Nigeria inches close to the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) network in the country with the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta inaugurating an 18-member Committee on the spectrum auction. The move is said to be sequel to a clean bill of health given to the 5G technology by the Senate after its investigative...

Cement, a binding substance used in building and construction industries, is used in buildings which are expected to be exposed to constant high humidity or water.  The most common type of cement is Portland cement which may be gray or white while other types include gray Portland cement, the white cement, a less common type, the Pozzolana Portland and...

The renewable energy sub-sector has immense potential of contributing significantly to the nation’s energy sector. However, the sub-sector can be metaphorically equated to a sleeping giant because of the nation’s inability to harness the low-hanging benefits of the renewable energy technologies because of the lack of funds/investments, innate risks involved and government’s inability to derisk the sub-sector. In this...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has called for multi-sectoral, strong collaborations among line ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of government, levels of government and the public in combating the negative effects of climate change. The director-general of the agency, Prof. Mansur Matazu, made the call during the commemoration of the World Desertification and Drought Day (WDDD) 2021, with the theme...

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah has identified research and development as the driving force for business innovations and initiatives. He made this known at the signing of memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the varsity and the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) today in Abuja and called for a closer synergy between the...

The Federal Government has established an online portal to ensure efficient and effective monitoring of its intervention in the agriculture sector. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, made this known at the 44th council meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development (NCARD) held in Abuja. He said the initiative would capture the bio data...

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has said Nigeria and the Kingdom of Belgium will deepen their already existing cordial and warm relationship for mutual gains in the development of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). He stated this when he received the ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Nigeria, Daniel Bertrand, in his office today (June...

Cardiovascular disease is the number one leading cause of death in the whole world, claiming an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. Four out of five cardiovascular deaths are due to heart attacks and strokes, and the leading cause of coronary heart disease is the consumption of trans-fats.  This is a valid quote: ‘This man-made fat was developed to...

World leaders are rallying support for a coordinated and coherent approach to reverse the loss of healthy land in the light of the role it can play in the global efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and to deal with the crises of climate change and the loss of biological diversity. At a virtual high-level forum today (Thursday, 17...

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has entered into a partnership with a cassava flour and chips production company, Pacific Ring West Africa Limited (PRWAL) as government’s effort to diversify and boost the agriculture sector gathers momentum. Speaking when he received the management of the company led by its managing director, Thomas Hirsch, in his office today...