The Federal Government has granted the sum of N5 million to students of the Marist College, Yangoji Abuja, for inventing the Sensebox and Aquabotdevices, both of which are monitoring devices for air and water pollution.   The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu made the presentation to the students in his office in Abuja on Tuesday. He said with the feat achieved...

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has been told to consider the College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Lafia as the take-off point for the newly approved Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Development Institute (AMEDI), Lafia, Nasarawa State. The institute was recently approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for the north central zone of the country to be hosted...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has clarified that the commission is yet to renew the Universal Access Service (UAS) of the telecom’s giant, MTN. This is sequel to an online publication which claimed the company’s licence had been renewed amid 20 years of GSM phones. A statement by the commission’s director of public affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde said the company’s application...

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on Shell to be accountable and to also halt the divestment of its oil facilities in the Niger Delta region. A statement by ERA/FoEN programmes director, Mike Karikpo, said the call came on the heels of Shell’s recent disclosure that it had concluded plans to sell its land based...

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has said the ministry approved the training of Kano State Executive Council members to provide the state policy makers an opportunity to build their capacity on e-governance and digital transformation. He made this known at the opening ceremony of the capacity building program on e-governance and digital transformation for members of the...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced that its downstream subsidiary, the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), recorded ₦234.63 billion revenue from the sale of white products in the month of March 2021 representing a 24.7 per cent increase from the ₦188.15 billion sales recorded in the previous month of February 2021. This is contained in the March 2021...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has declared readiness to partner the Republic of Namibia in the areas of innovations and entrepreneurship to promote a digital market through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA). The director-general of NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi, made this known when he received the high commissioner of Namibia to Nigeria and permanent representative to...

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said Nigeria needs ingenious ways of collecting antiquities relevant to operations of various organizations in the country in order to preserve the relics that can bridge the knowledge gap needed for sustainable development of the country. He stated this when the commission joined in the celebration of the 2021 International Museum Day...

The Jikwoyi Landlords Association has accused the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) of sabotaging the process of prepaid meter distribution in the area. A statement by the association signed by its public relations officer, Adamu Shittu, accused the company of deliberately sabotaging the process to frustrate residents’ effort to get prepaid meters. It alleged officers of the company used the guise...

***Restates commitment to Paris Agreement In demonstrating its commitment to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, Nigeria on Friday (July 30) submitted its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) final report of 2021 to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).  Approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, the updated report replaced the interim NDC report that was submitted in May 2021.  Submitting the report on...