Science Nigeria

The management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, said all is set for the celebration of milestones achieved by the airport, for its 40th anniversary on September 29, 2022. Commissioned on September 29, 1982, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja has developed into a hub for the north-central region of Nigeria and beyond. In a statement by FAAN’s acting general manager, corporate affairs,...

The Tony Blair Institute has hired Frank Matsaert to fill a new role as director of trade and infrastructure for Africa. Matsaert was the founder and chief executive officer of TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) from October 2010 when it was established, until August 2022, growing it from a $60m programme to the largest and most successful trade facilitation institution in...

The United States’ Department of State has concluded a training for representatives of Nigeria’s law enforcement bodies to enhance their ability to investigate terrorist plots involving chemical and biological weapons (CBW). The workshop, which held in Abuja, Nigeria, from September 19-23, 2022, with partners from the country’s domestic security services, law enforcement is part of a series of training...

The Minister of Environment, Barr. Mohammed Abdullahi, has restated that environmental sanitation is imperative for socio-economic development, stressing that its impact on all the sustainable development goals cannot be overlooked, especially goal 6 – improved access to clean water and sanitation. He made this assertion during the commemoration of the 2022 National Environmental Sanitation Day (NESD 2022) themed “A Clean...

The permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation, Mrs. Monilola Udoh, has hailed the promotion of her technical assistant, Dr. Patricks Oghuma to an assistant director by the Federal Civil Service Commission sequel to the conduct of 2021 directorate level promotion/exercise with effect from January 2021. The permanent secretary, who confessed to being proud of staff...

The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has disclosed that Nigeria is committed to achieving greener shipping in line with the campaign by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to attain sustainable development in the maritime industry. This is just as Nigeria joined the IMO to commemorate the 2022 World Maritime Day. While reflecting on the need for stakeholders in the maritime...

President Muhammadu Buhari touched on the pain point of stakeholders in the education sector worried about the low adoption of digital learning in the country in his speech at the recently concluded United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 77), which was his last participation as Nigeria’s president. At the three-day Transforming Education Summit organised on the sidelines of the 77th UNGA,...

The director-general of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, has said the Bacillus Thuringiensis (Bt) cotton, commercialised in Nigeria in 2018, has raised hopes for the revival of Nigeria’s textile industry and has started a revolution that will help Nigeria increase its cotton shortage. He made this assertion during a one-day stakeholders’ training workshop themed “Grass Root Engagement for...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged the Nasarawa State Scholarship Board (NSSB) to support the NCC in creating awareness for intervention projects of the commission related to research and digital literacy to provide more opportunities for citizens. The director of digital economy at the commission, Dr. Augustine Nwaulune who hosted a delegation of the board, led by its executive...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on the Nigerian government to intensify public awareness and education on rabies, as the disease, which is 99 per cent fatal, is also 100 per cent preventable.  The WHO country representative, Nigeria, Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo, made the call at the launch of the National Strategic Plan for Elimination of Dog-Mediated Human Rabies...