive if the continent must record any meaningful progress in digital economic development. He made this call at the opening ceremony of the maiden edition of the two-day, digital economic regional conference (DERC) organised by the ministry with support from the World Bank today...

Ministers and representatives from 12 African countries have committed themselves and laid out their plans to end AIDS in children by 2030.  International partners have set out how they would support countries in delivering on those plans, which were issued at the first ministerial meeting of the global alliance to end AIDS in children. The meeting hosted by the United Republic...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has registered a total of 253 suspected diphtheria cases in four states between December 1, 2022 and the third week of January 2023.  The NCDC via its official website today (February 1, 2023), said that the four states were Kano (169), Yobe (78), Lagos (5) and Osun (1). Also, the public health...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) hosted the inaugural meeting of the WHO Youth Council from January 27 to 30, 2023, in Geneva, bringing together representatives from 22 diverse youth organisations from health and non-health backgrounds.  The WHO Youth Council is a dynamic network aimed at amplifying the voices and experiences of young people and leveraging their expertise, energy and ideas to promote...

International development organisation, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said it has successfully concluded a two-year conflict mitigation activity ‘Building Community Resilience to Violent Extremism and Conflict in Northeast Nigeria’, also known as ‘Northeast Connection’ that worked to counter violent conflict in the region.  A statement from the organisation said since 2021, the Northeast Connection promoted nonviolent conflict resolution from...

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure(NASENI) has selected 100 youths around Maiduguri to build their skills in modern methods of vulcanising as part of the directives given to the agency by President Muhammadu Buhari in the ongoing nationwide skill acquisition for youths, not only to make them competitive on their jobs but to also create wealth.  In his welcome speech...

The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) has opened an investigation into allegations of data breach by two Nigerian banks, namely GTBank and Zenith Bank. These investigations were triggered by allegations of unlawful disclosure of banking records to a third party and unlawful access and processing of personal data.  According to the directive of the national commissioner, NDPB, Dr. Vincent Olatunji,...