The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) said it has entered into a collaboration with the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) to implement the World Meteorological Organisation's (WMO) 2022 Hydrological Status and Outlook System (HydroSOS).  The three-day event held in Abuja, Nigeria, is an initiative by WMO to address water-related challenges crippling the...

The Nigerian government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the global tech giant, Microsoft Corporation to train five million citizens on high-demand technological skills that are needed to advance their respective careers.  While signing the agreement on behalf of Nigeria on the margins of the ongoing GITEX 2022 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Minister of Communication and...

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (FMSTI), Sen. Adeleke Mamora has inaugurated the planning committee for the 2023 STI Exposition billed to hold from January 16 to 20, 2023, in Abuja. Speaking at the inauguration today (October 18, 2022) in Abuja, the minister asserted that STI constitutes the major sector that covers all aspects of human and its endeavours,...

The director-general of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba has expressed hope that the agency will become stronger in Africa in the next five years.  He made this assertion during a two-day stakeholders’ meeting to review the draft national guidelines on genetically modified fish, trees, animals and mosquitoes which was held from October 11 to 12, 2022,...

Two Nigerian tech start-ups have qualified for the final of the Supernova Challenge Pitch Competition at the ongoing GITEX 2022. It was reported on Monday (October 10, 2022) that the two Nigerian start-ups that emerged as finalists were among the nine that first made it to the semi-final. While inaugurating the exhibition pavilion of Nigeria at the Dubai World Trade Centre,...

Foremost civic-tech organisation and leader of the advocacy for fiscal transparency and accountability in Nigeria, BudgIT, has ranked Rivers State the most fiscally performing state in the Federation, for maintaining its overall fiscal performance, just like it did in 2020 and 2021.  BudgIT’s research and policy advisory lead, Mr Iniobong Usen made this known during the official presentation of the...

The Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki has stressed the need for women to be at the forefront of the emancipation of women, stressing women have the capacity and determination to excel in any field of endeavour. He made this assertion during the opening ceremony of two-day national policy dialogue themed “The role of women...

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has bagged the prestigious Dubai World Trade Centre Leadership and Commitment Award 2022.  Pantami was given international recognition at the end of a discussion on “Digital Inclusion: Aligning Regulators and Network Providers to Bridge Digital Divide” in which he participated at the ongoing Gulf Information Technology Exhibition GITEX in Dubai, United...

The executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has said telecom infrastructure is very critical to successful polls in 2023 and called on Nigerians in every community to join hands in protecting it for the benefit of the country. Danbatta, who was a special guest at the 6th edition of the annual conference of the...

Stakeholders have canvassed the use of technology in tackling flooding in Nigeria, through innovations such as flood mapping, web-based flood early warning systems, as well as water purification technology. This was part of the consensus of stakeholders at an emergency meeting on the flood situation in Nigeria held in Abuja at the instance of the permanent secretary of the Federal...