Science Nigeria

The director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi, has called on Africans to leverage artificial intelligence, robotics and other emerging technologies to create games with African characters, culture and core values, seeing as most online sports and games are not in line with African culture.  Abdullahi expressed this view yesterday when hosting the president of...

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite has tasked the staff of the ministry to keep up their optimum performance towards the repositioning of the mining sector in Nigeria. He gave this charge during his opening remarks at the 2023 Ministerial Retreat organised by the ministry in Ibadan.  While applauding the management and staff for successes recorded so far,...

Vanguard Newspapers Limited has recognised the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta as the 2022 Regulator of the Year Award. The annual Vanguard Personality of the Year Awards held today (January 27, 2023) in Lagos, recognised Danbatta’s transformational and inspiring leadership which brought about an effective regulatory regime in the telecoms sector and positively impacted...

The Federal Government has charged the governing board of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) to work with cooperation, collaboration, coordination, communication and cordiality to achieve its given mandate. The Minister of Science Technology and Innovation (STI), Sen. Adeleke Mamora made the charge during the inauguration of the governing board of NOTAP in Abuja. He tasked the board...

The director-general of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Prof Babatunde Salako has justified the establishment of the Medical Research Council (MRC) to fund research work in the country.  Salako made this known at a two-day stakeholder meeting organised by the institute in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to discuss the feasibility and acceptability, as well...

Debriche Health Development Centre (DHDC) has hailed the OneImpact Application (App), a digital platform, as one which will help curb the spread of tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria.  The executive director of the DHDC, Mrs. Deborah Ikeh made this assertion on the sidelines of a dissemination/validation meeting, that the app was built to improve accessibility and availability and enhance the quality of...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the Nigeria Data Protection Bill for onward transmission to the National Assembly as an Executive Bill through the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation. This approval was given during the FEC’s meeting on February 25, 2022, presided over by Vice-president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. It will be recalled that...

The director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi has called for collaboration between government, institutions and the people, to fully harness the potential of the digital economy.  He made this call in his keynote address during the 2023 Digital Economy Sensitisation Lecture Series themed “Digital Economy: The Triple Helix Model of Government, People and Institutions”...

The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has touted health research as essential to improving human development and responding to health, social, technological and agricultural challenges.  The director-general, NIMR, Prof. Babatunde Salako made this assertion at a two-day stakeholder meeting organised by the institute in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to discuss the feasibility and acceptability, as...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said it is harnessing the innovative talent of the nation’s young people and providing them with the necessary support to build the required digital skills and viable tech businesses to significantly contribute to job creation and economic prosperity for Nigeria through the Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support (TIES) Scheme. The director-general of NITDA, Mallam...