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The United Kingdom has urged the Federal Government to consider the issuance of tariff and duty exemption on solar equipment to accelerate Nigeria’s energy access and low carbon energy transition. A communique issued at the end of the fifth ministerial meeting of the UK-Nigeria Economic Development Forum held virtually has stated. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Industry, Trade...

The director-general of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has said robust looking fruits, and beans available in markets across the country are not genetically modified but products of either hybrids or improved  conventional varieties. Speaking in an exclusive chat with Science Nigeria, the NBMA boss said there are no genetically modified fruits available in our markets,...

As an instrument for measuring and recording time, the traditional clock is one of the oldest human inventions. It is a device that supports life activities, orderliness, schedules and helps a great deal in the scientific progressions that keep occurring by the day. Leveraging on these unique features of the traditional clock, the Climate Clock was developed as a...

…Head Of Service Nominates Panel Members Having obtained President Muhammadu Buhari's approval to look into the activities of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) from 2016 till date, the Minister  of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi today inaugurated a panel of inquiry to carry out the assignment with members drawn from the ministry and the Office of the Head of Service...

The Ministry of Budget and National Planning has pledged to support the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) in the implementation of the GEO-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID-3) project. The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, made this pledge when he received the director-general of the space agency, Dr Halilu Shaba,...

Farmers across the country, operating under the aegis of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) have drummed up support for the passage of three bills, the Seed Act, Plant Variety Protection (PVP) and Biosafety respectively before the National Assembly (NASS). A statement signed by the association’s national president, Arc. Kabir Ibrahim, the farmers urged the lawmakers to pass the biosafety...

Dr. Rufus Ebegba is the director-general of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA). In this exclusive chat with NKECHI ISAAC, he says Nigeria stands out in terms of regulation of products that come out of biotechnology, urging Nigerians to trust the agency’s due diligence before the release of any genetically modified crops. Many Nigerians believe the country is not of...

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has said the Federal Government has supported the growth and sustainable development of 1,221 technology start-ups physically domiciled in the ministry’s technology incubation centres. He made this known in Abuja when he received the report of the Technical Committee on Job Creation in Nigeria - FMST Contribution, saying the technology start-ups...

Ahead of the Muslim Ramadan celebrations, the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has predicted that the appearance of the first astronomical lunar crescent (moon) for the month of May, 2021 will be sighted on Wednesday, May 12, 2021.The space agency stated this through its Centre for Basic Space Science (CBSS) saddled with the responsibility of carrying out...

To better understand the nation’s current energy situation, the Federal Government has convened a stakeholders’ forum to validate the country’s energy balance. The one-day Nigeria Energy Statistic Workshop was organized by the department of climate change (DCC) of the Federal Ministry of Environment to review and validate Nigeria’s energy statistics undertaken by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today  (May...