All over the world, the provision of digital identity is increasingly viewed as a key mechanism for driving national development goals. As more people, devices and personal information get online, the ability to prove we are who we say we are and establish trust with one another becomes a matter of urgent necessity. Moving with the tides of time, Nigeria...

The National Council on Science, Technology and Innovation (NCSTI) has commenced its 19th meeting to brainstorm on harmonizing stand-alone research efforts scattered all over Nigeria. The council, being hosted by the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (FMSTI), is the second highest decision-making body on science, technology and innovation (STI), and related issues in Nigeria and has all heads...

…Posts ₦295.72bn from sale of petroleum products The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it recorded a total crude oil and gas export sales of $219.75m in May 2021, representing 180.29 per cent increase on sales from the previous month of April 2021.   This is contained in the May 2021 edition of the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR), according to...

The director-general of Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO), Prof. Paul Onyenekwe, has described software technology as innovative tools that encourage precision in research activities. In his speech at a workshop on modelling and simulation solutions using Maple and Maplesim software organized by SHESTCO in collaboration with Tangier Int’l Co, the authorized Maple and Maplesim software reseller in Nigeria, he said...

The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has donated 20 hectares of land to host the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Skills Acquisition Centre in Bagudo, Kebbi State.  Making the presentation at the weekend in Kebbi State, Malami, who emphasized that no nation could develop without deploying technology and infrastructure in relevant...

Following the increasing post-harvest losses suffered on the continent, experts have expressed the need for national governments to adopt strategies that would reduce the losses with emphasis on effective policies and technology-driven interventions. This was the conclusions of experts at AATF fifth webinar series with the theme ‘Accelerating access to post-harvest management technologies for enhanced food security and trade in...

An event of historical significance took place in Maitama, Abuja, as the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, joined the ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to Nigeria, Babacar Ndiaye, to hoist the flag of Senegal at the secretariat of West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA). Danbatta, who is also the chairman of the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered all government data and biometrics collating agencies to harmonise their data collation before the end of 2023, saying he targets to achieve a central database for the country before the end of his second tenure in 2023. He gave this directive at the third National Identity Day 2021 with the theme - ‘Identity, a tool...

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has restated its commitment to building capacity and complimenting the Federal Government’s efforts in the implementation of Nigeria’s e-Government Masterplan. Speaking at the sidelines of the Digitization Hangout with the Digital Transformation Technical Working Groups (DTTWGs) organized by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in Abuja, the KOICA programme officer, Nigeria office, Mr....

As the world commemorates the World Patient Day 2021 today (September 17), the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to launch five World Patient Safety Day Goals 2021 to improve maternal and newborn safety at the points of care, particularly around childbirth. The WHO is calling on healthcare facility managers, leaders and health workers around the world to adopt these...