The management of Marist College Yangoji, Kwali Area Council, Abuja has sought the assistance of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) in patenting two inventions made by the school’s Hackivia Sage Team. The school’s principal, Reverend Brother Ifeanyi Mbaegbu who led the team and their supervisor/mentor on a courtesy call on the NOTAP director-general, Dr. DanAzumi Ibrahim...

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has partnered the FrieslandCampina WAMCO to boost dairy value chain production in Nigeria. Speaking during the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the duo in Abuja, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, said strengthening of the dairy value chain would improve the quality of locally produced milk, boost production and increase the network...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) are set to form an alliance for the enforcement of Information Technology (IT) standards in Nigeria. Speaking when he received the SON director-general, Malam Faruq Salim in his office in Abuja, the director-general of NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi, underscored the need for mutual understanding in the area of developing standards, capacity...

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are set to partner on the agency’s policy document of Nigerian biosecurity which sets out guidelines for regulating chemicals used both for farming and for biological purposes. The NBMA director-general, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, made this known during the agency’s Second National Review Meeting of the Draft National Biosecurity...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced the commencement of the application process for the Bridge to MassChallenge Nigeria Programme (B2MC). Recall that the agency signed a partnership arrangement with MassChallege, a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators earlier this year. The partnership is aimed at stimulating economic vitality and job creation in Nigeria by catalyzing entrepreneurial activity...

A significant step towards redeeming the pledge by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to intervene in the perennial electric power supply challenge in Maiduguri, Borno State, was taken Tuesday with the execution of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and equipment procurement contracts for a 50 megawatts (MW) emergency power project in Maiduguri. The project which is an integral...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Microsoft Nigeria have committed to strengthening their partnership to ensure implementation of the Cloud First Strategy in government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The NITDA director-general, Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi, revealed this commitment renewal when he received the team from Microsoft led by its new country manager, Mrs. Ola Williams at the agency’s...

NITDA Academy for Research and Training (NART) is arguably one of the best IT academies for training and skills acquisition in the world today. The academy has been providing robust online training and research opportunities for many within and outside the shores of Nigeria, even though, the research arm of the academy is yet to be fully developed. As a...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has sanctioned an online lending platform, Soko Lending Company Limited (Soko Loans), for alleged privacy invasion of its customers. The agency took this action after receiving series of complaints against the company for unauthorized disclosures, failure to protect customers’ personal data and defamation of character as well as carrying out the necessary due...

  The group managing director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has reiterated the corporation’s commitment to supporting the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited towards achieving its goal of becoming a global LNG company of choice.   Speaking as a guest of honour at the 2021 NLNG Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Day, the GMD, who...