The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen says no fewer than 11,500 poor and vulnerable households in 10 states of the federation have benefited from the first phase of the Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) project. Tallen disclosed this in Abuja at an event to close the Ministry/UN Women RCCE project where poor and vulnerable women got N30,000...

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has said the Federal Government will forge a strategic alliance with Kano State government to enable critical stakeholders in the development of science, technology and innovation (STI) in the state. He stated this during a working visit to Bayero University Kano (BUK) on Monday in Kano. The alliance, will birth an...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced plan to hold a public hearing on three of its new regulations.  It said the public hearing would afford industry stakeholders the opportunity to offer their inputs on the regulations and for the commission to make adjustments where necessary for the benefit of the industry. The three regulations, which have been published on the...

A plane carrying medicines and health supplies by the World Health Organisation (WHO) landed in Afghanistan today, 30 August, at 12:25 pm local time. This is the first shipment of medical supplies to land in Afghanistan since the country came under control of the Taliban authorities. “After days of non-stop work to find a solution, I am very pleased to say...

The Nigerian Institute of Laboratory Science Technology (NILST), an agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, and CLINOTECH Laboratory Limited have signed a memorandum of understanding on the production and distribution of rapid diagnostic test kits. Speaking on the occasion today in Abuja, the Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, Barr. Mohamed Abdullahi, said the agreement...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it is committed to ensuring that Nigeria benefits maximally from the global digital economy as it commences the process of repealing and re-enacting the NITDA Act, 2007. The agency pointed out that the need to repeal the existing Act became necessary with the launch of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy...

The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy is set to partner Japan on issues of technology development in the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami made this known in Abuja when he received the ambassador-designate of Japan, Mr. Sadanabu Kusaote Umer and his entourage who came on a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja. Represented...

A total of 820 Nigerian farmers selected from 36 states in the country will participate in a nation-wide demonstration of the recently released SAMPEA 20-T by planting it on their plots to create awareness about the variety. The planned demonstration which is organized by the National Agricultural Extension Research and Liaison Services (NAERLS), the Institute for Agricultural Research and AATF...

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the department of agricultural and environmental engineering, Bayero University Kano (BUK) have agreed to work together in providing a robust platform for the development and fabrication of agricultural equipment and tools, training on repairs of tractors, their maintenance and also joint research endeavours including the increase in performance and...

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has trained seed certification officers on seed production, sampling techniques and certification as Nigerian farmers formally begin planting genetically modified cowpea known as SAMPEA 20-T. The workshop by the AATF in partnership with the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, and the National Agricultural Seeds Council of Nigeria saw the...