…says it will save Nigeria billions annually The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello Zaria has said the launch of the new beans variety called SAMPEA 20-T is a very significant scientific and economic achievement for the improvement of the production of beans for Nigerians. The IAR executive director, Prof. Mohammad Ishiyaku said at the launch/unveiling of the variety in...

The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has awarded patent certificates to 41 researchers and inventors across the country.  Speaking at the disbursement of NOTAP- Industry Technology Transfer Fellowship (NITTF) award letters and presentation of patent certificates today in Abuja, the Minister of State for Science and Technology, Barr. Mohammed Abdullahi described the development as a boost to...

History was made today as Nigeria officially unveiled and released for commercialization the much talked about Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea which is genetically modified beans at a well-attended occasion in Kano.  PBR Cowpea is the product of an international partnership under the coordination of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) that included scientists from the Institute for Agricultural Research...

As the kidnap of school children by bandits continues in the northern part of the country, the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has suggested the deployment of science and technology to enhance the safety of these children. He gave the advice when he received the national coordinator, Partnership Action for Safe Schooling (PASS), Amb. Emenike Eme, who...

*As enrolment systems increase to 5,410  The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26, 2021.  The decision to extend the deadline was made after a request by stakeholders on the need to consolidate the enrolment and NIN-SIM verification process following the rapid increase in the number of enrolment systems across the country.  As...

Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Ltd is a limited liability company under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. It operates and manages NigComSat -1R. NIGCOMSAT-1R is a geostationary communications satellite launched into orbital slot of 42.5 East degree on December 19, 2011. So far, over 70 per cent of the transponders on NigComSat-1R have been utilized for...

The world is gradually looking away from the conventional means of power generation which is generally said to be unsustainable with many more countries embracing renewable energy. Following the global trend, Nigeria has increased efforts to capture most of the people not accommodated on the national grid in mini-grids by exploring the renewable energy sector. Seeking ways to develop large-scale...

With Nigeria set to officially release the Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea Variety, SAMPEA 20-T to farmers and the public as the 2021 farming season get underway, the outgoing African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) executive director, Dr. Denis Kytere, has expressed strong conviction that the new variety, developed by scientists at the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello...

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has urged the ExxonMobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited to urgently comply with the recent Federal High Court judgement which ordered it to pay the sum of N81.9 billion as compensation for oil spills from the company’s facilities which occurred between 2000 and 2010. The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, had recently...

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2021 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), stakeholders in the trade sector have called for legislation and presidential executive order to streamline taxation of small businesses to expand their survival rate and capacity for Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). They made the call at a webinar organized by the policy...